Merge pull request #51 from TheBlueMatt/main
[ldk-c-bindings] / c-bindings-gen / src / types.rs
index c230770d144a2ccc1808aabdac2946b48fe181c3..0a6bce453e5628a4847c890e44c9ca0c49e5ac16 100644 (file)
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ pub fn get_single_remaining_path_seg<'a, I: Iterator<Item=&'a syn::PathSegment>>
        } else { None }
 }
 
+pub fn first_seg_is_stdlib(first_seg_str: &str) -> bool {
+       first_seg_str == "std" || first_seg_str == "core" || first_seg_str == "alloc"
+}
+
 pub fn single_ident_generic_path_to_ident(p: &syn::Path) -> Option<&syn::Ident> {
        if p.segments.len() == 1 {
                Some(&p.segments.iter().next().unwrap().ident)
@@ -66,6 +70,11 @@ pub enum ExportStatus {
        Export,
        NoExport,
        TestOnly,
+       /// This is used only for traits to indicate that users should not be able to implement their
+       /// own version of a trait, but we should export Rust implementations of the trait (and the
+       /// trait itself).
+       /// Concretly, this means that we do not implement the Rust trait for the C trait struct.
+       NotImplementable,
 }
 /// Gets the ExportStatus of an object (struct, fn, etc) given its attributes.
 pub fn export_status(attrs: &[syn::Attribute]) -> ExportStatus {
@@ -117,6 +126,8 @@ pub fn export_status(attrs: &[syn::Attribute]) -> ExportStatus {
                                let line = format!("{}", lit);
                                if line.contains("(C-not exported)") {
                                        return ExportStatus::NoExport;
+                               } else if line.contains("(C-not implementable)") {
+                                       return ExportStatus::NotImplementable;
                                }
                        },
                        _ => unimplemented!(),
@@ -138,6 +149,7 @@ pub fn is_enum_opaque(e: &syn::ItemEnum) -> bool {
                        for field in fields.named.iter() {
                                match export_status(&field.attrs) {
                                        ExportStatus::Export|ExportStatus::TestOnly => {},
+                                       ExportStatus::NotImplementable => panic!("(C-not implementable) should only appear on traits!"),
                                        ExportStatus::NoExport => return true,
                                }
                        }
@@ -145,6 +157,7 @@ pub fn is_enum_opaque(e: &syn::ItemEnum) -> bool {
                        for field in fields.unnamed.iter() {
                                match export_status(&field.attrs) {
                                        ExportStatus::Export|ExportStatus::TestOnly => {},
+                                       ExportStatus::NotImplementable => panic!("(C-not implementable) should only appear on traits!"),
                                        ExportStatus::NoExport => return true,
                                }
                        }
@@ -164,29 +177,32 @@ pub fn is_enum_opaque(e: &syn::ItemEnum) -> bool {
 /// concrete C container struct, etc).
 #[must_use]
 pub struct GenericTypes<'a, 'b> {
+       self_ty: Option<String>,
        parent: Option<&'b GenericTypes<'b, 'b>>,
-       typed_generics: HashMap<&'a syn::Ident, (String, Option<&'a syn::Path>)>,
+       typed_generics: HashMap<&'a syn::Ident, String>,
+       default_generics: HashMap<&'a syn::Ident, (syn::Type, syn::Type)>,
 }
 impl<'a, 'p: 'a> GenericTypes<'a, 'p> {
-       pub fn new() -> Self {
-               Self { parent: None, typed_generics: HashMap::new(), }
+       pub fn new(self_ty: Option<String>) -> Self {
+               Self { self_ty, parent: None, typed_generics: HashMap::new(), default_generics: HashMap::new(), }
        }
 
        /// push a new context onto the stack, allowing for a new set of generics to be learned which
        /// will override any lower contexts, but which will still fall back to resoltion via lower
        /// contexts.
        pub fn push_ctx<'c>(&'c self) -> GenericTypes<'a, 'c> {
-               GenericTypes { parent: Some(self), typed_generics: HashMap::new(), }
+               GenericTypes { self_ty: None, parent: Some(self), typed_generics: HashMap::new(), default_generics: HashMap::new(), }
        }
 
        /// Learn the generics in generics in the current context, given a TypeResolver.
        pub fn learn_generics<'b, 'c>(&mut self, generics: &'a syn::Generics, types: &'b TypeResolver<'a, 'c>) -> bool {
+               let mut new_typed_generics = HashMap::new();
                // First learn simple generics...
                for generic in generics.params.iter() {
                        match generic {
                                syn::GenericParam::Type(type_param) => {
                                        let mut non_lifetimes_processed = false;
-                                       for bound in type_param.bounds.iter() {
+                                       'bound_loop: for bound in type_param.bounds.iter() {
                                                if let syn::TypeParamBound::Trait(trait_bound) = bound {
                                                        if let Some(ident) = single_ident_generic_path_to_ident(&trait_bound.path) {
                                                                match &format!("{}", ident) as &str { "Send" => continue, "Sync" => continue, _ => {} }
@@ -194,19 +210,42 @@ impl<'a, 'p: 'a> GenericTypes<'a, 'p> {
                                                        if path_matches_nongeneric(&trait_bound.path, &["core", "clone", "Clone"]) { continue; }
 
                                                        assert_simple_bound(&trait_bound);
-                                                       if let Some(mut path) = types.maybe_resolve_path(&trait_bound.path, None) {
+                                                       if let Some(path) = types.maybe_resolve_path(&trait_bound.path, None) {
                                                                if types.skip_path(&path) { continue; }
                                                                if path == "Sized" { continue; }
                                                                if non_lifetimes_processed { return false; }
                                                                non_lifetimes_processed = true;
-                                                               let new_ident = if path != "std::ops::Deref" {
-                                                                       path = "crate::".to_string() + &path;
-                                                                       Some(&trait_bound.path)
-                                                               } else { None };
-                                                               self.typed_generics.insert(&type_param.ident, (path, new_ident));
-                                                       } else { return false; }
+                                                               if path != "std::ops::Deref" && path != "core::ops::Deref" {
+                                                                       new_typed_generics.insert(&type_param.ident, Some(path));
+                                                               } else if trait_bound.path.segments.len() == 1 {
+                                                                       // If we're templated on Deref<Target = ConcreteThing>, store
+                                                                       // the reference type in `default_generics` which handles full
+                                                                       // types and not just paths.
+                                                                       if let syn::PathArguments::AngleBracketed(ref args) =
+                                                                                       trait_bound.path.segments[0].arguments {
+                                                                               for subargument in args.args.iter() {
+                                                                                       match subargument {
+                                                                                               syn::GenericArgument::Lifetime(_) => {},
+                                                                                               syn::GenericArgument::Binding(ref b) => {
+                                                                                                       if &format!("{}", b.ident) != "Target" { return false; }
+                                                                                                       let default = &b.ty;
+                                                                                                       self.default_generics.insert(&type_param.ident, (parse_quote!(&#default), parse_quote!(&#default)));
+                                                                                                       break 'bound_loop;
+                                                                                               },
+                                                                                               _ => unimplemented!(),
+                                                                                       }
+                                                                               }
+                                                                       } else {
+                                                                               new_typed_generics.insert(&type_param.ident, None);
+                                                                       }
+                                                               }
+                                                       }
                                                }
                                        }
+                                       if let Some(default) = type_param.default.as_ref() {
+                                               assert!(type_param.bounds.is_empty());
+                                               self.default_generics.insert(&type_param.ident, (default.clone(), parse_quote!(&#default)));
+                                       }
                                },
                                _ => {},
                        }
@@ -219,9 +258,9 @@ impl<'a, 'p: 'a> GenericTypes<'a, 'p> {
                                                if p.qself.is_some() { return false; }
                                                if p.path.leading_colon.is_some() { return false; }
                                                let mut p_iter = p.path.segments.iter();
-                                               if let Some(gen) = self.typed_generics.get_mut(&p_iter.next().unwrap().ident) {
-                                                       if gen.0 != "std::ops::Deref" { return false; }
-                                                       if &format!("{}", p_iter.next().unwrap().ident) != "Target" { return false; }
+                                               if let Some(gen) = new_typed_generics.get_mut(&p_iter.next().unwrap().ident) {
+                                                       if gen.is_some() { return false; }
+                                                       if &format!("{}", p_iter.next().unwrap().ident) != "Target" {return false; }
 
                                                        let mut non_lifetimes_processed = false;
                                                        for bound in t.bounds.iter() {
@@ -232,8 +271,7 @@ impl<'a, 'p: 'a> GenericTypes<'a, 'p> {
                                                                        if non_lifetimes_processed { return false; }
                                                                        non_lifetimes_processed = true;
                                                                        assert_simple_bound(&trait_bound);
-                                                                       *gen = ("crate::".to_string() + &types.resolve_path(&trait_bound.path, None),
-                                                                               Some(&trait_bound.path));
+                                                                       *gen = Some(types.resolve_path(&trait_bound.path, None));
                                                                }
                                                        }
                                                } else { return false; }
@@ -241,8 +279,10 @@ impl<'a, 'p: 'a> GenericTypes<'a, 'p> {
                                }
                        }
                }
-               for (_, (_, ident)) in self.typed_generics.iter() {
-                       if ident.is_none() { return false; }
+               for (key, value) in new_typed_generics.drain() {
+                       if let Some(v) = value {
+                               assert!(self.typed_generics.insert(key, v).is_none());
+                       } else { return false; }
                }
                true
        }
@@ -254,47 +294,44 @@ impl<'a, 'p: 'a> GenericTypes<'a, 'p> {
                                &syn::TraitItem::Type(ref t) => {
                                        if t.default.is_some() || t.generics.lt_token.is_some() { unimplemented!(); }
                                        let mut bounds_iter = t.bounds.iter();
-                                       match bounds_iter.next().unwrap() {
-                                               syn::TypeParamBound::Trait(tr) => {
-                                                       assert_simple_bound(&tr);
-                                                       if let Some(mut path) = types.maybe_resolve_path(&tr.path, None) {
-                                                               if types.skip_path(&path) { continue; }
-                                                               // In general we handle Deref<Target=X> as if it were just X (and
-                                                               // implement Deref<Target=Self> for relevant types). We don't
-                                                               // bother to implement it for associated types, however, so we just
-                                                               // ignore such bounds.
-                                                               let new_ident = if path != "std::ops::Deref" {
-                                                                       path = "crate::".to_string() + &path;
-                                                                       Some(&tr.path)
-                                                               } else { None };
-                                                               self.typed_generics.insert(&t.ident, (path, new_ident));
-                                                       } else { unimplemented!(); }
-                                               },
-                                               _ => unimplemented!(),
+                                       loop {
+                                               match bounds_iter.next().unwrap() {
+                                                       syn::TypeParamBound::Trait(tr) => {
+                                                               assert_simple_bound(&tr);
+                                                               if let Some(path) = types.maybe_resolve_path(&tr.path, None) {
+                                                                       if types.skip_path(&path) { continue; }
+                                                                       // In general we handle Deref<Target=X> as if it were just X (and
+                                                                       // implement Deref<Target=Self> for relevant types). We don't
+                                                                       // bother to implement it for associated types, however, so we just
+                                                                       // ignore such bounds.
+                                                                       if path != "std::ops::Deref" && path != "core::ops::Deref" {
+                                                                               self.typed_generics.insert(&t.ident, path);
+                                                                       }
+                                                               } else { unimplemented!(); }
+                                                               for bound in bounds_iter {
+                                                                       if let syn::TypeParamBound::Trait(_) = bound { unimplemented!(); }
+                                                               }
+                                                               break;
+                                                       },
+                                                       syn::TypeParamBound::Lifetime(_) => {},
+                                               }
                                        }
-                                       if bounds_iter.next().is_some() { unimplemented!(); }
                                },
                                _ => {},
                        }
                }
        }
 
-       /// Attempt to resolve an Ident as a generic parameter and return the full path.
-       pub fn maybe_resolve_ident<'b>(&'b self, ident: &syn::Ident) -> Option<&'b String> {
-               if let Some(res) = self.typed_generics.get(ident).map(|(a, _)| a) {
-                       return Some(res);
-               }
-               if let Some(parent) = self.parent {
-                       parent.maybe_resolve_ident(ident)
-               } else {
-                       None
-               }
-       }
        /// Attempt to resolve a Path as a generic parameter and return the full path. as both a string
        /// and syn::Path.
-       pub fn maybe_resolve_path<'b>(&'b self, path: &syn::Path) -> Option<(&'b String, &'a syn::Path)> {
+       pub fn maybe_resolve_path<'b>(&'b self, path: &syn::Path) -> Option<&'b String> {
                if let Some(ident) = path.get_ident() {
-                       if let Some(res) = self.typed_generics.get(ident).map(|(a, b)| (a, b.unwrap())) {
+                       if let Some(ty) = &self.self_ty {
+                               if format!("{}", ident) == "Self" {
+                                       return Some(&ty);
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if let Some(res) = self.typed_generics.get(ident) {
                                return Some(res);
                        }
                } else {
@@ -303,7 +340,7 @@ impl<'a, 'p: 'a> GenericTypes<'a, 'p> {
                        let mut it = path.segments.iter();
                        if path.segments.len() == 2 && format!("{}", it.next().unwrap().ident) == "Self" {
                                let ident = &it.next().unwrap().ident;
-                               if let Some(res) = self.typed_generics.get(ident).map(|(a, b)| (a, b.unwrap())) {
+                               if let Some(res) = self.typed_generics.get(ident) {
                                        return Some(res);
                                }
                        }
@@ -316,14 +353,42 @@ impl<'a, 'p: 'a> GenericTypes<'a, 'p> {
        }
 }
 
