PR ld/12549
[binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / python / py-utils.c
1 /* General utility routines for GDB/Python.
2
3 Copyright (C) 2008-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4
5 This file is part of GDB.
6
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
10 (at your option) any later version.
11
12 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 GNU General Public License for more details.
16
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
19
20 #include "defs.h"
21 #include "charset.h"
22 #include "value.h"
23 #include "python-internal.h"
24
25
26 /* This is a cleanup function which decrements the refcount on a
27 Python object. */
28
29 static void
30 py_decref (void *p)
31 {
32 PyObject *py = p;
33
34 /* Note that we need the extra braces in this 'if' to avoid a
35 warning from gcc. */
36 if (py)
37 {
38 Py_DECREF (py);
39 }
40 }
41
42 /* Return a new cleanup which will decrement the Python object's
43 refcount when run. */
44
45 struct cleanup *
46 make_cleanup_py_decref (PyObject *py)
47 {
48 return make_cleanup (py_decref, (void *) py);
49 }
50
51 /* Converts a Python 8-bit string to a unicode string object. Assumes the
52 8-bit string is in the host charset. If an error occurs during conversion,
53 returns NULL with a python exception set.
54
55 As an added bonus, the functions accepts a unicode string and returns it
56 right away, so callers don't need to check which kind of string they've
57 got. In Python 3, all strings are Unicode so this case is always the
58 one that applies.
59
60 If the given object is not one of the mentioned string types, NULL is
61 returned, with the TypeError python exception set. */
62 PyObject *
63 python_string_to_unicode (PyObject *obj)
64 {
65 PyObject *unicode_str;
66
67 /* If obj is already a unicode string, just return it.
68 I wish life was always that simple... */
69 if (PyUnicode_Check (obj))
70 {
71 unicode_str = obj;
72 Py_INCREF (obj);
73 }
74 #ifndef IS_PY3K
75 else if (PyString_Check (obj))
76 unicode_str = PyUnicode_FromEncodedObject (obj, host_charset (), NULL);
77 #endif
78 else
79 {
80 PyErr_SetString (PyExc_TypeError,
81 _("Expected a string or unicode object."));
82 unicode_str = NULL;
83 }
84
85 return unicode_str;
86 }
87
88 /* Returns a newly allocated string with the contents of the given unicode
89 string object converted to CHARSET. If an error occurs during the
90 conversion, NULL will be returned and a python exception will be set.
91
92 The caller is responsible for xfree'ing the string. */
93 static char *
94 unicode_to_encoded_string (PyObject *unicode_str, const char *charset)
95 {
96 char *result;
97 PyObject *string;
98
99 /* Translate string to named charset. */
100 string = PyUnicode_AsEncodedString (unicode_str, charset, NULL);
101 if (string == NULL)
102 return NULL;
103
104 #ifdef IS_PY3K
105 result = xstrdup (PyBytes_AsString (string));
106 #else
107 result = xstrdup (PyString_AsString (string));
108 #endif
109
110 Py_DECREF (string);
111
112 return result;
113 }
114
115 /* Returns a PyObject with the contents of the given unicode string
116 object converted to a named charset. If an error occurs during
117 the conversion, NULL will be returned and a python exception will
118 be set. */
119 static PyObject *
120 unicode_to_encoded_python_string (PyObject *unicode_str, const char *charset)
121 {
122 /* Translate string to named charset. */
123 return PyUnicode_AsEncodedString (unicode_str, charset, NULL);
124 }
125
126 /* Returns a newly allocated string with the contents of the given unicode
127 string object converted to the target's charset. If an error occurs during
128 the conversion, NULL will be returned and a python exception will be set.
129
130 The caller is responsible for xfree'ing the string. */
131 char *
132 unicode_to_target_string (PyObject *unicode_str)
133 {
134 return unicode_to_encoded_string (unicode_str,
135 target_charset (python_gdbarch));
136 }
137
138 /* Returns a PyObject with the contents of the given unicode string
139 object converted to the target's charset. If an error occurs
140 during the conversion, NULL will be returned and a python exception
141 will be set. */
142 static PyObject *
143 unicode_to_target_python_string (PyObject *unicode_str)
144 {
145 return unicode_to_encoded_python_string (unicode_str,
146 target_charset (python_gdbarch));
147 }
148
149 /* Converts a python string (8-bit or unicode) to a target string in
150 the target's charset. Returns NULL on error, with a python exception set.
