// Good: Pass references when you don't need ownership
fn process(data: &[u8]) -> usize {
    data.len()
}
 
// Good: Take ownership only when you need to store or consume
fn store(data: Vec<u8>) -> Record {
    Record { payload: data }
}
 
// Bad: Cloning unnecessarily to avoid borrow checker
fn process_bad(data: &Vec<u8>) -> usize {
    let cloned = data.clone(); // Wasteful — just borrow
    cloned.len()
}

use std::borrow::Cow;
 
fn normalize(input: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
    if input.contains(' ') {
        Cow::Owned(input.replace(' ', "_"))
    } else {
        Cow::Borrowed(input) // Zero-cost when no mutation needed
    }
}

// Good: Propagate errors with context
use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 
fn load_config(path: &str) -> Result<Config> {
    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(path)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to read config from {path}"))?;
    let config: Config = toml::from_str(&content)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to parse config from {path}"))?;
    Ok(config)
}
 
// Bad: Panics on error
fn load_config_bad(path: &str) -> Config {
    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap(); // Panics!
    toml::from_str(&content).unwrap()
}

// Library code: structured, typed errors
use thiserror::Error;
 
#[derive(Debug, Error)]
pub enum StorageError {
    #[error("record not found: {id}")]
    NotFound { id: String },
    #[error("connection failed")]
    Connection(#[from] std::io::Error),
    #[error("invalid data: {0}")]
    InvalidData(String),
}
 
// Application code: flexible error handling
use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 
fn run() -> Result<()> {
    let config = load_config("app.toml")?;
    if config.workers == 0 {
        bail!("worker count must be > 0");
    }
    Ok(())
}

// Good: Combinator chain
fn find_user_email(users: &[User], id: u64) -> Option<String> {
    users.iter()
        .find(|u| u.id == id)
        .map(|u| u.email.clone())
}
 
// Bad: Deeply nested matching
fn find_user_email_bad(users: &[User], id: u64) -> Option<String> {
    match users.iter().find(|u| u.id == id) {
        Some(user) => match &user.email {
            email => Some(email.clone()),
        },
        None => None,
    }
}

// Good: Impossible states are unrepresentable
enum ConnectionState {
    Disconnected,
    Connecting { attempt: u32 },
    Connected { session_id: String },
    Failed { reason: String, retries: u32 },
}
 
fn handle(state: &ConnectionState) {
    match state {
        ConnectionState::Disconnected => connect(),
        ConnectionState::Connecting { attempt } if *attempt > 3 => abort(),
        ConnectionState::Connecting { .. } => wait(),
        ConnectionState::Connected { session_id } => use_session(session_id),
        ConnectionState::Failed { retries, .. } if *retries < 5 => retry(),
        ConnectionState::Failed { reason, .. } => log_failure(reason),
    }
}

// Good: Handle every variant explicitly
match command {
    Command::Start => start_service(),
    Command::Stop => stop_service(),
    Command::Restart => restart_service(),
    // Adding a new variant forces handling here
}
 
// Bad: Wildcard hides new variants
match command {
    Command::Start => start_service(),
    _ => {} // Silently ignores Stop, Restart, and future variants
}

// Good: Generic input, concrete output
fn read_all(reader: &mut impl Read) -> std::io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
    let mut buf = Vec::new();
    reader.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
    Ok(buf)
}
 
// Good: Trait bounds for multiple constraints
fn process<T: Display + Send + 'static>(item: T) -> String {
    format!("processed: {item}")
}

// Use when you need heterogeneous collections or plugin systems
trait Handler: Send + Sync {
    fn handle(&self, request: &Request) -> Response;
}
 
struct Router {
    handlers: Vec<Box<dyn Handler>>,
}
 
// Use generics when you need performance (monomorphization)
fn fast_process<H: Handler>(handler: &H, request: &Request) -> Response {
    handler.handle(request)
}

// Good: Distinct types prevent mixing up arguments
struct UserId(u64);
struct OrderId(u64);
 
fn get_order(user: UserId, order: OrderId) -> Result<Order> {
    // Can't accidentally swap user and order IDs
    todo!()
}
 
// Bad: Easy to swap arguments
fn get_order_bad(user_id: u64, order_id: u64) -> Result<Order> {
    todo!()
}

struct ServerConfig {
    host: String,
    port: u16,
    max_connections: usize,
}
 
impl ServerConfig {
    fn builder(host: impl Into<String>, port: u16) -> ServerConfigBuilder {
        ServerConfigBuilder { host: host.into(), port, max_connections: 100 }
    }
}
 
struct ServerConfigBuilder { host: String, port: u16, max_connections: usize }
 
impl ServerConfigBuilder {
    fn max_connections(mut self, n: usize) -> Self { self.max_connections = n; self }
    fn build(self) -> ServerConfig {
        ServerConfig { host: self.host, port: self.port, max_connections: self.max_connections }
    }
}
 
// Usage: ServerConfig::builder("localhost", 8080).max_connections(200).build()

