Library
The standard library is currently in development, so frequent changes will occur. Note that all std::core modules and sub modules are implicitly imported.
std::core::builtin
All functions and macros in this library can be used without path qualifiers.
void panic(char message, char file, char *function, uint line)
Default function called when the asserts fails.
void @swap(&a, &b)
Swap values in a and b.
int a = 3;
int b = 5;
@swap(a, b);
io::printfn("%d", a); // Prints 5
varcast(variant v, $Type)
Optionally cast the value v to type $Type* on failure returns VarCastResult.TYPE_MISMATCH.
int b;
variant a = &b;
float*! c = varcast(a, float); // Will return TYPE_MISMATCH
int*! d = varcast(a, int); // Works!
void unreachable($string = "Unreachable statement reached.")
Mark a code path as unreachable.
switch (x)
{
case 0:
foo();
case 1:
bar();
default:
// Should never happen.
unreachable("x should have been 0 or 1");
}
On safe mode this will throw a runtime panic when reached. For release mode the compiler will assume this case never happens.
bitcast(value, $Type)
Do a bitcast of a value to $Type, requires that the types are of the same memory size.
float x = 1.0;
int y = bitcast(x, int); // y = 0x3f800000
enum_by_name($Type, enum_name)
Optionally returns the enum value with the given name. $Type must be an enum. Returns SearchResult.MISSING
on failure.
enum Foo { ABC, CDE, EFG }
fn void! test()
{
Foo f = enum_by_name(Foo, "CDE")!;
// same as Foo f = Foo.CDE;
}
void @scope(&variable; @body)
Scopes a variable:
int a = 3;
@scope(a)
{
a = 4;
a++;
};
// Prints a = 3
io::printfn("a = %d", a, b);
less, greater, less_eq, greater_eq, equals
All macros take two values and compare them. Any type implementing Type.less
or Type.compare_to may be compared (or if the type implements <). Types
implementing Type.equals may use equals even if neither less nor compare_to
are implemented.
Faults
IteratorResultreturned when reaching the end of an iterator.SearchResultused when a search fails.VarCastResultwhen a variant cast fails.
std::core::env
Constants
OS_TYPEthe OS type compiled for.COMPILER_OPT_LEVELthe optimization level used.I128_SUPPORTtrue if int128 support is available.COMPILER_SAFE_MODEtrue if compiled with safety checks.
std::core::mem
malloc, malloc_checked, malloc_aligned
Allocate the given number of bytes. malloc will panic on out of memory,
whereas malloc_checked and malloc_aligned returns an optional value.
malloc_aligned adds an alignment, which must be a power of 2. Any pointer
allocated using malloc_aligned must be freed using free_aligned rather
the normal free or memory corruption may result.
These calls takes an optional using parameter, replacing the default
allocator with a custom one.
char* data = malloc(8);
char*! data2 = malloc_checked(8);
int[<16>]*! data3 = malloc_aligned(16 * int.sizeof), 128);
char* data2 = malloc(8, .using = my_allocator);
malloc($Type), malloc($Type, usz elements)
The first form allocates a single element of $Type, returning the pointer,
the second form allocates a slice with elements number of elements, returning
a subarray of the given length. Elements are not initialized.
int* int = malloc(int);
int[] ints = malloc(int, 100); // Allocated int[100] on the heap.
malloc_checked has the same two additional forms as malloc but the
return is optional.
Both malloc variants has the same optional using parameter, but also
supports end_padding to provide extra allocation space after the regular allocation.
struct Abc
{
int header;
char[*] data;
}
...
// Allocate a "Type" but add "data_len" bytes
// for the flexible array member "data":
Type* t = malloc(Abc, .end_padding = data_len);
calloc, calloc_checked, calloc_aligned
Identical to the malloc variants, except the data is guaranteed to be zeroed out.
relloc, relloc_checked, realloc_aligned
Resizes memory allocated using malloc or calloc. Any extra data is
guaranteed to be zeroed out. realloc_aligned can only be used with
pointers created using calloc_aligned or alloc_aligned.
free, free_aligned
Frees memory allocated using malloc or calloc. Any memory allocated using "_aligned" variants
must be freed using free_aligned.
@scoped(Allocator* allocator; @body())
Swaps the current memory allocator for the duration of the call.
DynamicArenaAllocator dynamic_arena;
dynamic_arena.init(1024);
mem::@scoped(&dynamic_arena)
{
// This allocation uses the dynamic arena
Foo* f = malloc(Foo);
};
// Release any dynamic arena memory.
dynamic_arena.destroy();
@tscoped(; @body())
Same as @scoped, but uses the temporary allocator rather than any arbitrary allocator.
void* tmalloc(usz size, usz alignment = 0)
Allocates memory using the temporary allocator. Panic on failure. It has type
variants similar to malloc, so tmalloc(Type) would create a Type* using
the temporary allocator.
void* tcalloc(usz size, usz alignment = 0)
Same as tmalloc but clears the memory.
void trealloc(void ptr, usz size, usz alignment = 0)
realloc but on memory received using tcalloc or tmalloc.
void @pool(;@body)
Opens a temporary memory scope.