151
152 The caller is responsible for xfree'ing the string. */
153 char *
154 python_string_to_target_string (PyObject *obj)
155 {
156 PyObject *str;
157 char *result;
158
159 str = python_string_to_unicode (obj);
160 if (str == NULL)
161 return NULL;
162
163 result = unicode_to_target_string (str);
164 Py_DECREF (str);
165 return result;
166 }
167
168 /* Converts a python string (8-bit or unicode) to a target string in the
169 target's charset. Returns NULL on error, with a python exception
170 set.
171
172 In Python 3, the returned object is a "bytes" object (not a string). */
173 PyObject *
174 python_string_to_target_python_string (PyObject *obj)
175 {
176 PyObject *str;
177 PyObject *result;
178
179 str = python_string_to_unicode (obj);
180 if (str == NULL)
181 return NULL;
182
183 result = unicode_to_target_python_string (str);
184 Py_DECREF (str);
185 return result;
186 }
187
188 /* Converts a python string (8-bit or unicode) to a target string in
189 the host's charset. Returns NULL on error, with a python exception set.
190
191 The caller is responsible for xfree'ing the string. */
192 char *
193 python_string_to_host_string (PyObject *obj)
194 {
195 PyObject *str;
196 char *result;
197
198 str = python_string_to_unicode (obj);
199 if (str == NULL)
200 return NULL;
201
202 result = unicode_to_encoded_string (str, host_charset ());
203 Py_DECREF (str);
204 return result;
205 }
206
207 /* Converts a target string of LENGTH bytes in the target's charset to a
208 Python Unicode string. If LENGTH is -1, convert until a null byte is found.
209
210 Returns NULL on error, with a python exception set. */
211 PyObject *
212 target_string_to_unicode (const gdb_byte *str, int length)
213 {
214 if (length == -1)
215 length = strlen (str);
216
217 return PyUnicode_Decode (str, length, target_charset (python_gdbarch), NULL);
218 }
219
220 /* Return true if OBJ is a Python string or unicode object, false
221 otherwise. */
222
223 int
224 gdbpy_is_string (PyObject *obj)
225 {
226 #ifdef IS_PY3K
227 return PyUnicode_Check (obj);
228 #else
229 return PyString_Check (obj) || PyUnicode_Check (obj);
230 #endif
231 }
232
233 /* Return the string representation of OBJ, i.e., str (obj).
234 Space for the result is malloc'd, the caller must free.
235 If the result is NULL a python error occurred, the caller must clear it. */
236
237 char *
238 gdbpy_obj_to_string (PyObject *obj)
239 {
240 PyObject *str_obj = PyObject_Str (obj);
241
242 if (str_obj != NULL)
243 {
244 #ifdef IS_PY3K
245 char *msg = python_string_to_host_string (str_obj);
246 #else
247 char *msg = xstrdup (PyString_AsString (str_obj));
248 #endif
249
250 Py_DECREF (str_obj);
251 return msg;
252 }
253
254 return NULL;
255 }
256
257 /* Return the string representation of the exception represented by
258 TYPE, VALUE which is assumed to have been obtained with PyErr_Fetch,
259 i.e., the error indicator is currently clear.
260 Space for the result is malloc'd, the caller must free.
261 If the result is NULL a python error occurred, the caller must clear it. */
262
263 char *
264 gdbpy_exception_to_string (PyObject *ptype, PyObject *pvalue)
265 {
266 char *str;
267
268 /* There are a few cases to consider.
269 For example:
270 pvalue is a string when PyErr_SetString is used.
271 pvalue is not a string when raise "foo" is used, instead it is None
272 and ptype is "foo".
273 So the algorithm we use is to print `str (pvalue)' if it's not
274 None, otherwise we print `str (ptype)'.
275 Using str (aka PyObject_Str) will fetch the error message from
276 gdb.GdbError ("message"). */
277
278 if (pvalue && pvalue != Py_None)
279 str = gdbpy_obj_to_string (pvalue);
280 else
281 str = gdbpy_obj_to_string (ptype);
282
283 return str;
284 }
285
286 /* Convert a GDB exception to the appropriate Python exception.
