use std::marker::PhantomData;
use std::ops::Deref;
use std::slice;
struct MallocPtr(*mut i8);
extern "C" {
pub fn free(p: *mut i8);
}
impl Drop for MallocPtr {
fn drop(&mut self) {
unsafe {
free(self.0);
}
}
}
pub struct MallocBuffer<T> {
ptr: MallocPtr,
len: usize,
items: PhantomData<[T]>,
}
impl<T: Copy> MallocBuffer<T> {
pub unsafe fn new(ptr: *mut T, len: usize) -> Option<MallocBuffer<T>> {
if len > 0 && ptr.is_null() {
None
} else {
Some(MallocBuffer {
ptr: MallocPtr(ptr as *mut i8),
len,
items: PhantomData,
})
}
}
}
impl<T> Deref for MallocBuffer<T> {
type Target = [T];
fn deref(&self) -> &[T] {
let ptr = if self.len == 0 && self.ptr.0.is_null() {
0x1 as *const T
} else {
self.ptr.0 as *const T
};
unsafe {
slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, self.len)
}
}
}