funcall

A lightweight Rust library that turns functions into JSON-callable tools with zero boilerplate using a simple #[funcall] macro.

Overview

funcall is a lightweight Rust framework that enables dynamic function calling through JSON interfaces. It provides macros to automatically wrap Rust functions and expose them as callable tools with JSON serialization/deserialization.

Features

• Automatic function wrapping: Convert regular Rust functions into JSON-callable tools
• Type-safe argument handling: Supports primitive types, Option, Vec, and any Deserialize types
• Dynamic invocation: Call functions by name at runtime
• Minimal boilerplate: Simple attribute macro syntax

Installation

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
funcall = { git = "https://github.com/realmorrisliu/funcall" }
serde_json = "1.0"
serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }

Usage

1. Define Functions

use funcall::funcall;
use serde::Deserialize;

#[funcall]
fn add(a: i32, b: i32) -> i32 {
    a + b
}

#[funcall]
fn max(a: i32, b: i32, c: i32) -> i32 {
    *[a, b, c].iter().max().unwrap()
}

#[funcall]
fn greet(name: Option<String>, excited: bool) -> String {
    match name {
        Some(n) if excited => format!("Hello, {}!!!", n),
        Some(n) => format!("Hello, {}.", n),
        None => "Hello!".to_string(),
    }
}

#[funcall]
fn sum(numbers: Vec<i32>) -> i32 {
    numbers.iter().sum()
}

#[derive(Deserialize)]
struct User {
    name: String,
    age: u8,
}

#[funcall]
fn describe_user(user: User) -> String {
    format!("{} is {} years old", user.name, user.age)
}

2. Register and Call Functions

use funcall::tools;
use serde_json::json;

let tools = tools![add, max, greet, sum, describe_user];

// Basic math operations
let result = tools["add"](&json!([2, 3]));
println!("2 + 3 = {}", result); // 5

let result = tools["max"](&json!([1, 5, 3]));
println!("max(1, 5, 3) = {}", result); // 5

// Flexible greeting function
let result = tools["greet"](&json!(["Morris", true]));
println!("{}", result); // "Hello, Morris!!!"

let result = tools["greet"](&json!([null, true]));
println!("{}", result); // "Hello!"

// Working with collections
let result = tools["sum"](&json!([[1, 2, 3, 4]]));
println!("sum([1,2,3,4]) = {}", result); // 10

// Custom struct handling
let result = tools["describe_user"](&json!([{
    "name": "Morris",
    "age": 30
}]));
println!("{}", result); // "Morris is 30 years old"

Supported Argument Types

Error Handling

• Invalid JSON input will panic
• Wrong number of arguments will panic
• Type mismatches will panic

For production use, consider wrapping calls in error handling.

Limitations

• Function names must be valid Rust identifiers
• All arguments must be positional (no named arguments)
• Return types must be serializable to JSON

License

MIT

Contribution

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or pull requests on GitHub.