+trait ResolveType<'a> { fn resolve_type(&'a self, ty: &'a syn::Type) -> &'a syn::Type; }
+impl<'a, 'b, 'c: 'a + 'b> ResolveType<'c> for Option<&GenericTypes<'a, 'b>> {
+       fn resolve_type(&'c self, ty: &'c syn::Type) -> &'c syn::Type {
+               if let Some(us) = self {
+                       match ty {
+                               syn::Type::Path(p) => {
+                                       if let Some(ident) = p.path.get_ident() {
+                                               if let Some((ty, _)) = us.default_generics.get(ident) {
+                                                       return ty;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               },
+                               syn::Type::Reference(syn::TypeReference { elem, .. }) => {
+                                       if let syn::Type::Path(p) = &**elem {
+                                               if let Some(ident) = p.path.get_ident() {
+                                                       if let Some((_, refty)) = us.default_generics.get(ident) {
+                                                               return refty;
+                                                       }
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               _ => {},
+                       }
+                       us.parent.resolve_type(ty)
+               } else { ty }
+       }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
 // The type of declaration and the object itself
 pub enum DeclType<'a> {
        MirroredEnum,
        Trait(&'a syn::ItemTrait),
-       StructImported,
+       StructImported { generics: &'a syn::Generics  },
        StructIgnored,
-       EnumIgnored,
+       EnumIgnored { generics: &'a syn::Generics },
 }
 
 pub struct ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> {
@@ -335,13 +400,31 @@ pub struct ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> {
        priv_modules: HashSet<syn::Ident>,
 }
 impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft> {
-       fn process_use_intern(crate_name: &str, dependencies: &HashSet<syn::Ident>, imports: &mut HashMap<syn::Ident, (String, syn::Path)>,
+       fn process_use_intern(crate_name: &str, module_path: &str, dependencies: &HashSet<syn::Ident>, imports: &mut HashMap<syn::Ident, (String, syn::Path)>,
                        u: &syn::UseTree, partial_path: &str, mut path: syn::punctuated::Punctuated<syn::PathSegment, syn::token::Colon2>) {
 
                let new_path;
                macro_rules! push_path {
                        ($ident: expr, $path_suffix: expr) => {
-                               if partial_path == "" && !dependencies.contains(&$ident) {
+                               if partial_path == "" && format!("{}", $ident) == "super" {
+                                       let mut mod_iter = module_path.rsplitn(2, "::");
+                                       mod_iter.next().unwrap();
+                                       let super_mod = mod_iter.next().unwrap();
+                                       new_path = format!("{}{}", super_mod, $path_suffix);
+                                       assert_eq!(path.len(), 0);
+                                       for module in super_mod.split("::") {
+                                               path.push(syn::PathSegment { ident: syn::Ident::new(module, Span::call_site()), arguments: syn::PathArguments::None });
+                                       }
+                               } else if partial_path == "" && format!("{}", $ident) == "self" {
+                                       new_path = format!("{}{}", module_path, $path_suffix);
+                                       for module in module_path.split("::") {
+                                               path.push(syn::PathSegment { ident: syn::Ident::new(module, Span::call_site()), arguments: syn::PathArguments::None });
+                                       }
+                               } else if partial_path == "" && format!("{}", $ident) == "crate" {
+                                       new_path = format!("{}{}", crate_name, $path_suffix);
+                                       let crate_name_ident = format_ident!("{}", crate_name);
+                                       path.push(parse_quote!(#crate_name_ident));
+                               } else if partial_path == "" && !dependencies.contains(&$ident) {
                                        new_path = format!("{}::{}{}", crate_name, $ident, $path_suffix);
                                        let crate_name_ident = format_ident!("{}", crate_name);
                                        path.push(parse_quote!(#crate_name_ident));
@@ -355,7 +438,7 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
                match u {
                        syn::UseTree::Path(p) => {
                                push_path!(p.ident, "::");
-                               Self::process_use_intern(crate_name, dependencies, imports, &p.tree, &new_path, path);
+                               Self::process_use_intern(crate_name, module_path, dependencies, imports, &p.tree, &new_path, path);
                        },
                        syn::UseTree::Name(n) => {
                                push_path!(n.ident, "");
@@ -363,7 +446,7 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
                        },
                        syn::UseTree::Group(g) => {
                                for i in g.items.iter() {
-                                       Self::process_use_intern(crate_name, dependencies, imports, i, partial_path, path.clone());
+                                       Self::process_use_intern(crate_name, module_path, dependencies, imports, i, partial_path, path.clone());
                                }
                        },
                        syn::UseTree::Rename(r) => {
@@ -376,14 +459,14 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
                }
        }
 
-       fn process_use(crate_name: &str, dependencies: &HashSet<syn::Ident>, imports: &mut HashMap<syn::Ident, (String, syn::Path)>, u: &syn::ItemUse) {
+       fn process_use(crate_name: &str, module_path: &str, dependencies: &HashSet<syn::Ident>, imports: &mut HashMap<syn::Ident, (String, syn::Path)>, u: &syn::ItemUse) {
                if let syn::Visibility::Public(_) = u.vis {
                        // We actually only use these for #[cfg(fuzztarget)]
                        eprintln!("Ignoring pub(use) tree!");
                        return;
                }
                if u.leading_colon.is_some() { eprintln!("Ignoring leading-colon use!"); return; }
-               Self::process_use_intern(crate_name, dependencies, imports, &u.tree, "", syn::punctuated::Punctuated::new());
+               Self::process_use_intern(crate_name, module_path, dependencies, imports, &u.tree, "", syn::punctuated::Punctuated::new());
        }
 
        fn insert_primitive(imports: &mut HashMap<syn::Ident, (String, syn::Path)>, id: &str) {
@@ -393,6 +476,9 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
        }
 
        pub fn new(crate_name: &'mod_lifetime str, dependencies: &'mod_lifetime HashSet<syn::Ident>, module_path: &'mod_lifetime str, contents: &'crate_lft [syn::Item]) -> Self {
+               Self::from_borrowed_items(crate_name, dependencies, module_path, &contents.iter().map(|a| a).collect::<Vec<_>>())
+       }
+       pub fn from_borrowed_items(crate_name: &'mod_lifetime str, dependencies: &'mod_lifetime HashSet<syn::Ident>, module_path: &'mod_lifetime str, contents: &[&'crate_lft syn::Item]) -> Self {
                let mut imports = HashMap::new();
                // Add primitives to the "imports" list:
                Self::insert_primitive(&mut imports, "bool");
@@ -415,13 +501,14 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
 
                for item in contents.iter() {
                        match item {
-                               syn::Item::Use(u) => Self::process_use(crate_name, dependencies, &mut imports, &u),
+                               syn::Item::Use(u) => Self::process_use(crate_name, module_path, dependencies, &mut imports, &u),
                                syn::Item::Struct(s) => {
                                        if let syn::Visibility::Public(_) = s.vis {
                                                match export_status(&s.attrs) {
-                                                       ExportStatus::Export => { declared.insert(s.ident.clone(), DeclType::StructImported); },
+                                                       ExportStatus::Export => { declared.insert(s.ident.clone(), DeclType::StructImported { generics: &s.generics }); },
                                                        ExportStatus::NoExport => { declared.insert(s.ident.clone(), DeclType::StructIgnored); },
                                                        ExportStatus::TestOnly => continue,
+                                                       ExportStatus::NotImplementable => panic!("(C-not implementable) should only appear on traits!"),
                                                }
                                        }
                                },
@@ -433,22 +520,28 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
                                                        else { process_alias = false; }
                                                }
                                                if process_alias {
-                                                       declared.insert(t.ident.clone(), DeclType::StructImported);
+                                                       declared.insert(t.ident.clone(), DeclType::StructImported { generics: &t.generics });
                                                }
                                        }
                                },
                                syn::Item::Enum(e) => {
                                        if let syn::Visibility::Public(_) = e.vis {
                                                match export_status(&e.attrs) {
-                                                       ExportStatus::Export if is_enum_opaque(e) => { declared.insert(e.ident.clone(), DeclType::EnumIgnored); },
+                                                       ExportStatus::Export if is_enum_opaque(e) => { declared.insert(e.ident.clone(), DeclType::EnumIgnored { generics: &e.generics }); },
                                                        ExportStatus::Export => { declared.insert(e.ident.clone(), DeclType::MirroredEnum); },
+                                                       ExportStatus::NotImplementable => panic!("(C-not implementable) should only appear on traits!"),
                                                        _ => continue,
                                                }
                                        }
                                },
-                               syn::Item::Trait(t) if export_status(&t.attrs) == ExportStatus::Export => {
-                                       if let syn::Visibility::Public(_) = t.vis {
-                                               declared.insert(t.ident.clone(), DeclType::Trait(t));
+                               syn::Item::Trait(t) => {
+                                       match export_status(&t.attrs) {
+                                               ExportStatus::Export|ExportStatus::NotImplementable => {
+                                                       if let syn::Visibility::Public(_) = t.vis {
+                                                               declared.insert(t.ident.clone(), DeclType::Trait(t));
+                                                       }
+                                               },
+                                               _ => continue,
                                        }
                                },
                                syn::Item::Mod(m) => {
@@ -488,12 +581,12 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
                } else { None }
        }
 
-       pub fn maybe_resolve_path(&self, p_arg: &syn::Path, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>) -> Option<String> {
-               let p = if let Some(gen_types) = generics {
-                       if let Some((_, synpath)) = gen_types.maybe_resolve_path(p_arg) {
-                               synpath
-                       } else { p_arg }
-               } else { p_arg };
+       pub fn maybe_resolve_path(&self, p: &syn::Path, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>) -> Option<String> {
+               if let Some(gen_types) = generics {
+                       if let Some(resp) = gen_types.maybe_resolve_path(p) {
+                               return Some(resp.clone());
+                       }
+               }
 
                if p.leading_colon.is_some() {
                        let mut res: String = p.segments.iter().enumerate().map(|(idx, seg)| {
@@ -517,9 +610,7 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
                                format!("::{}", seg.ident)
                        }).collect();
                        let first_seg_str = format!("{}", first_seg.ident);
-                       if first_seg_str == "std" {
-                               Some(first_seg_str + &remaining)
-                       } else if let Some((imp, _)) = self.imports.get(&first_seg.ident) {
+                       if let Some((imp, _)) = self.imports.get(&first_seg.ident) {
                                if remaining != "" {
                                        Some(imp.clone() + &remaining)
                                } else {
@@ -527,6 +618,8 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
                                }
                        } else if let Some(_) = self.priv_modules.get(&first_seg.ident) {
                                Some(format!("{}::{}{}", self.module_path, first_seg.ident, remaining))
+                       } else if first_seg_is_stdlib(&first_seg_str) || self.dependencies.contains(&first_seg.ident) {
+                               Some(first_seg_str + &remaining)
                        } else { None }
                }
        }
@@ -535,7 +628,6 @@ impl<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> ImportResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'cr
        pub fn resolve_imported_refs(&self, mut ty: syn::Type) -> syn::Type {
                match &mut ty {
                        syn::Type::Path(p) => {
-eprintln!("rir {:?}", p);
                                if p.path.segments.len() != 1 { unimplemented!(); }
                                let mut args = p.path.segments[0].arguments.clone();
                                if let syn::PathArguments::AngleBracketed(ref mut generics) = &mut args {
@@ -627,11 +719,26 @@ impl FullLibraryAST {
        }
 }
 
