lv2-core 3.0.0

rust-lv2's core library
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//! This module is for internal organization only and is not meant to be exposed.

use crate::feature::*;
use std::ffi::{c_void, CStr};

/// Descriptor of a single host feature.
///
/// This struct is slightly different from the raw `LV2_Feature` struct, as the length of the
/// contained URI is precomputed for faster comparison.
pub struct FeatureDescriptor<'a> {
    pub(crate) uri: &'a CStr,
    pub(crate) data: *const c_void,
}

impl<'a> FeatureDescriptor<'a> {
    /// Return the URI of the feature.
    pub fn uri(&self) -> &CStr {
        self.uri
    }

    /// Returns the data pointer of the feature descriptor.
    pub fn data(&self) -> *const c_void {
        self.data
    }

    /// Evaluate whether this object describes the given feature.
    pub fn is_feature<T: Feature>(&self) -> bool {
        self.uri == T::uri()
    }

    /// Try to return a feature struct instance from the internal data.
    ///
    /// If this object describes the requested feature, it will be created from the raw data. This operation consumes the descriptor since it would be possible to have multiple features instances otherwise. You also have to provide the threading class of the feature.
    ///
    /// If the feature construction fails, the descriptor will be returned again.
    pub fn into_feature<T: Feature>(self, class: ThreadingClass) -> Result<T, Self> {
        unsafe { T::from_feature_ptr(self.data, class) }.ok_or(self)
    }
}