Rust Web Development

402 Pages·2023·9.908 MB·English

by  Bastian Gruber

With warp, tokio, and reqwest
Bastian Gruber
M A N N I N G
Rust Go Java JavaScript C
main.rs main.go main.java main.js main.c
Compiler
Go
Rustc Compiler runtime Compiler Compiler
Compiler gccgo javac GCC
LLVM
*.class
JVM Node.js
Node C++
Class loader bindings add-ons
V8 libuv
Bytecode validator
HTTPparser
JIT compiler
OpenSSL
Machine Machine Machine Machine Machine
code code code code code
Comparing Rust and other languages in compiling machine code from source code
Rust Web Development

Rust Web
Development
WITH WARP, TOKIO, AND REQWEST
BASTIAN GRUBER
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brief contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO RUST..............................................1
1 ■ Why Rust? 3
2 ■ Laying the foundation 18
PART 2 GETTING STARTED ......................................................55
3 ■ Create your first route handler 57
4 ■ Implement a RESTful API 77
5 ■ Clean up your codebase 115
6 ■ Logging, tracing, and debugging 141
7 ■ Add a database to your application 177
8 ■ Integrate third-party APIs 218
PART 3 BRING IT INTO PRODUCTION.....................................255
9 ■ Add authentication and authorization 257
10 ■ Deploy your application 295
11 ■ Testing your Rust application 325
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contents
preface xiii
acknowledgments xv
about this book xvii
about the author xx
about the cover illustration xxi
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO RUST....................................1
1 Why Rust? 3
1.1 Batteries included: Rust’s tooling 4
1.2 The Rust compiler 9
1.3 Rust for web services 11
1.4 Maintainability of Rust applications 16
2 Laying the foundation 18
2.1 Following the Rust playbook 19
Modeling your resources with structs 21 ■ Understanding
options 23 ■ Using documentation to solve errors 24
Handling strings in Rust 29 ■ Taking an excursion into
moving, borrowing, and ownership 31 ■ Using and
implementing traits 34 ■ Handling results 42
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