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1 /* GNU Objective-C Runtime API.
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21 /* As a special exception, if you link this library with files compiled
22 with GCC to produce an executable, this does not cause the resulting
23 executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. This
24 exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
25 executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
27 #ifndef __objc_api_INCLUDE_GNU
28 #define __objc_api_INCLUDE_GNU
30 #include "objc/objc.h"
31 #include "objc/hash.h"
32 #include "objc/thr.h"
33 #include <stdio.h>
34 #include <stdarg.h>
36 /* For functions which return Method_t */
37 #define METHOD_NULL (Method_t)0
38 /* Boolean typedefs */
40 ** Method descriptor returned by introspective Object methods.
41 ** This is really just the first part of the more complete objc_method
42 ** structure defined below and used internally by the runtime.
44 struct objc_method_description
46 SEL name; /* this is a selector, not a string */
47 char *types; /* type encoding */
50 /* Filer types used to describe Ivars and Methods. */
51 #define _C_ID '@'
52 #define _C_CLASS '#'
53 #define _C_SEL ':'
54 #define _C_CHR 'c'
55 #define _C_UCHR 'C'
56 #define _C_SHT 's'
57 #define _C_USHT 'S'
58 #define _C_INT 'i'
59 #define _C_UINT 'I'
60 #define _C_LNG 'l'
61 #define _C_ULNG 'L'
62 #define _C_FLT 'f'
63 #define _C_DBL 'd'
64 #define _C_BFLD 'b'
65 #define _C_VOID 'v'
66 #define _C_UNDEF '?'
67 #define _C_PTR '^'
68 #define _C_CHARPTR '*'
69 #define _C_ATOM '%'
70 #define _C_ARY_B '['
71 #define _C_ARY_E ']'
72 #define _C_UNION_B '('
73 #define _C_UNION_E ')'
74 #define _C_STRUCT_B '{'
75 #define _C_STRUCT_E '}'
79 ** Error handling
81 ** Call objc_error() or objc_verror() to record an error; this error
82 ** routine will generally exit the program but not necessarily if the
83 ** user has installed his own error handler.
85 ** Call objc_set_error_handler to assign your own function for
86 ** handling errors. The function should return YES if it is ok
87 ** to continue execution, or return NO or just abort if the
88 ** program should be stopped. The default error handler is just to
89 ** print a message on stderr.
91 ** The error handler function should be of type objc_error_handler
92 ** The first parameter is an object instance of relevance.
93 ** The second parameter is an error code.
94 ** The third parameter is a format string in the printf style.
95 ** The fourth parameter is a variable list of arguments.
97 extern void objc_error(id object, int code, const char* fmt, ...);
98 extern void objc_verror(id object, int code, const char* fmt, va_list ap);
99 typedef BOOL (*objc_error_handler)(id, int code, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
100 objc_error_handler objc_set_error_handler(objc_error_handler func);
103 ** Error codes
104 ** These are used by the runtime library, and your
105 ** error handling may use them to determine if the error is
106 ** hard or soft thus whether execution can continue or abort.
108 #define OBJC_ERR_UNKNOWN 0 /* Generic error */
110 #define OBJC_ERR_OBJC_VERSION 1 /* Incorrect runtime version */
111 #define OBJC_ERR_GCC_VERSION 2 /* Incorrect compiler version */
112 #define OBJC_ERR_MODULE_SIZE 3 /* Bad module size */
113 #define OBJC_ERR_PROTOCOL_VERSION 4 /* Incorrect protocol version */
115 #define OBJC_ERR_MEMORY 10 /* Out of memory */
117 #define OBJC_ERR_RECURSE_ROOT 20 /* Attempt to archive the root
118 object more than once. */
119 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_DATA 21 /* Didn't read expected data */
120 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_KEY 22 /* Bad key for object */
121 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_CLASS 23 /* Unknown class */
122 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_TYPE 24 /* Bad type specification */
123 #define OBJC_ERR_NO_READ 25 /* Cannot read stream */
124 #define OBJC_ERR_NO_WRITE 26 /* Cannot write stream */
125 #define OBJC_ERR_STREAM_VERSION 27 /* Incorrect stream version */
126 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_OPCODE 28 /* Bad opcode */
128 #define OBJC_ERR_UNIMPLEMENTED 30 /* Method is not implemented */
130 #define OBJC_ERR_BAD_STATE 40 /* Bad thread state */
133 ** Set this variable nonzero to print a line describing each
134 ** message that is sent. (this is currently disabled)
136 extern BOOL objc_trace;
139 /* For every class which happens to have statically allocated instances in
140 this module, one OBJC_STATIC_INSTANCES is allocated by the compiler.
