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/**
* `bun:ffi` lets you efficiently call C functions & FFI functions from JavaScript
* without writing bindings yourself.
*
* This is powered by just-in-time compiling C wrappers
* that convert JavaScript types to C types and back. Internally,
* bun uses [tinycc](https://github.com/TinyCC/tinycc).
*/

/** Opaque pointer type representing a memory address */
type pointer

/** FFI type enum for specifying C ABI types */
type ffiType =
| @as(0) Char
| @as(1) Int8_t
| @as(2) Uint8_t
| @as(3) Int16_t
| @as(4) Uint16_t
| @as(5) Int32_t
| @as(6) Uint32_t
| @as(7) Int64_t
| @as(8) Uint64_t
| @as(9) Double
| @as(10) Float
| @as(11) Bool
| @as(12) Ptr
| @as(13) Void
| @as(14) Cstring
| @as(15) I64_fast
| @as(16) U64_fast
| @as(17) Function
| @as(18) Napi_env
| @as(19) Napi_value
| @as(20) FFIBuffer

/** FFI type can also be specified as a string */
type ffiTypeOrString =
| FFIType(ffiType)
| @as("char") CharStr
| @as("int8_t") Int8_tStr
| @as("i8") I8Str
| @as("uint8_t") Uint8_tStr
| @as("u8") U8Str
| @as("int16_t") Int16_tStr
| @as("i16") I16Str
| @as("uint16_t") Uint16_tStr
| @as("u16") U16Str
| @as("int32_t") Int32_tStr
| @as("i32") I32Str
| @as("int") IntStr
| @as("uint32_t") Uint32_tStr
| @as("u32") U32Str
| @as("int64_t") Int64_tStr
| @as("i64") I64Str
| @as("uint64_t") Uint64_tStr
| @as("u64") U64Str
| @as("double") DoubleStr
| @as("f64") F64Str
| @as("float") FloatStr
| @as("f32") F32Str
| @as("bool") BoolStr
| @as("ptr") PtrStr
| @as("pointer") PointerStr
| @as("void") VoidStr
| @as("cstring") CstringStr
| @as("function") FunctionStr
| @as("usize") UsizeStr
| @as("callback") CallbackStr
| @as("napi_env") Napi_envStr
| @as("napi_value") Napi_valueStr
| @as("buffer") BufferStr

/** Definition of a C function for FFI */
type ffiFunction = {
args?: array<ffiTypeOrString>,
returns?: ffiTypeOrString,
ptr?: pointer,
threadsafe?: bool,
}

/** A library opened with dlopen */
type library<'symbols> = {
symbols: 'symbols,
}

/** Close a library, unloading the symbols and freeing allocated memory */
@send external closeLibrary: library<'a> => unit = "close"

/**
* Open a library using `"bun:ffi"`
*
* @param name The name of the library or file path. This will be passed to `dlopen()`
* @param symbols Map of symbols to load where the key is the symbol name and the value is the FFIFunction
*/
@module("bun:ffi")
external dlopen: (string, 'symbols) => library<'result> = "dlopen"

/**
* Open a library from a BunFile
*/
@module("bun:ffi")
external dlopenFile: (Types.bunFile, 'symbols) => library<'result> = "dlopen"

/**
* Link a map of symbols to JavaScript functions.
*
* This lets you use native libraries that were already loaded somehow.
* You usually will want `dlopen` instead.
*/
@module("bun:ffi")
external linkSymbols: 'symbols => library<'result> = "linkSymbols"

/**
* Get the pointer backing a TypedArray or ArrayBuffer.
*
* Use this to pass TypedArray or ArrayBuffer to C functions.
*/
@module("bun:ffi")
external ptrOfTypedArray: TypedArray.t<'a> => pointer = "ptr"

@module("bun:ffi")
external ptrOfArrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer.t => pointer = "ptr"

@module("bun:ffi")
external ptrOfDataView: DataView.t => pointer = "ptr"

@module("bun:ffi")
external ptrOfTypedArrayWithOffset: (TypedArray.t<'a>, ~byteOffset: int) => pointer = "ptr"

@module("bun:ffi")
external ptrOfArrayBufferWithOffset: (ArrayBuffer.t, ~byteOffset: int) => pointer = "ptr"

@module("bun:ffi")
external ptrOfDataViewWithOffset: (DataView.t, ~byteOffset: int) => pointer = "ptr"

/**
* Read a pointer as a Buffer
*
* If `byteLength` is not provided, the pointer is assumed to be 0-terminated.
*/
@module("bun:ffi")
external toBuffer: pointer => Buffer.t = "toBuffer"

@module("bun:ffi")
external toBufferWithOffset: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int) => Buffer.t = "toBuffer"

