What's this?

This is a rust rewrite of the current master branch of this project.

Why?

The current master branch is written in C++ and is not very well written. I want to rewrite it in rust to make it more maintainable and easier to work with.

What's wrong with the current codebase?

• The idea of disabling exception handling and using Rust-like result values is sound, but the implementation could be improved.
• The use of CMake as a build tool has caused several issues, including poor handling of third-party libraries and subprojects.
• Some dependencies are problematic:
  • Not all of them are available on all platforms.
  • Updating them can be challenging.

What are the benefits of rewriting the project in Rust?

• Easy porting of the project to other platforms, including Windows
• Improved maintainability through the use of third-party libraries and better development tooling

How?

The 3.x version will be the last version of the C++ codebase. The 4.x version will be the first version of the rust codebase.

The master branch will be kept as the main release branch. And the rust codebase will be developed on the master branch, but it will be kept in a separate directory.

When?

I will work on this project in my free time (as before).