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index 0000000..cc5e3e6
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+++ b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-2/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+[[package]]
+name = "greet-rs-2"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-2/Cargo.toml b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-2/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000..01bdd31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-2/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "greet-rs-2"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Hatter Jiang <jht5945@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-2/src/main.rs b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-2/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8dac4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-2/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::{ffi::c_void, ffi::CString, os::raw::c_char, os::raw::c_int};
+
+#[link(name = "dl")]
+extern "C" {
+    fn dlopen(path: *const c_char, flags: c_int) -> *const c_void;
+    fn dlsym(handle: *const c_void, name: *const c_char) -> *const c_void;
+    fn dlclose(handle: *const c_void);
+}
+
+// had to look that one up in `dlfcn.h`
+// in C, it's a #define. in Rust, it's a proper constant
+pub const RTLD_LAZY: c_int = 0x00001;
+
+fn main() {
+    let lib_name = CString::new("../libgreet.so").unwrap();
+    let lib = unsafe { dlopen(lib_name.as_ptr(), RTLD_LAZY) };
+    if lib.is_null() {
+        panic!("could not open library");
+    }
+
+    let greet_name = CString::new("greet").unwrap();
+    let greet = unsafe { dlsym(lib, greet_name.as_ptr()) };
+
+    type Greet = unsafe extern "C" fn(name: *const c_char);
+    use std::mem::transmute;
+    let greet: Greet = unsafe { transmute(greet) };
+
+    let name = CString::new("fresh coffee").unwrap();
+    unsafe {
+        greet(name.as_ptr());
+    }
+
+    unsafe {
+        dlclose(lib);
+    }
+}
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index 0000000..718ee9a
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+# It is not intended for manual editing.
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+ "quote",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "greet-rs-3"
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+ "cstr",
+ "libloading",
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+ "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
+ "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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diff --git a/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-3/Cargo.toml b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-3/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31bdc65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-3/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "greet-rs-3"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Hatter Jiang <jht5945@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+cstr = "*"
+libloading = "*"
diff --git a/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-3/src/main.rs b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-3/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be09211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-reload-rust/greet-rs-3/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use cstr::cstr;
+use std::{error::Error, os::raw::c_char};
+
+use libloading::{Library, Symbol};
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let lib = Library::new("../libgreet.so")?;
+    unsafe {
+        let greet: Symbol<unsafe extern "C" fn(name: *const c_char)> = lib.get(b"greet")?;
+        greet(cstr!("rust macros").as_ptr());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/Cargo.lock b/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..febf72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+[[package]]
+name = "greet"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
diff --git a/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/Cargo.toml b/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..412460c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "greet"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Hatter Jiang <jht5945@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["dylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/src/lib.rs b/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d8d5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live-reload-rust/libgreet-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use std::{ffi::CStr, os::raw::c_char};
+
+/// # Safety
+/// Pointer must be valid, and point to a null-terminated
+/// string. What happens otherwise is UB.
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn greet(name: *const c_char) {
+    let cstr = CStr::from_ptr(name);
+    println!("Hello, {}!", cstr.to_str().unwrap());
+}
+