go-bindings-patterns

To create Go bindings for a Rust core, you write thin CGO wrappers that interface with C APIs exposed by Rust. This approach provides patterns for maintaining FFI synchronization and structuring Go code to act as an idiomatic SDK over the Rust backend.

CGO wrapper maintenance involves keeping Go and C FFI headers synchronized. You ensure the thin Go wrappers correctly map to the underlying C APIs exposed by the Rust core, preventing memory leaks and handling cross-language data structures safely.

Yes, the patterns are designed for Go 1.25+ modules. They provide standards for building idiomatic Go SDK configuration, result structures, and end-to-end testing suites that interact with a Rust core via CGO.

You benchmark Go bindings by applying the provided benchmarking patterns for Go 1.25+ modules. This allows you to measure the overhead of the CGO FFI calls and ensure the thin wrappers perform efficiently when interacting with the Rust core.

FFI headers go out of sync when Rust core updates are not reflected in the CGO bridge. Addressing critical FFI synchronization aspects ensures the Go wrapper structures match the C APIs, preventing runtime errors and maintaining SDK stability.

The best way to structure Go SDK result structures is to follow Go-idiomatic configuration standards provided by the binding patterns. This ensures the thin wrappers cleanly translate C API outputs from the Rust core into native Go types for end-to-end testing.