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📦 Rust Project Setup Guide

This guide will help you set up and run this Rust project on your local machine.

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🛠️ Prerequisites

• Install Rust (includes cargo and rustc)
• Recommended: Install VS Code + Rust Analyzer extension

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🚀 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository (if using Git):

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo-name.git
   cd your-repo-name

2. Navigate to the project folder:

   cd project-folder-name

   Replace project-folder-name with the name of your Rust project (e.g., consensus_simulation).

3. Build the project:

   cargo build

4. Run the project:

   cargo run

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🧪 Running Tests

If your project has unit tests:

cargo test

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📁 Project Structure

project-folder-name/
├── src/
│   └── main.rs       # Main Rust source file
├── Cargo.toml        # Project metadata and dependencies
└── README.md         # This file

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📦 Adding Dependencies

To add a new crate (library), run:

cargo add crate_name

Example:

cargo add rand

Or manually edit Cargo.toml.

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🧹 Cleaning Build Artifacts

To remove compiled files and start fresh:

cargo clean

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📚 Learn More

• The Rust Programming Language Book
• Crates.io (Rust package registry)
• Docs.rs (Rust documentation)

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