rust-lang
Accessing code in `src/lib.rs` from `src/main.rs`
- [X] I have checked the latest
mainbranch to see if this has already been fixed - [X] I have searched existing issues and pull requests for duplicates
I wasn't really sure how to compose my search terms. And didn't find anything relating to what I wanted to talk about.
URL to the section(s) of the book with this problem:
https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/ch07-03-paths-for-referring-to-an-item-in-the-module-tree.html#best-practices-for-packages-with-a-binary-and-a-library
Description of the problem:
I'm not sure I would call it a problem per se. Rather a suggestion to make using the book as a quick reference more practical. I recently finished the book (fully disclosure, due to time constraints did not do all the exercises while reading it), and realized the at the end of it when I tried to do a project and split my code between src/main.rs and src/lib.rs, I couldn't figure out how to "access" to the code I had put in src/lib.rs. I tried looking through the book for the answer and I did look at the section referenced by the link but due to skimming and trying to find what I was looking for I did not see the text that said "...by starting paths with the name of the package."
Suggested fix:
I was going to write a short code snippet to make it easier to find but haven't had a chance to do so. But I decided it might be better for me to create an issue and find out if this is even something that would be desirable before I invest the time in writing the code snippet and submitting a pull request.
I was thinking of putting the code snippet right after the paragraph that talks about how to do it. I know it says that there is an example in chapter 12 (which there is) but it's not where I would look for that information based on the table of contents.
