The uffi Reference Manual

This is the uffi Reference Manual, version 2.0.0, generated automatically by Declt version 4.0 beta 2 "William Riker" on Sun Sep 15 07:00:26 2024 GMT+0.

Table of Contents


1 Introduction


2 Systems

The main system appears first, followed by any subsystem dependency.


2.1 uffi

Universal Foreign Function Library for Common Lisp

Maintainer

Kevin M. Rosenberg <>

Author

Kevin Rosenberg <>

License

Lessor Lisp General Public License

Long Description

UFFI provides a universal foreign function interface (FFI) for Common Lisp. UFFI supports CMUCL, Lispworks, and AllegroCL.

Version

2.0.0

Source

uffi.asd.

Child Component

src (module).


3 Modules

Modules are listed depth-first from the system components tree.


3.1 uffi/src

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

uffi (system).

Child Components

4 Files

Files are sorted by type and then listed depth-first from the systems components trees.


4.1 Lisp


4.1.1 uffi/uffi.asd

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

uffi (system).

ASDF Systems

uffi.

Packages

uffi-system.


4.1.2 uffi/src/package.lisp

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Packages

uffi.


4.1.3 uffi/src/i18n.lisp

Dependency

package.lisp (file).

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Public Interface
Internals

4.1.4 uffi/src/primitives.lisp

Dependency

i18n.lisp (file).

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Public Interface
Internals

4.1.5 uffi/src/objects.lisp

Dependency

primitives.lisp (file).

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Public Interface

4.1.6 uffi/src/aggregates.lisp

Dependency

primitives.lisp (file).

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Public Interface
Internals

4.1.7 uffi/src/strings.lisp

Dependencies
Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Public Interface
Internals

4.1.8 uffi/src/functions.lisp

Dependency

primitives.lisp (file).

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Public Interface

def-function (macro).

Internals

4.1.9 uffi/src/libraries.lisp

Dependency

package.lisp (file).

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Public Interface
Internals

4.1.10 uffi/src/os.lisp

Dependency

package.lisp (file).

Source

uffi.asd.

Parent Component

src (module).

Public Interface

5 Packages

Packages are listed by definition order.


5.1 uffi-system

Source

uffi.asd.

Use List
  • asdf/interface.
  • common-lisp.

5.2 uffi

Source

package.lisp.

Use List

common-lisp.

Public Interface
Internals

6 Definitions

Definitions are sorted by export status, category, package, and then by lexicographic order.


6.1 Public Interface


6.1.1 Special variables

Special Variable: *default-foreign-encoding*

Normalized name of default external character format to use
for foreign string conversions. nil means use implementation default encoding.

Package

uffi.

Source

i18n.lisp.

Special Variable: *foreign-encodings*

List of normalized names of external formats support by underlying implementation.

Package

uffi.

Source

i18n.lisp.

Special Variable: +null-cstring-pointer+
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.


6.1.2 Macros

Macro: allocate-foreign-object (type &optional size)

Allocates an instance of TYPE. If size is specified, then allocate an array of TYPE with size SIZE. The TYPE parameter is evaluated.

Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: allocate-foreign-string (size &key unsigned)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: char-array-to-pointer (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: convert-from-cstring (obj)

Converts a string from a c-call. Same as convert-from-foreign-string, except that LW/CMU automatically converts strings from c-calls.

Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: convert-from-foreign-string (obj &key length encoding null-terminated-p)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: convert-to-cstring (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: convert-to-foreign-string (obj &optional encoding)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: def-array-pointer (name-array type)
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Macro: def-constant (name value &key export)

Macro to define a constant and to export it

Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Macro: def-enum (enum-name args &key separator-string)

Creates a constants for a C type enum list, symbols are created
in the created in the current package. The symbol is the concatenation of the enum-name name, separator-string, and field-name

Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Macro: def-foreign-type (name type)
Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Macro: def-foreign-var (names type module)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: def-function (names args &key module returning)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.

Macro: def-pointer-var (name value &optional doc)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: def-struct (name &rest fields)
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Macro: def-type (name type)

Generates a (deftype) statement for CL. Currently, only CMUCL supports takes advantage of this optimization.

Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Macro: def-union (name &rest fields)
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Macro: deref-array (obj type i)

Returns a field from a row

Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Macro: deref-pointer (ptr type)

Returns a object pointed

Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: ensure-char-character (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: ensure-char-integer (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: ensure-char-storable (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: free-cstring (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: free-foreign-object (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: get-slot-pointer (obj type slot)
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Macro: get-slot-value (obj type slot)
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Macro: make-null-pointer (type)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: make-pointer (addr type)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: null-char-p (val)

Returns T if character is NULL

Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Macro: null-pointer-p (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: octets-to-string (octets &key encoding)

Converts a vector of octets to a Lisp string.

Package

uffi.

Source

i18n.lisp.

Macro: pointer-address (obj)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: string-to-octets (str &key encoding null-terminate)
Package

uffi.

Source

i18n.lisp.

Macro: with-cast-pointer ((binding-name pointer type) &body body)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: with-cstring ((cstring lisp-string) &body body)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: with-cstrings (bindings &rest body)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: with-foreign-object ((var type) &rest body)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: with-foreign-objects (bindings &rest body)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.

Macro: with-foreign-string ((foreign-string lisp-string &optional encoding) &body body)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Macro: with-foreign-strings (bindings &body body)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.


6.1.3 Ordinary functions

Function: convert-from-foreign-usb8 (s len)
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Function: default-foreign-library-type ()

Returns string naming default library type for platform

Package

uffi.

Source

libraries.lisp.

Function: find-foreign-library (names directories &key types drive-letters)

Looks for a foreign library. directories can be a single string or a list of strings of candidate directories. Use default library type if type is not specified.

Package

uffi.

Source

libraries.lisp.

Function: foreign-encoded-octet-count (str &key encoding)

Returns the octets required to represent the string when passed to a ~ foreign function.

Package

uffi.

Source

i18n.lisp.

Function: foreign-library-types ()

Returns list of string naming possible library types for platform, sorted by preference

Package

uffi.

Source

libraries.lisp.

Function: foreign-string-length (foreign-string)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Function: getenv (var)

Return the value of the environment variable.

Package

uffi.

Source

os.lisp.

Function: load-foreign-library (filename &key module supporting-libraries force-load)
Package

uffi.

Source

libraries.lisp.

Function: run-shell-command (control-string &rest args &key output)

Interpolate ARGS into CONTROL-STRING as if by FORMAT, and synchronously execute the result using a Bourne-compatible shell, with output to *trace-output*. Returns the shell’s exit code.

Package

uffi.

Source

os.lisp.

Function: size-of-foreign-type (type)
Package

uffi.

Source

objects.lisp.


6.2 Internals


6.2.1 Constants

Constant: +system-copy-multiplier+
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Constant: +system-copy-offset+
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.


6.2.2 Special variables

Special Variable: *cmu-def-type-hash*
Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Special Variable: *cmu-sbcl-def-type-list*

Conversions in SBCL for def-foreign-type are different than in def-function

Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Special Variable: *foreign-encoding-mapping*

Mapping between normalized external format name and implementation name.

Package

uffi.

Source

i18n.lisp.

Special Variable: *loaded-libraries*

List of foreign libraries loaded. Used to prevent reloading a library

Package

uffi.

Source

libraries.lisp.

Special Variable: *system-copy-fn*
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Special Variable: *type-conversion-list*
Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Special Variable: +type-conversion-hash+
Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.


6.2.3 Macros

Macro: %def-function (names args &key module returning)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.


6.2.4 Ordinary functions

Function: %convert-from-uffi-type (type context)

Converts from a uffi type to an implementation specific type

Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Function: %convert-to-foreign-string (str encoding)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.

Function: allegro-convert-return-type (type)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.

Function: basic-convert-from-uffi-type (type)
Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Function: convert-from-uffi-type (type context)
Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Function: convert-lispworks-args (args)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.

Function: convert-supporting-libraries-to-string (libs)
Package

uffi.

Source

libraries.lisp.

Function: funcallable-lambda-list (args)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.

