dylink 0.12.0

Run-time dynamic linking loader utilities
Documentation
// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2026 Jonathan A. Thomason <contact@jonathan-thomason.com>
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0

#![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg))]

//! Dylink provides run-time loading utilities for loading dynamic libraries.
//! You can load libraries directly through [`Library`], which enables diverse error handling,
//! or you can load libraries indirectly through [`LibLock`] and [`dylink`].
//!
//! # Platform support
//! Complete platform support may vary between functions, however unless otherwise specified, functions
//! are supported on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
//!
//! [`LibLock`]: crate::sync::LibLock

mod sealed;

pub mod os;
#[cfg(unix)]
use os::unix as imp;
#[cfg(windows)]
use os::windows as imp;

pub mod img;
pub mod sync;

mod weak;
pub use weak::Weak;

mod sym;
pub use sym::Symbol;

use std::{
	ffi,
	io,
	path,
};

#[cfg(feature = "dylink_macro")]
pub use dylink_macro::dylink;

#[doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
#[cfg(all(doctest, windows))]
struct ReadmeDoctests;

/// An object providing access to an open dynamic library.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// Threads executed by a dynamic library must be terminated before the Library can be freed
/// or a race condition may occur. Additionally, upon loading or unloading the library, an
/// optional entry point may be executed for each library, which may impose arbitrary requirements on the
/// user for the access to the library to be sound.
#[derive(Debug)]
#[cfg_attr(not(doc), repr(transparent))]
pub struct Library(imp::InnerLibrary);
unsafe impl Send for Library {}
unsafe impl Sync for Library {}
impl crate::sealed::Sealed for Library {}

impl Library {
	/// Attempts to open a dynamic library file.
	///
	/// The library maintains an internal reference count that increments
	/// for every time the library is opened. Library symbols are eagerly resolved
	/// before the function returns.
	///
	/// # Security
	///
	/// To prevent dynamic library [preloading attacks] its recommended to use a fully qualified path,
	/// or remove the current working directory from the list of search paths.
	///
	/// [preloading attacks]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dlls/dynamic-link-library-security
	///
	/// # Examples
	///
	/// ```no_run
	/// use dylink::Library;
	///
	/// let lib = Library::open("foo.dll").unwrap();
	/// ```
	#[doc(alias = "dlopen", alias = "LoadLibrary")]
	#[inline]
	pub fn open<P: AsRef<path::Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
		unsafe { imp::InnerLibrary::open(path.as_ref().as_os_str()) }.map(Self)
	}
	/// Attempts to return a library handle to the current process.
	///
	/// # Panics
	///
	/// May panic if library process handle could not be acquired.
	///
	/// # Examples
	///
	/// ```
	/// use dylink::Library;
	///
	/// let this = Library::this();
	/// ```
	#[must_use]
	#[inline]
	pub fn this() -> Self {
		unsafe { imp::InnerLibrary::this() }
			.map(Library)
			.expect("failed to acquire library process handle")
	}

	/// Consumes and leaks the `Library`, returning a raw handle to the library.
	///
	/// # Examples
	///
	/// ```no_run
	/// # mod libc {
	/// #     use std::ffi::{c_void, c_char};
	/// #     pub unsafe extern "C" fn dlsym(_: *mut c_void,_: *const c_char){}
	/// # }
	/// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
	/// let lib = dylink::Library::open("foo.so")?;
	/// let handle = lib.leak();
	/// unsafe {
	///     libc::dlsym(handle, c"bar".as_ptr());
	/// }
	/// # Ok(())
	/// # }
	/// ```
	#[inline]
	pub fn leak(self) -> *mut ffi::c_void {
		self.0.0.as_ptr()
	}

