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Rust Coding Guidelines by compozy — Agent Skill

Name: Rust Coding Guidelines
Author: compozy

Rust Coding Guidelines

Use when asking about Rust code style or best practices. Keywords: naming, formatting, comment, clippy, rustfmt, lint, code style, best practice, P.NAM, G.FMT, code review, naming convention, variable naming, function naming, type naming, 命名规范, 代码风格, 格式化, 最佳实践, 代码审查, 怎么命名

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Rust Coding Guidelines (50 Core Rules)

Naming (Rust-Specific)

Rule	Guideline
No `get_` prefix	`fn name()` not `fn get_name()`
Iterator convention	`iter()` / `iter_mut()` / `into_iter()`
Conversion naming	`as_` (cheap &), `to_` (expensive), `into_` (ownership)
Static var prefix	`G_CONFIG` for `static`, no prefix for `const`

Data Types

Rule	Guideline
Use newtypes	`struct Email(String)` for domain semantics
Prefer slice patterns	`if let [first, .., last] = slice`
Pre-allocate	`Vec::with_capacity()`, `String::with_capacity()`
Avoid Vec abuse	Use arrays for fixed sizes

Strings

Rule	Guideline
Prefer bytes	`s.bytes()` over `s.chars()` when ASCII
Use `Cow<str>`	When might modify borrowed data
Use `format!`	Over string concatenation with `+`
Avoid nested iteration	`contains()` on string is O(n*m)

Error Handling

Rule	Guideline
Use `?` propagation	Not `try!()` macro
`expect()` over `unwrap()`	When value guaranteed
Assertions for invariants	`assert!` at function entry

Memory

Rule	Guideline
Meaningful lifetimes	`'src`, `'ctx` not just `'a`
`try_borrow()` for RefCell	Avoid panic
Shadowing for transformation	`let x = x.parse()?`

Concurrency

Rule	Guideline
Identify lock ordering	Prevent deadlocks
Atomics for primitives	Not Mutex for bool/usize
Choose memory order carefully	Relaxed/Acquire/Release/SeqCst

Async

Rule	Guideline
Sync for CPU-bound	Async is for I/O
Don't hold locks across await	Use scoped guards

Macros

Rule	Guideline
Avoid unless necessary	Prefer functions/generics
Follow Rust syntax	Macro input should look like Rust

Deprecated → Better

Deprecated	Better	Since
`lazy_static!`	`std::sync::OnceLock`	1.70
`once_cell::Lazy`	`std::sync::LazyLock`	1.80
`std::sync::mpsc`	`crossbeam::channel`	-
`std::sync::Mutex`	`parking_lot::Mutex`	-
`failure`/`error-chain`	`thiserror`/`anyhow`	-
`try!()`	`?` operator	2018

Quick Reference

Naming: snake_case (fn/var), CamelCase (type), SCREAMING_CASE (const)
Format: rustfmt (just use it)
Docs: /// for public items, //! for module docs
Lint: #![warn(clippy::all)]

Claude knows Rust conventions well. These are the non-obvious Rust-specific rules.

---name: rust-coding-guidelinesdescription: Use when asking about Rust code style or best practices. Keywords: naming, formatting, comment, clippy, rustfmt, lint, code style, best practice, P.NAM, G.FMT, code review, naming convention, variable naming, function naming, type naming, 命名规范, 代码风格, 格式化, 最佳实践, 代码审查, 怎么命名---# Rust Coding Guidelines (50 Core Rules)## Naming (Rust-Specific)| Rule | Guideline ||------|-----------|| No `get_` prefix | `fn name()` not `fn get_name()` || Iterator convention | `iter()` / `iter_mut()` / `into_iter()` || Conversion naming | `as_` (cheap &), `to_` (expensive), `into_` (ownership) || Static var prefix | `G_CONFIG` for `static`, no prefix for `const` |## Data Types| Rule | Guideline ||------|-----------|| Use newtypes | `struct Email(String)` for domain semantics || Prefer slice patterns | `if let [first, .., last] = slice` || Pre-allocate | `Vec::with_capacity()`, `String::with_capacity()` || Avoid Vec abuse | Use arrays for fixed sizes |## Strings| Rule | Guideline ||------|-----------|| Prefer bytes | `s.bytes()` over `s.chars()` when ASCII || Use `Cow<str>` | When might modify borrowed data || Use `format!` | Over string concatenation with `+` || Avoid nested iteration | `contains()` on string is O(n*m) |## Error Handling| Rule | Guideline ||------|-----------|| Use `?` propagation | Not `try!()` macro || `expect()` over `unwrap()` | When value guaranteed || Assertions for invariants | `assert!` at function entry |## Memory| Rule | Guideline ||------|-----------|| Meaningful lifetimes | `'src`, `'ctx` not just `'a` || `try_borrow()` for RefCell | Avoid panic || Shadowing for transformation | `let x = x.parse()?` |## Concurrency| Rule | Guideline ||------|-----------|| Identify lock ordering | Prevent deadlocks || Atomics for primitives | Not Mutex for bool/usize || Choose memory order carefully | Relaxed/Acquire/Release/SeqCst |## Async| Rule | Guideline ||------|-----------|| Sync for CPU-bound | Async is for I/O || Don't hold locks across await | Use scoped guards |## Macros| Rule | Guideline ||------|-----------|| Avoid unless necessary | Prefer functions/generics || Follow Rust syntax | Macro input should look like Rust |## Deprecated → Better| Deprecated | Better | Since ||------------|--------|-------|| `lazy_static!` | `std::sync::OnceLock` | 1.70 || `once_cell::Lazy` | `std::sync::LazyLock` | 1.80 || `std::sync::mpsc` | `crossbeam::channel` | - || `std::sync::Mutex` | `parking_lot::Mutex` | - || `failure`/`error-chain` | `thiserror`/`anyhow` | - || `try!()` | `?` operator | 2018 |## Quick Reference```Naming: snake_case (fn/var), CamelCase (type), SCREAMING_CASE (const)Format: rustfmt (just use it)Docs: /// for public items, //! for module docsLint: #![warn(clippy::all)]```Claude knows Rust conventions well. These are the non-obvious Rust-specific rules.

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