141 INSTANCES is NULL terminated and points to all statically allocated
142 instances of this class. */
143 struct objc_static_instances
145 char *class_name;
146 id instances[0];
150 ** Whereas a Module (defined further down) is the root (typically) of a file,
151 ** a Symtab is the root of the class and category definitions within the
152 ** module.
154 ** A Symtab contains a variable length array of pointers to classes and
155 ** categories defined in the module.
157 typedef struct objc_symtab {
158 unsigned long sel_ref_cnt; /* Unknown. */
159 SEL refs; /* Unknown. */
160 unsigned short cls_def_cnt; /* Number of classes compiled
161 (defined) in the module. */
162 unsigned short cat_def_cnt; /* Number of categories
163 compiled (defined) in the
164 module. */
166 void *defs[1]; /* Variable array of pointers.
167 cls_def_cnt of type Class
168 followed by cat_def_cnt of
169 type Category_t, followed
170 by a NULL terminated array
171 of objc_static_instances. */
172 } Symtab, *Symtab_t;
176 ** The compiler generates one of these structures for each module that
177 ** composes the executable (eg main.m).
179 ** This data structure is the root of the definition tree for the module.
181 ** A collect program runs between ld stages and creates a ObjC ctor array.
182 ** That array holds a pointer to each module structure of the executable.
184 typedef struct objc_module {
185 unsigned long version; /* Compiler revision. */
186 unsigned long size; /* sizeof(Module). */
187 const char* name; /* Name of the file where the
188 module was generated. The
189 name includes the path. */
191 Symtab_t symtab; /* Pointer to the Symtab of
192 the module. The Symtab
193 holds an array of
194 pointers to
195 the classes and categories
196 defined in the module. */
197 } Module, *Module_t;
201 ** The compiler generates one of these structures for a class that has
202 ** instance variables defined in its specification.
204 typedef struct objc_ivar* Ivar_t;
205 typedef struct objc_ivar_list {
206 int ivar_count; /* Number of structures (Ivar)
207 contained in the list. One
208 structure per instance
209 variable defined in the
210 class. */
211 struct objc_ivar {
212 const char* ivar_name; /* Name of the instance
213 variable as entered in the
214 class definition. */
215 const char* ivar_type; /* Description of the Ivar's
216 type. Useful for
217 debuggers. */
218 int ivar_offset; /* Byte offset from the base
219 address of the instance
220 structure to the variable. */
222 } ivar_list[1]; /* Variable length
223 structure. */
224 } IvarList, *IvarList_t;
228 ** The compiler generates one (or more) of these structures for a class that
229 ** has methods defined in its specification.
231 ** The implementation of a class can be broken into separate pieces in a file
232 ** and categories can break them across modules. To handle this problem is a
233 ** singly linked list of methods.
235 typedef struct objc_method Method;
236 typedef Method* Method_t;
237 typedef struct objc_method_list {
238 struct objc_method_list* method_next; /* This variable is used to link
239 a method list to another. It
240 is a singly linked list. */
241 int method_count; /* Number of methods defined in
242 this structure. */
243 struct objc_method {
244 SEL method_name; /* This variable is the method's
245 name. It is a char*.
246 The unique integer passed to
247 objc_msg_send is a char* too.