	/// Retrieves a symbol from the library if it exists. The symbol must not be used past
	/// the lifetime of the library or the symbol will be invalid.
	///
	/// # Errors
	///
	/// May error if symbol is not found.
	///
	/// # Examples
	///
	/// ```no_run
	/// # type Display = ffi::c_void;
	/// use std::{mem, ffi};
	/// use dylink::Library;
	///
	/// type PfnXOpenDisplay = extern "C-unwind" fn (display_name: *const ffi::c_char) -> *mut Display;
	///
	/// let lib = Library::open("libX11.so.6").unwrap();
	/// let sym = lib.symbol("XOpenDisplay").unwrap();
	/// let xopendisplay: PfnXOpenDisplay = unsafe {mem::transmute(sym)};
	/// ```
	#[doc(alias = "dlsym")]
	#[inline]
	pub fn symbol(&self, name: &str) -> io::Result<*const Symbol> {
		unsafe { self.0.symbol(name) }
	}

	/// Retrieves a symbol from the library if it exists. The difference from [`symbol`] is that this function accepts a raw c-string, which is
	/// useful to avoid redundant string cloning.
	///
	/// [`symbol`]: Library::symbol
	///
	#[doc(alias = "dlsym")]
	#[inline]
	pub fn raw_symbol(&self, name: &std::ffi::CStr) -> *const Symbol {
		unsafe { self.0.raw_symbol(name) }
	}

	/// Creates a new `Library` instance that shares the same underlying library handle as the
	/// existing `Library` instance.
	///
	/// # Examples
	///
	/// Creates two handles for a library named `foo.dll`:
	///
	/// ```no_run
	/// use dylink::Library;
	///
	/// fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
	///     let mut lib = Library::open("foo.dll")?;
	///     let lib_copy = lib.try_clone()?;
	///     Ok(())
	/// }
	/// ```
	#[inline]
	pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Library> {
		unsafe { self.0.try_clone().map(Library) }
	}

	// May not be applicable to running process (Self::this), hence Option type.
	/// Converts this library to an opaque image.
	///
	/// *Note: Whenever possible, [`Symbol::image`] should be preferred.*
	pub fn to_image(&self) -> io::Result<&img::Image> {
		unsafe { self.0.to_ptr().as_ref() }.ok_or(io::Error::new(
			io::ErrorKind::Unsupported,
			"Header cannot be retrieved on this platform. Use `Symbol::header` instead.",
		))
	}

	/// Creates a new [`Weak`] pointer to this Library.
	///
	/// # Examples
	///
	/// ```no_run
	/// use dylink::Library;
	///
	/// fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
	///     let lib = Library::open("foo.dll")?;
	///     let weak_lib = Library::downgrade(&lib);
	///     Ok(())
	/// }
	/// ```
	pub fn downgrade(this: &Self) -> io::Result<weak::Weak> {
		let base_addr = this.to_image()?;
		Ok(weak::Weak {
			base_addr,
			path_name: base_addr.path().ok(),
		})
	}

	/// Unloads the dynamic library from memory.
	///
	/// This decrements the library's reference count and unloads it when the
	/// count reaches zero. The underlying platform function
	/// ([`dlclose`] on Unix, [`FreeLibrary`] on Windows) is called
	///
	/// # Safety
	///
	/// All threads executed by this library must be terminated before calling
	/// this method, otherwise undefined behavior may occur.
	///
	/// [`dlclose`]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/dlclose.3.html
	/// [`FreeLibrary`]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/libloaderapi/nf-libloaderapi-freelibrary
	pub fn close(self) -> io::Result<()> {
		self.0.close()
	}
}

/// Creates an `Option<Library>` that may contain a loaded library.
///
/// `lib!` allows `Library`s to be defined with the same syntax as an array expression.
/// ```rust
/// use dylink::*;
/// let lib: Option<Library> = lib!["libvulkan.dylib", "libvulkan.1.dylib", "libMoltenVK.dylib"];
/// ```
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! lib {
	($($name:expr),+ $(,)?) => {
		[$($name),+].into_iter()
			.find_map(|elem| $crate::Library::open(elem).ok())
	};
}