embed.h

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/*
    pybind11/embed.h: Support for embedding the interpreter
 
    Copyright (c) 2017 Wenzel Jakob <wenzel.jakob@epfl.ch>
 
    All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
    BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
*/
 
#pragma once
 
#include "pybind11.h"
#include "eval.h"
 
#if defined(PYPY_VERSION)
#  error Embedding the interpreter is not supported with PyPy
#endif
 
#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
#  define PYBIND11_EMBEDDED_MODULE_IMPL(name)            \
      extern "C" PyObject *pybind11_init_impl_##name();  \
      extern "C" PyObject *pybind11_init_impl_##name() { \
          return pybind11_init_wrapper_##name();         \
      }
#else
#  define PYBIND11_EMBEDDED_MODULE_IMPL(name)            \
      extern "C" void pybind11_init_impl_##name();       \
      extern "C" void pybind11_init_impl_##name() {      \
          pybind11_init_wrapper_##name();                \
      }
#endif
 
/** \rst
    Add a new module to the table of builtins for the interpreter. Must be
    defined in global scope. The first macro parameter is the name of the
    module (without quotes). The second parameter is the variable which will
    be used as the interface to add functions and classes to the module.
 
    .. code-block:: cpp
 
        PYBIND11_EMBEDDED_MODULE(example, m) {
            // ... initialize functions and classes here
            m.def("foo", []() {
                return "Hello, World!";
            });
        }
 \endrst */
#define PYBIND11_EMBEDDED_MODULE(name, variable)                                \
    static ::pybind11::module_::module_def                                      \
        PYBIND11_CONCAT(pybind11_module_def_, name);                            \
    static void PYBIND11_CONCAT(pybind11_init_, name)(::pybind11::module_ &);   \
    static PyObject PYBIND11_CONCAT(*pybind11_init_wrapper_, name)() {          \
        auto m = ::pybind11::module_::create_extension_module(                  \
            PYBIND11_TOSTRING(name), nullptr,                                   \
            &PYBIND11_CONCAT(pybind11_module_def_, name));                      \
        try {                                                                   \
            PYBIND11_CONCAT(pybind11_init_, name)(m);                           \
            return m.ptr();                                                     \
        } PYBIND11_CATCH_INIT_EXCEPTIONS                                        \
    }                                                                           \
    PYBIND11_EMBEDDED_MODULE_IMPL(name)                                         \
    ::pybind11::detail::embedded_module PYBIND11_CONCAT(pybind11_module_, name) \
                              (PYBIND11_TOSTRING(name),                         \
                               PYBIND11_CONCAT(pybind11_init_impl_, name));     \
    void PYBIND11_CONCAT(pybind11_init_, name)(::pybind11::module_ &variable)
 
 
PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(PYBIND11_NAMESPACE)
PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)
 
/// Python 2.7/3.x compatible version of `PyImport_AppendInittab` and error checks.
struct embedded_module {
#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
    using init_t = PyObject *(*)();
#else
    using init_t = void (*)();
#endif
    embedded_module(const char *name, init_t init) {
        if (Py_IsInitialized())
            pybind11_fail("Can't add new modules after the interpreter has been initialized");
 
        auto result = PyImport_AppendInittab(name, init);
        if (result == -1)
            pybind11_fail("Insufficient memory to add a new module");
    }
};
 
PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(detail)
 
/** \rst
    Initialize the Python interpreter. No other pybind11 or CPython API functions can be
    called before this is done; with the exception of `PYBIND11_EMBEDDED_MODULE`. The
    optional parameter can be used to skip the registration of signal handlers (see the
    `Python documentation`_ for details). Calling this function again after the interpreter
    has already been initialized is a fatal error.
 
    If initializing the Python interpreter fails, then the program is terminated.  (This
    is controlled by the CPython runtime and is an exception to pybind11's normal behavior
    of throwing exceptions on errors.)
 
    .. _Python documentation: https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/init.html#c.Py_InitializeEx
 \endrst */
inline void initialize_interpreter(bool init_signal_handlers = true) {
    if (Py_IsInitialized())
        pybind11_fail("The interpreter is already running");
 
    Py_InitializeEx(init_signal_handlers ? 1 : 0);
 
    // Make .py files in the working directory available by default
    module_::import("sys").attr("path").cast<list>().append(".");
}
 
/** \rst
    Shut down the Python interpreter. No pybind11 or CPython API functions can be called
    after this. In addition, pybind11 objects must not outlive the interpreter:
 
    .. code-block:: cpp
 
        { // BAD
            py::initialize_interpreter();
            auto hello = py::str("Hello, World!");
            py::finalize_interpreter();
        } // <-- BOOM, hello's destructor is called after interpreter shutdown
 
        { // GOOD
            py::initialize_interpreter();
            { // scoped
                auto hello = py::str("Hello, World!");
            } // <-- OK, hello is cleaned up properly
            py::finalize_interpreter();
        }
 
        { // BETTER
            py::scoped_interpreter guard{};
            auto hello = py::str("Hello, World!");
        }
 
    .. warning::
 
        The interpreter can be restarted by calling `initialize_interpreter` again.
        Modules created using pybind11 can be safely re-initialized. However, Python
        itself cannot completely unload binary extension modules and there are several
        caveats with regard to interpreter restarting. All the details can be found
        in the CPython documentation. In short, not all interpreter memory may be
        freed, either due to reference cycles or user-created global data.
 
 \endrst */
inline void finalize_interpreter() {
    handle builtins(PyEval_GetBuiltins());
    const char *id = PYBIND11_INTERNALS_ID;
 
    // Get the internals pointer (without creating it if it doesn't exist).  It's possible for the
    // internals to be created during Py_Finalize() (e.g. if a py::capsule calls `get_internals()`
    // during destruction), so we get the pointer-pointer here and check it after Py_Finalize().
    detail::internals **internals_ptr_ptr = detail::get_internals_pp();
    // It could also be stashed in builtins, so look there too:
    if (builtins.contains(id) && isinstance<capsule>(builtins[id]))
        internals_ptr_ptr = capsule(builtins[id]);
 
    Py_Finalize();
 
    if (internals_ptr_ptr) {
        delete *internals_ptr_ptr;
        *internals_ptr_ptr = nullptr;
    }
}
 
/** \rst
    Scope guard version of `initialize_interpreter` and `finalize_interpreter`.
    This a move-only guard and only a single instance can exist.
 
    .. code-block:: cpp
 
        #include <pybind11/embed.h>
 
        int main() {
            py::scoped_interpreter guard{};
            py::print(Hello, World!);
        } // <-- interpreter shutdown
 \endrst */
class scoped_interpreter {
public:
    scoped_interpreter(bool init_signal_handlers = true) {
        initialize_interpreter(init_signal_handlers);
    }
 
    scoped_interpreter(const scoped_interpreter &) = delete;
    scoped_interpreter(scoped_interpreter &&other) noexcept { other.is_valid = false; }
    scoped_interpreter &operator=(const scoped_interpreter &) = delete;
    scoped_interpreter &operator=(scoped_interpreter &&) = delete;
 
    ~scoped_interpreter() {
        if (is_valid)
            finalize_interpreter();
    }
 
private:
    bool is_valid = true;
};
 
PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(PYBIND11_NAMESPACE)