Dear gdal-dev list,
I would like to use the GDAL library for a macOS project using the Swift 
language. Wrapping a C++ library in Swift is not straightforward at all, and I 
could not find a satisfactory solution so far.

There are a few projects on GitHub:
> https://github.com/optionu/Humboldt
> https://github.com/ranveerm/SwiftGDALProject
but they are either incomplete or outdated

So, I'll probably have to write the wrapper myself. Before even planning the 
work, I have a few questions for the list. My focus will be on the OGR module 
of the library.
- From what I've read so far, wrapping a C library in Swift is way easier than 
working with C++. I've seen from the docs that GDAL has both C and C++ APIs. 
Besides the difference between the two languages, do the APIs offer different 
functionalities? 
- Is anyone willing to join forces to work on a GDAL wrapper for Swift? Or, is 
any expert developer willing to help me writing the wrapper? Of course, I am 
going to release the code with an open-source license.

Best
–––
Roberto Arista
ಠ_ಠ
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