287
288 This sets the Python error indicator, and returns NULL. */
289
290 PyObject *
291 gdbpy_convert_exception (struct gdb_exception exception)
292 {
293 PyObject *exc_class;
294
295 if (exception.reason == RETURN_QUIT)
296 exc_class = PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt;
297 else if (exception.error == MEMORY_ERROR)
298 exc_class = gdbpy_gdb_memory_error;
299 else
300 exc_class = gdbpy_gdb_error;
301
302 return PyErr_Format (exc_class, "%s", exception.message);
303 }
304
305 /* Converts OBJ to a CORE_ADDR value.
306
307 Returns 1 on success or 0 on failure, with a Python exception set. This
308 function can also throw GDB exceptions.
309 */
310
311 int
312 get_addr_from_python (PyObject *obj, CORE_ADDR *addr)
313 {
314 if (gdbpy_is_value_object (obj))
315 *addr = value_as_address (value_object_to_value (obj));
316 else
317 {
318 PyObject *num = PyNumber_Long (obj);
319 gdb_py_ulongest val;
320
321 if (num == NULL)
322 return 0;
323
324 val = gdb_py_long_as_ulongest (num);
325 Py_XDECREF (num);
326 if (PyErr_Occurred ())
327 return 0;
328
329 if (sizeof (val) > sizeof (CORE_ADDR) && ((CORE_ADDR) val) != val)
330 {
331 PyErr_SetString (PyExc_ValueError,
332 _("Overflow converting to address."));
333 return 0;
334 }
335
336 *addr = val;
337 }
338
339 return 1;
340 }
341
342 /* Convert a LONGEST to the appropriate Python object -- either an
343 integer object or a long object, depending on its value. */
344
345 PyObject *
346 gdb_py_object_from_longest (LONGEST l)
347 {
348 #ifdef IS_PY3K
349 if (sizeof (l) > sizeof (long))
350 return PyLong_FromLongLong (l);
351 return PyLong_FromLong (l);
352 #else
353 #ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG /* Defined by Python. */
354 /* If we have 'long long', and the value overflows a 'long', use a
355 Python Long; otherwise use a Python Int. */
356 if (sizeof (l) > sizeof (long)
357 && (l > PyInt_GetMax () || l < (- (LONGEST) PyInt_GetMax ()) - 1))
358 return PyLong_FromLongLong (l);
359 #endif
360 return PyInt_FromLong (l);
361 #endif
362 }
363
364 /* Convert a ULONGEST to the appropriate Python object -- either an
365 integer object or a long object, depending on its value. */
366
367 PyObject *
368 gdb_py_object_from_ulongest (ULONGEST l)
369 {
370 #ifdef IS_PY3K
371 if (sizeof (l) > sizeof (unsigned long))
372 return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong (l);
373 return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong (l);
374 #else
375 #ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG /* Defined by Python. */
376 /* If we have 'long long', and the value overflows a 'long', use a
377 Python Long; otherwise use a Python Int. */
378 if (sizeof (l) > sizeof (unsigned long) && l > PyInt_GetMax ())
379 return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong (l);
380 #endif
381
382 if (l > PyInt_GetMax ())
383 return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong (l);
384
385 return PyInt_FromLong (l);
386 #endif
387 }
388
389 /* Like PyInt_AsLong, but returns 0 on failure, 1 on success, and puts
390 the value into an out parameter. */
391
392 int
393 gdb_py_int_as_long (PyObject *obj, long *result)
394 {
395 *result = PyInt_AsLong (obj);
396 return ! (*result == -1 && PyErr_Occurred ());
397 }
398
399 \f
400
401 /* Generic implementation of the __dict__ attribute for objects that
402 have a dictionary. The CLOSURE argument should be the type object.
403 This only handles positive values for tp_dictoffset. */
404
405 PyObject *
406 gdb_py_generic_dict (PyObject *self, void *closure)
407 {
408 PyObject *result;
409 PyTypeObject *type_obj = closure;
410 char *raw_ptr;
411
412 raw_ptr = (char *) self + type_obj->tp_dictoffset;
413 result = * (PyObject **) raw_ptr;
414
415 Py_INCREF (result);
416 return result;
417 }