dyn_clone/lib.rs
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2//!
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6//!
7//! <br>
8//!
9//! This crate provides a [`DynClone`] trait that can be used in trait objects,
10//! and a [`clone_box`] function that can clone any sized or dynamically sized
11//! implementation of `DynClone`. Types that implement the standard library's
12//! [`std::clone::Clone`] trait are automatically usable by a `DynClone` trait
13//! object.
14//!
15//! [`DynClone`]: trait.DynClone.html
16//! [`clone_box`]: fn.clone_box.html
17//! [`std::clone::Clone`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/clone/trait.Clone.html
18//!
19//! # Example
20//!
21//! ```
22//! use dyn_clone::DynClone;
23//!
24//! trait MyTrait: DynClone {
25//! fn recite(&self);
26//! }
27//!
28//! impl MyTrait for String {
29//! fn recite(&self) {
30//! println!("{} ♫", self);
31//! }
32//! }
33//!
34//! fn main() {
35//! let line = "The slithy structs did gyre and gimble the namespace";
36//!
37//! // Build a trait object holding a String.
38//! // This requires String to implement MyTrait and std::clone::Clone.
39//! let x: Box<dyn MyTrait> = Box::new(String::from(line));
40//!
41//! x.recite();
42//!
43//! // The type of x2 is a Box<dyn MyTrait> cloned from x.
44//! let x2 = dyn_clone::clone_box(&*x);
45//!
46//! x2.recite();
47//! }
48//! ```
49//!
50//! This crate includes a macro for concisely implementing `impl
51//! std::clone::Clone for Box<dyn MyTrait>` in terms of `dyn_clone::clone_box`.
52//!
53//! ```
54//! # use dyn_clone::DynClone;
55//! #
56//! // As before.
57//! trait MyTrait: DynClone {
58//! /* ... */
59//! }
60//!
61//! dyn_clone::clone_trait_object!(MyTrait);
62//!
63//! // Now data structures containing Box<dyn MyTrait> can derive Clone:
64//! #[derive(Clone)]
65//! struct Container {
66//! trait_object: Box<dyn MyTrait>,
67//! }
68//! ```
69//!
70//! The `clone_trait_object!` macro expands to just the following, which you can
71//! handwrite instead if you prefer:
72//!
73//! ```
74//! # use dyn_clone::DynClone;
75//! #
76//! # trait MyTrait: DynClone {}
77//! #
78//! impl Clone for Box<dyn MyTrait> {
79//! fn clone(&self) -> Self {
80//! dyn_clone::clone_box(&**self)
81//! }
82//! }
83//!
84//! // and similar for Box<dyn MyTrait + Send>, Box<dyn MyTrait + Sync>, Box<dyn MyTrait + Send + Sync>
85//! ```
86
87#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/dyn_clone/1.0.9")]
88#![no_std]
89#![allow(clippy::missing_panics_doc, clippy::ptr_as_ptr)]
90
91extern crate alloc;
92
93use crate::sealed::{Private, Sealed};
94
95#[macro_use]
96mod macros;
97
98#[doc(hidden)]
99pub mod private {
100 pub use alloc::boxed::Box;
101 pub use core::clone::Clone;
102 pub use core::marker::{Send, Sync};
103}
104
105mod sealed {
106 pub trait Sealed {}
107 impl<T: Clone> Sealed for T {}
108 impl Sealed for str {}
109 impl<T: Clone> Sealed for [T] {}
110 pub struct Private;
111}
112
113/// This trait is implemented by any type that implements [`std::clone::Clone`].
114///
115/// [`std::clone::Clone`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/clone/trait.Clone.html
116pub trait DynClone: Sealed {
117 // Not public API
118 #[doc(hidden)]
119 fn __clone_box(&self, _: Private) -> *mut ();
120}
121
122use alloc::boxed::Box;
123use alloc::rc::Rc;
124use alloc::sync::Arc;
125
126/// `&T` —▸ `T`
127pub fn clone<T>(t: &T) -> T
128where
129 T: DynClone,
130{
131 unsafe { *Box::from_raw(<T as DynClone>::__clone_box(t, Private) as *mut T) }
132}
133
134/// `&T` —▸ `Box<T>`
135pub fn clone_box<T>(t: &T) -> Box<T>
136where
137 T: ?Sized + DynClone,
138{
139 let mut fat_ptr = t as *const T;
140 unsafe {
141 let data_ptr = &mut fat_ptr as *mut *const T as *mut *mut ();
142 assert_eq!(*data_ptr as *const (), t as *const T as *const ());
143 *data_ptr = <T as DynClone>::__clone_box(t, Private);
144 }
145 unsafe { Box::from_raw(fat_ptr as *mut T) }
146}
147
148/// `&mut Arc<T>` —▸ `&mut T`
149pub fn arc_make_mut<T>(arc: &mut Arc<T>) -> &mut T
150where
151 T: ?Sized + DynClone,
152{
153 // Atomic. Find out whether the Arc in the argument is the single holder of
154 // a reference count (strong or weak) on the target object. If yes, it is
155 // guaranteed to remain that way throughout the rest of this function
156 // because no other threads could bump the reference count through any other
157 // Arc (because no others exist) or through this Arc (because the current
158 // thread holds an exclusive borrow of it).
159 let is_unique = Arc::get_mut(arc).is_some();
160 if !is_unique {
161 // Non-atomic.
162 let clone = Arc::from(clone_box(&**arc));
163 // Atomic. Check the reference counts again to find out whether the old
164 // object needs to be dropped. Probably not, but it can happen if all
165 // the other holders of a reference count went away during the time that
166 // the clone operation took.
167 *arc = clone;
168 }
169 // Non-atomic. TODO: replace with Arc::get_mut_unchecked when stable.
170 let ptr = Arc::as_ptr(arc) as *mut T;
171 unsafe { &mut *ptr }
172}
173
174/// `&mut Rc<T>` —▸ `&mut T`
175pub fn rc_make_mut<T>(rc: &mut Rc<T>) -> &mut T
176where
177 T: ?Sized + DynClone,
178{
179 let is_unique = Rc::get_mut(rc).is_some();
180 if !is_unique {
181 let clone = Rc::from(clone_box(&**rc));
182 *rc = clone;
183 }
184 let ptr = Rc::as_ptr(rc) as *mut T;
185 unsafe { &mut *ptr }
186}
187
188impl<T> DynClone for T
189where
190 T: Clone,
191{
192 fn __clone_box(&self, _: Private) -> *mut () {
193 Box::<T>::into_raw(Box::new(self.clone())) as *mut ()
194 }
195}
196
197impl DynClone for str {
198 fn __clone_box(&self, _: Private) -> *mut () {
199 Box::<str>::into_raw(Box::from(self)) as *mut ()
200 }
201}
202
203impl<T> DynClone for [T]
204where
205 T: Clone,
206{
207 fn __clone_box(&self, _: Private) -> *mut () {
208 Box::<[T]>::into_raw(self.iter().cloned().collect()) as *mut ()
209 }
210}