[PATCH 3/8] rust: pin-init: internal: add utility to handle generics merging

From: Gary Guo

Date: Tue Oct 06 2026 - 11:33:00 EST


There're many cases where we want to merge multiple generics together.
Currently this is done by cloning generics and modifying it, making the
code less readable.

Add a utility code that allow printing multiple generics together, ensuring
correct ordering between lifetime and other parameters.

Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/pin-init/internal/src/pin_data.rs | 10 +-
rust/pin-init/internal/src/util.rs | 164 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/pin-init/internal/src/pin_data.rs b/rust/pin-init/internal/src/pin_data.rs
index 982a38ceea93..4ffa35bbbccd 100644
--- a/rust/pin-init/internal/src/pin_data.rs
+++ b/rust/pin-init/internal/src/pin_data.rs
@@ -321,10 +321,12 @@ fn generate_projections(
is_tuple_struct: bool,
fields: &[FieldInfo<'_>],
) -> TokenStream {
- let (impl_generics, ty_generics, _) = generics.split_for_impl();
- let mut generics_with_pin_lt = generics.clone();
- generics_with_pin_lt.params.insert(0, parse_quote!('__pin));
- let (_, ty_generics_with_pin_lt, whr) = generics_with_pin_lt.split_for_impl();
+ let pin_lt_generics: Generics = parse_quote!(<'__pin>);
+ let generics_with_pin_lt = CombinedGenerics(vec![&pin_lt_generics, generics]);
+
+ let (impl_generics, ty_generics, whr) = generics.split_for_impl();
+ let (_, ty_generics_with_pin_lt, _) = generics_with_pin_lt.split_for_impl();
+
let projection = format_ident!("{ident}Projection");
let this = format_ident!("this");

diff --git a/rust/pin-init/internal/src/util.rs b/rust/pin-init/internal/src/util.rs
index 0b5c28b21091..2a57a25b70ae 100644
--- a/rust/pin-init/internal/src/util.rs
+++ b/rust/pin-init/internal/src/util.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT

use proc_macro2::{Ident, TokenStream};
-use quote::format_ident;
-use syn::{Attribute, Index, Member};
+use quote::{format_ident, ToTokens};
+use syn::{Attribute, GenericParam, Generics, Index, Member, Token};

pub(crate) trait AttrListExt {
fn extract_cfg_attrs(&mut self) -> Vec<TokenStream>;
@@ -52,3 +52,163 @@ fn display_name(&self) -> String {
}
}
}
+
+pub(crate) struct CombinedGenerics<'a>(pub(crate) Vec<&'a Generics>);
+pub(crate) struct CombinedImplGenerics<'a>(&'a CombinedGenerics<'a>);
+pub(crate) struct CombinedTypeGenerics<'a>(&'a CombinedGenerics<'a>);
+
+impl CombinedGenerics<'_> {
+ pub(crate) fn split_for_impl(
+ &self,
+ ) -> (
+ CombinedImplGenerics<'_>,
+ CombinedTypeGenerics<'_>,
+ // A stub type so `split_for_impl` signature matches that of `syn`'s.
+ impl Sized,
+ ) {
+ (CombinedImplGenerics(self), CombinedTypeGenerics(self), ())
+ }
+}
+
+impl ToTokens for CombinedGenerics<'_> {
+ fn to_tokens(&self, tokens: &mut TokenStream) {
+ // Most of the time we are only adding lifetimes, so we prefer to place
+ // the user provided generics last.
+ self.0
+ .last()
+ .and_then(|x| x.lt_token)
+ .unwrap_or_default()
+ .to_tokens(tokens);
+
+ let comma: Token![,] = Default::default();
+
+ // Output lifetimes first.
+ for generics in self.0.iter() {
+ for param in generics.params.pairs() {
+ if let GenericParam::Lifetime(lt) = param.value() {
+ lt.to_tokens(tokens);
+ param.punct().unwrap_or(&&comma).to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ for generics in self.0.iter() {
+ for param in generics.params.pairs() {
+ if let GenericParam::Lifetime(_) = param.value() {
+ continue;
+ };
+ param.value().to_tokens(tokens);
+ param.punct().unwrap_or(&&comma).to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+
+ self.0
+ .last()
+ .and_then(|x| x.gt_token)
+ .unwrap_or_default()
+ .to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+}
+
+impl ToTokens for CombinedImplGenerics<'_> {
+ fn to_tokens(&self, tokens: &mut TokenStream) {
+ self.0
+ .0
+ .last()
+ .and_then(|x| x.lt_token)
+ .unwrap_or_default()
+ .to_tokens(tokens);
+
+ let comma: Token![,] = Default::default();
+
+ // Output lifetimes first.
+ for generics in self.0 .0.iter() {
+ for param in generics.params.pairs() {
+ if let GenericParam::Lifetime(lt) = param.value() {
+ lt.to_tokens(tokens);
+ param.punct().unwrap_or(&&comma).to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ for generics in self.0 .0.iter() {
+ for param in generics.params.pairs() {
+ // Leave out defaults.
+ match param.value() {
+ GenericParam::Lifetime(_) => continue,
+ GenericParam::Type(param) => {
+ param.ident.to_tokens(tokens);
+ if !param.bounds.is_empty() {
+ param
+ .colon_token
+ .unwrap_or_else(Default::default)
+ .to_tokens(tokens);
+ param.bounds.to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+ GenericParam::Const(param) => {
+ param.const_token.to_tokens(tokens);
+ param.ident.to_tokens(tokens);
+ param.colon_token.to_tokens(tokens);
+ param.ty.to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+ param.punct().unwrap_or(&&comma).to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+
+ self.0
+ .0
+ .last()
+ .and_then(|x| x.gt_token)
+ .unwrap_or_default()
+ .to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+}
+
+impl ToTokens for CombinedTypeGenerics<'_> {
+ fn to_tokens(&self, tokens: &mut TokenStream) {
+ self.0
+ .0
+ .last()
+ .and_then(|x| x.lt_token)
+ .unwrap_or_default()
+ .to_tokens(tokens);
+
+ let comma: Token![,] = Default::default();
+
+ // Output lifetimes first.
+ for generics in self.0 .0.iter() {
+ for param in generics.params.pairs() {
+ if let GenericParam::Lifetime(lt) = param.value() {
+ // Leave out bounds
+ lt.lifetime.to_tokens(tokens);
+ param.punct().unwrap_or(&&comma).to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ for generics in self.0 .0.iter() {
+ for param in generics.params.pairs() {
+ // Leave out bounds and defaults.
+ match param.value() {
+ GenericParam::Lifetime(_) => continue,
+ GenericParam::Type(param) => {
+ param.ident.to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ GenericParam::Const(param) => {
+ param.ident.to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+ param.punct().unwrap_or(&&comma).to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+ }
+
+ self.0
+ .0
+ .last()
+ .and_then(|x| x.gt_token)
+ .unwrap_or_default()
+ .to_tokens(tokens);
+ }
+}

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2.54.0