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diff --git a/gui/Cargo.toml b/gui/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/gui/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "gui"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Timothy Warren "]
+edition = "2018"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/gui/src/lib.rs b/gui/src/lib.rs
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+++ b/gui/src/lib.rs
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+//! An implementation of a "trait object",
+//! which allows dynamic dispatch for implementing types,
+//! even allowing disparate types to be called, unlike a
+//! generic, which requires one specific implementation.
+//!
+//! Trait objects have some limitations (They must be "object-safe"):
+//! * Methods can not return `Self`
+//! * Methods can not have generic type parameters
+
+/// The base trait definition
+pub trait Draw {
+ fn draw(&self);
+}
+
+/// A struct able to utilize the "trait object", via the Box type
+pub struct Screen {
+ pub components: Vec>,
+}
+
+/// A method able to call the draw method on any objects
+/// implementing the Draw "trait object"
+impl Screen {
+ pub fn run(&self) {
+ for component in self.components.iter() {
+ component.draw();
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+pub struct Button {
+ pub width: u32,
+ pub height: u32,
+ pub label: String,
+}
+
+impl Draw for Button {
+ fn draw(&self) {
+ // code to actually draw a button
+ }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+ #[test]
+ fn it_works() {
+ assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/gui/src/main.rs b/gui/src/main.rs
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+use gui::{Button, Draw, Screen};
+
+struct SelectBox {
+ width: u32,
+ height: u32,
+ options: Vec,
+}
+
+impl Draw for SelectBox {
+ fn draw(&self) {
+ // code to actually draw a select box
+ }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+ let screen = Screen {
+ components: vec![
+ Box::new(SelectBox {
+ width: 75,
+ height: 10,
+ options: vec![
+ String::from("Yes"),
+ String::from("Maybe"),
+ String::from("No")
+ ],
+ }),
+ Box::new(Button {
+ width: 50,
+ height: 10,
+ label: String::from("OK"),
+ }),
+ ],
+ };
+
+ screen.run();
+}