Mirror_bridge
C++ Reflection powered Python binding generation
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HN · launched Dec 4, 2025 · 29 upvotes (top 27%) · 0 views
Niche: api generation and management tools · 64 launches, 1 in the last 7 days ▼ -80% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
No Mirror_bridge requires cutting-edge C++26 static reflection facilities and deep compiler-level expertise with libclang/AST parsing to generate robust Python/C API bindings.
What it would actually take: Requires deep systems programming expertise in modern C++ (C++20/C++23/C++26 reflection TS) and the Python C API/CFFI. The implementation involves parsing ASTs, handling template instantiations, type conversions, memory management, and edge cases across distinct language ABIs.
Discussion
7 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Rust
Concerns raised: Only works with Bloomberg's clang fork, not upstream clang yet, C++26 spec still in draft stage, Reliability concerns for non-example use cases
Feature requests: Support for upstream clang
Competitors
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Attention rank: #545 of 2041 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 34 days after the earliest competitor.
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