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+# rsplugin
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+[GStreamer](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/) elements built in the [Rust programming language](https://www.rust-lang.org/).
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+For background and motivation, see the [announcement blogpost](https://coaxion.net/blog/2016/05/writing-gstreamer-plugins-and-elements-in-rust/).