+/// List of manually-generated types which are clonable
+fn initial_clonable_types() -> HashSet<String> {
+       let mut res = HashSet::new();
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::u5".to_owned());
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes".to_owned());
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::PublicKey".to_owned());
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::Transaction".to_owned());
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::TxOut".to_owned());
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::Signature".to_owned());
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::RecoverableSignature".to_owned());
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::Secp256k1Error".to_owned());
+       res.insert("crate::c_types::IOError".to_owned());
+       res
+}
+
 /// Top-level struct tracking everything which has been defined while walking the crate.
 pub struct CrateTypes<'a> {
        /// This may contain structs or enums, but only when either is mapped as
        /// struct X { inner: *mut originalX, .. }
-       pub opaques: HashMap<String, &'a syn::Ident>,
+       pub opaques: HashMap<String, (&'a syn::Ident, &'a syn::Generics)>,
        /// Enums which are mapped as C enums with conversion functions
        pub mirrored_enums: HashMap<String, &'a syn::ItemEnum>,
        /// Traits which are mapped as a pointer + jump table
@@ -662,7 +769,7 @@ impl<'a> CrateTypes<'a> {
                        opaques: HashMap::new(), mirrored_enums: HashMap::new(), traits: HashMap::new(),
                        type_aliases: HashMap::new(), reverse_alias_map: HashMap::new(),
                        templates_defined: RefCell::new(HashMap::default()),
-                       clonable_types: RefCell::new(HashSet::new()), trait_impls: HashMap::new(),
+                       clonable_types: RefCell::new(initial_clonable_types()), trait_impls: HashMap::new(),
                        template_file: RefCell::new(template_file), lib_ast: &libast,
                }
        }
@@ -691,8 +798,8 @@ pub struct TypeResolver<'mod_lifetime, 'crate_lft: 'mod_lifetime> {
 enum EmptyValExpectedTy {
        /// A type which has a flag for being empty (eg an array where we treat all-0s as empty).
        NonPointer,
-       /// A pointer that we want to dereference and move out of.
-       OwnedPointer,
+       /// A Option mapped as a COption_*Z
+       OptionType,
        /// A pointer which we want to convert to a reference.
        ReferenceAsPointer,
 }
@@ -751,8 +858,6 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                if self.is_primitive(ty) { return true; }
                match ty {
                        "()" => true,
-                       "crate::c_types::Signature" => true,
-                       "crate::c_types::TxOut" => true,
                        _ => false,
                }
        }
@@ -763,58 +868,67 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        return Some(full_path);
                }
                match full_path {
-                       "Result" => Some("crate::c_types::derived::CResult"),
-                       "Vec" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::derived::CVec"),
-                       "Option" => Some(""),
-
                        // Note that no !is_ref types can map to an array because Rust and C's call semantics
                        // for arrays are different (https://github.com/eqrion/cbindgen/issues/528)
 
                        "[u8; 32]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
+                       "[u8; 20]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::TwentyBytes"),
                        "[u8; 16]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::SixteenBytes"),
-                       "[u8; 10]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::TenBytes"),
+                       "[u8; 12]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::TwelveBytes"),
                        "[u8; 4]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::FourBytes"),
                        "[u8; 3]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThreeBytes"), // Used for RGB values
 
                        "str" if is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Str"),
-                       "String" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::derived::CVec_u8Z"),
-                       "String" if is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Str"),
+                       "alloc::string::String"|"String" => Some("crate::c_types::Str"),
 
-                       "std::time::Duration" => Some("u64"),
+                       "std::time::Duration"|"core::time::Duration" => Some("u64"),
+                       "std::time::SystemTime" => Some("u64"),
                        "std::io::Error" => Some("crate::c_types::IOError"),
+                       "core::fmt::Arguments" if is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Str"),
+
+                       "core::convert::Infallible" => Some("crate::c_types::NotConstructable"),
+
+                       "bech32::u5" => Some("crate::c_types::u5"),
+                       "core::num::NonZeroU8" => Some("u8"),
 
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"|"secp256k1::key::PublicKey"
                                => Some("crate::c_types::PublicKey"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Signature" => Some("crate::c_types::Signature"),
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::recovery::RecoverableSignature" => Some("crate::c_types::RecoverableSignature"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if is_ref  => Some("*const [u8; 32]"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::SecretKey"),
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::Error" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Secp256k1Error"),
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::Error"|"secp256k1::Error"
+                               if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Secp256k1Error"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::u8slice"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::derived::CVec_u8Z"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::OutPoint" => Some("crate::lightning::chain::transaction::OutPoint"),
-                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction" => Some("crate::c_types::Transaction"),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction"|"bitcoin::Transaction" => Some("crate::c_types::Transaction"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::TxOut" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::TxOut"),
                        "bitcoin::network::constants::Network" => Some("crate::bitcoin::network::Network"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::block::BlockHeader" if is_ref  => Some("*const [u8; 80]"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::block::Block" if is_ref  => Some("crate::c_types::u8slice"),
 
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::PubkeyHash"|"bitcoin::hash_types::WPubkeyHash"|"bitcoin::hash_types::ScriptHash"
+                               if is_ref => Some("*const [u8; 20]"),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::WScriptHash"
+                               if is_ref => Some("*const [u8; 32]"),
+
                        // Newtypes that we just expose in their original form.
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if is_ref  => Some("*const [u8; 32]"),
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash" if is_ref  => Some("*const [u8; 32]"),
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid"|"bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash"|"bitcoin_hashes::sha256::Hash"
+                               if is_ref  => Some("*const [u8; 32]"),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid"|"bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash"|"bitcoin_hashes::sha256::Hash"
+                               if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Message" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if is_ref => Some("*const [u8; 32]"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" if is_ref => Some("*const [u8; 32]"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentSecret" if is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentSecret" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash"|"lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage"|"lightning::ln::PaymentSecret"
+                       |"lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId"|"lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial"
+                               if is_ref => Some("*const [u8; 32]"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash"|"lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage"|"lightning::ln::PaymentSecret"
+                       |"lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId"|"lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial"
+                               if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes"),
 
-                       // Override the default since Records contain an fmt with a lifetime:
-                       "lightning::util::logger::Record" => Some("*const std::os::raw::c_char"),
+                       "lightning::io::Read" => Some("crate::c_types::u8slice"),
 
                        _ => None,
                }
@@ -835,8 +949,9 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
 
                        "[u8; 32]" if is_ref => Some("unsafe { &*"),
                        "[u8; 32]" if !is_ref => Some(""),
+                       "[u8; 20]" if !is_ref => Some(""),
                        "[u8; 16]" if !is_ref => Some(""),
-                       "[u8; 10]" if !is_ref => Some(""),
+                       "[u8; 12]" if !is_ref => Some(""),
                        "[u8; 4]" if !is_ref => Some(""),
                        "[u8; 3]" if !is_ref => Some(""),
 
@@ -844,43 +959,65 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        "[usize]" if is_ref => Some(""),
 
                        "str" if is_ref => Some(""),
-                       "String" if !is_ref => Some("String::from_utf8("),
+                       "alloc::string::String"|"String" => Some(""),
+                       "std::io::Error" if !is_ref => Some(""),
                        // Note that we'll panic for String if is_ref, as we only have non-owned memory, we
                        // cannot create a &String.
 
-                       "std::time::Duration" => Some("std::time::Duration::from_secs("),
+                       "core::convert::Infallible" => Some("panic!(\"You must never construct a NotConstructable! : "),
+
+                       "std::time::Duration"|"core::time::Duration" => Some("std::time::Duration::from_secs("),
+                       "std::time::SystemTime" => Some("(::std::time::SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + std::time::Duration::from_secs("),
 
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"
+                       "bech32::u5" => Some(""),
+                       "core::num::NonZeroU8" => Some("core::num::NonZeroU8::new("),
+
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"|"secp256k1::key::PublicKey"
                                if is_ref => Some("&"),
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"|"secp256k1::key::PublicKey"
                                => Some(""),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Signature" if is_ref => Some("&"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Signature" => Some(""),
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::recovery::RecoverableSignature" => Some(""),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if is_ref => Some("&::bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey::from_slice(&unsafe { *"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if !is_ref => Some(""),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if is_ref => Some("&::bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script::from(Vec::from("),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if !is_ref => Some("::bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script::from("),
-                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction" if is_ref => Some("&"),
-                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction" => Some(""),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction"|"bitcoin::Transaction" if is_ref => Some("&"),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction"|"bitcoin::Transaction" => Some(""),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::OutPoint" => Some("crate::c_types::C_to_bitcoin_outpoint("),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::TxOut" if !is_ref => Some(""),
                        "bitcoin::network::constants::Network" => Some(""),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::block::BlockHeader" => Some("&::bitcoin::consensus::encode::deserialize(unsafe { &*"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::block::Block" if is_ref => Some("&::bitcoin::consensus::encode::deserialize("),
 
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::PubkeyHash" if is_ref =>
+                               Some("&bitcoin::hash_types::PubkeyHash::from_hash(bitcoin::hashes::Hash::from_inner(unsafe { *"),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::WPubkeyHash" if is_ref =>
+                               Some("&bitcoin::hash_types::WPubkeyHash::from_hash(bitcoin::hashes::Hash::from_inner(unsafe { *"),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::ScriptHash" if is_ref =>
+                               Some("&bitcoin::hash_types::ScriptHash::from_hash(bitcoin::hashes::Hash::from_inner(unsafe { *"),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::WScriptHash" if is_ref =>
+                               Some("&bitcoin::hash_types::WScriptHash::from_hash(bitcoin::hashes::Hash::from_inner(unsafe { *"),
+
                        // Newtypes that we just expose in their original form.
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if is_ref => Some("&::bitcoin::hash_types::Txid::from_slice(&unsafe { &*"),
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if !is_ref => Some("::bitcoin::hash_types::Txid::from_slice(&"),
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash" => Some("::bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash::from_slice(&"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if !is_ref => Some("::lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash("),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if is_ref => Some("&::lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash(unsafe { *"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" if !is_ref => Some("::lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage("),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" if is_ref => Some("&::lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage(unsafe { *"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentSecret" => Some("::lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentSecret("),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash" if !is_ref => Some("::lightning::ln::PaymentHash("),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash" if is_ref => Some("&::lightning::ln::PaymentHash(unsafe { *"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage" if !is_ref => Some("::lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage("),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage" if is_ref => Some("&::lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage(unsafe { *"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentSecret" if !is_ref => Some("::lightning::ln::PaymentSecret("),
+                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId" if !is_ref => Some("::lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId("),
+                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId" if is_ref=> Some("&::lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId( unsafe { *"),
+                       "lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial" if !is_ref => Some("::lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial("),
+                       "lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial" if is_ref=> Some("&::lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial( unsafe { *"),
 
                        // List of traits we map (possibly during processing of other files):
-                       "crate::util::logger::Logger" => Some(""),
+                       "lightning::io::Read" => Some("&mut "),
 
                        _ => None,
                }.map(|s| s.to_owned())
@@ -896,46 +1033,61 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
 
                        "[u8; 32]" if is_ref => Some("}"),
                        "[u8; 32]" if !is_ref => Some(".data"),
+                       "[u8; 20]" if !is_ref => Some(".data"),
                        "[u8; 16]" if !is_ref => Some(".data"),
-                       "[u8; 10]" if !is_ref => Some(".data"),
+                       "[u8; 12]" if !is_ref => Some(".data"),
                        "[u8; 4]" if !is_ref => Some(".data"),
                        "[u8; 3]" if !is_ref => Some(".data"),
 
                        "[u8]" if is_ref => Some(".to_slice()"),
                        "[usize]" if is_ref => Some(".to_slice()"),
 
-                       "str" if is_ref => Some(".into()"),
-                       "String" if !is_ref => Some(".into_rust()).unwrap()"),
+                       "str" if is_ref => Some(".into_str()"),
+                       "alloc::string::String"|"String" => Some(".into_string()"),
+                       "std::io::Error" if !is_ref => Some(".to_rust()"),
+
+                       "core::convert::Infallible" => Some("\")"),
+
+                       "std::time::Duration"|"core::time::Duration" => Some(")"),
+                       "std::time::SystemTime" => Some("))"),
 
-                       "std::time::Duration" => Some(")"),
+                       "bech32::u5" => Some(".into()"),
+                       "core::num::NonZeroU8" => Some(").expect(\"Value must be non-zero\")"),
 
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"|"secp256k1::key::PublicKey"
                                => Some(".into_rust()"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Signature" => Some(".into_rust()"),
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::recovery::RecoverableSignature" => Some(".into_rust()"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if !is_ref => Some(".into_rust()"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if is_ref => Some("}[..]).unwrap()"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if is_ref => Some(".to_slice()))"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if !is_ref => Some(".into_rust())"),
-                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction" => Some(".into_bitcoin()"),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction"|"bitcoin::Transaction" => Some(".into_bitcoin()"),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::OutPoint" => Some(")"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::TxOut" if !is_ref => Some(".into_rust()"),
                        "bitcoin::network::constants::Network" => Some(".into_bitcoin()"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::block::BlockHeader" => Some(" }).unwrap()"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::block::Block" => Some(".to_slice()).unwrap()"),
 
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::PubkeyHash"|"bitcoin::hash_types::WPubkeyHash"|
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::ScriptHash"|"bitcoin::hash_types::WScriptHash"
+                               if is_ref => Some(" }.clone()))"),
+
                        // Newtypes that we just expose in their original form.
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if is_ref => Some(" }[..]).unwrap()"),
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" => Some(".data[..]).unwrap()"),
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash" if !is_ref => Some(".data[..]).unwrap()"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if !is_ref => Some(".data)"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if is_ref => Some(" })"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" if !is_ref => Some(".data)"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" if is_ref => Some(" })"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentSecret" => Some(".data)"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash"|"lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage"|"lightning::ln::PaymentSecret"
+                       |"lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId"|"lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial"
+                               if !is_ref => Some(".data)"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash"|"lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage"|"lightning::ln::PaymentSecret"
+                       |"lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId"|"lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial"
+                               if is_ref => Some(" })"),
 