@poo()
{
// This allocation uses the dynamic arena
Foo* f = talloc(Foo);
};
@volatile_load(&x)
Returns the value in x using a volatile load.
// Both loads will always happen:
int y = @volatile_load(my_global);
y = @volatile_load(my_global);
@volatile_store(&x, y)
Store the value y in x using a volatile store.
// Both stores will always happen:
@volatile_store(y, 1);
@volatile_store(y, 1);
usz aligned_offset(usz offset, usz alignment)
Returns an aligned size based on the current offset. The alignment
must be a power of two. E.g. mem::aligned_offset(17, 8) would return 24
usz aligned_pointer(void* ptr, usz alignment)
Returns a pointer aligned to the given alignment, using aligned_offset.
bool ptr_is_aligned(void* ptr, usz alignment)
Return true if the pointer is aligned, false otherwise.
void copy(void dst, void src, usz len, usz $dst_align = 0, usz $src_align = 0, bool $is_volatile = false)
Copies bytes from one pointer to another. It may optionally be set as volatile, in which case the copy may not be optimized away. Furthermore the source and destination alignment may be used.
Foo* f = talloc(data_size);
mem::copy(f, slice.ptr, size);
void set(void* dst, char val, usz len, usz $dst_align = 0, bool $is_volatile = false)
Sets bytes to a value. This operation may be aligned and/or volatile. See the copy method.
void clear(void* dst, usz len, usz $dst_align = 0, bool $is_volatile = false)
Sets bytes to zero. This operation may be aligned and/or volatile. See the copy method.
@clone(&value)
Makes a shallow copy of a value using the regular allocator.
Foo f = ...
return @clone(f);
@tclone(&value)
Same as @clone but uses the temporary allocator.
std::core::types
bool is_comparable($Type)
Return true if the type can be used with comparison operators.
bool is_equatable_value(value)
Return true if the value can be compared using the equals macro.
bool is_equatable_value(value)
Return true if the value can be compared using the comparison macros.
kind_is_int(TypeKind kind)
variant_to_int(variant v, $Type)
Returns an optional value of $Type if the variant value losslessly
may be converted into the given type. Returns a ConversionResult otherwise.
variant v = &&128;
short y = variant_to_int(v, short)!!; // Works
ichar z = variant_to_int(v, ichar)!!; // Panics VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE
std::core::str::conv
usz! char32_to_utf8(Char32 c, char* output, usz available)
Convert a UTF32 codepoint to an UTF8 buffer. size has the number of
writable bytes left. It returns the number of bytes used, or
UnicodeResult.CONVERSION_FAILED if the buffer is too small.
void char32_to_utf16_unsafe(Char32 c, Char16** output)
Convert a UTF32 codepoint to an UTF16 buffer without bounds checking, moving the output pointer 1 or 2 steps.
std::io
usz! printf(String format, args...) @maydiscard
Regular printf functionality: %s, %x, %d, %f and %p are supported.
Will also print enums and vectors.
usz! DString.printf(DString* str, String format, args...) @maydiscard
Same as printf but on dynamic strings.
usz! File.printf(File file, String format, args...) @maydiscard
Same as printf but on files.
void! File.open(File* file, String filename, String mode)
Open a file with the given file name with the given mode (r, w etc)
void! File.seek(File *file, long offset, Seek seekMode = Seek.SET)
Seek in a file. Based on the libc function.
void! File.close(File *file) @inline
Close a file, based on the libc function.
bool File.eof(File* file) @inline
True if EOF has been reached. Based on the libc function.
void! File.putc(File *file, char c)
Write a single byte to a file. See the libc function.
usz File.read(File file, void buffer, usz items, usz element_size = 1)
Read into a buffer, based on the libc function.
usz File.write(File file, void buffer, usz items, usz element_size = 1)
Write to a buffer, based on the libc function.
stdout(), stdin(), stderr()
Return stdout, stdin and stderr respectively.
std::collections::list
Generic list module, elements are of Type.
import std::collections::list;
def MyIntList = List<int>;
...
MyIntList list;
list.push(123);
list.free();
List.push(List *list, Type element), append(...)
Append a single value to the list.
Type List.pop(List* list)
Removes and returns the last entry in the list.
Type List.pop_first(List *list)
Removes the first entry in the list.
void List.remove_at(List *list, usz index)
Removes the entry at index.
void List.insert_at(List *list, usz index, Type type)
Inserts a value at index.
void List.push_front(List *list, Type type)
Inserts a value to the front of the list.
void List.remove_last(List* list)
Remove the last value of the list.
void List.remove_first(List *list)
Remove the first element in the list.
Type List.first(List list)
Return the first element in the list if available.
Type List.last(List list)
Return the last element in the list if available.
List.is_empty(List *list)
Return true if the list is empty.
usz List.len(List *list)
Return the number of elements in the list.
Type List.get(List *list, usz index)
Return the value at index.
void List.free(List *list)
Free all memory associated with this list.
void List.swap(List *list, usz i, usz j)
Swap two elements in the list.