weak: Uniform interface to weak pointers.

[lisp] / weak.lisp

;;; -*-lisp-*-
;;;
;;; Weak pointers and data structures
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(cl:defpackage #:weak
  (:use #:common-lisp)
  #+sbcl
    (:import-from #:sb-ext #:make-weak-pointer #:weak-pointer-value)
  #+(or cmu clisp)
    (:import-from #:ext #:make-weak-pointer #:weak-pointer-value)
  (:export #:make-weak-pointer #:weak-pointer-value))
(cl:in-package #:weak)

#+(or allegro common-lispworks)
(progn
  (defun make-weak-pointer (object)
    (make-array 1 :initial-contents (list object) :weak t))
  (defun weak-pointer-value (weak)
    (aref weak 0)))

#+ecl
(progn
  (defun make-weak-pointer (object)
    (ffi:c-inline (object) (:object) :pointer-void
      "{ cl_object *weak = GC_malloc_atomic(sizeof(cl_object));
	 *weak = #0;
	 GC_general_register_disappearing_link(weak, GC_base(#0));
	 @(return) = weak; }"
      :one-liner nil))
  (defun weak-pointer-value (weak)
    (ffi:c-inline (weak) (:pointer-void) (values :object :object)
      "{ cl_object *weak = #0;
	 if (*weak) { @(return 0) = *weak; @(return 1) = @t; }
	 else { @(return 0) = @nil; @(return 1) = @nil; } }"
      :one-liner nil)))

#-(or sbcl cmu clisp allegro common-lispworks ecl)
(progn
  (defun make-weak-pointer (object) object)
  (defun weak-pointer-value (weak) (values weak t)))

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