248 It is compared against
249 method_name using strcmp. */
250 const char* method_types; /* Description of the method's
251 parameter list. Useful for
252 debuggers. */
253 IMP method_imp; /* Address of the method in the
254 executable. */
255 } method_list[1]; /* Variable length
256 structure. */
257 } MethodList, *MethodList_t;
259 struct objc_protocol_list {
260 struct objc_protocol_list *next;
261 int count;
262 Protocol *list[1];
266 ** This is used to assure consistent access to the info field of
267 ** classes
269 #ifndef HOST_BITS_PER_LONG
270 #define HOST_BITS_PER_LONG (sizeof(long)*8)
271 #endif
273 #define __CLS_INFO(cls) ((cls)->info)
274 #define __CLS_ISINFO(cls, mask) ((__CLS_INFO(cls)&mask)==mask)
275 #define __CLS_SETINFO(cls, mask) (__CLS_INFO(cls) |= mask)
277 /* The structure is of type MetaClass */
278 #define _CLS_META 0x2L
279 #define CLS_ISMETA(cls) ((cls)&&__CLS_ISINFO(cls, _CLS_META))
282 /* The structure is of type Class */
283 #define _CLS_CLASS 0x1L
284 #define CLS_ISCLASS(cls) ((cls)&&__CLS_ISINFO(cls, _CLS_CLASS))
287 ** The class is initialized within the runtime. This means that
288 ** it has had correct super and sublinks assigned
290 #define _CLS_RESOLV 0x8L
291 #define CLS_ISRESOLV(cls) __CLS_ISINFO(cls, _CLS_RESOLV)
292 #define CLS_SETRESOLV(cls) __CLS_SETINFO(cls, _CLS_RESOLV)
295 ** The class has been send a +initialize message or a such is not
296 ** defined for this class
298 #define _CLS_INITIALIZED 0x04L
299 #define CLS_ISINITIALIZED(cls) __CLS_ISINFO(cls, _CLS_INITIALIZED)
300 #define CLS_SETINITIALIZED(cls) __CLS_SETINFO(cls, _CLS_INITIALIZED)
303 ** The class number of this class. This must be the same for both the
304 ** class and it's meta class object
306 #define CLS_GETNUMBER(cls) (__CLS_INFO(cls) >> (HOST_BITS_PER_LONG/2))
307 #define CLS_SETNUMBER(cls, num) \
308 ({ (cls)->info <<= (HOST_BITS_PER_LONG/2); \
309 (cls)->info >>= (HOST_BITS_PER_LONG/2); \
310 __CLS_SETINFO(cls, (((unsigned long)num) << (HOST_BITS_PER_LONG/2))); })
313 ** The compiler generates one of these structures for each category. A class
314 ** may have many categories and contain both instance and factory methods.
316 typedef struct objc_category {
317 const char* category_name; /* Name of the category. Name
318 contained in the () of the
319 category definition. */
320 const char* class_name; /* Name of the class to which
321 the category belongs. */
322 MethodList_t instance_methods; /* Linked list of instance
323 methods defined in the
324 category. NULL indicates no
325 instance methods defined. */
326 MethodList_t class_methods; /* Linked list of factory
327 methods defined in the
328 category. NULL indicates no
329 class methods defined. */
330 struct objc_protocol_list *protocols; /* List of Protocols
331 conformed to */
332 } Category, *Category_t;
335 ** Structure used when a message is send to a class's super class. The
336 ** compiler generates one of these structures and passes it to
337 ** objc_msg_super.
339 typedef struct objc_super {
340 id self; /* Id of the object sending
341 the message. */
342 Class class; /* Object's super class. */
343 } Super, *Super_t;
345 IMP objc_msg_lookup_super(Super_t super, SEL sel);
347 retval_t objc_msg_sendv(id, SEL, arglist_t);
352 ** This is a hook which is called by objc_lookup_class and
353 ** objc_get_class if the runtime is not able to find the class.
354 ** This may e.g. try to load in the class using dynamic loading.
355 ** The function is guaranteed to be passed a non-NULL name string.
357 extern Class (*_objc_lookup_class)(const char *name);
360 ** This is a hook which is called by __objc_exec_class every time a class
361 ** or a category is loaded into the runtime. This may e.g. help a
362 ** dynamic loader determine the classes that have been loaded when
363 ** an object file is dynamically linked in.
365 extern void (*_objc_load_callback)(Class class, Category* category);
368 ** Hook functions for allocating, copying and disposing of instances
370 extern id (*_objc_object_alloc)(Class class);
371 extern id (*_objc_object_copy)(id object);
372 extern id (*_objc_object_dispose)(id object);
375 ** Standard functions for memory allocation and disposal.
376 ** Users should use these functions in their ObjC programs so
377 ** that they work properly with garbage collectors as well as
378 ** can take advantage of the exception/error handling available.
380 void *
381 objc_malloc(size_t size);
383 void *
384 objc_atomic_malloc(size_t size);
386 void *
387 objc_valloc(size_t size);
389 void *
390 objc_realloc(void *mem, size_t size);
392 void *
393 objc_calloc(size_t nelem, size_t size);
395 void
396 objc_free(void *mem);
399 ** Hook functions for memory allocation and disposal.
400 ** This makes it easy to substitute garbage collection systems
401 ** such as Boehm's GC by assigning these function pointers
402 ** to the GC's allocation routines. By default these point
403 ** to the ANSI standard malloc, realloc, free, etc.
