# rkyv_typename   [![Latest Version]][crates.io] [![License]][license path] [![requires: rustc 1.47+]][Rust 1.47]
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[license path]: https://github.com/djkoloski/rkyv/blob/master/LICENSE
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[Rust 1.47]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2020/10/08/Rust-1.47.html
rkyv_typename adds type names for rkyv_dyn.
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## API Documentation
- [rkyv](https://docs.rs/rkyv), the core library
- [rkyv_dyn](https://docs.rs/rkyv_dyn), which adds trait object support to rkyv
- [rkyv_typename](https://docs.rs/rkyv_typename), a type naming library
## Book
- The [rkyv book](https://djkoloski.github.io/rkyv) covers the motivation and architecture of rkyv
## Sister Crates:
- [bytecheck](https://github.com/djkoloski/bytecheck), which rkyv uses for validation
- [ptr_meta](https://github.com/djkoloski/ptr_meta), which rkyv uses for pointer manipulation
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## rkyv_typename in action
```rust
use rkyv_typename::TypeName;
#[derive(TypeName)]
#[typename = "CoolType"]
struct Example<T>(T);
fn main() {
let mut type_name = String::new();
Example::<i32>::build_type_name(|piece| type_name += piece);
assert_eq!(type_name, "CoolType<i32>");
}
```