I built a Rust crate for running unsafe code safely

In plain words

This Rust crate provides tools for developers to execute unsafe code with safety guarantees. It targets Rust programmers who need to work with unsafe operations but want additional protection mechanisms. The crate stands out by offering a structured approach to managing unsafe code, reducing the risk of common vulnerabilities that can arise from unrestricted unsafe blocks.

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From the sources

mem-isolate runs your function via a fork() , waits for the result, and returns it. This grants your code access to an exact copy of memory and state at the time just before the call, but guarantees that the function will not affect the parent process's memory footprint in any way. It forces functions to be memory pure (pure with respect to memory), even if they aren't. use mem_isolate :: execute_in_isolated_process ; // No heap, stack, or program memory out here... let result = mem_isolate :: execute_in_isolated_process ( || { // ...Can be affected by anything in here unsafe { gnarly_cpp_bindings :: potentially_leaking_function ( ) ; unstable_ffi :: segfault_prone_function ( ) ;…from github.com

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