Workspace
A Cargo workspace is a collection of related Rust packages managed together with shared configuration, dependency resolution, and build output.
Rust Servers, Services, and Apps
A Cargo workspace is a set of related Rust packages managed and built together by Cargo.
- How it is used
- Organizes related Rust binaries and libraries so Cargo can manage them together during iterative application development.
- How deep it goes
- Defines workspace roots and members, demonstrates manifest configuration and package commands, but does not develop advanced workspace architecture.
- Examples
- Uses scenario1 with TCP and HTTP packages and ezytutors with a tutor-nodb web-service package.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure Cargo workspaces, declare members, create packages, and run a selected binary from the workspace root.
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Refactoring to Rust
A Cargo workspace is a collection of related Rust packages that share a lockfile and build output directory.
- How it is used
- Organizes a Wasm project by separating reusable business logic from an independently shippable binary.
- How deep it goes
- Demonstrates creation, membership configuration, path dependencies, target configuration, building, and execution.
- Examples
- Uses paper_search and paper_search_lib to fetch, parse, format, build, and run search results as Wasm.
- What you can do after
- Builds and runs a workspace containing a Wasm binary that calls reusable library code.
Related concepts
- crateuses · A crate is Rust’s unit of compilation and distribution, containing source code and metadata for a library or executable.
- cargo.tomlconfigured by · Cargo.toml is a TOML-formatted Rust package manifest declaring project metadata, dependencies, targets, and build configuration.
- lock fileuses · A lock file records resolved dependency versions and related metadata so a package manager can reproduce a project's dependency installation.
- applicationhas part · An application is a software program or system that performs tasks or provides functionality for users or other software systems.
- dependencyaddresses · A software dependency is a component, resource, or prerequisite on which another software component or operation relies to function or proceed.
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