如何使用boost.python将预先填充的"unsigned char*"缓冲区传递给C++方法？

Question

我有一个带有成员函数的C++类,它使用unsigned char*buffer和unsigned int length作为参数并对它们进行操作.我用Boost :: Python包装了这个类,并希望从Python脚本中将预先填充的缓冲区传递给该类.Python端缓冲区是用struct.pack创建的.我无法弄清楚如何使参数类型匹配并继续获取Boost.Python.ArgumentError.

包括/ example.h文件

#ifndef EXAMPLECLASS_H_
#define EXAMPLECLASS_H_

#include <cstdio>

class ExampleClass
{
public:
    ExampleClass() {}
    virtual ~ExampleClass() {}

    void printBuffer(unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int length)
    {
        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < length; ++i)
        {
            printf("%c", buffer[i]);
        }

        printf("\n");
    }
};

#endif

SRC/example.cpp

#include "Example.h"

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    unsigned char buf[4];
    buf[0] = 0x41;
    buf[1] = 0x42;
    buf[2] = 0x43;
    buf[3] = 0x44;

    ExampleClass e;
    e.printBuffer(buf, 4);

    return 0;
}

SRC/Example_py.cpp

#include <boost/python.hpp>
#include "Example.h"

using namespace boost::python;

BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(example_py)
{
    class_<ExampleClass>("ExampleClass")
    .def("printBuffer", &ExampleClass::printBuffer)
    ;
}

脚本/ example.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import example_py
import struct
import ctypes

buf = struct.pack('BBBB', 0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44)

print 'python:'
print buf

e = example_py.ExampleClass()

print 'c++:'
print e.printBuffer(ctypes.cast(ctypes.c_char_p(buf), ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ubyte)), len(buf))

CMakeLists.txt(不完整)

include_directories(
    include
    ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
    ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}
)

add_library(example_py
    src/Example_py.cpp
)
target_link_libraries(example_py ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
set_target_properties(example_py PROPERTIES PREFIX "")

add_executable(example src/example.cpp)
target_link_libraries(example example_py)

产量

$ ./example
ABCD

$ ./scripts/example.py
python: ABCD
c++:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/dustingooding/example/scripts/example.py", line 13, in <module>
    print 'c++:', e.printBuffer(ctypes.cast(ctypes.c_char_p(buf), ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ubyte)), len(buf))
Boost.Python.ArgumentError: Python argument types in
    ExampleClass.printBuffer(ExampleClass, LP_c_ubyte, int)
did not match C++ signature:
    printBuffer(ExampleClass {lvalue}, unsigned char*, unsigned int)

我已经尝试了许多不同的方法(直接传递'buf',将'buf'作为ctypes.c_char_p传递,创建一个ctypes.ubyte数组并用'buf'的内容填充它并传递它),但似乎没有上班.

我不明白为什么'LP_c_ubyte'和'unsigned char*'不匹配.

编辑

这是一个带有现成代码库的Github项目.随意使用它.我添加了@ Tanner的修复程序.https://github.com/dustingooding/boost_python_ucharp_example

Answer 1

可能值得考虑将Pythonic辅助函数作为ExampleClass.printBufferPython 的方法公开,它委托给c-ish ExampleClass::printBuffer成员函数.例如,这将允许Python用户调用:

import example
import struct

buf = struct.pack('BBBB', 0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44)
e.printBuffer(buf)

而不是要求用户执行正确的ctypes强制转换和大小调整.

该struct.pack()方法返回一个str在Python2对象和bytes在Python3对象,所以辅助C++函数将需要填充连续的存储器块与由任一的元素str或bytes.它boost::python::stl_input_iterator可以提供一种方便的方法来构造C++容器,例如std::vector<char>,从Python对象,如str或bytes.唯一奇怪的是,stl_input_iterator期望Python类型支持可迭代协议,而这种协议str不支持.但是,内置iter()Python方法可用于创建可迭代对象.

/// @brief Auxiliary function used to allow a Python iterable object with char
///        elements to be passed to ExampleClass.printBuffer().
void example_class_print_buffer_wrap(
  ExampleClass& self,
  boost::python::object py_buffer)
{
  namespace python = boost::python;
  // `str` objects do not implement the iterator protcol (__iter__),
  // but do implement the sequence protocol (__getitem__).  Use the
  // `iter()` builtin to create an iterator for the buffer.
  // >>> __builtins__.iter(py_buffer)
  python::object locals(python::borrowed(PyEval_GetLocals()));
  python::object py_iter = locals["__builtins__"].attr("iter");
  python::stl_input_iterator<char> begin(
     py_iter(py_buffer)), end;

  // Copy the py_buffer into a local buffer with known continguous memory.
  std::vector<char> buffer(begin, end);

  // Cast and delegate to the printBuffer member function.
  self.printBuffer(
    reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&buffer[0]),
    buffer.size());
}

创建辅助功能后,只需将其公开为ExampleClass.printBuffer方法:

BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(example)
{
  namespace python = boost::python;
  python::class_<ExampleClass>("ExampleClass")
    .def("printBuffer", &example_class_print_buffer_wrap)
    ;
}

以下是演示此方法的完整示例:

#include <cstdio>
#include <vector>
#include <boost/python.hpp>
#include <boost/python/stl_iterator.hpp>

// Mocks...
/// @brief Legacy class that cannot be changed.
class ExampleClass
{
public:
  void printBuffer(unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int length)
  {
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < length; ++i)
    {
      printf("%c", buffer[i]);
    }

    printf("\n");
  }
};

/// @brief Auxiliary function used to allow a Python iterable object with char
///        elements to be passed to ExampleClass.printBuffer().
void example_class_print_buffer_wrap(
  ExampleClass& self,
  boost::python::object py_buffer)
{
  namespace python = boost::python;
  // `str` objects do not implement the iterator protcol (__iter__),
  // but do implement the sequence protocol (__getitem__).  Use the
  // `iter()` builtin to create an iterator for the buffer.
  // >>> __builtins__.iter(py_buffer)
  python::object locals(python::borrowed(PyEval_GetLocals()));
  python::object py_iter = locals["__builtins__"].attr("iter");
  python::stl_input_iterator<char> begin(
     py_iter(py_buffer)), end;

  // Copy the py_buffer into a local buffer with known continguous memory.
  std::vector<char> buffer(begin, end);

  // Cast and delegate to the printBuffer member function.
  self.printBuffer(
    reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&buffer[0]),
    buffer.size());
}

BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(example)
{
  namespace python = boost::python;
  python::class_<ExampleClass>("ExampleClass")
    .def("printBuffer", &example_class_print_buffer_wrap)
    ;
}

互动用法:

>>> import example
>>> import struct
>>> buf = struct.pack('BBBB', 0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44)
>>> print 'python:', buf
python: ABCD
>>> e = example.ExampleClass()
>>> e.printBuffer(buf)
ABCD