Core types and traits for the inspect-rs introspection system.

This crate provides the fundamental [Inspect] trait and associated types for building structured introspection of Rust values without coupling to debuggers, serializers, or specific UI frameworks.

Overview

The core model is:

Rust value
    ↓
Inspect::inspect()
    ↓
ValueRef (borrowed structured representation)
    ↓
renderers / tooling / analysis

Design principles

• Lazy: Values are not eagerly traversed
• Zero-copy: Borrows from original values where possible
• Safe: Handles cycles, respects limits, protects secrets
• Minimal: Zero runtime dependencies

Example

use inspect_core::{Inspect, InspectCx};

let value = 42u32;
let mut cx = InspectCx::new();
let inspected = value.inspect(&mut cx);

assert_eq!(inspected.kind().name(), "u32");