405 ** Users should call the normal objc routines above for
406 ** memory allocation and disposal within their programs.
408 extern void *(*_objc_malloc)(size_t);
409 extern void *(*_objc_atomic_malloc)(size_t);
410 extern void *(*_objc_valloc)(size_t);
411 extern void *(*_objc_realloc)(void *, size_t);
412 extern void *(*_objc_calloc)(size_t, size_t);
413 extern void (*_objc_free)(void *);
415 Method_t class_get_class_method(MetaClass class, SEL aSel);
417 Method_t class_get_instance_method(Class class, SEL aSel);
419 Class class_pose_as(Class impostor, Class superclass);
421 Class objc_get_class(const char *name);
423 Class objc_lookup_class(const char *name);
425 Class objc_next_class(void **enum_state);
427 const char *sel_get_name(SEL selector);
429 const char *sel_get_type(SEL selector);
431 SEL sel_get_uid(const char *name);
433 SEL sel_get_any_uid(const char *name);
435 SEL sel_get_any_typed_uid(const char *name);
437 SEL sel_get_typed_uid(const char *name, const char*);
439 SEL sel_register_name(const char *name);
441 SEL sel_register_typed_name(const char *name, const char*type);
444 BOOL sel_is_mapped (SEL aSel);
446 extern id class_create_instance(Class class);
448 static inline const char *
449 class_get_class_name(Class class)
451 return CLS_ISCLASS(class)?class->name:((class==Nil)?"Nil":0);
454 static inline long
455 class_get_instance_size(Class class)
457 return CLS_ISCLASS(class)?class->instance_size:0;
460 static inline MetaClass
461 class_get_meta_class(Class class)
463 return CLS_ISCLASS(class)?class->class_pointer:Nil;
466 static inline Class
467 class_get_super_class(Class class)
469 return CLS_ISCLASS(class)?class->super_class:Nil;
472 static inline int
473 class_get_version(Class class)
475 return CLS_ISCLASS(class)?class->version:-1;
478 static inline BOOL
479 class_is_class(Class class)
481 return CLS_ISCLASS(class);
484 static inline BOOL
485 class_is_meta_class(Class class)
487 return CLS_ISMETA(class);
491 static inline void
492 class_set_version(Class class, long version)
494 if (CLS_ISCLASS(class))
495 class->version = version;
498 static inline IMP
499 method_get_imp(Method_t method)
501 return (method!=METHOD_NULL)?method->method_imp:(IMP)0;
504 IMP get_imp (Class class, SEL sel);
506 /* Redefine on NeXTSTEP so as not to conflict with system function */
507 #ifdef __NeXT__
508 #define object_copy gnu_object_copy
509 #define object_dispose gnu_object_dispose
510 #endif
512 id object_copy(id object);
514 id object_dispose(id object);
516 static inline Class
517 object_get_class(id object)
519 return ((object!=nil)
520 ? (CLS_ISCLASS(object->class_pointer)
521 ? object->class_pointer
522 : (CLS_ISMETA(object->class_pointer)
523 ? (Class)object
524 : Nil))
525 : Nil);
528 static inline const char *
529 object_get_class_name(id object)
531 return ((object!=nil)?(CLS_ISCLASS(object->class_pointer)
532 ?object->class_pointer->name
533 :((Class)object)->name)
534 :"Nil");
537 static inline MetaClass
538 object_get_meta_class(id object)
540 return ((object!=nil)?(CLS_ISCLASS(object->class_pointer)
541 ?object->class_pointer->class_pointer
542 :(CLS_ISMETA(object->class_pointer)
543 ?object->class_pointer
544 :Nil))
545 :Nil);
548 static inline Class
549 object_get_super_class
550 (id object)
552 return ((object!=nil)?(CLS_ISCLASS(object->class_pointer)
553 ?object->class_pointer->super_class
554 :(CLS_ISMETA(object->class_pointer)
555 ?((Class)object)->super_class
556 :Nil))
557 :Nil);
560 static inline BOOL
561 object_is_class(id object)
563 return CLS_ISCLASS((Class)object);
566 static inline BOOL
567 object_is_instance(id object)
569 return (object!=nil)&&CLS_ISCLASS(object->class_pointer);
572 static inline BOOL
573 object_is_meta_class(id object)
575 return CLS_ISMETA((Class)object);
578 struct sarray*
579 objc_get_uninstalled_dtable();
581 #endif /* not __objc_api_INCLUDE_GNU */