anydir

A Rust library that provides a unified interface for working with both compile-time embedded directories and runtime directories.

Motivation

It frustrated me that no Rust library had an abstracted Dir type that allowed for both embedded compile-time directories and runtime directories, so I made one.

If you know of such a library, please let me know !

Installation

Add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
anydir = "0.1.0"

Usage

use anydir::anydir;

fn main() {
    // Embed files at compile time - bundled directly in your binary
    let ct_dir = anydir!(ct, "$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR");
    let ct_files = ct_dir.list_files();
    println!("Compile-time files: {:?}", ct_files);
    
    // Access files at runtime from the filesystem
    let rt_dir = anydir!(rt, "./");
    let rt_files = rt_dir.list_files();
    println!("Runtime files: {:?}", rt_files);
}

Features

• Compile-time embedding: Bundle directory contents directly in your binary
• Runtime access: Load directories from the filesystem at runtime
• Unified API: Work with both types using the same interface
• Zero-cost abstraction: No runtime overhead for compile-time directories
• Simple macros: Easy-to-use macro interface

API

Macros

• anydir!(ct, path) - Create a compile-time embedded directory
• anydir!(rt, path) - Create a runtime directory reference

Traits

• DirOps - Common operations for directories
  • list_files() - Returns a vector of filenames in the directory