The cpp namespace

The special cpp/ namespace has two purposes, in jank.

1. To contain all special C++ forms like cpp/type, cpp/cast, cpp/&, etc.
2. To provide access to all C and C++ symbols.

If you want to access a C or C++ symbol without the cpp prefix, you can refer it into your current namespace using clojure.core/refer-global. This is also accepted as part of the ns macro. For example:

(ns my-lib.core
  (:include "gl/gl.h")
  (:refer-global :only [glBindBuffer GL_ARRAY_BUFFER]))

(defn bind-array-buffer! [buffer]
  ; These symbols can just be used directly, without a cpp/ prefix.
  (glBindBuffer GL_ARRAY_BUFFER buffer))