alef 0.109.1

Opinionated polyglot binding generator for Rust libraries
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// This file is auto-generated by alef — DO NOT EDIT.
// cmd/setup downloads the platform-specific native FFI library from GitHub
// releases into a versioned per-user cache, verifies its SHA-256 checksum,
// and writes a machine-local cgo link shim into a consumer package so that
// `go build`/`go test` can find the native library without shipping it
// inside the published Go module (module zips only contain the git tag's
// files, and native libraries are far too large — and too platform-specific
// — to commit).
//
// Usage:
//
//	go run {{ module_path }}/cmd/setup                  # write the shim into ./
//	go run {{ module_path }}/cmd/setup -dir path/to/pkg  # write the shim into a specific package
//	go run {{ module_path }}/cmd/setup -lib-dir .lib     # vendor mode: extract natives, skip the shim
//	go run {{ module_path }}/cmd/setup -print-env        # print CGO_CFLAGS/CGO_LDFLAGS exports
//	go run {{ module_path }}/cmd/setup -link static      # link the explicit static archive
//	go run {{ module_path }}/cmd/setup -platform linux-x86_64-musl # select a release platform
//	go run {{ module_path }}/cmd/setup -force            # force re-download even if cached
//
// It lives in its own `package main` subdirectory, so it is never linked into
// the binding library and needs no build-constraint guard — keeping it
// guard-free lets consumers (and the test-app runner) execute it directly.
package main

import (
	"archive/tar"
	"bytes"
	"compress/gzip"
	"crypto/sha256"
	"encoding/hex"
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"go/parser"
	"go/token"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"path/filepath"
	"runtime"
	"strings"
)

const (
	moduleVersion     = "{{ crate_version }}"
	repoURL           = "{{ repo_url }}"
	assetPrefix       = "{{ asset_prefix }}"
	ffiLibName        = "{{ ffi_lib_name }}"
	crateName         = "{{ crate_name }}"
	shimFilename      = "{{ shim_filename }}"
	versionIdent      = "{{ version_ident }}"
	envOverrideVar    = "{{ env_override_var }}"
	bindingImportPath = "{{ module_path }}"
	bindingImportName = "{{ go_ident_crate_name }}nativesetup"
)

// options holds the parsed CLI flags.
type options struct {
	dir              string
	libDir           string
	link             string
	platformOverride string
	printEnv         bool
	force            bool
}

func main() {
	if err := run(); err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
		os.Exit(1)
	}
}

func run() error {
	opts := parseFlags()

	platform, err := platformDir(opts.platformOverride)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("determine platform: %w", err)
	}
	if opts.link != "dynamic" && opts.link != "static" {
		return fmt.Errorf("invalid -link %q: expected dynamic or static", opts.link)
	}

	cacheDir, err := nativeCacheDir(platform)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("determine native cache directory: %w", err)
	}

	libPath := filepath.Join(cacheDir, selectedLibFilename(opts.link))
	if opts.force || !fileExists(libPath) {
		if err := downloadAndVerify(cacheDir, platform); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("download native library: %w", err)
		}
	}
	if !fileExists(libPath) {
		return fmt.Errorf("native library missing after download/verification: %s", libPath)
	}

	switch {
	case opts.libDir != "":
		return vendorMode(cacheDir, opts.libDir, platform, opts.link)
	case opts.printEnv:
		return printEnvMode(cacheDir, opts.link)
	default:
		return shimMode(cacheDir, opts.dir, opts.link)
	}
}

func parseFlags() options {
	var opts options
	flag.StringVar(&opts.dir, "dir", ".", "directory to write the cgo link shim into")
	flag.StringVar(&opts.libDir, "lib-dir", "",
		"extract natives into <dir>/<platform>/ and skip writing the shim (vendor / go generate mode)")
	flag.StringVar(&opts.link, "link", "dynamic", "native link mode: dynamic or static")
	flag.StringVar(&opts.platformOverride, "platform", "",
		"release platform override (for example linux-x86_64-musl)")
	flag.BoolVar(&opts.printEnv, "print-env", false,
		"print CGO_CFLAGS/CGO_LDFLAGS shell exports instead of writing a shim")
	flag.BoolVar(&opts.force, "force", false, "force re-download even if the library is already cached")
	flag.Parse()
	return opts
}

