"Declare opaque types as `typedef struct MyType MyType;` in public headers — defi…" — Agent Rules

Declare opaque types as `typedef struct MyType MyType;` in public headers — define the struct only in the `.c` implementation file.

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#19b4fbf00dcc4a6aFirst seen Mar 1, 2026

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Saving the agent from reading multiple header and .c files to infer the exact opaque type declaration pattern.

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Saves the agent time discovering this