One of Rust's major goals is enabling the developer to write robust software. An essential component of this is advanced error handling. In this section, we will take a deeper look at how Rust does error handling. But before that, let's take a detour and look at some type theory. Specifically, we are interested in algebraic data types (ADT), types formed by combining other types. The two most common ADTs are sum and product types. A struct in Rust is an example of a product type. This name derives from the fact that given a struct, the range of its type is essentially the Cartesian product of the ranges of each of its components, since an instance of the type has values for all of its constituent types. In contrast, a sum type is when the ADT can assume the type of only one of its constituents. An example of this is an enum in Rust. While similar to enums...
Network Programming with Rust
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Overview of this book
Rust is low-level enough to provide fine-grained control over memory while providing safety through compile-time validation. This makes it uniquely suitable for writing low-level networking applications.
This book is divided into three main parts that will take you on an exciting journey of building a fully functional web server. The book starts with a solid introduction to Rust and essential networking concepts. This will lay a foundation for, and set the tone of, the entire book. In the second part, we will take an in-depth look at using Rust for networking software. From client-server networking using sockets to IPv4/v6, DNS, TCP, UDP, you will also learn about serializing and deserializing data using serde. The book shows how to communicate with REST servers over HTTP. The final part of the book discusses asynchronous network programming using the Tokio stack. Given the importance of security for modern systems, you will see how Rust supports common primitives such as TLS and public-key cryptography.
After reading this book, you will be more than confident enough to use Rust to build effective networking software
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Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Preface
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Introduction to Client/Server Networking
Introduction to Rust and its Ecosystem
TCP and UDP Using Rust
Data Serialization, Deserialization, and Parsing
Application Layer Protocols
Talking HTTP in the Internet
Asynchronous Network Programming Using Tokio
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