// platformDir returns the alef platform directory name (e.g. "macos-arm64",
// "linux-x86_64", "windows-x86_64") matching the layout that ships in the
// `<assetPrefix>-go-v<version>-<os>-<arch>.tar.gz` release assets and the LDFLAGS paths
// baked into the binding package's cgo preamble.
func platformDir(override string) (string, error) {
	osName := runtime.GOOS
	if osName == "darwin" {
		osName = "macos"
	}

	archName := runtime.GOARCH
	switch runtime.GOARCH {
	case "amd64":
		archName = "x86_64"
	case "arm64":
		// macOS arm64 stays "arm64" (alef's platform naming special-cases it);
		// all other platforms use "aarch64".
		if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" {
			archName = "aarch64"
		}
	}

	if osName == "" || archName == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported platform: GOOS=%q GOARCH=%q", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
	}
	base := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", osName, archName)
	if override != "" {
		if override != base && !(runtime.GOOS == "linux" && override == base+"-musl") {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid -platform %q for GOOS=%q GOARCH=%q", override, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
		}
		return override, nil
	}
	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" && hostUsesMusl() {
		return base + "-musl", nil
	}
	return base, nil
}

func hostUsesMusl() bool {
	if fileExists("/etc/alpine-release") {
		return true
	}
	matches, _ := filepath.Glob("/lib/ld-musl-*.so.1")
	if len(matches) > 0 {
		return true
	}
	out, _ := exec.Command("ldd", "--version").CombinedOutput()
	return strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(string(out)), "musl")
}

func libFilename(libName, goos string) string {
	switch goos {
	case "windows":
		return libName + ".dll"
	case "darwin":
		return "lib" + libName + ".dylib"
	default:
		return "lib" + libName + ".so"
	}
}

func staticLibFilename(libName, goos string) string {
	if goos == "windows" {
		return libName + ".lib"
	}
	return "lib" + libName + ".a"
}

func selectedLibFilename(link string) string {
	if link == "static" {
		return staticLibFilename(ffiLibName, runtime.GOOS)
	}
	return libFilename(ffiLibName, runtime.GOOS)
}

// nativeCacheDir returns the versioned per-platform cache directory:
// `os.UserCacheDir()/<crateName>/go/<moduleVersion>/<platform>/`.
func nativeCacheDir(platform string) (string, error) {
	base, err := os.UserCacheDir()
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve user cache dir: %w", err)
	}
	return filepath.Join(base, crateName, "go", moduleVersion, platform), nil
}

func fileExists(path string) bool {
	info, err := os.Stat(path)
	return err == nil && !info.IsDir()
}

// baseDownloadURL returns the release base URL, honoring the
// `{{ env_override_var }}` override env var for mirrors, air-gapped
// installs, or local testing.
func baseDownloadURL() string {
	if override := os.Getenv(envOverrideVar); override != "" {
		return strings.TrimSuffix(override, "/")
	}
	version := strings.TrimPrefix(moduleVersion, "v")
	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/releases/download/v%s", strings.TrimSuffix(repoURL, "/"), version)
}

// downloadAndVerify downloads the platform tarball, verifies it against its
// required `.sha256` sidecar, and extracts it into cacheDir.
func downloadAndVerify(cacheDir, platform string) error {
	version := strings.TrimPrefix(moduleVersion, "v")
	assetName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-go-v%s-%s.tar.gz", assetPrefix, version, platform)
	baseURL := baseDownloadURL()
	assetURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", baseURL, assetName)
	sumURL := assetURL + ".sha256"

	expectedSum, err := downloadChecksum(sumURL)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	body, err := downloadBytes(assetURL)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	actualSum := sha256Hex(body)
	if !strings.EqualFold(actualSum, expectedSum) {
		return fmt.Errorf(
			"checksum mismatch for %s: expected %s, got %s — the download is corrupted, please retry",
			assetURL, expectedSum, actualSum,
		)
	}

	if err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0o755); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("mkdir %s: %w", cacheDir, err)
	}
	if err := extractTarGz(bytes.NewReader(body), cacheDir); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("extract %s: %w", assetName, err)
	}
	return nil
}

func downloadChecksum(sumURL string) (string, error) {
	body, err := downloadBytes(sumURL)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("download sha256 sidecar %s: %w (the .sha256 sidecar is required)", sumURL, err)
	}
	fields := strings.Fields(string(body))
	if len(fields) == 0 {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("sha256 sidecar %s is empty", sumURL)
	}
	return strings.ToLower(fields[0]), nil
}

func downloadBytes(url string) ([]byte, error) {
	resp, err := http.Get(url) //nolint:gosec,noctx // release asset URL, not user-controlled input
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GET %s: %w", url, err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GET %s: HTTP %d", url, resp.StatusCode)
	}
	return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
}

func sha256Hex(data []byte) string {
	sum := sha256.Sum256(data)
	return hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
}

