#===- common.py - Python LLVM Bindings -----------------------*- python -*--===# # # The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure # # This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source # License. See LICENSE.TXT for details. # #===------------------------------------------------------------------------===# from ctypes import POINTER from ctypes import c_void_p from ctypes import cdll import ctypes.util import platform # LLVM_VERSION: sync with PACKAGE_VERSION in autoconf/configure.ac and CMakeLists.txt # but leave out the 'svn' suffix. LLVM_VERSION = '3.4' __all__ = [ 'c_object_p', 'get_library', ] c_object_p = POINTER(c_void_p) class LLVMObject(object): """Base class for objects that are backed by an LLVM data structure. This class should never be instantiated outside of this package. """ def __init__(self, ptr, ownable=True, disposer=None): assert isinstance(ptr, c_object_p) self._ptr = self._as_parameter_ = ptr self._self_owned = True self._ownable = ownable self._disposer = disposer self._owned_objects = [] def take_ownership(self, obj): """Take ownership of another object. When you take ownership of another object, you are responsible for destroying that object. In addition, a reference to that object is placed inside this object so the Python garbage collector will not collect the object while it is still alive in libLLVM. This method should likely only be called from within modules inside this package. """ assert isinstance(obj, LLVMObject) self._owned_objects.append(obj) obj._self_owned = False def from_param(self): """ctypes function that converts this object to a function parameter.""" return self._as_parameter_ def __del__(self): if not hasattr(self, '_self_owned') or not hasattr(self, '_disposer'): return if self._self_owned and self._disposer: self._disposer(self) class CachedProperty(object): """Decorator that caches the result of a property lookup. This is a useful replacement for @property. It is recommended to use this decorator on properties that invoke C API calls for which the result of the call will be idempotent. """ def __init__(self, wrapped): self.wrapped = wrapped try: self.__doc__ = wrapped.__doc__ except: # pragma: no cover pass def __get__(self, instance, instance_type=None): if instance is None: return self value = self.wrapped(instance) setattr(instance, self.wrapped.__name__, value) return value def get_library(): """Obtain a reference to the llvm library.""" # On Linux, ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary() respects LD_LIBRARY_PATH # while ctypes.util.find_library() doesn't. # See http://docs.python.org/2/library/ctypes.html#finding-shared-libraries # # To make it possible to run the unit tests without installing the LLVM shared # library into a default linker search path. Always Try ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary() # with all possible library names first, then try ctypes.util.find_library(). names = ['LLVM-' + LLVM_VERSION, 'LLVM-' + LLVM_VERSION + 'svn'] t = platform.system() if t == 'Darwin': pfx, ext = 'lib', '.dylib' elif t == 'Windows': pfx, ext = '', '.dll' else: pfx, ext = 'lib', '.so' for i in names: try: lib = cdll.LoadLibrary(pfx + i + ext) except OSError: pass else: return lib for i in names: t = ctypes.util.find_library(i) if t: return cdll.LoadLibrary(t) raise Exception('LLVM shared library not found!')