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=head1 NAME

Devel::CallChecker - custom op checking attached to subroutines

=head1 SYNOPSIS

    # to generate header prior to XS compilation

    perl -MDevel::CallChecker=callchecker0_h \
	-e 'print callchecker0_h' > callchecker0.h

    # in Perl part of module

    use Devel::CallChecker;

    /* in XS */

    #include "callchecker0.h"

    cv_get_call_checker(cv, &ckfun, &ckobj);
    static OP *my_ckfun(pTHX_ OP *o, GV *namegv, SV *ckobj);
    cv_set_call_checker(cv, my_ckfun, ckobj);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module makes some new features of the Perl 5.14.0 C API available
to XS modules running on older versions of Perl.  The features are
centred around the function C, which allows XS
code to attach a magical annotation to a Perl subroutine, resulting in
resolvable calls to that subroutine being mutated at compile time by
arbitrary C code.  This module makes C and several
supporting functions available.  (It is possible to achieve the effect
of C from XS code on much earlier Perl versions,
but it is painful to achieve without the centralised facility.)

This module provides the implementation of the functions at runtime (on
Perls where they are not provided by the core).  It also, at compile time,
supplies the C header file and link library which provide access to the
functions.  In normal use, L and L
should be called at build time (not authoring time) for the module that
wishes to use the C functions.

The purpose of this module is specifically to provide the Perl 5.14.0
version of the C API to earlier Perl versions where
the core doesn't have C at all.  This module does not
attempt to backport later refinements of the C API.
Thus an XS module that uses this module can be sure of having at least
the Perl 5.14.0 version of C available, regardless
of which Perl version it is running on, but cannot be sure of having
any more refined version of the API available.  Such a module will have
access to the core's version of the API as normal on Perl versions where
the core supplies it, and is free to use the ordinary mechanisms of Perl
version portability to manage the differences between versions of the API.

=cut

package Devel::CallChecker;

{ use 5.006; }
use warnings;
use strict;

our $VERSION = "0.009";

use parent "Exporter";
our @EXPORT_OK = qw(callchecker0_h callchecker_linkable);

{
	require DynaLoader;
	local our @ISA = qw(DynaLoader);
	local *dl_load_flags = sub { 1 };
	__PACKAGE__->bootstrap($VERSION);
}

=head1 CONSTANTS

=over

=item callchecker0_h

Content of a C header file, intended to be named "C".
It is to be included in XS code, and C must be included first.
When the XS module is loaded at runtime, the C
module must be loaded first.  This will result in the Perl API functions
C, C, C,
C, C, and
C, as defined below and in the Perl 5.14.0 API,
being available to the XS code.

=item callchecker_linkable

List of names of files that must be used as additional objects when
linking an XS module that uses the C functions supplied by this module.
This list will be empty on many platforms.

=cut

sub callchecker_linkable() {
	require DynaLoader::Functions;
	DynaLoader::Functions->VERSION(0.001);
	return DynaLoader::Functions::linkable_for_module(__PACKAGE__);
}

=back

=head1 C FUNCTIONS

=over

=item rv2cv_op_cv

Examines an op, which is expected to identify a subroutine at runtime,
and attempts to determine at compile time which subroutine it identifies.
This is normally used during Perl compilation to determine whether
a prototype can be applied to a function call.  I is the op
being considered, normally an C op.  A pointer to the identified
subroutine is returned, if it could be determined statically, and a null
pointer is returned if it was not possible to determine statically.

Whether the subroutine is statically identifiable is determined in
accordance with the prevailing standards of the Perl version being used.
The same criteria are used that the core uses to determine whether to
apply a prototype to a subroutine call.  From version 5.11.2 onwards, the
subroutine can be determined if the RV that the C is to operate
on is provided by a suitable C or C op.  Prior to 5.11.2,
only a C op will do.  A C op is suitable if the GV's CV slot
is populated.  A C op is suitable if the constant value is
an RV pointing to a CV.  Details of this process may change in future
versions of Perl.

If the C op has the C flag set then no attempt
is made to identify the subroutine statically: this flag is used to
suppress compile-time magic on a subroutine call, forcing it to use
default runtime behaviour.

If I has the bit C set, then the handling
of a GV reference is modified.  If a GV was examined and its CV slot was
found to be empty, then the C op has the C flag set.
If the op is not optimised away, and the CV slot is later populated with
a subroutine having a prototype, that flag eventually triggers the warning
"called too early to check prototype".

If I has the bit C set, then instead
of returning a pointer to the subroutine it returns a pointer to the
GV giving the most appropriate name for the subroutine in this context.
Normally this is just the C of the subroutine, but for an anonymous
(C) subroutine that is referenced through a GV it will be the
referencing GV.  The resulting C is cast to C to be returned.
A null pointer is returned as usual if there is no statically-determinable
subroutine.

