c- structure initialization

can define the data structure in one header, initialize in another one

can include header files like this or include both headers in source file without including test_define.h in test_ini.h. but extern instance in source file in required since you have defined it during initialization

// test_define.h

#include <stdint.h>
                         
typedef struct a_s     
{
    uint8_t num1;
    uint16_t num2;
}a_t;

//  test_init.h

#include "test_define.h"
                         
a_t a1 = {
    .num1 = 2,
    .num2 = 3
};  

// test.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include "test_init.h"

extern a_t a1;

int main() {
    printf("a1.num1 = %d, num2 = %d\n", a1.num1, a1.num2);
    return 0;
}  // main end