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# frozen_string_literal: true
module GirFFI
  # The InOutPointer class handles conversion between ruby types and
  # pointers for arguments with direction :inout and :out.
  #
  class InOutPointer < FFI::Pointer
    attr_reader :value_type

    def initialize(type, ptr)
      @value_type = type
      super ptr
    end

    def to_value
      case value_ffi_type
      when Module
        value_ffi_type.get_value_from_pointer(self, 0)
      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 self.allocate_new(type)
      ffi_type = TypeMap.type_specification_to_ffi_type type
      ptr = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(ffi_type)
      new type, ptr
    end

    private

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

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
gir_ffi-0.11.1	lib/gir_ffi/in_out_pointer.rb
gir_ffi-0.11.0	lib/gir_ffi/in_out_pointer.rb