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//! Safe global references to stack variables.
//!
//! Set up a global reference with declare_simple_environment! macro giving it a name and type.
//! Set up a global reference with declare_simple! macro giving it a name and type.
//! Use the `using` function scoped under its name to name a reference and call a function that
//! takes no parameters yet can access said reference through the similarly place `with` function.
//! takes no parameters yet can access said reference through the similarly placed `with` function.
//!
//! # Examples
//!
//! ```
//! #[macro_use] extern crate environmental;
//! // create a place for the global reference to exist.
//! declare_simple_environment!(counter: u32);
//! declare_simple!(counter: u32);
//! fn stuff() {
//! // do some stuff, accessing the named reference as desired.
//! counter::with(|value| *value += 1);
//! counter::with(|i| *i += 1);
//! }
//! fn main() {
//! // declare a stack variable of the same type as our global declaration.
//! let mut local = 41u32;
//! // call stuff, setting up our `counter` environment as a refrence to our local counter var.
//! counter::using(&mut local, stuff);
//! println!("The answer is {:?}", local); // will print 42!
//! let mut counter_value = 41u32;
//! // call stuff, setting up our `counter` environment as a refrence to our counter_value var.
//! counter::using(&mut counter_value, stuff);
//! println!("The answer is {:?}", counter_value); // will print 42!
//! stuff(); // safe! doesn't do anything.
//! }
//! ```
#[doc(hidden)]
pub use std::cell::RefCell;
use std::thread::LocalKey;
pub fn using_environment<'a, T: 'a, R, S, F: FnOnce() -> R>(
#[doc(hidden)]
pub fn using<'a, T: 'a, R, S, F: FnOnce() -> R>(
global: &'static LocalKey<RefCell<*mut S>>,
protected: &'a mut T,
f: F
@@ -67,14 +68,15 @@ pub fn using_environment<'a, T: 'a, R, S, F: FnOnce() -> R>(
r
}
pub fn with_environment<'r, R, S, T: 'r, F: FnOnce(&'r mut T) -> R>(
#[doc(hidden)]
pub fn with<'r, R, S, T: 'r, F: FnOnce(&'r mut T) -> R>(
global: &'static LocalKey<RefCell<*mut S>>,
mutator: F,
) -> Option<R> {
global.with(|r| {
let br = r.borrow_mut();
if *br != 0 as *mut S {
// safe because it's only non-zero when it's being called from using_environment, which
// safe because it's only non-zero when it's being called from using, which
// is holding on to the underlying reference (and not using it itself) safely.
unsafe {
Some(mutator(&mut *(*br as *mut S as *mut T)))
@@ -85,8 +87,9 @@ pub fn with_environment<'r, R, S, T: 'r, F: FnOnce(&'r mut T) -> R>(
})
}
#[doc(hidden)]
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! decl_environment {
macro_rules! decl {
($name:ident : $t:ty) => {
thread_local! {
static $name: $crate::RefCell<*mut $t> = $crate::RefCell::new(0 as *mut $t);
@@ -94,53 +97,51 @@ macro_rules! decl_environment {
}
}
/// Declare a new global reference module whose underlying value does not contain references.
///
/// Will create a module of a given name that contains two functions:
/// - `pub fn using<'a: 'b, 'b, R, F: FnOnce() -> R, T: 'a>(protected: &'b mut T, f: F) -> R`
/// This executes `f`, returning its value. During the call, the module's reference is set to
/// be equal to `protected`.
