Builder Pattern Derive
Rust macro to automatically implement the builder pattern for arbitrary structs. A simple #[derive(Builder)] will generate a FooBuilder for your struct Foo with all setter-methods and a build method.
THIS IS A FORK
This version of derive_builder has an additional sub_builder feature,
which has not been accepted upstream.
We may add further additional features.
In other respects, this fork is likely to lag behind the upstream crate.
How it Works
extern crate derive_builder;
Note that we did not write any definition or implementation of ChannelBuilder. Instead the derive_builder crate acts on #[derive(Builder)] and generates the necessary code at compile time.
This is the generated boilerplate code you didn't need to write. :-)
Note: This is edited for readability. The generated code doesn't assume traits such as Into are in-scope, and uses full paths to access them.
Get Started
It's as simple as three steps:
- Add
derive_builderto yourCargo.tomleither manually or with cargo-edit:
cargo add derive_builder
- Add
use derive_builder::Builder; - Annotate your struct with
#[derive(Builder)]
Usage and Features
- Chaining: The setter calls can be chained, because they consume and return
&mut selfby default. - Builder patterns: You can opt into other builder patterns by preceding your struct (or field) with
#[builder(pattern = "owned")]or#[builder(pattern = "immutable")]. - Extensible: You can still define your own implementations for the builder struct and define additional methods. Just make sure to name them differently than the setter and build methods.
- Documentation and attributes: Setter methods can be documented by simply documenting the corresponding field. Similarly
#[cfg(...)]and#[allow(...)]attributes are also applied to the setter methods. - Hidden fields: You can skip setters via
#[builder(setter(skip))]on each field individually. - Setter visibility: You can opt into private setter by preceding your struct with
#[builder(private)]. - Setter type conversions: With
#[builder(setter(into))], setter methods will be generic over the input types – you can then supply every argument that implements theIntotrait for the field type. - Setter strip option: With
#[builder(setter(strip_option))], setter methods will takeTas parameter'type for field of typeOption<T>. - Collection setters: Adding
#[builder(setter(each(name = "method_name")))]to fields whose types implementDefaultandExtendwill generate a setter which adds items to the builder collection for that field. It's possible for these setters to be generic over theInto<T>trait too, like so:#[builder(setter(each(name = "foo", into)))]. - Builder field visibility: You can use
#[builder(field(private))]or..(public), to set field visibility of your builder. - Generic structs: Are also supported, but you must not use a type parameter named
VALUE, if you also activate setter type conversions. - Default values: You can use
#[builder(default)]to delegate to theDefaultimplementation or any explicit value via= "..". This works both on the struct and field level. - Pre-build validation: You can use
#[builder(build_fn(validate = "path::to::fn"))]to add your own validation before the target struct is generated. - Build method suppression: You can use
#[builder(build_fn(skip))]to disable auto-implementation of the build method and provide your own. - Custom build method error types: You can use
#[builder(build_fn(error = "path::to::Error"))]to have your builder return an error type of your choosing. By default, the macro will emit an error type alongside the builder. - Builder derivations: You can use
#[builder(derive(Trait1, Trait2, ...))]to have the builder derive additonal traits. All builders deriveDefaultandClone, so you should not declare those in this attribute. - Pass-through attributes: Use
#[builder_struct_attr(...)],#[builder_impl_attr(...)],#[builder_field_attr(...)], and#[builder_setter_attr(...)]to declare attributes that will be added to the relevant part of the generated builder. - no_std support: Just add
#[builder(no_std)]to your struct and addextern crate allocto your crate.
For more information and examples please take a look at our documentation.
Gotchas
- Renaming
derive_builderinCargo.tomlis not supported. - Tuple structs and unit structs are not supported as they have no field names. We do not intend to support them.
- When defining a generic struct, you cannot use
VALUEas a generic parameter as this is what all setters are using.
Documentation
Detailed explaination of all features and tips for troubleshooting. You'll also find a discussion of different builder patterns.
Changelog
Yes, we keep a changelog.
License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.