[vlc-devel] [RFC Patch v2 1/2] libvlc: Add Rust API for writing modules in rust

Kartik Ohri kartikohri13 at gmail.com
Mon Sep 14 13:11:13 CEST 2020


On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 4:17 PM Alexandre Janniaux <ajanni at videolabs.io>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> You mentioned rustfmt but I don't see any rustfmt configuration
> in the patchset.
>
> Yes, right. I had forgotten that :( . I'll add it now.


> Regards,
> --
> Alexandre Janniaux
> Videolabs
>
> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 01:03:45AM +0530, Kartik Ohri wrote:
> > The API is written in two layers. vlccore-sys
> > crate contains one to one bindings of libvlc
> > functions. vlccore-rs crate wraps vlccore-sys and
> > exposes a Rust idiomatic API for writing modules
> > in rust. As of now, the API exposes only a subset
> > of the vlc_stream API. More functionality can be
> > added to Rust API as required in the future.
> > ---
> >  .gitignore                    |   2 +-
> >  configure.ac                  |  13 ++++
> >  src/vlccore-rs/Cargo.toml     |  10 +++
> >  src/vlccore-rs/src/lib.rs     |   1 +
> >  src/vlccore-rs/src/stream.rs  | 120 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  src/vlccore-sys/Cargo.toml    |  10 +++
> >  src/vlccore-sys/src/lib.rs    |   2 +
> >  src/vlccore-sys/src/stream.rs |  24 +++++++
> >  8 files changed, 181 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >  create mode 100644 src/vlccore-rs/Cargo.toml
> >  create mode 100644 src/vlccore-rs/src/lib.rs
> >  create mode 100644 src/vlccore-rs/src/stream.rs
> >  create mode 100644 src/vlccore-sys/Cargo.toml
> >  create mode 100644 src/vlccore-sys/src/lib.rs
> >  create mode 100644 src/vlccore-sys/src/stream.rs
> >
> > diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
> > index fc368212c8..6c049a80b1 100644
> > --- a/.gitignore
> > +++ b/.gitignore
> > @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ wxvlc
> >  vlc_install_dir/*
> >  plugins.dat
> >  patches/*
> > -
> > +**/Cargo.lock
> >  include/vlc/libvlc_version.h
> >
> >  # Ignore build dirs
> > diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> > index 99e4669942..53d56a725c 100644
> > --- a/configure.ac
> > +++ b/configure.ac
> > @@ -1896,6 +1896,19 @@ AS_IF([test "${enable_sout}" != "no"], [
> >  ])
> >  AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_SOUT], [test "${enable_sout}" != "no"])
> >
> > +dnl Rust Modules
> > +AC_ARG_ENABLE([rust],
> > +    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-rust], [enable building Rust modules
> (default disabled)]))
> > +AS_IF([test "${enable_rust}" = "yes"],
> > +      [AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_RUST, 1, [Define to 1 for building rust
> modules.])])
> > +AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_RUST], [test "${enable_rust}" = "yes"])
> > +if test "${enable_rust}" = "yes"
> > +then
> > +    AC_CHECK_PROG(CARGO, [cargo], [yes], [no])
> > +    AS_IF([test "x$CARGO" = "xno"],
> > +          AC_MSG_ERROR([cargo not found. cargo is required to build
> rust modules]))
> > +fi
> > +
> >  dnl Lua modules
> >  AC_ARG_ENABLE([lua],
> >    AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-lua],
> > diff --git a/src/vlccore-rs/Cargo.toml b/src/vlccore-rs/Cargo.toml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..108c849f80
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/src/vlccore-rs/Cargo.toml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
> > +[package]
> > +name = "vlccore-rs"
> > +version = "0.1.0"
> > +authors = ["Kartik Ohri <kartikohri13 at gmail.com>"]
> > +edition = "2018"
> > +license = "LGPL-2.1-or-later"
> > +
> > +[dependencies]
> > +libc = "0.2"
> > +vlccore-sys = {path="../vlccore-sys"}
> > \ No newline at end of file
> > diff --git a/src/vlccore-rs/src/lib.rs b/src/vlccore-rs/src/lib.rs
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..baf29e06ad
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/src/vlccore-rs/src/lib.rs
> > @@ -0,0 +1 @@
> > +pub mod stream;
> > diff --git a/src/vlccore-rs/src/stream.rs b/src/vlccore-rs/src/stream.rs
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..0725a8fe6e
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/src/vlccore-rs/src/stream.rs
> > @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
> > +use libc::{c_char, c_void};
> > +use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
> > +use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind, Read, Result, Seek, SeekFrom};
> > +use std::ptr::null_mut;
> > +use vlccore_sys::stream as ffi;
> > +
> > +pub struct Stream {
> > +    stream: *mut ffi::stream_t,
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl Read for Stream {
> > +    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize> {
> > +        let bytes_read: isize = unsafe {
> > +            ffi::vlc_stream_Read(self.stream, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut
> c_void, buf.len())
> > +        };
> > +        if bytes_read < 0 {
> > +            Err(Error::new(
> > +                ErrorKind::Other,
> > +                "Error while reading from stream",
> > +            ))
> > +        } else {
> > +            Ok(bytes_read as usize)
> > +        }
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl Seek for Stream {
> > +    fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> Result<u64> {
> > +        let offset = match pos {
> > +            SeekFrom::Start(n) => n,
> > +            SeekFrom::Current(n) => {
> > +                let len = self.position();