// extractTarGz extracts a gzip-compressed tarball into dstDir, flattening
// any leading directory components from each entry's name.
func extractTarGz(src io.Reader, dstDir string) error {
	gzr, err := gzip.NewReader(src)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer gzr.Close()

	tr := tar.NewReader(gzr)
	for {
		header, err := tr.Next()
		if err == io.EOF {
			break
		}
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		targetPath := filepath.Join(dstDir, filepath.Base(header.Name))
		switch header.Typeflag {
		case tar.TypeReg:
			if err := writeExtractedFile(targetPath, tr, header.Mode); err != nil {
				return err
			}
		case tar.TypeDir:
			if err := os.MkdirAll(targetPath, os.FileMode(header.Mode)); err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func writeExtractedFile(targetPath string, r io.Reader, mode int64) error {
	f, err := os.OpenFile(targetPath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, os.FileMode(mode))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer f.Close()
	_, err = io.Copy(f, r)
	return err
}

// vendorMode extracts natives into <libDir>/<platform>/ for a writable
// checkout (used by `go generate` via generate.go) and skips the shim
// entirely — the checkout's own cgo preamble already points at
// `${SRCDIR}/.lib/<platform>`.
func vendorMode(cacheDir, libDir, platform, link string) error {
	dest := filepath.Join(libDir, platform)
	if err := os.MkdirAll(dest, 0o755); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("mkdir %s: %w", dest, err)
	}

	entries, err := os.ReadDir(cacheDir)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("read cache dir %s: %w", cacheDir, err)
	}
	for _, entry := range entries {
		if entry.IsDir() {
			continue
		}
		if link == "static" && entry.Name() != selectedLibFilename(link) && entry.Name() != "native-static-libs.txt" {
			continue
		}
		if err := copyFile(filepath.Join(cacheDir, entry.Name()), filepath.Join(dest, entry.Name())); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("vendor %s: %w", entry.Name(), err)
		}
	}

	libPath := filepath.Join(dest, selectedLibFilename(link))
	if !fileExists(libPath) {
		return fmt.Errorf("vendored library missing after copy: %s", libPath)
	}
	fmt.Printf("Vendored native library into %s\n", dest)
	return nil
}

func copyFile(src, dst string) error {
	in, err := os.Open(src)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer in.Close()

	out, err := os.Create(dst)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer out.Close()

	_, err = io.Copy(out, in)
	return err
}

// printEnvMode prints shell export lines for CGO_CFLAGS/CGO_LDFLAGS pointing
// at the cache directory, for consumers that prefer to wire cgo flags
// themselves instead of using the generated shim.
func printEnvMode(cacheDir, link string) error {
	flags, err := linkerFlags(cacheDir, link, true)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	fmt.Printf("export CGO_LDFLAGS=%q\n", flags)
	return nil
}

// shimMode detects the target package in dir and writes the machine-local
// cgo link shim into it.
func shimMode(cacheDir, dir, link string) error {
	pkg := detectPackageName(dir)

	shimPath := filepath.Join(dir, shimFilename)
	content, err := renderShim(pkg, cacheDir, dir, link)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("render shim: %w", err)
	}
	if err := os.WriteFile(shimPath, []byte(content), 0o644); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("write %s: %w", shimPath, err)
	}
	if !fileExists(shimPath) {
		return fmt.Errorf("shim was not written: %s", shimPath)
	}

	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && link == "dynamic" {
		if err := copyWindowsDLL(cacheDir, dir); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("copy windows DLL: %w", err)
		}
	}

	fmt.Printf("Wrote %s (package %s)\n", shimPath, pkg)
	fmt.Println("Next steps:")
	fmt.Printf("  - add %q to your .gitignore — it is machine-local and must not be committed\n", shimFilename)
	fmt.Println("  - re-run `cmd/setup` after upgrading this module's version")
	return nil
}

// detectPackageName determines the Go package name of dir: first via `go
// list`, then by parsing an existing .go file with go/parser, finally
// falling back to "main".
func detectPackageName(dir string) string {
	if pkg, err := goListPackageName(dir); err == nil && pkg != "" {
		return pkg
	}
	if pkg, err := parsePackageNameFromFile(dir); err == nil && pkg != "" {
		return pkg
	}
	return "main"
}

func goListPackageName(dir string) (string, error) {
	cmd := exec.Command("go", "list", "-f", "{{ "{{" }}.Name{{ "}}" }}")
	cmd.Dir = dir
	out, err := cmd.Output()
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	return strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), nil
}

func parsePackageNameFromFile(dir string) (string, error) {
	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	fset := token.NewFileSet()
	for _, entry := range entries {
		if entry.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".go") || strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), "_test.go") {
			continue
		}
		path := filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name())
		file, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, path, nil, parser.PackageClauseOnly)
		if err != nil {
			continue
		}
		if file.Name != nil && file.Name.Name != "" {
			return file.Name.Name, nil
		}
	}
	return "", fmt.Errorf("no parseable .go file found in %s", dir)
}

