edgefirst-tflite-sys 0.5.0

Low-level FFI bindings for the TensorFlow Lite C API with runtime symbol loading
Documentation
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
// Copyright (c) 2025 Au-Zone Technologies. All Rights Reserved.

//! Library search and version probing for the `TFLite` C shared library.
//!
//! # Discovery Order
//!
//! 1. `TFLITE_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variable (explicit runtime override)
//! 2. Vendored library from `build.rs` (when `vendored` feature is enabled)
//! 3. Versioned system paths: `libtensorflow-lite.so.2.{49..1}.{9..0}`
//! 4. Unversioned fallbacks (platform-specific)
//!
//! # Debugging
//!
//! Set `RUST_LOG=edgefirst_tflite_sys=debug` to see which paths are probed
//! during discovery.

use log::{debug, warn};
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};

use crate::tensorflowlite_c;

/// Platform-specific default path for the `TFLite` C API shared library.
pub const DEFAULT_TFLITEC_PATH: &str = if cfg!(windows) {
    "tensorflowlite_c.dll"
} else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
    "libtensorflowlite_c.dylib"
} else {
    "libtensorflowlite_c.so"
};

/// Platform-specific default path for the `TFLite` C++ shared library
/// (wraps C API).
pub const DEFAULT_TFLITECPP_PATH: &str = if cfg!(windows) {
    "tensorflow-lite.dll"
} else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
    "libtensorflow-lite.dylib"
} else {
    "libtensorflow-lite.so"
};

/// Discover and load the `TFLite` shared library.
///
/// Searches for the library in priority order:
///
/// 1. **`TFLITE_LIBRARY_PATH`** — explicit runtime override via environment
///    variable. Set this to bypass all other discovery.
/// 2. **Vendored** — library downloaded by `build.rs` when the `vendored`
///    Cargo feature is enabled. The path is baked in at compile time via
///    `option_env!("EDGEFIRST_TFLITE_VENDORED_DIR")`.
/// 3. **Versioned system paths** — probes
///    `libtensorflow-lite.so.2.{49..1}.{9..0}` (Linux only).
/// 4. **Unversioned fallbacks** — `libtensorflowlite_c.{so,dylib,dll}` then
///    `libtensorflow-lite.{so,dylib,dll}`.
///
/// # Performance
///
/// Probes up to ~500 versioned library paths before falling back to
/// unversioned names. On an i.MX 8M Plus EVK this completes in ~25 ms.
/// Use [`load`] directly if you know the exact library path.
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Returns a [`libloading::Error`] if no `TFLite` library can be found.
pub fn discover() -> Result<tensorflowlite_c, libloading::Error> {
    discover_with_path().map(|(lib, _)| lib)
}

/// Discover and load the `TFLite` shared library, returning its path.
///
/// Identical to [`discover`] but also returns the filesystem path that
/// was successfully loaded. Useful when callers need to re-open the
/// library (e.g., for built-in delegate lifetime management).
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Returns a [`libloading::Error`] if no `TFLite` library can be found.
pub fn discover_with_path() -> Result<(tensorflowlite_c, PathBuf), libloading::Error> {
    // 1. Explicit override via environment variable.
    if let Ok(path) = std::env::var("TFLITE_LIBRARY_PATH") {
        debug!("TFLITE_LIBRARY_PATH={path}");
        let lib = load(&path)?;
        return Ok((lib, resolve_path(&path)));
    }

    // 2. Vendored library from build.rs (compile-time path).
    if let Some((lib, path)) = try_vendored_with_path() {
        return Ok((lib, resolve_path(&path)));
    }

    // 3. Try versioned shared libraries (Linux only — macOS/Windows don't use
    //    versioned .so symlinks).
    if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
        for version in (1..50).rev() {
            for patch in (0..10).rev() {
                let path = format!("{DEFAULT_TFLITECPP_PATH}.2.{version}.{patch}");
                if let Ok(lib) = load(&path) {
                    debug!("Found TFLite library: {path}");
                    return Ok((lib, resolve_path(&path)));
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // 4. Try unversioned platform-specific paths.
    if let Ok(lib) = load(DEFAULT_TFLITEC_PATH) {
        debug!("Found TFLite library: {DEFAULT_TFLITEC_PATH}");
        return Ok((lib, resolve_path(DEFAULT_TFLITEC_PATH)));
    }

    debug!("Trying fallback: {DEFAULT_TFLITECPP_PATH}");
    let lib = load(DEFAULT_TFLITECPP_PATH)?;
    Ok((lib, resolve_path(DEFAULT_TFLITECPP_PATH)))
}

/// Resolve a library path to an absolute path when possible.
///
/// Canonicalises the path if it refers to an existing file. For bare
/// soname strings (e.g., `"libtensorflowlite_c.so"`) that the dynamic
/// linker resolves without a filesystem entry, the original path is
/// returned unchanged.
fn resolve_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> PathBuf {
    let p = path.as_ref();
    if p.is_file() {
        std::fs::canonicalize(p).unwrap_or_else(|_| p.to_path_buf())
    } else {
        p.to_path_buf()
    }
}

/// Load the `TFLite` shared library from a specific path.
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Returns a [`libloading::Error`] if the library cannot be loaded or
/// required symbols are missing.
pub fn load(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<tensorflowlite_c, libloading::Error> {
    // SAFETY: `tensorflowlite_c::new` loads a shared library and resolves all
    // TFLite C API symbols. The library remains loaded for the lifetime of the
    // returned struct. Callers must ensure the path points to a valid TFLite
    // shared library.
    unsafe { tensorflowlite_c::new(path.as_ref().as_os_str()) }
}

/// Try loading the vendored library placed by `build.rs`.
///
/// Returns `None` when:
/// - The `vendored` feature was not enabled at compile time
/// - The vendored library file doesn't exist (stale `OUT_DIR` or deployed
///   binary without the library alongside it)
/// - The library fails to load (ABI mismatch, missing transitive deps, etc.)
fn try_vendored_with_path() -> Option<(tensorflowlite_c, PathBuf)> {
    let dir = option_env!("EDGEFIRST_TFLITE_VENDORED_DIR")?;

    let lib_name = if cfg!(windows) {
        "tensorflowlite_c.dll"
    } else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
        "libtensorflowlite_c.dylib"
    } else {
        "libtensorflowlite_c.so"
    };

    let path = std::path::Path::new(dir).join(lib_name);

    if !path.exists() {
        warn!(
            "Vendored TFLite library not found at {} \
             (built with `vendored` feature but library is missing at runtime — \
             copy the library alongside your binary for deployment)",
            path.display()
        );
        return None;
    }

    debug!("Trying vendored library: {}", path.display());
    match load(&path) {
        Ok(lib) => {
            debug!("Loaded vendored TFLite library: {}", path.display());
            Some((lib, path))
        }
        Err(e) => {
            warn!(
                "Vendored TFLite library at {} failed to load: {e}",
                path.display()
            );
            None
        }
    }
}