Function: lookup-foreign-encoding (normalized)
Package

uffi.

Source

i18n.lisp.

Function: make-lisp-name (name)
Package

uffi.

Source

primitives.lisp.

Function: preprocess-args (args)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.

Function: preprocess-names (names)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.

Function: process-function-args (args)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.

Function: process-one-function-arg (arg)
Package

uffi.

Source

functions.lisp.

Function: process-struct-fields (name fields &optional variant)
Package

uffi.

Source

aggregates.lisp.

Function: strlen (str)
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.


6.2.5 Types

Type: char-ptr-def ()
Package

uffi.

Source

strings.lisp.


Appendix A Indexes


A.1 Concepts


A.2 Functions

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A   B   C   D   E   F   G   L   M   N   O   P   R   S   W  
Index Entry  Section

%
%convert-from-uffi-type: Private ordinary functions
%convert-to-foreign-string: Private ordinary functions
%def-function: Private macros

A
allegro-convert-return-type: Private ordinary functions
allocate-foreign-object: Public macros
allocate-foreign-string: Public macros

B
basic-convert-from-uffi-type: Private ordinary functions

C
char-array-to-pointer: Public macros
convert-from-cstring: Public macros
convert-from-foreign-string: Public macros
convert-from-foreign-usb8: Public ordinary functions
convert-from-uffi-type: Private ordinary functions
convert-lispworks-args: Private ordinary functions
convert-supporting-libraries-to-string: Private ordinary functions
convert-to-cstring: Public macros
convert-to-foreign-string: Public macros

D
def-array-pointer: Public macros
def-constant: Public macros
def-enum: Public macros
def-foreign-type: Public macros
def-foreign-var: Public macros
def-function: Public macros
def-pointer-var: Public macros
def-struct: Public macros
def-type: Public macros
def-union: Public macros
default-foreign-library-type: Public ordinary functions
deref-array: Public macros
deref-pointer: Public macros

E
ensure-char-character: Public macros
ensure-char-integer: Public macros
ensure-char-storable: Public macros

F
find-foreign-library: Public ordinary functions
foreign-encoded-octet-count: Public ordinary functions
foreign-library-types: Public ordinary functions
foreign-string-length: Public ordinary functions
free-cstring: Public macros
free-foreign-object: Public macros
funcallable-lambda-list: Private ordinary functions
Function, %convert-from-uffi-type: Private ordinary functions
Function, %convert-to-foreign-string: Private ordinary functions
Function, allegro-convert-return-type: Private ordinary functions
Function, basic-convert-from-uffi-type: Private ordinary functions
Function, convert-from-foreign-usb8: Public ordinary functions
Function, convert-from-uffi-type: Private ordinary functions
Function, convert-lispworks-args: Private ordinary functions
Function, convert-supporting-libraries-to-string: Private ordinary functions
Function, default-foreign-library-type: Public ordinary functions
Function, find-foreign-library: Public ordinary functions
Function, foreign-encoded-octet-count: Public ordinary functions
Function, foreign-library-types: Public ordinary functions
Function, foreign-string-length: Public ordinary functions
Function, funcallable-lambda-list: Private ordinary functions
Function, getenv: Public ordinary functions
Function, load-foreign-library: Public ordinary functions
Function, lookup-foreign-encoding: Private ordinary functions
Function, make-lisp-name: Private ordinary functions
Function, preprocess-args: Private ordinary functions
Function, preprocess-names: Private ordinary functions
Function, process-function-args: Private ordinary functions
Function, process-one-function-arg: Private ordinary functions
Function, process-struct-fields: Private ordinary functions
Function, run-shell-command: Public ordinary functions
Function, size-of-foreign-type: Public ordinary functions
Function, strlen: Private ordinary functions

G
get-slot-pointer: Public macros
get-slot-value: Public macros
getenv: Public ordinary functions

L
load-foreign-library: Public ordinary functions
lookup-foreign-encoding: Private ordinary functions

