Add shorthand for &self in RustQt blocks where the type can be inferred

book/src/getting-started/2-our-first-cxx-qt-module.md

@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ These functions then need to be implemented **outside** the bridge using `impl q
 {{#include ../../../examples/qml_minimal/rust/src/cxxqt_object.rs:book_rustobj_invokable_impl}}
 ```
 
+### Inlining the self receiver
+
+If an `extern "RustQt"` block contains exactly one `QObject`, the self type of methods can be inferred.
+For instance, in a block with multiple or no `QObject`s, a function like `foo(&self)` or `foo(self: Pin<&mut Self>)`
+would not compile, but will compile with the `Self` type set to that blocks `QObject`.
+This is how CXX [handles it](https://cxx.rs/extern-rust.html) (see the Methods heading).
+
 This setup is a bit unusual, as the type `qobject::MyObject` is actually defined in C++.
 However, it is still possible to add member functions to it in Rust and then expose them back to C++.
 This is the usual workflow for `QObject`s in CXX-Qt.

crates/cxx-qt-build/src/lib.rs

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use cxx_qt_gen::{
-    parse_qt_file, write_cpp, write_rust, CppFragment, CxxQtItem, GeneratedCppBlocks, GeneratedOpt,
-    GeneratedRustBlocks, Parser,
+    parse_qt_file, self_inlining::qualify_self_types, write_cpp, write_rust, CppFragment,
+    CxxQtItem, GeneratedCppBlocks, GeneratedOpt, GeneratedRustBlocks, Parser,
 };
 
 // TODO: we need to eventually support having multiple modules defined in a single file. This
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ impl GeneratedCpp {
                     }
                     found_bridge = true;
 
-                    let parser = Parser::from(*m.clone())
+                    let mut parser = Parser::from(*m.clone())
+                        .map_err(GeneratedError::from)
+                        .map_err(to_diagnostic)?;
+                    qualify_self_types(&mut parser)
                         .map_err(GeneratedError::from)
                         .map_err(to_diagnostic)?;
                     let generated_cpp = GeneratedCppBlocks::from(&parser, &cxx_qt_opt)

crates/cxx-qt-gen/src/generator/rust/mod.rs

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl GeneratedRustBlocks {
 // Generate a type declaration for `QObject` if necessary
 fn add_qobject_import(cxx_qt_data: &ParsedCxxQtData) -> Option<GeneratedRustFragment> {
     let includes = cxx_qt_data
-        .qobjects
+        .qobjects()
         .iter()
         .any(|obj| obj.has_qobject_macro && obj.base_class.is_none());
     if includes

crates/cxx-qt-gen/src/generator/structuring/mod.rs

@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ impl<'a> Structures<'a> {
     /// Returns an error, if any references could not be resolved.
     pub fn new(cxxqtdata: &'a ParsedCxxQtData) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut qobjects: Vec<_> = cxxqtdata
-            .qobjects
-            .iter()
+            .qobjects()
+            .into_iter()
             .map(StructuredQObject::from_qobject)
             .collect();
 
@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ impl<'a> Structures<'a> {
         }
 
         // Associate each method parsed with its appropriate qobject
-        for method in &cxxqtdata.methods {
+        for method in cxxqtdata.methods() {
             let qobject = find_qobject(&mut qobjects, &method.qobject_ident)?;
             qobject.methods.push(method);
         }
 
         // Associate each inherited method parsed with its appropriate qobject
-        for inherited_method in &cxxqtdata.inherited_methods {
+        for inherited_method in cxxqtdata.inherited_methods() {
             let qobject = find_qobject(&mut qobjects, &inherited_method.qobject_ident)?;
             qobject.inherited_methods.push(inherited_method);
         }
 
         // Associate each signal parsed with its appropriate qobject
-        for signal in &cxxqtdata.signals {
+        for signal in cxxqtdata.signals() {
             let qobject = find_qobject(&mut qobjects, &signal.qobject_ident)?;
             qobject.signals.push(signal);
         }

crates/cxx-qt-gen/src/lib.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 mod generator;
 mod naming;
 mod parser;
+mod shorthand;
 mod syntax;
 mod writer;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ pub use generator::{
     GeneratedOpt,
 };
 pub use parser::Parser;
+pub use shorthand::self_inlining;
 pub use syntax::{parse_qt_file, CxxQtFile, CxxQtItem};
 pub use writer::{cpp::write_cpp, rust::write_rust};
 
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ mod tests {
             $(assert!($parse_fn(syn::parse_quote! $input).is_err());)*
         }
     }
+    use crate::self_inlining::qualify_self_types;
     pub(crate) use assert_parse_errors;
 
     /// Helper for formating C++ code
@@ -174,7 +177,8 @@ mod tests {
         expected_cpp_header: &str,
         expected_cpp_source: &str,
     ) {
-        let parser = Parser::from(syn::parse_str(input).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        let mut parser = Parser::from(syn::parse_str(input).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        qualify_self_types(&mut parser).unwrap();
 
         let mut cfg_evaluator = CfgEvaluatorTest::default();
         cfg_evaluator.cfgs.insert("crate", Some("cxx-qt-gen"));

crates/cxx-qt-gen/src/naming/name.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use syn::{spanned::Spanned, Attribute, Error, Ident, Path, Result};
 /// Naming in CXX can be rather complex.
 /// The following Rules apply:
 /// - If only a cxx_name **or** a rust_name is given, the identifier of the type/function will be
-///     used for part that wasn't specified explicitly.
+///   used for part that wasn't specified explicitly.
 /// - If **both** attributes are present, the identifier itself is not used!
 /// - The `rust_name` is always used to refer to the type within the bridge!.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]

crates/cxx-qt-gen/src/naming/type_names.rs

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl TypeNames {
         module_ident: &Ident,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         // Find and register the QObjects in the bridge
-        for qobject in cxx_qt_data.qobjects.iter() {
+        for qobject in cxx_qt_data.qobjects() {
             self.populate_qobject(qobject)?;
         }