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// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
//
// Copyright 2022-2026, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
//! Example of serializing Serde derived structs to an Excel worksheet using
//! `rust_xlsxwriter` and the `XlsxSerialize` trait.
use rust_xlsxwriter::{Workbook, XlsxError, XlsxSerialize};
use serde::Serialize;
fn main() -> Result<(), XlsxError> {
let mut workbook = Workbook::new();
// Add a worksheet to the workbook.
let worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet();
// Create a serializable struct.
#[derive(XlsxSerialize, Serialize)]
#[xlsx(header_format = Format::new()
.set_bold()
.set_border(FormatBorder::Thin)
.set_background_color("C6EFCE"))]
struct Produce {
fruit: &'static str,
cost: f64,
}
// Create some data instances.
let items = [
Produce {
fruit: "Peach",
cost: 1.05,
},
Produce {
fruit: "Plum",
cost: 0.15,
},
Produce {
fruit: "Pear",
cost: 0.75,
},
];
// Set the serialization location and headers.
worksheet.set_serialize_headers::<Produce>(0, 0)?;
// Serialize the data.
worksheet.serialize(&items)?;
// Save the file to disk.
workbook.save("serialize.xlsx")?;
Ok(())
}