M
Macro, %def-function: Private macros
Macro, allocate-foreign-object: Public macros
Macro, allocate-foreign-string: Public macros
Macro, char-array-to-pointer: Public macros
Macro, convert-from-cstring: Public macros
Macro, convert-from-foreign-string: Public macros
Macro, convert-to-cstring: Public macros
Macro, convert-to-foreign-string: Public macros
Macro, def-array-pointer: Public macros
Macro, def-constant: Public macros
Macro, def-enum: Public macros
Macro, def-foreign-type: Public macros
Macro, def-foreign-var: Public macros
Macro, def-function: Public macros
Macro, def-pointer-var: Public macros
Macro, def-struct: Public macros
Macro, def-type: Public macros
Macro, def-union: Public macros
Macro, deref-array: Public macros
Macro, deref-pointer: Public macros
Macro, ensure-char-character: Public macros
Macro, ensure-char-integer: Public macros
Macro, ensure-char-storable: Public macros
Macro, free-cstring: Public macros
Macro, free-foreign-object: Public macros
Macro, get-slot-pointer: Public macros
Macro, get-slot-value: Public macros
Macro, make-null-pointer: Public macros
Macro, make-pointer: Public macros
Macro, null-char-p: Public macros
Macro, null-pointer-p: Public macros
Macro, octets-to-string: Public macros
Macro, pointer-address: Public macros
Macro, string-to-octets: Public macros
Macro, with-cast-pointer: Public macros
Macro, with-cstring: Public macros
Macro, with-cstrings: Public macros
Macro, with-foreign-object: Public macros
Macro, with-foreign-objects: Public macros
Macro, with-foreign-string: Public macros
Macro, with-foreign-strings: Public macros
make-lisp-name: Private ordinary functions
make-null-pointer: Public macros
make-pointer: Public macros

N
null-char-p: Public macros
null-pointer-p: Public macros

O
octets-to-string: Public macros

P
pointer-address: Public macros
preprocess-args: Private ordinary functions
preprocess-names: Private ordinary functions
process-function-args: Private ordinary functions
process-one-function-arg: Private ordinary functions
process-struct-fields: Private ordinary functions

R
run-shell-command: Public ordinary functions

S
size-of-foreign-type: Public ordinary functions
string-to-octets: Public macros
strlen: Private ordinary functions

W
with-cast-pointer: Public macros
with-cstring: Public macros
with-cstrings: Public macros
with-foreign-object: Public macros
with-foreign-objects: Public macros
with-foreign-string: Public macros
with-foreign-strings: Public macros


A.3 Variables


A.4 Data types

Jump to:   A   C   F   I   L   M   O   P   S   T   U  
Index Entry  Section

A
aggregates.lisp: The uffi/src/aggregates․lisp file

C
char-ptr-def: Private types

F
File, aggregates.lisp: The uffi/src/aggregates․lisp file
File, functions.lisp: The uffi/src/functions․lisp file
File, i18n.lisp: The uffi/src/i18n․lisp file
File, libraries.lisp: The uffi/src/libraries․lisp file
File, objects.lisp: The uffi/src/objects․lisp file
File, os.lisp: The uffi/src/os․lisp file
File, package.lisp: The uffi/src/package․lisp file
File, primitives.lisp: The uffi/src/primitives․lisp file
File, strings.lisp: The uffi/src/strings․lisp file
File, uffi.asd: The uffi/uffi․asd file
functions.lisp: The uffi/src/functions․lisp file

I
i18n.lisp: The uffi/src/i18n․lisp file

L
libraries.lisp: The uffi/src/libraries․lisp file

M
Module, src: The uffi/src module

O
objects.lisp: The uffi/src/objects․lisp file
os.lisp: The uffi/src/os․lisp file

P
Package, uffi: The uffi package
Package, uffi-system: The uffi-system package
package.lisp: The uffi/src/package․lisp file
primitives.lisp: The uffi/src/primitives․lisp file

S
src: The uffi/src module
strings.lisp: The uffi/src/strings․lisp file
System, uffi: The uffi system

T
Type, char-ptr-def: Private types

U
uffi: The uffi system
uffi: The uffi package
uffi-system: The uffi-system package
uffi.asd: The uffi/uffi․asd file