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Rust bindings for libnbd

Summary: Add Rust bindings for libnbd

Network block device (NBD) is a protocol for exporting block devices (disk-like things) between processes, either across the network or between processes on the same machine. libnbd is a client library and some tools for talking to NBD servers. This library has bindings in various languages such as Python, but not in Rust, and the project is about writing those bindings.

Note that the bindings in libnbd are generated. You must add Rust bindings to the generator so that they are updated automatically as the libnbd API evolves in future. Simply addng Rust bindings for the current API will not be enough to complete the project. The Rust bindings must also be of high quality and natural for Rust developers to use. Documentation and tests are also required.

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Skill level: intermediate or advanced
Language: C, Rust, OCaml
Mentor: rjones@redhat.com rwmjones on IRC
Suggested by: Richard Jones

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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_block_device Network block device (NBD)] is a protocol for exporting block devices (disk-like things) between processes, either across the network or between processes on the same machine.  [https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/libnbd libnbd] is a client library and some tools for talking to NBD servers.  This library has bindings in various languages such as Python, but not in Rust, and the project is about writing those bindings.
-Note that the bindings in libnbd are generated.  [https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/libnbd/-/tree/master/generator You must use add Rust bindings to the generator] so that they are updated automatically as the libnbd API evolves in future.  Simply addng Rust bindings for the current API will not be enough to complete the project.  The Rust bindings must also be of high quality and natural for Rust developers to use.  Documentation and tests are also required.
+Note that the bindings in libnbd are generated.  [https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/libnbd/-/tree/master/generator You must add Rust bindings to the generator] so that they are updated automatically as the libnbd API evolves in future.  Simply addng Rust bindings for the current API will not be enough to complete the project.  The Rust bindings must also be of high quality and natural for Rust developers to use.  Documentation and tests are also required.
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