generate-did

A tool to generate Candid (.did) files for Internet Computer Rust canisters.

Features

• Build your Rust canister and extract its Candid interface automatically.
• Usable as a library in other Rust projects.
• Simple, type-safe API.

Usage

As a Library

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
generate-did = "0.1.0-beta.1"

Example:

use generate_did::DidGenerator;

fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let generator = DidGenerator::new("your_canister_name");
    generator.generate()?;
    Ok(())
}

• Replace "your_canister_name" with the name of your canister directory (must contain a Cargo.toml).

Requirements

• candid-extractor must be installed and in your PATH:

  cargo install candid-extractor
  

• The canister must be a Rust project with a valid Cargo.toml and buildable to WASM.

Development

Clone the repo and run tests:

cargo test

License

MIT