                        // List of traits we map (possibly during processing of other files):
-                       "crate::util::logger::Logger" => Some(""),
+                       "lightning::io::Read" => Some(".to_reader()"),
 
                        _ => None,
                }.map(|s| s.to_owned())
@@ -953,9 +1105,6 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::block::Block" if is_ref => Some(("::bitcoin::consensus::encode::serialize(", ")")),
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" => None,
 
-                       // Override the default since Records contain an fmt with a lifetime:
-                       // TODO: We should include the other record fields
-                       "lightning::util::logger::Record" => Some(("std::ffi::CString::new(format!(\"{}\", ", ".args)).unwrap()")),
                        _ => None,
                }.map(|s| s.to_owned())
        }
@@ -970,8 +1119,9 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
 
                        "[u8; 32]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
                        "[u8; 32]" if is_ref => Some(""),
+                       "[u8; 20]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::TwentyBytes { data: "),
                        "[u8; 16]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::SixteenBytes { data: "),
-                       "[u8; 10]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::TenBytes { data: "),
+                       "[u8; 12]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::TwelveBytes { data: "),
                        "[u8; 4]" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::FourBytes { data: "),
                        "[u8; 3]" if is_ref => Some(""),
 
@@ -979,23 +1129,31 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        "[usize]" if is_ref => Some("local_"),
 
                        "str" if is_ref => Some(""),
-                       "String" => Some(""),
+                       "alloc::string::String"|"String" => Some(""),
 
-                       "std::time::Duration" => Some(""),
+                       "std::time::Duration"|"core::time::Duration" => Some(""),
+                       "std::time::SystemTime" => Some(""),
                        "std::io::Error" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::IOError::from_rust("),
+                       "core::fmt::Arguments" => Some("format!(\"{}\", "),
+
+                       "core::convert::Infallible" => Some("panic!(\"Cannot construct an Infallible: "),
 
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"
+                       "bech32::u5" => Some(""),
+
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"|"secp256k1::key::PublicKey"
                                => Some("crate::c_types::PublicKey::from_rust(&"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Signature" => Some("crate::c_types::Signature::from_rust(&"),
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::recovery::RecoverableSignature" => Some("crate::c_types::RecoverableSignature::from_rust(&"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if is_ref => Some(""),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::SecretKey::from_rust("),
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::Error" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Secp256k1Error::from_rust("),
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::Error"|"secp256k1::Error"
+                               if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Secp256k1Error::from_rust("),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::u8slice::from_slice(&"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if !is_ref => Some(""),
-                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction" if is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Transaction::from_bitcoin("),
-                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction" => Some("crate::c_types::Transaction::from_bitcoin(&"),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction"|"bitcoin::Transaction" if is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::Transaction::from_bitcoin("),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction"|"bitcoin::Transaction" => Some("crate::c_types::Transaction::from_bitcoin(&"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::OutPoint" => Some("crate::c_types::bitcoin_to_C_outpoint("),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::TxOut" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::TxOut::from_rust("),
                        "bitcoin::network::constants::Network" => Some("crate::bitcoin::network::Network::from_bitcoin("),
@@ -1005,18 +1163,19 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
 
                        // Newtypes that we just expose in their original form.
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if is_ref => Some(""),
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash" if is_ref => Some(""),
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash" => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid"|"bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash"|"bitcoin_hashes::sha256::Hash"
+                               if is_ref => Some(""),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid"|"bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash"|"bitcoin_hashes::sha256::Hash"
+                               if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Message" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if is_ref => Some("&"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" if is_ref => Some("&"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentSecret" if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash"|"lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage"|"lightning::ln::PaymentSecret"
+                       |"lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId"|"lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial"
+                               if is_ref => Some("&"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash"|"lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage"|"lightning::ln::PaymentSecret"
+                       |"lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId"|"lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial"
+                               if !is_ref => Some("crate::c_types::ThirtyTwoBytes { data: "),
 
-                       // Override the default since Records contain an fmt with a lifetime:
-                       "lightning::util::logger::Record" => Some("local_"),
+                       "lightning::io::Read" => Some("crate::c_types::u8slice::from_vec(&crate::c_types::reader_to_vec("),
 
                        _ => None,
                }.map(|s| s.to_owned())
@@ -1032,8 +1191,9 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
 
                        "[u8; 32]" if !is_ref => Some(" }"),
                        "[u8; 32]" if is_ref => Some(""),
+                       "[u8; 20]" if !is_ref => Some(" }"),
                        "[u8; 16]" if !is_ref => Some(" }"),
-                       "[u8; 10]" if !is_ref => Some(" }"),
+                       "[u8; 12]" if !is_ref => Some(" }"),
                        "[u8; 4]" if !is_ref => Some(" }"),
                        "[u8; 3]" if is_ref => Some(""),
 
@@ -1041,23 +1201,31 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        "[usize]" if is_ref => Some(""),
 
                        "str" if is_ref => Some(".into()"),
-                       "String" if !is_ref => Some(".into_bytes().into()"),
-                       "String" if is_ref => Some(".as_str().into()"),
+                       "alloc::string::String"|"String" if is_ref => Some(".as_str().into()"),
+                       "alloc::string::String"|"String" => Some(".into()"),
 
-                       "std::time::Duration" => Some(".as_secs()"),
+                       "std::time::Duration"|"core::time::Duration" => Some(".as_secs()"),
+                       "std::time::SystemTime" => Some(".duration_since(::std::time::SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH).expect(\"Times must be post-1970\").as_secs()"),
                        "std::io::Error" if !is_ref => Some(")"),
+                       "core::fmt::Arguments" => Some(").into()"),
+
+                       "core::convert::Infallible" => Some("\")"),
+
+                       "bech32::u5" => Some(".into()"),
 
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey"|"secp256k1::key::PublicKey"
                                => Some(")"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Signature" => Some(")"),
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::recovery::RecoverableSignature" => Some(")"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if !is_ref => Some(")"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::SecretKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::SecretKey"
                                if is_ref => Some(".as_ref()"),
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::Error" if !is_ref => Some(")"),
+                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::Error"|"secp256k1::Error"
+                               if !is_ref => Some(")"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if is_ref => Some("[..])"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::script::Script" if !is_ref => Some(".into_bytes().into()"),
-                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction" => Some(")"),
+                       "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::Transaction"|"bitcoin::Transaction" => Some(")"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::OutPoint" => Some(")"),
                        "bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::TxOut" if !is_ref => Some(")"),
                        "bitcoin::network::constants::Network" => Some(")"),
@@ -1067,18 +1235,19 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if !is_ref => Some(".into_inner() }"),
 
                        // Newtypes that we just expose in their original form.
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid" if is_ref => Some(".as_inner()"),
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash" if is_ref => Some(".as_inner()"),
-                       "bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash" => Some(".into_inner() }"),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid"|"bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash"|"bitcoin_hashes::sha256::Hash"
+                               if is_ref => Some(".as_inner()"),
+                       "bitcoin::hash_types::Txid"|"bitcoin::hash_types::BlockHash"|"bitcoin_hashes::sha256::Hash"
+                               if !is_ref => Some(".into_inner() }"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Message" if !is_ref => Some(".as_ref().clone() }"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" if is_ref => Some(".0"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentHash" => Some(".0 }"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" if is_ref => Some(".0"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentPreimage" => Some(".0 }"),
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentSecret" if !is_ref => Some(".0 }"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash"|"lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage"|"lightning::ln::PaymentSecret"
+                       |"lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId"|"lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial"
+                               if is_ref => Some(".0"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentHash"|"lightning::ln::PaymentPreimage"|"lightning::ln::PaymentSecret"
+                       |"lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentId"|"lightning::chain::keysinterface::KeyMaterial"
+                               if !is_ref => Some(".0 }"),
 
-                       // Override the default since Records contain an fmt with a lifetime:
-                       "lightning::util::logger::Record" => Some(".as_ptr()"),
+                       "lightning::io::Read" => Some("))"),
 
                        _ => None,
                }.map(|s| s.to_owned())
@@ -1086,13 +1255,25 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
 
        fn empty_val_check_suffix_from_path(&self, full_path: &str) -> Option<&str> {
                match full_path {
-                       "lightning::ln::channelmanager::PaymentSecret" => Some(".data == [0; 32]"),
-                       "bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey" => Some(".is_null()"),
+                       "lightning::ln::PaymentSecret" => Some(".data == [0; 32]"),
+                       "secp256k1::key::PublicKey"|"bitcoin::secp256k1::key::PublicKey" => Some(".is_null()"),
                        "bitcoin::secp256k1::Signature" => Some(".is_null()"),
                        _ => None
                }
        }
 
+       /// When printing a reference to the source crate's rust type, if we need to map it to a
+       /// different "real" type, it can be done so here.
+       /// This is useful to work around limitations in the binding type resolver, where we reference
+       /// a non-public `use` alias.
+       /// TODO: We should never need to use this!
+       fn real_rust_type_mapping<'equiv>(&self, thing: &'equiv str) -> &'equiv str {
+               match thing {
+                       "lightning::io::Read" => "std::io::Read",
+                       _ => thing,
+               }
+       }
+
        // ****************************
        // *** Container Processing ***
        // ****************************
@@ -1110,15 +1291,17 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
 
