example: adding a sample to show a simple case of callbacks with FFI
[nit.git] / tests / test_ni_global_ref.nit
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16
17 class ToBePreserved
18 var id : String
19
20 redef fun output do print id
21 end
22
23 class A
24 fun save_as_global( tbp : ToBePreserved ) is extern import ToBePreserved::output
25 fun recover_unsafe : ToBePreserved is extern
26 fun recover : nullable ToBePreserved is extern import ToBePreserved as nullable
27
28 fun launch_gc do sys.force_garbage_collection
29 end
30
31 var x = new ToBePreserved( "x" )
32 var y = new ToBePreserved( "y" )
33 var a = new A
34
35 a.save_as_global( y )
36 sys.force_garbage_collection
37 var r = a.recover
38 if r != null then
39 r.output
40 else
41 print "null :("
42 end
43
44 a.save_as_global( x )
45 sys.force_garbage_collection
46 a.recover_unsafe.output