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16
17 # Structures and services for compatibility with the C language
18 module c
19
20 import core
21 intrude import core::collection::array
22
23 # A thin wrapper around a `NativeCArray` adding length information
24 abstract class CArray[E]
25 super AbstractArrayRead[E]
26
27 # The corresponding C type
28 type NATIVE: NativeCArray
29
30 # Pointer to the real C array
31 var native_array: NATIVE is noinit
32
33 private init(length: Int) is old_style_init do self._length = length
34
35 redef fun [](index)
36 do
37 assert not destroyed
38 assert index >= 0 and index < length
39 return native_array[index]
40 end
41
42 # Set `val` at `index`.
43 fun []=(index: Int, val: E)
44 do
45 assert not destroyed
46 assert index >= 0 and index < length
47 native_array[index] = val
48 end
49
50 # Was this instance destroyed?
51 #
52 # See `CArray::destroy`.
53 var destroyed = false
54
55 # Free used memory used by `native_array`.
56 #
57 # Also set `destroyed` to true.
58 fun destroy
59 do
60 if destroyed then return
61
62 native_array.free
63 destroyed = true
64 end
65 end
66
67 # A native C array, as in a pointer to the first element of the array
68 extern class NativeCArray `{ void * `}
69
70 # Type of contained elements.
71 type E: nullable Object
72
73 # Get element at `index`.
74 fun [](index: Int): E is abstract
75
76 # Set `val` at `index`.
77 fun []=(index: Int, val: E) is abstract
78
79 # Return pointer to the address to the second element of this array
80 #
81 # This is the standard `+` operator on pointers in C
82 fun +(offset: Int): SELF is abstract
83 end
84
85 # Wrapper around an array of `int` in C (`int*`) with length and destroy state
86 class CIntArray
87 super CArray[Int]
88 redef type NATIVE: NativeCIntArray
89
90 # Initialize a new CIntArray of `size` elements.
91 init(size: Int) is old_style_init do
92 native_array = new NativeCIntArray(size)
93 super size
94 end
95
96 # Create from an `SequenceRead[Int]`
97 new from(array: SequenceRead[Int])
98 do
99 var carray = new CIntArray(array.length)
100 for i in array.length.times do
101 carray[i] = array[i]
102 end
103 return carray
104 end
105 end
106
107 # An array of `int` in C (`int*`)
108 extern class NativeCIntArray `{ int* `}
109 super NativeCArray
110 redef type E: Int
111
112 # Initialize a new NativeCIntArray of `size` elements.
113 new(size: Int) `{ return calloc(size, sizeof(int)); `}
114
115 redef fun [](index) `{ return self[index]; `}
116 redef fun []=(index, val) `{ self[index] = val; `}
117
118 redef fun +(offset) `{ return self + offset; `}
119 end
120
121 # Wrapper around an array of `unsigned char` in C (`unsigned char*`) with length and destroy state
122 class CByteArray
123 super CArray[Byte]
124 redef type NATIVE: NativeCByteArray
125
126 # Allocate a new array of `size`
127 init(size: Int) is old_style_init do
128 native_array = new NativeCByteArray(size)
129 super size
130 end
131
132 # Create from a `SequenceRead[Byte]`
133 new from(array: SequenceRead[Byte])
134 do
135 var carray = new CByteArray(array.length)
136 for i in array.length.times do
137 carray[i] = array[i]
138 end
139 return carray
140 end
141 end
142
143 # An array of `unsigned char` in C (`unsigned char*`)
144 extern class NativeCByteArray `{ unsigned char* `}
145 super NativeCArray
146 redef type E: Byte
147
148 # Allocate a new array of `size`
149 new(size: Int) `{ return calloc(size, sizeof(unsigned char)); `}
150
151 redef fun [](index) `{ return self[index]; `}
152 redef fun []=(index, val) `{ self[index] = val; `}
153
154 redef fun +(offset) `{ return self + offset; `}
155 end
156
157 # Wrapper around an array of `NativeString` in C (`char**`) with length and destroy state.
158 class CNativeStringArray
159 super CArray[NativeString]
160
161 redef type NATIVE: NativeCStringArray
162
163 # Initialize a new NativeCStringArray of `size` elements.
164 init(size: Int) is old_style_init do
165 native_array = new NativeCStringArray(size)
166 super size
167 end
168
169 # Create from an `SequenceRead[NativeString]`
170 new from(array: SequenceRead[NativeString])
171 do
172 var carray = new CNativeStringArray(array.length)
173 for i in array.length.times do
174 carray[i] = array[i]
175 end
176 return carray
177 end
178 end
179
180 # An array of `NativeString` in C (`char**`)
181 extern class NativeCStringArray `{ char** `}
182 super NativeCArray
183
184 redef type E: NativeString
185
186 # Initialize a new NativeCStringArray of `size` elements.
187 new(size: Int) `{ return calloc(size, sizeof(char*)); `}
188
189 redef fun [](index) `{ return self[index]; `}
190 redef fun []=(index, val) `{ self[index] = val; `}
191 redef fun +(offset) `{ return self + offset; `}
192 end
193
194 redef class NativeString
195 super NativeCArray
196 redef type E: Char
197
198 redef fun +(offset) `{ return self + offset; `}
199 end