/// - `pub fn with<R, F: for<'r, 't: 'r> FnOnce(&'r mut $t<'t>) -> R>(f: F) -> Option<R>`
/// This executes `f`, returning its value if called from code that is being executed as part of
/// a `using` call. The function takes one argument: the same reference as provided to the most
/// recent `using` call.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// #[macro_use] extern crate environmental;
/// declare_simple!(counter: u32);
/// fn main() {
/// let mut counter_value = 41u32;
/// counter::using(&mut counter_value, || {
/// let odd = counter::with(|value|
/// if *value % 2 == 1 {
/// *value += 1; true
/// } else {
/// *value -= 3; false
/// }).unwrap(); // safe because we're inside a counter::using
/// println!("counter was {}", match odd { true => "odd", _ => "even" });
/// });
///
/// println!("The answer is {:?}", counter_value); // 42
/// }
/// ```
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! declare_generic_environment {
macro_rules! declare_simple {
($name:ident : $t:tt) => {
mod $name {
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use super::*;
decl_environment!(GLOBAL: $t<'static> );
decl!(GLOBAL: $t);
pub fn using<'a: 'b, 'b, R, F: FnOnce() -> R, T: 'a>(
protected: &'b mut T,
f: F
) -> R {
$crate::using_environment(&GLOBAL, protected, f)
}
pub fn with<R, F: for<'r, 't: 'r> FnOnce(&'r mut $t<'t>) -> R>(
f: F
) -> Option<R> {
let dummy = ();
with_closed(f, &dummy)
}
fn with_closed<'d: 't, 't: 'r, 'r, R, F: FnOnce(&'r mut $t<'t>) -> R>(
f: F,
_dummy: &'d (),
) -> Option<R> {
$crate::with_environment(&GLOBAL, f)
}
}
}
}
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! declare_simple_environment {
($name:ident : $t:tt) => {
mod $name {
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use super::*;
decl_environment!(GLOBAL: $t);
pub fn using<'a: 'b, 'b, R, F: FnOnce() -> R, T: 'a>(
protected: &'b mut T,
f: F
) -> R {
$crate::using_environment(&GLOBAL, protected, f)
$crate::using(&GLOBAL, protected, f)
}
pub fn with<R, F: for<'r> FnOnce(&'r mut $t) -> R>(
@@ -154,7 +155,73 @@ macro_rules! declare_simple_environment {
f: F,
_dummy: &'d (),
) -> Option<R> {
$crate::with_environment(&GLOBAL, f)
$crate::with(&GLOBAL, f)
}
}
}
}
/// Declare a new global reference module whose underlying value is generic over a reference.
///
/// Will create a module of a given name that contains two functions:
/// - `pub fn using<'a: 'b, 'b, R, F: FnOnce() -> R, T: 'a>(protected: &'b mut T, f: F) -> R`
/// This executes `f`, returning its value. During the call, the module's reference is set to
/// be equal to `protected`.
/// - `pub fn with<R, F: for<'r, 't: 'r> FnOnce(&'r mut $t<'t>) -> R>(f: F) -> Option<R>`
/// This executes `f`, returning its value if called from code that is being executed as part of
/// a `using` call. The function takes one argument: the same reference as provided to the most
/// recent `using` call.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// #[macro_use] extern crate environmental;
/// // a type that we want to reference from a temp global; it has a reference in it.
/// struct WithReference<'a> { answer_ref: &'a mut u32, }
/// // create a place for the global reference to exist.
/// declare_generic!(counter: WithReference);
/// fn stuff() {
/// // do some stuff, accessing the named reference as desired.
/// counter::with(|i| *i.answer_ref += 1);
/// }
/// fn main() {
/// // declare a stack variable of the same type as our global declaration.
/// let mut answer = 41u32;
/// {
/// let mut ref_struct = WithReference { answer_ref: &mut answer, };
/// counter::using(&mut ref_struct, stuff);
/// }
/// println!("The answer is {:?}", answer); // will print 42!
/// }
/// ```
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! declare_generic {
($name:ident : $t:tt) => {
mod $name {
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use super::*;
decl!(GLOBAL: $t<'static> );
pub fn using<'a: 'b, 'b, R, F: FnOnce() -> R, T: 'a>(
protected: &'b mut T,
f: F
) -> R {
$crate::using(&GLOBAL, protected, f)
}
pub fn with<R, F: for<'r, 't: 'r> FnOnce(&'r mut $t<'t>) -> R>(
f: F
) -> Option<R> {
let dummy = ();
with_closed(f, &dummy)
}
fn with_closed<'d: 't, 't: 'r, 'r, R, F: FnOnce(&'r mut $t<'t>) -> R>(
f: F,
_dummy: &'d (),
) -> Option<R> {
$crate::with(&GLOBAL, f)
}
}
}
@@ -166,7 +233,7 @@ macro_rules! declare_simple_environment {
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
declare_simple_environment!(counter: u32);
declare_simple!(counter: u32);
fn stuff() {
// do some stuff, accessing the named reference as desired.
@@ -174,7 +241,7 @@ mod tests {
}
#[test]
fn simple_environment_works() {
fn simple_works() {
// declare a stack variable of the same type as our global declaration.
let mut local = 41u32;
// call stuff, setting up our `counter` environment as a refrence to our local counter var.
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ext: &'a mut Externalities<Error=NoError>,
}
declare_generic_environment!(ext : ExternalitiesHolder);
declare_generic!(ext : ExternalitiesHolder);
pub fn storage(_key: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
ext::with(|holder| holder.ext.storage(_key).ok().map(|s| s.to_vec()))