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<ol class="chapter"><li class="chapter-item affix "><a href="../about-this-guide.html">About this guide</a></li><li class="chapter-item affix "><a href="../getting-started.html">Getting Started</a></li><li class="spacer"></li><li class="chapter-item affix "><li class="part-title">Building and debugging rustc</li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../building/how-to-build-and-run.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.</strong> How to Build and Run the Compiler</a><a class="toggle"><div></div></a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../building/prerequisites.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.1.</strong> Prerequisites</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../building/suggested.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.2.</strong> Suggested Workflows</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../building/build-install-distribution-artifacts.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">1.3.</strong> Distribution artifacts</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a 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Debugging</a></li></ol></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../thir.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">33.</strong> The THIR (Typed High-level IR)</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../mir/index.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">34.</strong> The MIR (Mid-level IR)</a><a class="toggle"><div></div></a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../mir/construction.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">34.1.</strong> MIR construction</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../mir/visitor.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">34.2.</strong> MIR visitor and traversal</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../mir/passes.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">34.3.</strong> MIR passes: getting the MIR for a function</a></li></ol></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../identifiers.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">35.</strong> Identifiers in the Compiler</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../closure.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">36.</strong> Closure expansion</a></li><li class="chapter-item affix "><li class="part-title">Analysis</li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../part-4-intro.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">37.</strong> Prologue</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../ty.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">38.</strong> The ty module: representing types</a><a class="toggle"><div></div></a></li><li><ol class="section"><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../generics.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">38.1.</strong> Generics and substitutions</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../ty-fold.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">38.2.</strong> TypeFolder and TypeFoldable</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../generic_arguments.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">38.3.</strong> Generic arguments</a></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../constants.html"><strong aria-hidden="true">38.4.</strong> Constants in the type system</a></li></ol></li><li class="chapter-item "><a href="../type-inference.html"><strong 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<p>rustc has a lot of important data structures. This is an attempt to give some
guidance on where to learn more about some of the key data structures of the
compiler.</p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Item</th><th>Kind</th><th>Short description</th><th>Chapter</th><th>Declaration</th></tr></thead><tbody>
<tr><td><code>BodyId</code></td><td>struct</td><td>One of four types of HIR node identifiers</td><td><a href="../hir.html#hir-id">Identifiers in the HIR</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_hir/struct.BodyId.html">compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Compiler</code></td><td>struct</td><td>Represents a compiler session and can be used to drive a compilation.</td><td><a href="../rustc-driver.html">The Rustc Driver and Interface</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_interface/interface/struct.Compiler.html">compiler/rustc_interface/src/interface.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>ast::Crate</code></td><td>struct</td><td>A syntax-level representation of a parsed crate</td><td><a href="../the-parser.html">The parser</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_ast/ast/struct.Crate.html">compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>rustc_hir::Crate</code></td><td>struct</td><td>A more abstract, compiler-friendly form of a crate's AST</td><td><a href="../hir.html">The Hir</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_hir/struct.Crate.html">compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>DefId</code></td><td>struct</td><td>One of four types of HIR node identifiers</td><td><a href="../hir.html#hir-id">Identifiers in the HIR</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_hir/def_id/struct.DefId.html">compiler/rustc_hir/src/def_id.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>DiagnosticBuilder</code></td><td>struct</td><td>A struct for building up compiler diagnostics, such as errors or lints</td><td><a href="../diagnostics.html">Emitting Diagnostics</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_errors/struct.DiagnosticBuilder.html">compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic_builder.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>DocContext</code></td><td>struct</td><td>A state container used by rustdoc when crawling through a crate to gather its documentation</td><td><a href="../rustdoc.html">Rustdoc</a></td><td><a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/librustdoc/core.rs">src/librustdoc/core.