embedded-unit-converter/README.md

Embedded Unit Converter

Embed a small bit of code that converts between units of measure, e.g. Fahrenheit to Celsius.

An example of a Rust library that is embeddable in Python and Web Assembly.

Getting setup

Insure the following dependencies are in place:

• Rust v1.32+ (nightly)
  • Install using rustup toolchain install nightly
  • Set default toolchain rustup default nightly
• Python 3 Development headers (python3-dev in Ubuntu)
• pipenv pip install --user pipenv

Running the Python example

1. Build the rust crate first: cargo build
2. Create the Python package with: pyo3 develop
3. Run the tests: pytest test.py

Documentation

• PyO3 Python - Rust bindings
• Setting up WebAssembly
• Rust WASM book