lib/ffi/autopointer.rb
# # Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Wayne Meissner # Copyright (C) 2008 Mike Dalessio # # All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # # * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this # list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice # this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation # and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # * Neither the name of the Evan Phoenix nor the names of its contributors # may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software # without specific prior written permission. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE # DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE # FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL # DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR # SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER # CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, # OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. module FFI class AutoPointer < Pointer # call-seq: # AutoPointer.new(pointer, method) => the passed Method will be invoked at GC time # AutoPointer.new(pointer, proc) => the passed Proc will be invoked at GC time (SEE WARNING BELOW!) # AutoPointer.new(pointer) { |p| ... } => the passed block will be invoked at GC time (SEE WARNING BELOW!) # AutoPointer.new(pointer) => the pointer's release() class method will be invoked at GC time # # WARNING: passing a proc _may_ cause your pointer to never be GC'd, unless you're careful to avoid trapping a reference to the pointer in the proc. See the test specs for examples. # WARNING: passing a block will cause your pointer to never be GC'd. This is bad. # # Please note that the safest, and therefore preferred, calling # idiom is to pass a Method as the second parameter. Example usage: # # class PointerHelper # def self.release(pointer) # ... # end # end # # p = AutoPointer.new(other_pointer, PointerHelper.method(:release)) # # The above code will cause PointerHelper#release to be invoked at GC time. # # The last calling idiom (only one parameter) is generally only # going to be useful if you subclass AutoPointer, and override # release(), which by default does nothing. # def initialize(ptr, proc=nil, &block) raise TypeError, "Invalid pointer" if ptr.nil? || !ptr.kind_of?(Pointer) \ || ptr.kind_of?(MemoryPointer) || ptr.kind_of?(AutoPointer) @releaser = if proc raise RuntimeError.new("proc must be callable") unless proc.respond_to?(:call) CallableReleaser.new(ptr, proc) else raise RuntimeError.new("no release method defined") unless self.class.respond_to?(:release) DefaultReleaser.new(ptr, self.class) end self.parent = ptr ObjectSpace.define_finalizer(self, @releaser) self end def free @releaser.free end def autorelease=(autorelease) @releaser.autorelease=(autorelease) end class Releaser def initialize(ptr, proc) @ptr = ptr @proc = proc @autorelease = true end def free raise RuntimeError.new("pointer already freed") unless @ptr @autorelease = false @ptr = nil @proc = nil end def autorelease=(autorelease) raise RuntimeError.new("pointer already freed") unless @ptr @autorelease = autorelease end end class DefaultReleaser < Releaser def call(*args) @proc.release(@ptr) if @autorelease && @ptr end end class CallableReleaser < Releaser def call(*args) @proc.call(@ptr) if @autorelease && @ptr end end end end