libguile/extensions.c

   1 /* extensions.c - registering and loading extensions.
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  43
  44 #include <string.h>
  45
  46 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
  47 #include "libguile/strings.h"
  48 #include "libguile/gc.h"
  49 #include "libguile/dynl.h"
  50
  51 #include "libguile/extensions.h"
  52
  53 typedef struct extension_t
  54 {
  55   struct extension_t *next;
  56   const char *lib;
  57   const char *init;
  58   void (*func)(void *);
  59   void *data;
  60 } extension_t;
  61
  62 static extension_t *registered_extensions;
  63
  64 /* Register a LIB/INIT pair for use by `scm_load_extension'.  LIB is
  65    allowed to be NULL and then only INIT is used to identify the
  66    registered entry.  This is useful when you don't know the library
  67    name (which isn't really relevant anyway in a completely linked
  68    program) and you are sure that INIT is unique (which it must be for
  69    static linking).  Hmm, given this reasoning, what use is LIB
  70    anyway?
  71 */
  72
  73 void
  74 scm_c_register_extension (const char *lib, const char *init,
  75                           void (*func) (void *), void *data)
  76 {
  77   extension_t *ext = scm_malloc (sizeof(extension_t));
  78   if (lib)
  79     ext->lib = scm_strdup (lib);
  80   else
  81     ext->lib = NULL;
  82   ext->init = scm_strdup (init);
  83   ext->func = func;
  84   ext->data = data;
  85
  86   ext->next = registered_extensions;
  87   registered_extensions = ext;
  88 }
  89
  90 static void
  91 load_extension (SCM lib, SCM init)
  92 {
  93   /* Search the registry. */
  94   {
  95     extension_t *ext;
  96
  97     for (ext = registered_extensions; ext; ext = ext->next)
  98       if ((ext->lib == NULL || !strcmp (ext->lib, SCM_STRING_CHARS (lib)))
  99           && !strcmp (ext->init, SCM_STRING_CHARS (init)))
 100         {
 101           ext->func (ext->data);
 102           return;
 103         }
 104   }
 105
 106   /* Dynamically link the library. */
 107
 108   scm_dynamic_call (init, scm_dynamic_link (lib));
 109 }
 110
 111 void
 112 scm_c_load_extension (const char *lib, const char *init)
 113 {
 114   load_extension (scm_makfrom0str (lib), scm_makfrom0str (init));
 115 }
 116
 117 SCM_DEFINE (scm_load_extension, "load-extension", 2, 0, 0,
 118             (SCM lib, SCM init),
 119             "Load and initialize the extension designated by LIB and INIT.\n"
 120             "When there is no pre-registered function for LIB/INIT, this is\n"
 121             "equivalent to\n"
 122             "\n"
 123             "@lisp\n"
 124             "(dynamic-call INIT (dynamic-link LIB))\n"
 125             "@end lisp\n"
 126             "\n"
 127             "When there is a pre-registered function, that function is called\n"
 128             "instead.\n"
 129             "\n"
 130             "Normally, there is no pre-registered function.  This option exists\n"
 131             "only for situations where dynamic linking is unavailable or unwanted.\n"
 132             "In that case, you would statically link your program with the desired\n"
 133             "library, and register its init function right after Guile has been\n"
 134             "initialized.\n"
 135             "\n"
 136             "LIB should be a string denoting a shared library without any file type\n"
 137             "suffix such as \".so\".  The suffix is provided automatically.  It\n"
 138             "should also not contain any directory components.  Libraries that\n"
 139             "implement Guile Extensions should be put into the normal locations for\n"
 140             "shared libraries.  We recommend to use the naming convention\n"
 141             "libguile-bla-blum for a extension related to a module `(bla blum)'.\n"
 142             "\n"
 143             "The normal way for a extension to be used is to write a small Scheme\n"
 144             "file that defines a module, and to load the extension into this\n"
 145             "module.  When the module is auto-loaded, the extension is loaded as\n"
 146             "well.  For example,\n"
 147             "\n"
 148             "@lisp\n"
 149             "(define-module (bla blum))\n"
 150             "\n"
 151             "(load-extension \"libguile-bla-blum\" \"bla_init_blum\")\n"
 152             "@end lisp")
 153 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_load_extension
 154 {
 155   SCM_VALIDATE_STRING (1, lib);
 156   SCM_VALIDATE_STRING (2, init);
 157   load_extension (lib, init);
 158   return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
 159 }
 160 #undef FUNC_NAME
 161
 162 void
 163 scm_init_extensions ()
 164 {
 165   registered_extensions = NULL;
 166 #include "libguile/extensions.x"
 167 }
 168
 169 /*
 170   Local Variables:
 171   c-file-style: "gnu"
 172   End:
 173 */