Bindings: first draft (context init & deinit).

zig-impl/build.zig

@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
-const Builder = @import("std").build.Builder;
+const std = @import("std");
 
-pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
+const build_dir = "build";
-    const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+
-    const lib = b.addStaticLibrary("ipc", "src/main.zig");
+pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
+    // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
+    // const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+    const mode = std.builtin.Mode.Debug;
+    // const mode = std.builtin.Mode.ReleaseSmall;
+
+    const lib = b.addStaticLibrary("ipc", "src/bindings.zig");
+    lib.setOutputDir(build_dir);
+    lib.linkLibC();
     lib.setBuildMode(mode);
     lib.install();
 
-    var main_tests = b.addTest("src/main.zig");
+    const solib = b.addSharedLibrary("ipc", "src/bindings.zig", b.version(0, 1, 0));
+    solib.setOutputDir(build_dir);
+    solib.linkLibC();
+    solib.setBuildMode(mode);
+    solib.install();
+
+    const main_tests = b.addTest("src/main.zig");
     main_tests.setBuildMode(mode);
 
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run library tests");

zig-impl/src/context.zig

@@ -183,11 +183,8 @@ pub const Context = struct {
         return error.IndexNotFound;
     }
 
-    // Return the new fd. Can be useful to the caller.
+    /// Connect to the service directly, without reaching IPCd first.
-    pub fn connect(self: *Self, path: []const u8) !i32 {
+    /// Return the connection FD.
-        return self.connect_ (Connection.Type.IPC, path);
-    }
-
     pub fn connect_service (self: *Self, service_name: []const u8) !i32 {
         var buffer: [1000]u8 = undefined;
         var fbs = std.io.fixedBufferStream(&buffer);
@@ -196,9 +193,11 @@ pub const Context = struct {
         try self.server_path(service_name, writer);
         var path = fbs.getWritten();
 
-        return self.connect(path);
+        return self.connect_ (Connection.Type.IPC, path);
     }
 
+    /// Tries to connect to IPCd first, then the service (if needed).
+    /// Return the connection FD.
     pub fn connect_ipc (self: *Self, service_name: []const u8) !i32 {
         // First, try ipcd.
         if (try self.connect_ipcd (service_name, Connection.Type.IPC)) |fd| {
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ pub const Context = struct {
         try self.add_ (newcon, newfd);
     }
 
-    pub fn accept_new_client(self: *Self, event: *Event, server_index: usize) !void {
+    fn accept_new_client(self: *Self, event: *Event, server_index: usize) !void {
         // net.StreamServer
         var serverfd = self.pollfd.items[server_index].fd;
         var path = self.connections.items[server_index].path orelse return error.ServerWithNoPath;

zig-impl/test-bindings/pong.c

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 int main(void) {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ int main(void) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	printf ("Context initiated.\n");
+
+#if 0
 	printf ("Connect to a 'pong' service.\n");
 	ret = ipc_connect_service (ctx, &servicefd, "pong");
 
@@ -47,6 +51,13 @@ int main(void) {
 
 	message[size] = '\0';
 	printf ("Response: %s.\n", message);
+#endif
 
+	printf ("Deinit context\n");
+	ipc_context_deinit (ctx);
+
+	free(ctx);
+
+	printf ("Context freed.\n");
 	return 0;
 }