        /// Returns true if the path containing the given args is a "transparent" container, ie an
        /// Option or a container which does not require a generated continer class.
-       fn is_transparent_container<'i, I: Iterator<Item=&'i syn::Type>>(&self, full_path: &str, _is_ref: bool, mut args: I) -> bool {
+       fn is_transparent_container<'i, I: Iterator<Item=&'i syn::Type>>(&self, full_path: &str, _is_ref: bool, mut args: I, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>) -> bool {
                if full_path == "Option" {
                        let inner = args.next().unwrap();
                        assert!(args.next().is_none());
                        match inner {
                                syn::Type::Reference(_) => true,
                                syn::Type::Path(p) => {
-                                       if let Some(resolved) = self.maybe_resolve_path(&p.path, None) {
-                                               if self.is_primitive(&resolved) { false } else { true }
+                                       if let Some(resolved) = self.maybe_resolve_path(&p.path, generics) {
+                                               if self.c_type_has_inner_from_path(&resolved) { return true; }
+                                               if self.is_primitive(&resolved) { return false; }
+                                               if self.c_type_from_path(&resolved, false, false).is_some() { true } else { false }
                                        } else { true }
                                },
                                syn::Type::Tuple(_) => false,
@@ -1128,7 +1311,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
        }
        /// Returns true if the path is a "transparent" container, ie an Option or a container which does
        /// not require a generated continer class.
-       fn is_path_transparent_container(&self, full_path: &syn::Path, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool) -> bool {
+       pub fn is_path_transparent_container(&self, full_path: &syn::Path, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool) -> bool {
                let inner_iter = match &full_path.segments.last().unwrap().arguments {
                        syn::PathArguments::None => return false,
                        syn::PathArguments::AngleBracketed(args) => args.args.iter().map(|arg| {
@@ -1138,7 +1321,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        }),
                        syn::PathArguments::Parenthesized(_) => unimplemented!(),
                };
-               self.is_transparent_container(&self.resolve_path(full_path, generics), is_ref, inner_iter)
+               self.is_transparent_container(&self.resolve_path(full_path, generics), is_ref, inner_iter, generics)
        }
        /// Returns true if this is a known, supported, non-transparent container.
        fn is_known_container(&self, full_path: &str, is_ref: bool) -> bool {
@@ -1155,33 +1338,70 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                        (").into(), Err(mut e) => crate::c_types::CResultTempl::err(".to_string(), "e".to_string())],
                                                ").into() }", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv))
                        },
-                       "Vec" if !is_ref => {
+                       "Vec" => {
+                               if is_ref {
+                                       // We should only get here if the single contained has an inner
+                                       assert!(self.c_type_has_inner(single_contained.unwrap()));
+                               }
                                Some(("Vec::new(); for mut item in ", vec![(format!(".drain(..) {{ local_{}.push(", var_name), "item".to_string())], "); }", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv))
                        },
                        "Slice" => {
-                               Some(("Vec::new(); for item in ", vec![(format!(".iter() {{ local_{}.push(", var_name), "*item".to_string())], "); }", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv))
+                               if let Some(syn::Type::Reference(_)) = single_contained {
+                                       Some(("Vec::new(); for item in ", vec![(format!(".iter() {{ local_{}.push(", var_name), "(*item)".to_string())], "); }", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv))
+                               } else {
+                                       Some(("Vec::new(); for item in ", vec![(format!(".iter() {{ local_{}.push(", var_name), "item".to_string())], "); }", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv))
+                               }
                        },
                        "Option" => {
-                               if let Some(syn::Type::Path(p)) = single_contained {
-                                       let inner_path = self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics);
-                                       if self.is_primitive(&inner_path) {
-                                               return Some(("if ", vec![
-                                                       (format!(".is_none() {{ {}::COption_{}Z::None }} else {{ ", Self::generated_container_path(), inner_path),
-                                                        format!("{}::COption_{}Z::Some({}.unwrap())", Self::generated_container_path(), inner_path, var_access))
-                                                       ], " }", ContainerPrefixLocation::NoPrefix));
-                                       } else if self.c_type_has_inner_from_path(&inner_path) {
+                               let contained_struct = if let Some(syn::Type::Path(p)) = single_contained {
+                                       Some(self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics))
+                               } else if let Some(syn::Type::Reference(r)) = single_contained {
+                                       if let syn::Type::Path(p) = &*r.elem {
+                                               Some(self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics))
+                                       } else { None }
+                               } else { None };
+                               if let Some(inner_path) = contained_struct {
+                                       if self.c_type_has_inner_from_path(&inner_path) {
+                                               let is_inner_ref = if let Some(syn::Type::Reference(_)) = single_contained { true } else { false };
                                                if is_ref {
                                                        return Some(("if ", vec![
-                                                               (".is_none() { std::ptr::null() } else { ".to_owned(), format!("({}.as_ref().unwrap())", var_access))
-                                                               ], " }", ContainerPrefixLocation::OutsideConv));
+                                                               (".is_none() { std::ptr::null() } else { ObjOps::nonnull_ptr_to_inner(".to_owned(),
+                                                                       format!("({}{}.unwrap())", var_access, if is_inner_ref { "" } else { ".as_ref()" }))
+                                                               ], ") }", ContainerPrefixLocation::OutsideConv));
                                                } else {
                                                        return Some(("if ", vec![
                                                                (".is_none() { std::ptr::null_mut() } else { ".to_owned(), format!("({}.unwrap())", var_access))
                                                                ], " }", ContainerPrefixLocation::OutsideConv));
                                                }
+                                       } else if self.is_primitive(&inner_path) || self.c_type_from_path(&inner_path, false, false).is_none() {
+                                               let inner_name = self.get_c_mangled_container_type(vec![single_contained.unwrap()], generics, "Option").unwrap();
+                                               return Some(("if ", vec![
+                                                       (format!(".is_none() {{ {}::None }} else {{ {}::Some(",
+                                                               inner_name, inner_name),
+                                                        format!("{}.unwrap()", var_access))
+                                                       ], ") }", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv));
+                                       } else {
+                                               // If c_type_from_path is some (ie there's a manual mapping for the inner
+                                               // type), lean on write_empty_rust_val, below.
                                        }
                                }
                                if let Some(t) = single_contained {
+                                       if let syn::Type::Tuple(syn::TypeTuple { elems, .. }) = t {
+                                               assert!(elems.is_empty());
+                                               let inner_name = self.get_c_mangled_container_type(vec![single_contained.unwrap()], generics, "Option").unwrap();
+                                               return Some(("if ", vec![
+                                                       (format!(".is_none() {{ {}::None }} else {{ {}::Some /*",
+                                                               inner_name, inner_name), format!(""))
+                                                       ], " */}", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv));
+                                       }
+                                       if let syn::Type::Reference(syn::TypeReference { elem, .. }) = t {
+                                               if let syn::Type::Slice(_) = &**elem {
+                                                       return Some(("if ", vec![
+                                                                       (".is_none() { SmartPtr::null() } else { SmartPtr::from_obj(".to_string(),
+                                                                        format!("({}.unwrap())", var_access))
+                                                               ], ") }", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv));
+                                               }
+                                       }
                                        let mut v = Vec::new();
                                        self.write_empty_rust_val(generics, &mut v, t);
                                        let s = String::from_utf8(v).unwrap();
@@ -1238,14 +1458,11 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                                        return Some(("if ", vec![
                                                                                (format!("{} {{ None }} else {{ Some(", s), format!("unsafe {{ &mut *{} }}", var_access))
                                                                        ], ") }", ContainerPrefixLocation::NoPrefix)),
-                                                               EmptyValExpectedTy::OwnedPointer => {
-                                                                       if let syn::Type::Slice(_) = t {
-                                                                                       panic!();
-                                                                       }
-                                                                       return Some(("if ", vec![
-                                                                               (format!("{} {{ None }} else {{ Some(", s), format!("unsafe {{ *Box::from_raw({}) }}", var_access))
-                                                                       ], ") }", ContainerPrefixLocation::NoPrefix));
-                                                               }
+                                                               EmptyValExpectedTy::OptionType =>
+                                                                       return Some(("{ /* ", vec![
+                                                                               (format!("*/ let {}_opt = {};", var_name, var_access),
+                                                                               format!("}} if {}_opt{} {{ None }} else {{ Some({{ {}_opt.take()", var_name, s, var_name))
+                                                                       ], ") } }", ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv)),
                                                                EmptyValExpectedTy::NonPointer =>
                                                                        return Some(("if ", vec![
                                                                                (format!("{} {{ None }} else {{ Some(", s), format!("{}", var_access))
@@ -1263,6 +1480,49 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                }
        }
 
+       /// Constructs a reference to the given type, possibly tweaking the type if relevant to make it
+       /// convertable to C.
+       pub fn create_ownable_reference(&self, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>) -> Option<syn::Type> {
+               let default_value = Some(syn::Type::Reference(syn::TypeReference {
+                       and_token: syn::Token!(&)(Span::call_site()), lifetime: None, mutability: None,
+                       elem: Box::new(t.clone()) }));
+               match generics.resolve_type(t) {
+                       syn::Type::Path(p) => {
+                               if let Some(resolved_path) = self.maybe_resolve_path(&p.path, generics) {
+                                       if resolved_path != "Vec" { return default_value; }
+                                       if p.path.segments.len() != 1 { unimplemented!(); }
+                                       let only_seg = p.path.segments.iter().next().unwrap();
+                                       if let syn::PathArguments::AngleBracketed(args) = &only_seg.arguments {
+                                               if args.args.len() != 1 { unimplemented!(); }
+                                               let inner_arg = args.args.iter().next().unwrap();
+                                               if let syn::GenericArgument::Type(ty) = &inner_arg {
+                                                       let mut can_create = self.c_type_has_inner(&ty);
+                                                       if let syn::Type::Path(inner) = ty {
+                                                               if inner.path.segments.len() == 1 &&
+                                                                               format!("{}", inner.path.segments[0].ident) == "Vec" {
+                                                                       can_create = true;
+                                                               }
+                                                       }
+                                                       if !can_create { return default_value; }
+                                                       if let Some(inner_ty) = self.create_ownable_reference(&ty, generics) {
+                                                               return Some(syn::Type::Reference(syn::TypeReference {
+                                                                       and_token: syn::Token![&](Span::call_site()),
+                                                                       lifetime: None,
+                                                                       mutability: None,
+                                                                       elem: Box::new(syn::Type::Slice(syn::TypeSlice {
+                                                                               bracket_token: syn::token::Bracket { span: Span::call_site() },
+                                                                               elem: Box::new(inner_ty)
+                                                                       }))
+                                                               }));
+                                                       } else { return default_value; }
+                                               } else { unimplemented!(); }
+                                       } else { unimplemented!(); }
+                               } else { return None; }
+                       },
+                       _ => default_value,
+               }
+       }
+
        // *************************************************
        // *** Type definition during main.rs processing ***
        // *************************************************
@@ -1271,10 +1531,25 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                self.types.get_declared_type(ident)
        }
        /// Returns true if the object at the given path is mapped as X { inner: *mut origX, .. }.
-       pub fn c_type_has_inner_from_path(&self, full_path: &str) -> bool{
+       pub fn c_type_has_inner_from_path(&self, full_path: &str) -> bool {
                self.crate_types.opaques.get(full_path).is_some()
        }
 
+       /// Returns true if the object at the given path is mapped as X { inner: *mut origX, .. }.
+       pub fn c_type_has_inner(&self, ty: &syn::Type) -> bool {
+               match ty {
+                       syn::Type::Path(p) => {
+                               if let Some(full_path) = self.maybe_resolve_path(&p.path, None) {
+                                       self.c_type_has_inner_from_path(&full_path)
+                               } else { false }
+                       },
+                       syn::Type::Reference(r) => {
+                               self.c_type_has_inner(&*r.elem)
+                       },
+                       _ => false,
+               }
+       }
+
        pub fn maybe_resolve_ident(&self, id: &syn::Ident) -> Option<String> {
                self.types.maybe_resolve_ident(id)
        }
@@ -1315,7 +1590,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                // If we're printing a generic argument, it needs to reference the crate, otherwise
                                // the original crate:
                                } else if self.maybe_resolve_path(&path, None).as_ref() == Some(&resolved) {
-                                       write!(w, "{}", resolved).unwrap();
+                                       write!(w, "{}", self.real_rust_type_mapping(&resolved)).unwrap();
                                } else {
                                        write!(w, "crate::{}", resolved).unwrap();
                                }
@@ -1423,6 +1698,9 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
        /// unint'd memory).
        pub fn write_empty_rust_val<W: std::io::Write>(&self, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type) {
                match t {
+                       syn::Type::Reference(r) => {
+                               self.write_empty_rust_val(generics, w, &*r.elem)
+                       },
                        syn::Type::Path(p) => {
                                let resolved = self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics);
                                if self.crate_types.opaques.get(&resolved).is_some() {
@@ -1458,7 +1736,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                split.next().unwrap();
                                let tail_str = split.next().unwrap();
                                assert!(split.next().is_none());
-                               let len = &tail_str[..tail_str.len() - 1];
+                               let len = usize::from_str_radix(&tail_str[..tail_str.len() - 1], 10).unwrap();
                                Some(parse_quote!([u8; #len]))
                        } else { None }
                } else { None }
@@ -1468,6 +1746,9 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
        /// See EmptyValExpectedTy for information on return types.
        fn write_empty_rust_val_check_suffix<W: std::io::Write>(&self, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type) -> EmptyValExpectedTy {
                match t {
+                       syn::Type::Reference(r) => {
+                               return self.write_empty_rust_val_check_suffix(generics, w, &*r.elem);
+                       },
                        syn::Type::Path(p) => {
                                let resolved = self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics);
                                if let Some(arr_ty) = self.is_real_type_array(&resolved) {
@@ -1483,8 +1764,8 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                // We may eventually need to allow empty_val_check_suffix_from_path to specify if we need a deref or not
                                                EmptyValExpectedTy::NonPointer
                                        } else {
-                                               write!(w, " == std::ptr::null_mut()").unwrap();
-                                               EmptyValExpectedTy::OwnedPointer
+                                               write!(w, ".is_none()").unwrap();
+                                               EmptyValExpectedTy::OptionType
                                        }
                                }
                        },
@@ -1509,6 +1790,9 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
        /// Prints a suffix to determine if a variable is empty (ie was set by write_empty_rust_val).
        pub fn write_empty_rust_val_check<W: std::io::Write>(&self, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, var_access: &str) {
                match t {
+                       syn::Type::Reference(r) => {
+                               self.write_empty_rust_val_check(generics, w, &*r.elem, var_access);
+                       },
                        syn::Type::Path(_) => {
                                write!(w, "{}", var_access).unwrap();
                                self.write_empty_rust_val_check_suffix(generics, w, t);
@@ -1569,7 +1853,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        LP: Fn(&str, bool, bool) -> Option<String>, DL: Fn(&mut W, &DeclType, &str, bool, bool), SC: Fn(bool, Option<&str>) -> String>
                        (&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, is_mut: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool,
                         tupleconv: &str, prefix: bool, sliceconv: SC, path_lookup: LP, decl_lookup: DL) {
-               match t {
+               match generics.resolve_type(t) {
                        syn::Type::Reference(r) => {
                                self.write_conversion_inline_intern(w, &*r.elem, generics, true, r.mutability.is_some(),
                                        ptr_for_ref, tupleconv, prefix, sliceconv, path_lookup, decl_lookup);
@@ -1588,8 +1872,8 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                        }
                                } else if let Some(c_type) = path_lookup(&resolved_path, is_ref, ptr_for_ref) {
                                        write!(w, "{}", c_type).unwrap();
-                               } else if self.crate_types.opaques.get(&resolved_path).is_some() {
-                                       decl_lookup(w, &DeclType::StructImported, &resolved_path, is_ref, is_mut);
+                               } else if let Some((_, generics)) = self.crate_types.opaques.get(&resolved_path) {
+                                       decl_lookup(w, &DeclType::StructImported { generics: &generics }, &resolved_path, is_ref, is_mut);
                                } else if self.crate_types.mirrored_enums.get(&resolved_path).is_some() {
                                        decl_lookup(w, &DeclType::MirroredEnum, &resolved_path, is_ref, is_mut);
                                } else if let Some(t) = self.crate_types.traits.get(&resolved_path) {
@@ -1619,6 +1903,8 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                } else if let syn::Type::Reference(r) = &*s.elem {
                                        if let syn::Type::Path(p) = &*r.elem {
                                                write!(w, "{}", sliceconv(self.c_type_has_inner_from_path(&self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics)), None)).unwrap();
+                                       } else if let syn::Type::Slice(_) = &*r.elem {
+                                               write!(w, "{}", sliceconv(false, None)).unwrap();
                                        } else { unimplemented!(); }
                                } else if let syn::Type::Tuple(t) = &*s.elem {
                                        assert!(!t.elems.is_empty());
@@ -1667,25 +1953,27 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
        }
 
