`ffi`

Foreign function interface, call C/Rust/Python/JS.

Load with: use ffi

Quick example

use ffi

result = ffild(\(x) x, "value", "value")
prn(result)

Functions

FFI context

ffine()

Creates a new instance.

ffity()

Performs the operation.

Library loading

ffild(ffi, p, opts)

Performs the operation. Takes ffi, p, opts.

ffisy(ffi, lib, sym)

Performs the operation. Takes ffi, lib, sym.

Type definitions

ffist(n, fields)

Sets a value or starts a process. Takes n, fields.

ffiun(n, mems)

Performs the operation. Takes n, mems.

ffien(n, vals)

Encodes. Takes n, vals.

ffifn(n, rv, args)

Finalises. Takes n, rv, args.

Memory marshalling

ffima(sz)

Performs the operation. Takes sz.

ffifr(p)

Creates from another format. Takes p.

ffird(p, off, ty)

Reads data. Takes p, off, ty.

ffiwr(p, off, v, ty)

Writes data. Takes p, off, v, ty.

ffipa(df, vals)

Parses. Takes df, vals.

ffiun1(df, buf)

Performs the operation. Takes df, buf.

String handling

ffist1(str_val)

Performs the operation. Takes str_val.

ffist2(p)

Performs the operation. Takes p.

Function calling

ffica(ffi, lib, func_name, rv, arg_types, a)

Performs the operation. Takes ffi, lib, func_name, rv, arg_types, a.

Callbacks (Ilusm -> C)

fficb(ffi, cb, rv, arg_types)

Performs the operation. Takes ffi, cb, rv, arg_types.

Array handling

ffimk(ty, sz)

Creates a new instance. Takes ty, sz.

ffias(arr, i, v)

Performs the operation. Takes arr, i, v.

ffiag(arr, i)

Performs the operation. Takes arr, i.

Python interop

ffipy()

Performs the operation.

ffipy1(nm)

Performs the operation. Takes nm.

ffipy2(obj, method_name, a)

Performs the operation. Takes obj, method_name, a.

ffipy3(obj, attr_name)

Performs the operation. Takes obj, attr_name.

ffipy4(obj, attr_name, v)

Performs the operation. Takes obj, attr_name, v.

Rust interop

ffiru(p)

Runs. Takes p.

Node.js interop

ffino()

Performs the operation.

ffino1(c)

Performs the operation. Takes c.

ffino2(nm)

Performs the operation. Takes nm.

Cleanup

fficl(ffi)

Closes or clears. Takes ffi.

Notes

Foreign Function Interface - call native C functions from ilusm.