> > +                if n >= 0 {
> > +                    len.checked_add(n as u64)
> > +                } else {
> > +                    len.checked_sub(n.wrapping_neg() as u64)
> > +                }
> > +                .ok_or(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Position
> Overflow"))?
> > +            }
> > +            SeekFrom::End(n) => self.len().and_then(|position| {
> > +                if n >= 0 {
> > +                    position.checked_add(n as u64)
> > +                } else {
> > +                    position.checked_sub(n.wrapping_neg() as u64)
> > +                }
> > +                .ok_or(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Position
> Overflow"))
> > +            })?,
> > +        };
> > +
> > +        let result = unsafe { ffi::vlc_stream_Seek(self.stream, offset)
> };
> > +        if result != 0 {
> > +            return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Could not seek
> stream"));
> > +        }
> > +        Ok(offset)
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl Drop for Stream {
> > +    fn drop(&mut self) {
> > +        unsafe { ffi::vlc_stream_Delete(self.stream) }
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl From<*mut ffi::stream_t> for Stream {
> > +    fn from(stream: *mut ffi::stream_t) -> Self {
> > +        Stream { stream }
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl Stream {
> > +    pub fn len(&self) -> std::result::Result<u64, Error> {
> > +        let size: u64 = 0;
> > +        const STREAM_GET_SIZE: i32 = 6;
> > +        let result = unsafe { ffi::vlc_stream_vaControl(self.stream,
> STREAM_GET_SIZE, &size) };
> > +        if result != 0 {
> > +            return Err(Error::new(
> > +                ErrorKind::Other,
> > +                "Could not determine stream size",
> > +            ));
> > +        }
> > +        Ok(size)
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    pub fn position(&self) -> u64 {
> > +        unsafe { ffi::vlc_stream_Tell(self.stream) }
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    pub fn eof(&self) -> Result<bool> {
> > +        Ok(unsafe { ffi::vlc_stream_Eof(self.stream) })
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    pub fn mimetype(&self) -> Option<String> {
> > +        self.contenttype().map(|content_type| {
> > +            let index = content_type.chars().position(|c| c ==
> ';').unwrap();
> > +            let mime_type: String = content_type[..index].to_owned();
> > +            mime_type
> > +        })
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    pub fn contenttype(&self) -> Option<String> {
> > +        // FIXME: STREAM_GET_CONTENT_TYPE does not have a fixed value
> > +        const STREAM_GET_CONTENT_TYPE: i32 = 0;
> > +        let result: *mut c_char = null_mut();
> > +        unsafe {
> > +            if ffi::vlc_stream_vaControl(self.stream,
> STREAM_GET_CONTENT_TYPE, result) != 0 {
> > +                return None;
> > +            } else if result.is_null() {
> > +                return None;
> > +            }
> > +            // FIXME: Free the C pointer received but retain copy of
> data in Rust
> > +            CStr::from_ptr(result).to_str().map(|s| s.to_string()).ok()
> > +        }
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    pub fn new_with_url(&mut self, url: &str) -> Self {
> > +        let c_url = CString::new(url).unwrap().as_ptr();
> > +        let stream = unsafe { ffi::vlc_stream_NewURL(self.stream,
> c_url) };
> > +        Stream { stream }
> > +    }
> > +}
> > diff --git a/src/vlccore-sys/Cargo.toml b/src/vlccore-sys/Cargo.toml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..0dde7b2e7d
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/src/vlccore-sys/Cargo.toml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
> > +[package]
> > +name = "vlccore-sys"
> > +version = "0.1.0"
> > +authors = ["Kartik Ohri <kartikohri13 at gmail.com>"]
> > +edition = "2018"
> > +license = "LGPL-2.1-or-later"
> > +
> > +[dependencies]
> > +libc = "0.2"
> > +
> > diff --git a/src/vlccore-sys/src/lib.rs b/src/vlccore-sys/src/lib.rs
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..42a75452cd
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/src/vlccore-sys/src/lib.rs
> > @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
> > +#![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
> > +pub mod stream;
> > diff --git a/src/vlccore-sys/src/stream.rs b/src/vlccore-sys/src/
> stream.rs
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..c9e8d5f0b3
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/src/vlccore-sys/src/stream.rs
> > @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
> > +use libc::{c_char, c_int, c_void, size_t, ssize_t};
> > +
> > +#[repr(C)]
> > +pub struct stream_t {
> > +    _private: [u8; 0],
> > +}
> > +
> > +pub type vlc_object_t = stream_t;
> > +
> > +extern "C" {
> > +    pub fn vlc_stream_Read(s: *mut stream_t, buf: *mut c_void, len:
> size_t) -> ssize_t;
> > +
> > +    pub fn vlc_stream_Tell(s: *const stream_t) -> u64;
> > +
> > +    pub fn vlc_stream_Eof(s: *const stream_t) -> bool;
> > +
> > +    pub fn vlc_stream_Seek(s: *mut stream_t, offset: u64) -> c_int;
> > +
> > +    pub fn vlc_stream_vaControl(s: *mut stream_t, query: c_int, ...) ->
> c_int;
> > +
> > +    pub fn vlc_stream_Delete(s: *mut stream_t);
> > +
> > +    pub fn vlc_stream_NewURL(obj: *mut vlc_object_t, url: *const
> c_char) -> *mut stream_t;
> > +}
> > --
> > 2.25.1
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