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Interior Mutability for Single-Threaded Borrowing

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use std::cell::RefCell;
use std::rc::Rc;

// A simple struct that holds a mutable value
struct BankAccount {
    balance: i32,
}

// A Person can have a bank account
struct Person {
    name: String,
    account: Rc<RefCell<BankAccount>>,
}

fn main() {
    let account = Rc::new(RefCell::new(BankAccount { balance: 100 }));

    // Alice and Bob share the same bank account
    let alice = Person {
        name: String::from("Alice"),
        account: Rc::clone(&account),
    };
    let bob = Person {
        name: String::from("Bob"),
        account: Rc::clone(&account),
    };

    println!("Initial balance: {}", account.borrow().balance); // Borrow immutably

    // Alice makes a deposit. We can mutate through an immutable `Rc` reference
    // because `RefCell` provides interior mutability.
    // This is checked at runtime to ensure borrow rules are not violated.
    alice.account.borrow_mut().balance += 50;
    println!("Alice deposited. New balance: {}", account.borrow().balance);

    // Bob makes a withdrawal
    bob.account.borrow_mut().balance -= 20;
    println!("Bob withdrew. New balance: {}", account.borrow().balance);

    // Example of a runtime borrow error (if uncommented)
    // let first_borrow = account.borrow();
    // let second_borrow_mut = account.borrow_mut(); // This would panic at runtime!
    // println!("Balance: {}", first_borrow.balance);
}