        fn write_to_c_conversion_inline_prefix_inner<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool, from_ptr: bool) {
-               self.write_conversion_inline_intern(w, t, generics, is_ref, false, ptr_for_ref, "0u8 /*", true, |_, _| "local_".to_owned(),
+               self.write_conversion_inline_intern(w, t, generics, is_ref, false, ptr_for_ref, "() /*", true, |_, _| "local_".to_owned(),
                                |a, b, c| self.to_c_conversion_inline_prefix_from_path(a, b, c),
                                |w, decl_type, decl_path, is_ref, _is_mut| {
                                        match decl_type {
                                                DeclType::MirroredEnum if is_ref && ptr_for_ref => write!(w, "crate::{}::from_native(", decl_path).unwrap(),
                                                DeclType::MirroredEnum if is_ref => write!(w, "&crate::{}::from_native(", decl_path).unwrap(),
                                                DeclType::MirroredEnum => write!(w, "crate::{}::native_into(", decl_path).unwrap(),
-                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if is_ref && ptr_for_ref && from_ptr =>
-                                                       write!(w, "crate::{} {{ inner: unsafe {{ (", decl_path).unwrap(),
-                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if is_ref && ptr_for_ref =>
-                                                       write!(w, "crate::{} {{ inner: unsafe {{ ( (&(*", decl_path).unwrap(),
-                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if is_ref =>
-                                                       write!(w, "&crate::{} {{ inner: unsafe {{ (", decl_path).unwrap(),
-                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if !is_ref && from_ptr =>
+                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored {..}|DeclType::StructImported {..} if is_ref && from_ptr => {
+                                                       if !ptr_for_ref { write!(w, "&").unwrap(); }
+                                                       write!(w, "crate::{} {{ inner: unsafe {{ (", decl_path).unwrap()
+                                               },
+                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored {..}|DeclType::StructImported {..} if is_ref => {
+                                                       if !ptr_for_ref { write!(w, "&").unwrap(); }
+                                                       write!(w, "crate::{} {{ inner: unsafe {{ ObjOps::nonnull_ptr_to_inner((", decl_path).unwrap()
+                                               },
+                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored {..}|DeclType::StructImported {..} if !is_ref && from_ptr =>
                                                        write!(w, "crate::{} {{ inner: ", decl_path).unwrap(),
-                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if !is_ref =>
-                                                       write!(w, "crate::{} {{ inner: Box::into_raw(Box::new(", decl_path).unwrap(),
+                                               DeclType::EnumIgnored {..}|DeclType::StructImported {..} if !is_ref =>
+                                                       write!(w, "crate::{} {{ inner: ObjOps::heap_alloc(", decl_path).unwrap(),
                                                DeclType::Trait(_) if is_ref => write!(w, "").unwrap(),
-                                               DeclType::Trait(_) if !is_ref => {},
+                                               DeclType::Trait(_) if !is_ref => write!(w, "Into::into(").unwrap(),
                                                _ => panic!("{:?}", decl_path),
                                        }
                                });
@@ -1696,24 +1984,33 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
        fn write_to_c_conversion_inline_suffix_inner<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool, from_ptr: bool) {
                self.write_conversion_inline_intern(w, t, generics, is_ref, false, ptr_for_ref, "*/", false, |_, _| ".into()".to_owned(),
                                |a, b, c| self.to_c_conversion_inline_suffix_from_path(a, b, c),
-                               |w, decl_type, _full_path, is_ref, _is_mut| match decl_type {
+                               |w, decl_type, full_path, is_ref, _is_mut| match decl_type {
                                        DeclType::MirroredEnum => write!(w, ")").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if is_ref && ptr_for_ref && from_ptr =>
-                                               write!(w, " as *const _) as *mut _ }}, is_owned: false }}").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if is_ref && ptr_for_ref =>
-                                               write!(w, ") as *const _) as *mut _) }}, is_owned: false }}").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if is_ref =>
-                                               write!(w, " as *const _) as *mut _ }}, is_owned: false }}").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if !is_ref && from_ptr =>
+                                       DeclType::EnumIgnored { generics }|DeclType::StructImported { generics } if is_ref => {
+                                               write!(w, " as *const {}<", full_path).unwrap();
+                                               for param in generics.params.iter() {
+                                                       if let syn::GenericParam::Lifetime(_) = param {
+                                                               write!(w, "'_, ").unwrap();
+                                                       } else {
+                                                               write!(w, "_, ").unwrap();
+                                                       }
+                                               }
+                                               if from_ptr {
+                                                       write!(w, ">) as *mut _ }}, is_owned: false }}").unwrap();
+                                               } else {
+                                                       write!(w, ">) as *mut _) }}, is_owned: false }}").unwrap();
+                                               }
+                                       },
+                                       DeclType::EnumIgnored {..}|DeclType::StructImported {..} if !is_ref && from_ptr =>
                                                write!(w, ", is_owned: true }}").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::EnumIgnored|DeclType::StructImported if !is_ref => write!(w, ")), is_owned: true }}").unwrap(),
+                                       DeclType::EnumIgnored {..}|DeclType::StructImported {..} if !is_ref => write!(w, "), is_owned: true }}").unwrap(),
                                        DeclType::Trait(_) if is_ref => {},
                                        DeclType::Trait(_) => {
                                                // This is used when we're converting a concrete Rust type into a C trait
                                                // for use when a Rust trait method returns an associated type.
                                                // Because all of our C traits implement From<RustTypesImplementingTraits>
                                                // we can just call .into() here and be done.
-                                               write!(w, ".into()").unwrap()
+                                               write!(w, ")").unwrap()
                                        },
                                        _ => unimplemented!(),
                                });
@@ -1722,14 +2019,12 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                self.write_to_c_conversion_inline_suffix_inner(w, t, generics, false, ptr_for_ref, false);
        }
 
-       fn write_from_c_conversion_prefix_inner<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool) {
+       fn write_from_c_conversion_prefix_inner<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, _ptr_for_ref: bool) {
                self.write_conversion_inline_intern(w, t, generics, is_ref, false, false, "() /*", true, |_, _| "&local_".to_owned(),
                                |a, b, _c| self.from_c_conversion_prefix_from_path(a, b),
-                               |w, decl_type, _full_path, is_ref, is_mut| match decl_type {
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if is_ref && ptr_for_ref => write!(w, "unsafe {{ &*(*").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if is_mut && is_ref => write!(w, "unsafe {{ &mut *").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if is_ref => write!(w, "unsafe {{ &*").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if !is_ref => write!(w, "*unsafe {{ Box::from_raw(").unwrap(),
+                               |w, decl_type, _full_path, is_ref, _is_mut| match decl_type {
+                                       DeclType::StructImported {..} if is_ref => write!(w, "").unwrap(),
+                                       DeclType::StructImported {..} if !is_ref => write!(w, "*unsafe {{ Box::from_raw(").unwrap(),
                                        DeclType::MirroredEnum if is_ref => write!(w, "&").unwrap(),
                                        DeclType::MirroredEnum => {},
                                        DeclType::Trait(_) => {},
@@ -1748,10 +2043,11 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                        (true, Some(_)) => unreachable!(),
                                },
                                |a, b, _c| self.from_c_conversion_suffix_from_path(a, b),
-                               |w, decl_type, _full_path, is_ref, _is_mut| match decl_type {
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if is_ref && ptr_for_ref => write!(w, ").inner }}").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if is_ref => write!(w, ".inner }}").unwrap(),
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if !is_ref => write!(w, ".take_inner()) }}").unwrap(),
+                               |w, decl_type, _full_path, is_ref, is_mut| match decl_type {
+                                       DeclType::StructImported {..} if is_ref && ptr_for_ref => write!(w, "XXX unimplemented").unwrap(),
+                                       DeclType::StructImported {..} if is_mut && is_ref => write!(w, ".get_native_mut_ref()").unwrap(),
+                                       DeclType::StructImported {..} if is_ref => write!(w, ".get_native_ref()").unwrap(),
+                                       DeclType::StructImported {..} if !is_ref => write!(w, ".take_inner()) }}").unwrap(),
                                        DeclType::MirroredEnum if is_ref => write!(w, ".to_native()").unwrap(),
                                        DeclType::MirroredEnum => write!(w, ".into_native()").unwrap(),
                                        DeclType::Trait(_) => {},
@@ -1771,7 +2067,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                        } else { None }
                                },
                                |w, decl_type, _full_path, is_ref, _is_mut| match decl_type {
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if !is_ref => write!(w, "unsafe {{ &*").unwrap(),
+                                       DeclType::StructImported {..} if !is_ref => write!(w, "").unwrap(),
                                        _ => unimplemented!(),
                                });
        }
@@ -1785,7 +2081,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                },
                                |a, b, _c| self.from_c_conversion_suffix_from_path(a, b),
                                |w, decl_type, _full_path, is_ref, _is_mut| match decl_type {
-                                       DeclType::StructImported if !is_ref => write!(w, ".inner }}").unwrap(),
+                                       DeclType::StructImported {..} if !is_ref => write!(w, ".get_native_ref()").unwrap(),
                                        _ => unimplemented!(),
                                });
        }
@@ -1796,7 +2092,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                VP: Fn(&mut W, &syn::Type, Option<&GenericTypes>, bool, bool, bool),
                VS: Fn(&mut W, &syn::Type, Option<&GenericTypes>, bool, bool, bool)>
                        (&self, w: &mut W, ident: &syn::Ident, var: &str, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>,
-                        mut is_ref: bool, mut ptr_for_ref: bool, to_c: bool,
+                        mut is_ref: bool, mut ptr_for_ref: bool, to_c: bool, from_ownable_ref: bool,
                         path_lookup: &LP, container_lookup: &LC, var_prefix: &VP, var_suffix: &VS) -> bool {
 
                macro_rules! convert_container {
@@ -1826,13 +2122,15 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                // pretty manual here and most of the below special-cases are for Options.
                                let mut needs_ref_map = false;
                                let mut only_contained_type = None;
+                               let mut only_contained_type_nonref = None;
                                let mut only_contained_has_inner = false;
                                let mut contains_slice = false;
                                if $args_len == 1 {
                                        only_contained_has_inner = ty_has_inner;
                                        let arg = $args_iter().next().unwrap();
                                        if let syn::Type::Reference(t) = arg {
-                                               only_contained_type = Some(&*t.elem);
+                                               only_contained_type = Some(arg);
+                                               only_contained_type_nonref = Some(&*t.elem);
                                                if let syn::Type::Path(_) = &*t.elem {
                                                        is_ref = true;
                                                } else if let syn::Type::Slice(_) = &*t.elem {
@@ -1841,15 +2139,17 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                // If the inner element contains an inner pointer, we will just use that,
                                                // avoiding the need to map elements to references. Otherwise we'll need to
                                                // do an extra mapping step.
-                                               needs_ref_map = !only_contained_has_inner;
+                                               needs_ref_map = !only_contained_has_inner && $container_type == "Option";
                                        } else {
-                                               only_contained_type = Some(&arg);
+                                               only_contained_type = Some(arg);
+                                               only_contained_type_nonref = Some(arg);
                                        }
                                }
 
                                if let Some((prefix, conversions, suffix, prefix_location)) = container_lookup(&$container_type, is_ref && ty_has_inner, only_contained_type, ident, var) {
                                        assert_eq!(conversions.len(), $args_len);
-                                       write!(w, "let mut local_{}{} = ", ident, if !to_c && needs_ref_map {"_base"} else { "" }).unwrap();
+                                       write!(w, "let mut local_{}{} = ", ident,
+                                               if (!to_c && needs_ref_map) || (to_c && $container_type == "Option" && contains_slice) {"_base"} else { "" }).unwrap();
                                        if prefix_location == ContainerPrefixLocation::OutsideConv {
                                                var_prefix(w, $args_iter().next().unwrap(), generics, is_ref, ptr_for_ref, true);
                                        }
@@ -1860,25 +2160,26 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                write!(&mut var, "{}", var_name).unwrap();
                                                let var_access = String::from_utf8(var.into_inner()).unwrap();
 
-                                               let conv_ty = if needs_ref_map { only_contained_type.as_ref().unwrap() } else { ty };
+                                               let conv_ty = if needs_ref_map { only_contained_type_nonref.as_ref().unwrap() } else { ty };
 
                                                write!(w, "{} {{ ", pfx).unwrap();
                                                let new_var_name = format!("{}_{}", ident, idx);
                                                let new_var = self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, &format_ident!("{}", new_var_name),
-                                                               &var_access, conv_ty, generics, contains_slice || (is_ref && ty_has_inner), ptr_for_ref, to_c, path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix);
+                                                               &var_access, conv_ty, generics, contains_slice || (is_ref && ty_has_inner), ptr_for_ref,
+                                                               to_c, from_ownable_ref, path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix);
                                                if new_var { write!(w, " ").unwrap(); }
 
