Provided by: critcl_3.1.18.1+dfsg-3_amd64 
NAME
critcl::bitmap - CriTcl Utilities: Bitset en- and decoding
SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.4
package require critcl ?3.1.11?
package require critcl::bitmap ?1.0.1?
::critcl::bitmap::def name definition ?exclusions?
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DESCRIPTION
C Runtime In Tcl, or CriTcl , is a system for compiling C code embedded in Tcl on the fly and either
loading the resulting objects into Tcl for immediate use or packaging them for distribution. Use CriTcl
to improve performance by rewriting in C those routines that are performance bottlenecks.
This document is the reference manpage for the critcl::bitmap package. This package provides convenience
commands for advanced functionality built on top of both critcl core and package critcl::iassoc.
C level libraries often use bit-sets to encode many flags into a single value. Tcl bindings to such
libraries now have the task of converting a Tcl representation of such flags (like a list of strings)
into such bit-sets, and back. Note here that the C-level information has to be something which already
exists. The package does not create these values. This is in contrast to the package critcl::enum which
creates an enumeration based on the specified symbolic names.
This package was written to make the declaration and management of such bit-sets and their associated
conversions functions easy, hiding all attendant complexity from the user.
Its intended audience are mainly developers wishing to write Tcl packages with embedded C code.
This package resides in the Core Package Layer of CriTcl.
+----------------+
|Applications |
| critcl |
| critcl::app |
+----------------+
*================*
|Core Packages |
| critcl |
| critcl::util |
*================*
+----------------+
|Support Packages|
| stubs::* |
| md5, platform |
| ... |
+----------------+
API
::critcl::bitmap::def name definition ?exclusions?
This command defines two C functions for the conversion of the named bit-set into Tcl lists, and
vice versa. The underlying mapping tables are automatically initialized on first access, and
finalized on interpreter destruction.
The definition dictionary provides the mapping from the Tcl-level symbolic names of the flags to
their C expressions (often the name of the macro specifying the actual value). Note here that the
C-level information has to be something which already exists. The package does not create these
values. This is in contrast to the package critcl::enum which creates an enumeration based on the
specified symbolic names.
The optional exlusion list is for the flags/bit-sets for which conversion from bit-set to flag,
i.e. decoding makes no sense. One case for such, for example, are flags representing a combination
of other flags.
The package generates multiple things (declarations and definitions) with names derived from name,
which has to be a proper C identifier.
name_encode
The function for encoding a Tcl list of strings into the equivalent bit-set. Its signature
is
int name_encode (Tcl_Interp* interp, Tcl_Obj* flags, int* result);
The return value of the function is a Tcl error code, i.e. TCL_OK, TCL_ERROR, etc.
name_decode
The function for decoding a bit-set into the equivalent Tcl list of strings. Its signature
is
Tcl_Obj* name_decode (Tcl_Interp* interp, int flags);
name.h A header file containing the declarations for the two conversion functions, for use by
other parts of the system, if necessary.
The generated file is stored in a place where it will not interfere with the overall system
outside of the package, yet also be available for easy inclusion by package files
(csources).
name The name of a critcl argument type encapsulating the encoder function for use by
critcl::cproc.
name The name of a critcl result type encapsulating the decoder function for use by
critcl::cproc.
EXAMPLE
The example shown below is the specification of the event flags pulled from the draft work on a Tcl
binding to Linux's inotify APIs.
package require Tcl 8.5
package require critcl 3.1.11
critcl::buildrequirement {
package require critcl::bitmap
}
critcl::bitmap::def tcl_inotify_events {
accessed IN_ACCESS
all IN_ALL_EVENTS
attribute IN_ATTRIB
closed IN_CLOSE
closed-nowrite IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE
closed-write IN_CLOSE_WRITE
created IN_CREATE
deleted IN_DELETE
deleted-self IN_DELETE_SELF
dir-only IN_ONLYDIR
dont-follow IN_DONT_FOLLOW
modified IN_MODIFY
move IN_MOVE
moved-from IN_MOVED_FROM
moved-self IN_MOVE_SELF
moved-to IN_MOVED_TO
oneshot IN_ONESHOT
open IN_OPEN
overflow IN_Q_OVERFLOW
unmount IN_UNMOUNT
} {
all closed move oneshot
}
# Declarations: tcl_inotify_events.h
# Encoder: int tcl_inotify_events_encode (Tcl_Interp* interp, Tcl_Obj* flags, int* result);
# Decoder: Tcl_Obj* tcl_inotify_events_decode (Tcl_Interp* interp, int flags);
# crit arg-type tcl_inotify_events
# crit res-type tcl_inotify_events
AUTHORS
Andreas Kupries
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please
report such at https://github.com/andreas-kupries/critcl. Please also report any ideas for enhancements
you may have for either package and/or documentation.
KEYWORDS
C code, Embedded C Code, Tcl Interp Association, bitmask, bitset, code generator, compile & run,
compiler, dynamic code generation, dynamic compilation, flags, generate package, linker, on demand
compilation, on-the-fly compilation, singleton
CATEGORY
Glueing/Embedded C code
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2011-2018 Andreas Kupries