Rust binding for COBIA

(C) Jasper, AmsterCHEM 2025

This workspace implements rust bindings for COBIA.

CAPE-OPEN consists of a series of specifications to expand the range of application of process simulation technologies. The CAPE-OPEN specifications specify a set of software interfaces that allow plug and play inter-operability between a given process modelling environment (PME) and a third-party process modelling component (PMC).

The CAPE-OPEN specifications are supported by the non-profit organization CO-LaN: http://www.colan.org

The COBIA middle-ware is a platform independent object model and request broker implementation to facilitate the inter-operation of CAPE-OPEN compliant PMEs and PMCs.

This workspace provides:

• the cobia crate, a rust language binding for CO-LaN’s COBIA middleware
• the salt_water crate, a CAPE-OPEN Property Package PMC example, for water with NaCl
• the distillation_shortcut_unit crate, a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation PMC

License

This project is provided under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more details.

Prerequisites

To build the COBIA crate, the following must be installed on your computer:

• The COBIA SDK (available for download from https://colan.repositoryhosting.com/trac/colan_cobia/downloads
• The required ingredients for bindgen, including a valid CLANG installation, see https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-bindgen/requirements.html
• The rust compiler, edition 2024 or up