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>HirId</code></td><td>struct</td><td>One of four types of HIR node identifiers</td><td><a href="../hir.html#hir-id">Identifiers in the HIR</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_hir/hir_id/struct.HirId.html">compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir_id.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>NodeId</code></td><td>struct</td><td>One of four types of HIR node identifiers. Being phased out</td><td><a href="../hir.html#hir-id">Identifiers in the HIR</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_ast/node_id/struct.NodeId.html">compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>P</code></td><td>struct</td><td>An owned immutable smart pointer. By contrast, <code>&amp;T</code> is not owned, and <code>Box&lt;T&gt;</code> is not immutable.</td><td>None</td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_ast/ptr/struct.P.html">compiler/rustc_ast/src/ptr.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>ParamEnv</code></td><td>struct</td><td>Information about generic parameters or <code>Self</code>, useful for working with associated or generic items</td><td><a href="../param_env.html">Parameter Environment</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/struct.ParamEnv.html">compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>ParseSess</code></td><td>struct</td><td>This struct contains information about a parsing session</td><td><a href="../the-parser.html">The parser</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_session/parse/struct.ParseSess.html">compiler/rustc_session/src/parse/parse.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Query</code></td><td>struct</td><td>Represents the result of query to the <code>Compiler</code> interface and allows stealing, borrowing, and returning the results of compiler passes.</td><td><a href="../rustc-driver.html">The Rustc Driver and Interface</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_interface/queries/struct.Query.html">compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Rib</code></td><td>struct</td><td>Represents a single scope of names</td><td><a href="../name-resolution.html">Name resolution</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_resolve/late/struct.Rib.html">compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Session</code></td><td>struct</td><td>The data associated with a compilation session</td><td><a href="../the-parser.html">The parser</a>, <a href="../rustc-driver.html">The Rustc Driver and Interface</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_session/struct.Session.html">compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SourceFile</code></td><td>struct</td><td>Part of the <code>SourceMap</code>. Maps AST nodes to their source code for a single source file. Was previously called FileMap</td><td><a href="../the-parser.html">The parser</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_span/struct.SourceFile.html">compiler/rustc_span/src/lib.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>SourceMap</code></td><td>struct</td><td>Maps AST nodes to their source code. It is composed of <code>SourceFile</code>s. Was previously called CodeMap</td><td><a href="../the-parser.html">The parser</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_span/source_map/struct.SourceMap.html">compiler/rustc_span/src/source_map.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Span</code></td><td>struct</td><td>A location in the user's source code, used for error reporting primarily</td><td><a href="../diagnostics.html">Emitting Diagnostics</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_span/struct.Span.html">compiler/rustc_span/src/span_encoding.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>StringReader</code></td><td>struct</td><td>This is the lexer used during parsing. It consumes characters from the raw source code being compiled and produces a series of tokens for use by the rest of the parser</td><td><a href="../the-parser.html">The parser</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_parse/lexer/struct.StringReader.html">compiler/rustc_parse/src/lexer/mod.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>rustc_ast::token_stream::TokenStream</code></td><td>struct</td><td>An abstract sequence of tokens, organized into <code>TokenTree</code>s</td><td><a href="../the-parser.html">The parser</a>, <a href="../macro-expansion.html">Macro expansion</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_ast/tokenstream/struct.TokenStream.html">compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>TraitDef</code></td><td>struct</td><td>This struct contains a trait's definition with type information</td><td><a href="../ty.html">The <code>ty</code> modules</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/trait_def/struct.TraitDef.html">compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/trait_def.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>TraitRef</code></td><td>struct</td><td>The combination of a trait and its input types (e.g. <code>P0: Trait&lt;P1...Pn&gt;</code>)</td><td><a href="../traits/goals-and-clauses.html#domain-goals">Trait Solving: Goals and Clauses</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/struct.TraitRef.html">compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>Ty&lt;'tcx&gt;</code></td><td>struct</td><td>This is the internal representation of a type used for type checking</td><td><a href="../type-checking.html">Type checking</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/type.Ty.html">compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><code>TyCtxt&lt;'tcx&gt;</code></td><td>struct</td><td>The &quot;typing context&quot;. This is the central data structure in the compiler. It is the context that you use to perform all manner of queries</td><td><a href="../ty.html">The <code>ty</code> modules</a></td><td><a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_middle/ty/struct.TyCtxt.html">compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs</a></td></tr>
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