                                                if prefix_location == ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv {
                                                        var_prefix(w, conv_ty, generics, is_ref && ty_has_inner, ptr_for_ref, false);
                                                } else if !is_ref && !needs_ref_map && to_c && only_contained_has_inner {
-                                                       write!(w, "Box::into_raw(Box::new(").unwrap();
+                                                       write!(w, "ObjOps::heap_alloc(").unwrap();
                                                }
 
-                                               write!(w, "{}{}", if contains_slice { "local_" } else { "" }, if new_var { new_var_name } else { var_access }).unwrap();
+                                               write!(w, "{}{}", if contains_slice && !to_c { "local_" } else { "" }, if new_var { new_var_name } else { var_access }).unwrap();
                                                if prefix_location == ContainerPrefixLocation::PerConv {
                                                        var_suffix(w, conv_ty, generics, is_ref && ty_has_inner, ptr_for_ref, false);
                                                } else if !is_ref && !needs_ref_map && to_c && only_contained_has_inner {
-                                                       write!(w, "))").unwrap();
+                                                       write!(w, ")").unwrap();
                                                }
                                                write!(w, " }}").unwrap();
                                        }
@@ -1893,18 +2194,20 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                        write!(w, ".map(|a| &a[..])").unwrap();
                                                }
                                                write!(w, ";").unwrap();
+                                       } else if to_c && $container_type == "Option" && contains_slice {
+                                               write!(w, " let mut local_{} = *local_{}_base;", ident, ident).unwrap();
                                        }
                                        return true;
                                }
                        } }
                }
 
-               match t {
+               match generics.resolve_type(t) {
                        syn::Type::Reference(r) => {
                                if let syn::Type::Slice(_) = &*r.elem {
-                                       self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, var, &*r.elem, generics, is_ref, ptr_for_ref, to_c, path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix)
+                                       self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, var, &*r.elem, generics, is_ref, ptr_for_ref, to_c, from_ownable_ref, path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix)
                                } else {
-                                       self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, var, &*r.elem, generics, true, ptr_for_ref, to_c, path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix)
+                                       self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, var, &*r.elem, generics, true, ptr_for_ref, to_c, from_ownable_ref, path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix)
                                }
                        },
                        syn::Type::Path(p) => {
@@ -1913,13 +2216,13 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                }
                                let resolved_path = self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics);
                                if let Some(aliased_type) = self.crate_types.type_aliases.get(&resolved_path) {
-                                       return self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, var, aliased_type, None, is_ref, ptr_for_ref, to_c, path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix);
+                                       return self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, var, aliased_type, None, is_ref, ptr_for_ref, to_c, from_ownable_ref, path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix);
                                }
                                if self.is_known_container(&resolved_path, is_ref) || self.is_path_transparent_container(&p.path, generics, is_ref) {
                                        if let syn::PathArguments::AngleBracketed(args) = &p.path.segments.iter().next().unwrap().arguments {
                                                convert_container!(resolved_path, args.args.len(), || args.args.iter().map(|arg| {
                                                        if let syn::GenericArgument::Type(ty) = arg {
-                                                               ty
+                                                               generics.resolve_type(ty)
                                                        } else { unimplemented!(); }
                                                }));
                                        } else { unimplemented!(); }
@@ -1950,9 +2253,9 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                true
                                        } else { false }
                                } else if let syn::Type::Reference(ty) = &*s.elem {
-                                       let tyref = [&*ty.elem];
+                                       let tyref = if from_ownable_ref || !to_c { [&*ty.elem] } else { [&*s.elem] };
                                        is_ref = true;
-                                       convert_container!("Slice", 1, || tyref.iter().map(|t| *t));
+                                       convert_container!("Slice", 1, || tyref.iter().map(|t| generics.resolve_type(*t)));
                                        unimplemented!("convert_container should return true as container_lookup should succeed for slices");
                                } else if let syn::Type::Tuple(t) = &*s.elem {
                                        // When mapping into a temporary new var, we need to own all the underlying objects.
@@ -1991,7 +2294,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                        let v_name = format!("orig_{}_{}", ident, idx);
                                                        let tuple_elem_ident = format_ident!("{}", &v_name);
                                                        if self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, &tuple_elem_ident, &v_name, elem, generics,
-                                                                       false, ptr_for_ref, to_c,
+                                                                       false, ptr_for_ref, to_c, from_ownable_ref,
                                                                        path_lookup, container_lookup, var_prefix, var_suffix) {
                                                                write!(w, " ").unwrap();
                                                                // Opaque types with inner pointers shouldn't ever create new stack
@@ -2041,8 +2344,8 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                }
        }
 
-       pub fn write_to_c_conversion_new_var_inner<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, ident: &syn::Ident, var_access: &str, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, ptr_for_ref: bool) -> bool {
-               self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, var_access, t, generics, false, ptr_for_ref, true,
+       pub fn write_to_c_conversion_new_var_inner<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, ident: &syn::Ident, var_access: &str, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, ptr_for_ref: bool, from_ownable_ref: bool) -> bool {
+               self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, var_access, t, generics, false, ptr_for_ref, true, from_ownable_ref,
                        &|a, b| self.to_c_conversion_new_var_from_path(a, b),
                        &|a, b, c, d, e| self.to_c_conversion_container_new_var(generics, a, b, c, d, e),
                        // We force ptr_for_ref here since we can't generate a ref on one line and use it later
@@ -2050,10 +2353,15 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        &|a, b, c, d, e, f| self.write_to_c_conversion_inline_suffix_inner(a, b, c, d, e, f))
        }
        pub fn write_to_c_conversion_new_var<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, ident: &syn::Ident, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, ptr_for_ref: bool) -> bool {
-               self.write_to_c_conversion_new_var_inner(w, ident, &format!("{}", ident), t, generics, ptr_for_ref)
+               self.write_to_c_conversion_new_var_inner(w, ident, &format!("{}", ident), t, generics, ptr_for_ref, false)
+       }
+       /// Prints new-var conversion for an "ownable_ref" type, ie prints conversion for
+       /// `create_ownable_reference(t)`, not `t` itself.
+       pub fn write_to_c_conversion_from_ownable_ref_new_var<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, ident: &syn::Ident, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>) -> bool {
+               self.write_to_c_conversion_new_var_inner(w, ident, &format!("{}", ident), t, generics, true, true)
        }
        pub fn write_from_c_conversion_new_var<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, ident: &syn::Ident, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>) -> bool {
-               self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, &format!("{}", ident), t, generics, false, false, false,
+               self.write_conversion_new_var_intern(w, ident, &format!("{}", ident), t, generics, false, false, false, false,
                        &|a, b| self.from_c_conversion_new_var_from_path(a, b),
                        &|a, b, c, d, e| self.from_c_conversion_container_new_var(generics, a, b, c, d, e),
                        // We force ptr_for_ref here since we can't generate a ref on one line and use it later
@@ -2073,7 +2381,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        if let syn::Type::Reference(r_arg) = t {
                                assert!(!is_ref); // We don't currently support outer reference types for non-primitive inners
 
-                               if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, &*r_arg.elem, generics, false, false, false) { return false; }
+                               if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, &*r_arg.elem, generics, false, false, false, false) { return false; }
 
                                // While write_c_type_intern, above is correct, we don't want to blindly convert a
                                // reference to something stupid, so check that the container is either opaque or a
@@ -2091,10 +2399,16 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                } else {
                                        assert!(!is_ref); // We don't currently support outer reference types for non-primitive inners
                                }
-                               if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, t, generics, false, false, false) { return false; }
+                               if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, t, generics, false, false, false, false) { return false; }
                        } else {
-                               assert!(!is_ref); // We don't currently support outer reference types for non-primitive inners
-                               if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, t, generics, false, false, false) { return false; }
+                               // We don't currently support outer reference types for non-primitive inners,
+                               // except for the empty tuple.
+                               if let syn::Type::Tuple(t_arg) = t {
+                                       assert!(t_arg.elems.len() == 0 || !is_ref);
+                               } else {
+                                       assert!(!is_ref);
+                               }
+                               if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, t, generics, false, false, false, false) { return false; }
                        }
                }
                true
@@ -2182,7 +2496,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
        fn write_c_mangled_container_path_intern<W: std::io::Write>
                        (&self, w: &mut W, args: Vec<&syn::Type>, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, ident: &str, is_ref: bool, is_mut: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool, in_type: bool) -> bool {
                let mut mangled_type: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
-               if !self.is_transparent_container(ident, is_ref, args.iter().map(|a| *a)) {
+               if !self.is_transparent_container(ident, is_ref, args.iter().map(|a| *a), generics) {
                        write!(w, "C{}_", ident).unwrap();
                        write!(mangled_type, "C{}_", ident).unwrap();
                } else { assert_eq!(args.len(), 1); }
@@ -2190,16 +2504,16 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        macro_rules! write_path {
                                ($p_arg: expr, $extra_write: expr) => {
                                        if let Some(subtype) = self.maybe_resolve_path(&$p_arg.path, generics) {
-                                               if self.is_transparent_container(ident, is_ref, args.iter().map(|a| *a)) {
+                                               if self.is_transparent_container(ident, is_ref, args.iter().map(|a| *a), generics) {
                                                        if !in_type {
                                                                if self.c_type_has_inner_from_path(&subtype) {
-                                                                       if !self.write_c_path_intern(w, &$p_arg.path, generics, is_ref, is_mut, ptr_for_ref) { return false; }
+                                                                       if !self.write_c_path_intern(w, &$p_arg.path, generics, is_ref, is_mut, ptr_for_ref, false) { return false; }
                                                                } else {
                                                                        if let Some(arr_ty) = self.is_real_type_array(&subtype) {
-                                                                               if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, &arr_ty, generics, false, true, false) { return false; }
+                                                                               if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, &arr_ty, generics, false, true, false, false) { return false; }
                                                                        } else {
                                                                                // Option<T> needs to be converted to a *mut T, ie mut ptr-for-ref
-                                                                               if !self.write_c_path_intern(w, &$p_arg.path, generics, true, true, true) { return false; }
+                                                                               if !self.write_c_path_intern(w, &$p_arg.path, generics, true, true, true, false) { return false; }
                                                                        }
                                                                }
                                                        } else {
@@ -2227,64 +2541,70 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                        } else { return false; }
                                }
                        }
-                       if let syn::Type::Tuple(tuple) = arg {
-                               if tuple.elems.len() == 0 {
-                                       write!(w, "None").unwrap();
-                                       write!(mangled_type, "None").unwrap();
-                               } else {
-                                       let mut mangled_tuple_type: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
-
-                                       // Figure out what the mangled type should look like. To disambiguate
-                                       // ((A, B), C) and (A, B, C) we prefix the generic args with a _ and suffix
-                                       // them with a Z. Ideally we wouldn't use Z, but not many special chars are
-                                       // available for use in type names.
-                                       write!(w, "C{}Tuple_", tuple.elems.len()).unwrap();
-                                       write!(mangled_type, "C{}Tuple_", tuple.elems.len()).unwrap();
-                                       write!(mangled_tuple_type, "C{}Tuple_", tuple.elems.len()).unwrap();
-                                       for elem in tuple.elems.iter() {
-                                               if let syn::Type::Path(p) = elem {
-                                                       write_path!(p, Some(&mut mangled_tuple_type));
-                                               } else if let syn::Type::Reference(refelem) = elem {
-                                                       if let syn::Type::Path(p) = &*refelem.elem {
+                       match generics.resolve_type(arg) {
+                               syn::Type::Tuple(tuple) => {
+                                       if tuple.elems.len() == 0 {
+                                               write!(w, "None").unwrap();
+                                               write!(mangled_type, "None").unwrap();
+                                       } else {
+                                               let mut mangled_tuple_type: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+
+                                               // Figure out what the mangled type should look like. To disambiguate
+                                               // ((A, B), C) and (A, B, C) we prefix the generic args with a _ and suffix
+                                               // them with a Z. Ideally we wouldn't use Z, but not many special chars are
+                                               // available for use in type names.
+                                               write!(w, "C{}Tuple_", tuple.elems.len()).unwrap();
+                                               write!(mangled_type, "C{}Tuple_", tuple.elems.len()).unwrap();
+                                               write!(mangled_tuple_type, "C{}Tuple_", tuple.elems.len()).unwrap();
+                                               for elem in tuple.elems.iter() {
+                                                       if let syn::Type::Path(p) = elem {
                                                                write_path!(p, Some(&mut mangled_tuple_type));
+                                                       } else if let syn::Type::Reference(refelem) = elem {
+                                                               if let syn::Type::Path(p) = &*refelem.elem {
+                                                                       write_path!(p, Some(&mut mangled_tuple_type));
+                                                               } else { return false; }
                                                        } else { return false; }
-                                               } else { return false; }
-                                       }
-                                       write!(w, "Z").unwrap();
-                                       write!(mangled_type, "Z").unwrap();
-                                       write!(mangled_tuple_type, "Z").unwrap();
-                                       if !self.check_create_container(String::from_utf8(mangled_tuple_type).unwrap(),
-                                                       &format!("{}Tuple", tuple.elems.len()), tuple.elems.iter().collect(), generics, is_ref) {
-                                               return false;
+                                               }
+                                               write!(w, "Z").unwrap();
+                                               write!(mangled_type, "Z").unwrap();
+                                               write!(mangled_tuple_type, "Z").unwrap();
+                                               if !self.check_create_container(String::from_utf8(mangled_tuple_type).unwrap(),
+                                                               &format!("{}Tuple", tuple.elems.len()), tuple.elems.iter().collect(), generics, is_ref) {
+                                                       return false;
+                                               }
                                        }
-                               }
-                       } else if let syn::Type::Path(p_arg) = arg {
-                               write_path!(p_arg, None);
-                       } else if let syn::Type::Reference(refty) = arg {
-                               if let syn::Type::Path(p_arg) = &*refty.elem {
+                               },
+                               syn::Type::Path(p_arg) => {
                                        write_path!(p_arg, None);
-                               } else if let syn::Type::Slice(_) = &*refty.elem {
-                                       // write_c_type will actually do exactly what we want here, we just need to
-                                       // make it a pointer so that its an option. Note that we cannot always convert
-                                       // the Vec-as-slice (ie non-ref types) containers, so sometimes need to be able
-                                       // to edit it, hence we use *mut here instead of *const.
-                                       if args.len() != 1 { return false; }
-                                       write!(w, "*mut ").unwrap();
-                                       self.write_c_type(w, arg, None, true);
-                               } else { return false; }
-                       } else if let syn::Type::Array(a) = arg {
-                               if let syn::Type::Path(p_arg) = &*a.elem {
-                                       let resolved = self.resolve_path(&p_arg.path, generics);
-                                       if !self.is_primitive(&resolved) { return false; }
-                                       if let syn::Expr::Lit(syn::ExprLit { lit: syn::Lit::Int(len), .. }) = &a.len {
-                                               if self.c_type_from_path(&format!("[{}; {}]", resolved, len.base10_digits()), is_ref, ptr_for_ref).is_none() { return false; }
-                                               write!(w, "_{}{}", resolved, len.base10_digits()).unwrap();
-                                               write!(mangled_type, "_{}{}", resolved, len.base10_digits()).unwrap();
+                               },
+                               syn::Type::Reference(refty) => {
+                                       if let syn::Type::Path(p_arg) = &*refty.elem {
+                                               write_path!(p_arg, None);
+                                       } else if let syn::Type::Slice(_) = &*refty.elem {
+                                               // write_c_type will actually do exactly what we want here, we just need to
+                                               // make it a pointer so that its an option. Note that we cannot always convert
+                                               // the Vec-as-slice (ie non-ref types) containers, so sometimes need to be able
+                                               // to edit it, hence we use *mut here instead of *const.
+                                               if args.len() != 1 { return false; }
+                                               write!(w, "*mut ").unwrap();
+                                               self.write_c_type(w, arg, None, true);
                                        } else { return false; }
-                               } else { return false; }
-                       } else { return false; }
+                               },
+                               syn::Type::Array(a) => {
+                                       if let syn::Type::Path(p_arg) = &*a.elem {
+                                               let resolved = self.resolve_path(&p_arg.path, generics);
+                                               if !self.is_primitive(&resolved) { return false; }
+                                               if let syn::Expr::Lit(syn::ExprLit { lit: syn::Lit::Int(len), .. }) = &a.len {
+                                                       if self.c_type_from_path(&format!("[{}; {}]", resolved, len.base10_digits()), is_ref, ptr_for_ref).is_none() { return false; }
+                                                       write!(w, "_{}{}", resolved, len.base10_digits()).unwrap();
+                                                       write!(mangled_type, "_{}{}", resolved, len.base10_digits()).unwrap();
+                                               } else { return false; }
+                                       } else { return false; }
+                               },
+                               _ => { return false; },
+                       }
                }
-               if self.is_transparent_container(ident, is_ref, args.iter().map(|a| *a)) { return true; }
+               if self.is_transparent_container(ident, is_ref, args.iter().map(|a| *a), generics) { return true; }
                // Push the "end of type" Z
                write!(w, "Z").unwrap();
                write!(mangled_type, "Z").unwrap();
@@ -2293,17 +2613,24 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                self.check_create_container(String::from_utf8(mangled_type).unwrap(), ident, args, generics, is_ref)
        }
        fn write_c_mangled_container_path<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, args: Vec<&syn::Type>, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, ident: &str, is_ref: bool, is_mut: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool) -> bool {
-               if !self.is_transparent_container(ident, is_ref, args.iter().map(|a| *a)) {
+               if !self.is_transparent_container(ident, is_ref, args.iter().map(|a| *a), generics) {
                        write!(w, "{}::", Self::generated_container_path()).unwrap();
                }
                self.write_c_mangled_container_path_intern(w, args, generics, ident, is_ref, is_mut, ptr_for_ref, false)
        }
+       pub fn get_c_mangled_container_type(&self, args: Vec<&syn::Type>, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, template_name: &str) -> Option<String> {
+               let mut out = Vec::new();
+               if !self.write_c_mangled_container_path(&mut out, args, generics, template_name, false, false, false) {
+                       return None;
+               }
+               Some(String::from_utf8(out).unwrap())
+       }
 