// renderShim renders the cgo link shim source. On windows the `-rpath`
// linker flag (not supported the same way) is omitted; copyWindowsDLL places
// the DLL next to dir instead, and callers are told to update PATH.
//
// If dir happens to resolve to the binding package's own directory (a
// self-import), the compiler reports that the normal way — as an import
// cycle — when the shim is built; that's clear enough on its own and doesn't
// need a bespoke check here (there's no reliable way to detect it from
// inside a running `go run` process: os.Getwd() reports the caller's working
// directory, not this package's own source location).
func renderShim(pkg, cacheDir, dir, link string) (string, error) {
	var b strings.Builder
	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "// Code generated by %s cmd/setup — machine-local, DO NOT COMMIT (add to .gitignore).\n", crateName)
	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "package %s\n\n", pkg)

	flags, err := linkerFlags(cacheDir, link, false)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	fmt.Fprint(&b, "/*\n")
	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "#cgo LDFLAGS: %s\n", flags)
	fmt.Fprint(&b, "*/\n")
	fmt.Fprint(&b, "import \"C\"\n\n")
	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "import %s %q\n\n", bindingImportName, bindingImportPath)
	fmt.Fprint(&b, "// Compile-time guard: fails after a module upgrade until setup is re-run.\n")
	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "var _ = %s.RequireNativeSetup_%s\n", bindingImportName, versionIdent)
	return b.String(), nil
}

func linkerFlags(cacheDir, link string, includeDynamicLibrary bool) (string, error) {
	if link == "static" {
		staticDir, err := prepareStaticLinkDir(cacheDir)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		archive := filepath.Join(staticDir, staticLibFilename(ffiLibName, runtime.GOOS))
		nativeFlags, err := readNativeStaticLibs(cacheDir)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		return fmt.Sprintf("-L%q %q %s", staticDir, archive, nativeFlags), nil
	}
	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
		if includeDynamicLibrary {
			return fmt.Sprintf("-L%q -l%s", cacheDir, ffiLibName), nil
		}
		return fmt.Sprintf("-L%q", cacheDir), nil
	}
	if includeDynamicLibrary {
		return fmt.Sprintf("-L%q -Wl,-rpath,%q -l%s", cacheDir, cacheDir, ffiLibName), nil
	}
	return fmt.Sprintf("-L%q -Wl,-rpath,%q", cacheDir, cacheDir), nil
}

func prepareStaticLinkDir(cacheDir string) (string, error) {
	staticDir := filepath.Join(cacheDir, "static")
	if err := os.MkdirAll(staticDir, 0o755); err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("mkdir static link directory %s: %w", staticDir, err)
	}
	name := staticLibFilename(ffiLibName, runtime.GOOS)
	if err := copyFile(filepath.Join(cacheDir, name), filepath.Join(staticDir, name)); err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("prepare static archive %s: %w", name, err)
	}
	return staticDir, nil
}

func readNativeStaticLibs(cacheDir string) (string, error) {
	path := filepath.Join(cacheDir, "native-static-libs.txt")
	content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("read static native linker flags %s: %w", path, err)
	}
	flags := strings.Join(strings.Fields(string(content)), " ")
	if flags == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("static native linker flags file is empty: %s", path)
	}
	return flags, nil
}

// copyWindowsDLL copies the native DLL from cacheDir next to dir and prints
// PATH guidance, since windows LDFLAGS don't support an rpath-equivalent.
func copyWindowsDLL(cacheDir, dir string) error {
	dllName := libFilename(ffiLibName, "windows")
	src := filepath.Join(cacheDir, dllName)
	dst := filepath.Join(dir, dllName)
	if err := copyFile(src, dst); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("copy %s to %s: %w", src, dst, err)
	}
	fmt.Printf("Copied %s next to %s.\n", dllName, dir)
	fmt.Println("On Windows, ensure this directory (or the cache directory below) is on PATH at runtime:")
	fmt.Printf("  %s\n", cacheDir)
	return nil
}