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module GirFFI
  # The InOutPointer class handles conversion between ruby types and
  # pointers for arguments with direction :inout and :out.
  #
  # TODO: This has now become a more general extended pointer class and should be renamed.
  class InOutPointer < FFI::Pointer
    attr_reader :value_type

    def initialize type, ptr = nil
      @value_type = type

      ptr ||= AllocationHelper.safe_malloc(value_type_size)
      super ptr
    end

    # TODO: Create type classes that extract values from pointers.
    def to_value
      case value_ffi_type
      when Module
        value_ffi_type.get_value_from_pointer(self)
      when Symbol
        send("get_#{value_ffi_type}", 0)
      else
        raise NotImplementedError
      end
    end

    # Convert more fully to a ruby value than #to_value
    def to_ruby_value
      bare_value = to_value
      case value_type
      when :utf8
        bare_value.to_utf8
      when Array
        value_type[1].wrap bare_value
      when Class
        value_type.wrap bare_value
      else
        bare_value
      end
    end

    def set_value value
      case value_ffi_type
      when Module
        value_ffi_type.copy_value_to_pointer(value, self)
      when Symbol
        send "put_#{value_ffi_type}", 0, value
      else
        raise NotImplementedError, value_ffi_type
      end
    end

    def clear
      set_value nil_value
    end

    def self.for type
      new(type).tap(&:clear)
    end

    def self.from type, value
      new(type).tap { |ptr| ptr.set_value value }
    end

    private

    def value_ffi_type
      @value_ffi_type ||= TypeMap.type_specification_to_ffitype value_type
    end

    def value_type_size
      @value_type_size ||= FFI.type_size value_ffi_type
    end

    def nil_value
      value_ffi_type == :pointer ? nil : 0
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
gir_ffi-0.7.8	lib/gir_ffi/in_out_pointer.rb
gir_ffi-0.7.7	lib/gir_ffi/in_out_pointer.rb