        // **********************************
        // *** C Type Equivalent Printing ***
        // **********************************
 
-       fn write_c_path_intern<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, path: &syn::Path, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, is_mut: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool) -> bool {
+       fn write_c_path_intern<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, path: &syn::Path, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, is_mut: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool, with_ref_lifetime: bool) -> bool {
                let full_path = match self.maybe_resolve_path(&path, generics) {
                        Some(path) => path, None => return false };
                if let Some(c_type) = self.c_type_from_path(&full_path, is_ref, ptr_for_ref) {
@@ -2313,6 +2640,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        if is_ref && ptr_for_ref {
                                write!(w, "*{} crate::{}", if is_mut { "mut" } else { "const" }, full_path).unwrap();
                        } else if is_ref {
+                               if with_ref_lifetime { unimplemented!(); }
                                write!(w, "&{}crate::{}", if is_mut { "mut " } else { "" }, full_path).unwrap();
                        } else {
                                write!(w, "crate::{}", full_path).unwrap();
@@ -2325,6 +2653,12 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                // the actual object itself (for opaque types we'll set the pointer to the actual
                                // type and note that its a reference).
                                write!(w, "crate::{}", full_path).unwrap();
+                       } else if is_ref && with_ref_lifetime {
+                               assert!(!is_mut);
+                               // If we're concretizing something with a lifetime parameter, we have to pick a
+                               // lifetime, of which the only real available choice is `static`, obviously.
+                               write!(w, "&'static ").unwrap();
+                               self.write_rust_path(w, generics, path);
                        } else if is_ref {
                                write!(w, "&{}crate::{}", if is_mut { "mut " } else { "" }, full_path).unwrap();
                        } else {
@@ -2335,8 +2669,8 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                        false
                }
        }
-       fn write_c_type_intern<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, is_mut: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool) -> bool {
-               match t {
+       fn write_c_type_intern<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, is_ref: bool, is_mut: bool, ptr_for_ref: bool, with_ref_lifetime: bool) -> bool {
+               match generics.resolve_type(t) {
                        syn::Type::Path(p) => {
                                if p.qself.is_some() {
                                        return false;
@@ -2346,24 +2680,24 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                return self.write_c_mangled_container_path(w, Self::path_to_generic_args(&p.path), generics, &full_path, is_ref, is_mut, ptr_for_ref);
                                        }
                                        if let Some(aliased_type) = self.crate_types.type_aliases.get(&full_path).cloned() {
-                                               return self.write_c_type_intern(w, &aliased_type, None, is_ref, is_mut, ptr_for_ref);
+                                               return self.write_c_type_intern(w, &aliased_type, None, is_ref, is_mut, ptr_for_ref, with_ref_lifetime);
                                        }
                                }
-                               self.write_c_path_intern(w, &p.path, generics, is_ref, is_mut, ptr_for_ref)
+                               self.write_c_path_intern(w, &p.path, generics, is_ref, is_mut, ptr_for_ref, with_ref_lifetime)
                        },
                        syn::Type::Reference(r) => {
-                               self.write_c_type_intern(w, &*r.elem, generics, true, r.mutability.is_some(), ptr_for_ref)
+                               self.write_c_type_intern(w, &*r.elem, generics, true, r.mutability.is_some(), ptr_for_ref, with_ref_lifetime)
                        },
                        syn::Type::Array(a) => {
                                if is_ref && is_mut {
                                        write!(w, "*mut [").unwrap();
-                                       if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, &a.elem, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref) { return false; }
+                                       if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, &a.elem, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref, with_ref_lifetime) { return false; }
                                } else if is_ref {
                                        write!(w, "*const [").unwrap();
-                                       if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, &a.elem, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref) { return false; }
+                                       if !self.write_c_type_intern(w, &a.elem, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref, with_ref_lifetime) { return false; }
                                } else {
                                        let mut typecheck = Vec::new();
-                                       if !self.write_c_type_intern(&mut typecheck, &a.elem, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref) { return false; }
+                                       if !self.write_c_type_intern(&mut typecheck, &a.elem, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref, with_ref_lifetime) { return false; }
                                        if typecheck[..] != ['u' as u8, '8' as u8] { return false; }
                                }
                                if let syn::Expr::Lit(l) = &a.len {
@@ -2392,7 +2726,7 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                        if let syn::Type::Path(p) = &*r.elem {
                                                // Slices with "real types" inside are mapped as the equivalent non-ref Vec
                                                let resolved = self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics);
-                                               let mangled_container = if let Some(ident) = self.crate_types.opaques.get(&resolved) {
+                                               let mangled_container = if let Some((ident, _)) = self.crate_types.opaques.get(&resolved) {
                                                        format!("CVec_{}Z", ident)
                                                } else if let Some(en) = self.crate_types.mirrored_enums.get(&resolved) {
                                                        format!("CVec_{}Z", en.ident)
@@ -2401,13 +2735,27 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                                                } else { return false; };
                                                write!(w, "{}::{}", Self::generated_container_path(), mangled_container).unwrap();
                                                self.check_create_container(mangled_container, "Vec", vec![&*r.elem], generics, false)
+                                       } else if let syn::Type::Slice(sl2) = &*r.elem {
+                                               if let syn::Type::Reference(r2) = &*sl2.elem {
+                                                       if let syn::Type::Path(p) = &*r2.elem {
+                                                               // Slices with slices with opaque types (with is_owned flags) are mapped as non-ref Vecs
+                                                               let resolved = self.resolve_path(&p.path, generics);
+                                                               let mangled_container = if let Some((ident, _)) = self.crate_types.opaques.get(&resolved) {
+                                                                       format!("CVec_CVec_{}ZZ", ident)
+                                                               } else { return false; };
+                                                               write!(w, "{}::{}", Self::generated_container_path(), mangled_container).unwrap();
+                                                               let inner = &r2.elem;
+                                                               let vec_ty: syn::Type = syn::parse_quote!(Vec<#inner>);
+                                                               self.check_create_container(mangled_container, "Vec", vec![&vec_ty], generics, false)
+                                                       } else { false }
+                                               } else { false }
                                        } else { false }
                                } else if let syn::Type::Tuple(_) = &*s.elem {
                                        let mut args = syn::punctuated::Punctuated::<_, syn::token::Comma>::new();
                                        args.push(syn::GenericArgument::Type((*s.elem).clone()));
                                        let mut segments = syn::punctuated::Punctuated::new();
                                        segments.push(parse_quote!(Vec<#args>));
-                                       self.write_c_type_intern(w, &syn::Type::Path(syn::TypePath { qself: None, path: syn::Path { leading_colon: None, segments } }), generics, false, is_mut, ptr_for_ref)
+                                       self.write_c_type_intern(w, &syn::Type::Path(syn::TypePath { qself: None, path: syn::Path { leading_colon: None, segments } }), generics, false, is_mut, ptr_for_ref, with_ref_lifetime)
                                } else { false }
                        },
                        syn::Type::Tuple(t) => {
@@ -2422,13 +2770,16 @@ impl<'a, 'c: 'a> TypeResolver<'a, 'c> {
                }
        }
        pub fn write_c_type<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, ptr_for_ref: bool) {
-               assert!(self.write_c_type_intern(w, t, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref));
+               assert!(self.write_c_type_intern(w, t, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref, false));
+       }
+       pub fn write_c_type_in_generic_param<W: std::io::Write>(&self, w: &mut W, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>, ptr_for_ref: bool) {
+               assert!(self.write_c_type_intern(w, t, generics, false, false, ptr_for_ref, true));
        }
        pub fn understood_c_path(&self, p: &syn::Path) -> bool {
                if p.leading_colon.is_some() { return false; }
-               self.write_c_path_intern(&mut std::io::sink(), p, None, false, false, false)
+               self.write_c_path_intern(&mut std::io::sink(), p, None, false, false, false, false)
        }
        pub fn understood_c_type(&self, t: &syn::Type, generics: Option<&GenericTypes>) -> bool {
-               self.write_c_type_intern(&mut std::io::sink(), t, generics, false, false, false)
+               self.write_c_type_intern(&mut std::io::sink(), t, generics, false, false, false, false)
        }
 }