// Good: Declarative, lazy, composable
let active_emails: Vec<String> = users.iter()
    .filter(|u| u.is_active)
    .map(|u| u.email.clone())
    .collect();
 
// Bad: Imperative accumulation
let mut active_emails = Vec::new();
for user in &users {
    if user.is_active {
        active_emails.push(user.email.clone());
    }
}

// Collect into different types
let names: Vec<_> = items.iter().map(|i| &i.name).collect();
let lookup: HashMap<_, _> = items.iter().map(|i| (i.id, i)).collect();
let combined: String = parts.iter().copied().collect();
 
// Collect Results — short-circuits on first error
let parsed: Result<Vec<i32>, _> = strings.iter().map(|s| s.parse()).collect();

use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
let counter = Arc::new(Mutex::new(0));
let handles: Vec<_> = (0..10).map(|_| {
    let counter = Arc::clone(&counter);
    std::thread::spawn(move || {
        let mut num = counter.lock().expect("mutex poisoned");
        *num += 1;
    })
}).collect();
 
for handle in handles {
    handle.join().expect("worker thread panicked");
}

use std::sync::mpsc;
 
let (tx, rx) = mpsc::sync_channel(16); // Bounded channel with backpressure
 
for i in 0..5 {
    let tx = tx.clone();
    std::thread::spawn(move || {
        tx.send(format!("message {i}")).expect("receiver disconnected");
    });
}
drop(tx); // Close sender so rx iterator terminates
 
for msg in rx {
    println!("{msg}");
}

use tokio::time::Duration;
 
async fn fetch_with_timeout(url: &str) -> Result<String> {
    let response = tokio::time::timeout(
        Duration::from_secs(5),
        reqwest::get(url),
    )
    .await
    .context("request timed out")?
    .context("request failed")?;
 
    response.text().await.context("failed to read body")
}
 
// Spawn concurrent tasks
async fn fetch_all(urls: Vec<String>) -> Vec<Result<String>> {
    let handles: Vec<_> = urls.into_iter()
        .map(|url| tokio::spawn(async move {
            fetch_with_timeout(&url).await
        }))
        .collect();
 
    let mut results = Vec::with_capacity(handles.len());
    for handle in handles {
        results.push(handle.await.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("spawned task panicked: {e}")));
    }
    results
}

// Acceptable: FFI boundary with documented invariants (Rust 2024+)
/// # Safety
/// `ptr` must be a valid, aligned pointer to an initialized `Widget`.
unsafe fn widget_from_raw<'a>(ptr: *const Widget) -> &'a Widget {
    // SAFETY: caller guarantees ptr is valid and aligned
    unsafe { &*ptr }
}
 
// Acceptable: Performance-critical path with proof of correctness
// SAFETY: index is always < len due to the loop bound
unsafe { slice.get_unchecked(index) }

// Bad: Using unsafe to bypass borrow checker
// Bad: Using unsafe for convenience
// Bad: Using unsafe without a Safety comment
// Bad: Transmuting between unrelated types

my_app/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs
│   ├── lib.rs
│   ├── auth/          # Domain module
│   │   ├── mod.rs
│   │   ├── token.rs
│   │   └── middleware.rs
│   ├── orders/        # Domain module
│   │   ├── mod.rs
│   │   ├── model.rs
│   │   └── service.rs
│   └── db/            # Infrastructure
│       ├── mod.rs
│       └── pool.rs
├── tests/             # Integration tests
├── benches/           # Benchmarks
└── Cargo.toml

// Good: pub(crate) for internal sharing
pub(crate) fn validate_input(input: &str) -> bool {
    !input.is_empty()
}
 
// Good: Re-export public API from lib.rs
pub mod auth;
pub use auth::AuthMiddleware;
 
// Bad: Making everything pub
pub fn internal_helper() {} // Should be pub(crate) or private

# Build and check
cargo build
cargo check              # Fast type checking without codegen
cargo clippy             # Lints and suggestions
cargo fmt                # Format code
 
# Testing
cargo test
cargo test -- --nocapture    # Show println output
cargo test --lib             # Unit tests only
cargo test --test integration # Integration tests only
 
# Dependencies
cargo audit              # Security audit
cargo tree               # Dependency tree
cargo update             # Update dependencies
 
# Performance
cargo bench              # Run benchmarks

// Bad: .unwrap() in production code
let value = map.get("key").unwrap();
 
// Bad: .clone() to satisfy borrow checker without understanding why
let data = expensive_data.clone();
process(&original, &data);
 
// Bad: Using String when &str suffices
fn greet(name: String) { /* should be &str */ }
 
// Bad: Box<dyn Error> in libraries (use thiserror instead)
fn parse(input: &str) -> Result<Data, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> { todo!() }
 
// Bad: Ignoring must_use warnings
let _ = validate(input); // Silently discarding a Result
 
// Bad: Blocking in async context
async fn bad_async() {
    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)); // Blocks the executor!
    // Use: tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
}