    CV *rv2cv_op_cv(OP *cvop, U32 flags)

=item cv_get_call_checker

Retrieves the function that will be used to fix up a call to I.
Specifically, the function is applied to an C op tree for a
subroutine call, not marked with C<&>, where the callee can be identified
at compile time as I.

The C-level function pointer is returned in I<*ckfun_p>, and an SV
argument for it is returned in I<*ckobj_p>.  The function is intended
to be called in this manner:

    entersubop = (*ckfun_p)(aTHX_ entersubop, namegv, (*ckobj_p));

In this call, I is a pointer to the C op,
which may be replaced by the check function, and I is a GV
supplying the name that should be used by the check function to refer
to the callee of the C op if it needs to emit any diagnostics.
It is permitted to apply the check function in non-standard situations,
such as to a call to a different subroutine or to a method call.

By default, the function is
L,
and the SV parameter is I itself.  This implements standard
prototype processing.  It can be changed, for a particular subroutine,
by L.

    void cv_get_call_checker(CV *cv, Perl_call_checker *ckfun_p,
	    SV **ckobj_p)

=item cv_set_call_checker

Sets the function that will be used to fix up a call to I.
Specifically, the function is applied to an C op tree for a
subroutine call, not marked with C<&>, where the callee can be identified
at compile time as I.

The C-level function pointer is supplied in I, and an SV argument
for it is supplied in I.  The function is intended to be called
in this manner:

    entersubop = ckfun(aTHX_ entersubop, namegv, ckobj);

In this call, I is a pointer to the C op,
which may be replaced by the check function, and I is a GV
supplying the name that should be used by the check function to refer
to the callee of the C op if it needs to emit any diagnostics.
It is permitted to apply the check function in non-standard situations,
such as to a call to a different subroutine or to a method call.

The current setting for a particular CV can be retrieved by
L.

    void cv_set_call_checker(CV *cv, Perl_call_checker ckfun,
	    SV *ckobj)

=item ck_entersub_args_list

Performs the default fixup of the arguments part of an C
op tree.  This consists of applying list context to each of the
argument ops.  This is the standard treatment used on a call marked
with C<&>, or a method call, or a call through a subroutine reference,
or any other call where the callee can't be identified at compile time,
or a call where the callee has no prototype.

    OP *ck_entersub_args_list(OP *entersubop)

=item ck_entersub_args_proto

Performs the fixup of the arguments part of an C op tree
based on a subroutine prototype.  This makes various modifications to
the argument ops, from applying context up to inserting C ops,
and checking the number and syntactic types of arguments, as directed by
the prototype.  This is the standard treatment used on a subroutine call,
not marked with C<&>, where the callee can be identified at compile time
and has a prototype.

I supplies the subroutine prototype to be applied to the call.
It may be a normal defined scalar, of which the string value will be used.
Alternatively, for convenience, it may be a subroutine object (a C
that has been cast to C) which has a prototype.  The prototype
supplied, in whichever form, does not need to match the actual callee
referenced by the op tree.

If the argument ops disagree with the prototype, for example by having
an unacceptable number of arguments, a valid op tree is returned anyway.
The error is reflected in the parser state, normally resulting in a single
exception at the top level of parsing which covers all the compilation
errors that occurred.  In the error message, the callee is referred to
by the name defined by the I parameter.

    OP *ck_entersub_args_proto(OP *entersubop, GV *namegv,
	    SV *protosv)

=item ck_entersub_args_proto_or_list

Performs the fixup of the arguments part of an C op tree either
based on a subroutine prototype or using default list-context processing.
This is the standard treatment used on a subroutine call, not marked
with C<&>, where the callee can be identified at compile time.

I supplies the subroutine prototype to be applied to the call,
or indicates that there is no prototype.  It may be a normal scalar,
in which case if it is defined then the string value will be used
as a prototype, and if it is undefined then there is no prototype.
Alternatively, for convenience, it may be a subroutine object (a C
that has been cast to C), of which the prototype will be used if it
has one.  The prototype (or lack thereof) supplied, in whichever form,
does not need to match the actual callee referenced by the op tree.

If the argument ops disagree with the prototype, for example by having
an unacceptable number of arguments, a valid op tree is returned anyway.
The error is reflected in the parser state, normally resulting in a single
exception at the top level of parsing which covers all the compilation
errors that occurred.  In the error message, the callee is referred to
by the name defined by the I parameter.

    OP *ck_entersub_args_proto_or_list(OP *entersubop, GV *namegv,
	    SV *protosv)

=back

=head1 SEE ALSO

L,
L,
L

=head1 AUTHOR

Andrew Main (Zefram)

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023
Andrew Main (Zefram)

=head1 LICENSE

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.

=cut

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