@module("bun:ffi")
external toBufferWithOffsetAndLength: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int, ~byteLength: int) => Buffer.t =
"toBuffer"

/**
* Read a pointer as an ArrayBuffer
*
* If `byteLength` is not provided, the pointer is assumed to be 0-terminated.
*/
@module("bun:ffi")
external toArrayBuffer: pointer => ArrayBuffer.t = "toArrayBuffer"

@module("bun:ffi")
external toArrayBufferWithOffset: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int) => ArrayBuffer.t = "toArrayBuffer"

@module("bun:ffi")
external toArrayBufferWithOffsetAndLength: (
pointer,
~byteOffset: int,
~byteLength: int,
) => ArrayBuffer.t = "toArrayBuffer"

/**
* Platform-specific file extension name for dynamic libraries.
*
* "." is not included.
*
* @example "dylib" on macOS, "so" on Linux
*/
@module("bun:ffi")
external suffix: string = "suffix"

/**
* Get a string from a UTF-8 encoded C string.
* If `byteLength` is not provided, the string is assumed to be null-terminated.
*/
module CString = {
type t

@module("bun:ffi") @new
external make: pointer => t = "CString"

@module("bun:ffi") @new
external makeWithOffset: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int) => t = "CString"

@module("bun:ffi") @new
external makeWithOffsetAndLength: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int, ~byteLength: int) => t = "CString"

/** The ptr to the C string */
@get external ptr: t => pointer = "ptr"

@get external byteOffset: t => option<int> = "byteOffset"
@get external byteLength: t => option<int> = "byteLength"

/** Get the ptr as an ArrayBuffer */
@get external arrayBuffer: t => ArrayBuffer.t = "arrayBuffer"

@send external toString: t => string = "toString"
}

/**
* Pass a JavaScript function to FFI (Foreign Function Interface)
*/
module JSCallback = {
type t

/**
* Enable a JavaScript callback function to be passed to C with bun:ffi
*
* @param callback The JavaScript function to be called
* @param definition The C function definition
*/
@module("bun:ffi") @new
external make: (@uncurry ('a => 'b), ffiFunction) => t = "JSCallback"

/** The pointer to the C function. Becomes null once `close` is called. */
@get @return(nullable)
external ptr: t => option<pointer> = "ptr"

/** Can the callback be called from a different thread? */
@get external threadsafe: t => bool = "threadsafe"

/** Free the memory allocated for the callback */
@send external close: t => unit = "close"
}

/**
* Turn a native library's function pointer into a JavaScript function.
*
* Libraries using Node-API & bun:ffi in the same module could use this
* to skip an extra dlopen() step.
*/
module CFunction = {
type t

type cfunctionArg = {
args?: array<ffiTypeOrString>,
returns?: ffiTypeOrString,
ptr: pointer,
threadsafe?: bool,
}

@module("bun:ffi") @new
external make: cfunctionArg => t = "CFunction"

@send external close: t => unit = "close"
}

/**
* Compile ISO C11 source code using TinyCC, and make symbols available as functions to JavaScript.
*/
module CC = {
type options<'symbols, 'source> = {
source: 'source,
symbols: 'symbols,
library?: array<string>,
@as("include") include_?: array<string>,
define?: Dict.t<string>,
flags?: array<string>,
}

@module("bun:ffi")
external compile: options<'symbols, string> => library<'result> = "cc"

@module("bun:ffi")
external compileFile: options<'symbols, Types.bunFile> => library<'result> = "cc"
}

/**
* View the generated C code for FFI bindings.
*
* Useful for debugging FFI bindings.
*/
@module("bun:ffi")
external viewSource: Dict.t<ffiFunction> => array<string> = "viewSource"

@module("bun:ffi")
external viewSourceCallback: (ffiFunction, @as(json`true`) _) => string = "viewSource"

/**
* Fast memory reading functions.
*
* These behave similarly to DataView, but are usually faster because
* they don't need to create a DataView or ArrayBuffer.
*/
module Read = {
@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external u8: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "u8"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external i8: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "i8"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external u16: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "u16"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external i16: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "i16"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external u32: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "u32"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external i32: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "i32"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external f32: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => float = "f32"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external f64: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => float = "f64"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external u64: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => bigint = "u64"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external i64: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => bigint = "i64"

@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external ptr: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "ptr"
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Read.ptr currently returns int, which makes it impossible (at the type level) to pass the result into other APIs that expect pointer (e.g. toBuffer, CString.make, etc.) without unsafe casting. Since this accessor is for reading a pointer value from memory, it should likely return pointer to keep the API composable.

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external ptr: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "ptr"
external ptr: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => pointer = "ptr"

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@module("bun:ffi") @scope("read")
external intptr: (pointer, ~byteOffset: int=?) => int = "intptr"
}
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