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https://github.com/shigekikarita/mir-pybuffer

buffer protocol interface for Python and D
https://github.com/shigekikarita/mir-pybuffer

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buffer protocol interface for Python and D

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# mir-pybuffer
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mir-pybuffer provides simpler communication interface between C/D-language and python ndarrays (e.g., numpy, PIL) in [Buffer Protocol](https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/buffer.html#buffer-protocol).

## installation

``` console
$ pip install pybuffer
$ dub fetch mir-pybuffer # for D (mir) extention
```

for C extention, you do not need anything but `Python.h`.
you can see a read/write example in [c-bp.c](c-bp.c) and run it by `$ make test-c`.

## usage

### python side

All you need to do is calling C/D dynamic library with `pybuffer.CDLL`.

``` python
import ctypes
import numpy
import pybuffer

# ndarrays
x = numpy.array([[0, 1, 2], [3, 4, 5]]).astype(numpy.float64)
y = numpy.array([0, 1, 2]).astype(numpy.float64)

# load dynamic library written in d or c
lib = pybuffer.CDLL("./libyour-dub-lib.so")
err = lib.func1(x, y, ctypes.c_double(2.0))
assert err == 0
```

### D side

currently mir-pybuffer only supports ndslice functions that return void.
To create dynamic library, you also need to add `"targetType": "dynamicLibrary"` in [dub.json](test/dub.json).

``` d
import mir.ndslice : Slice, Contiguous;
// NOTE: DO NOT import pybuffer without ": pybuffer, MixinPyBufferWrappers"
// because it fails to generate wrappers.
import pybuffer : pybuffer, MixinPyBufferWrappers;

@pybuffer
void func1(Slice!(double*, 2) mat, Slice!(double*, 1) vec, double a) {
mat[0][] += vec;
vec[] *= a;
}

mixin MixinPyBufferWrappers;
```

run this example by `$ make test-mir`.

## detail

`@pybuffer` and `mixin MixinPyBufferWrappers;` will generate wrapper functions as follows:

``` d
pragma(mangle, __traits(identifier, pybuffer_func1))
extern(C) auto pybuffer_func1( ref Py_buffer a0 , ref Py_buffer a1 , double a2 ) {
import mir.ndslice.connect.cpython;
import std.stdio : writeln;
Slice!(double*, 2) _a0;
{
auto err = fromPythonBuffer( _a0 , a0 );
if (err != PythonBufferErrorCode.success) { writeln(err); return err; }
}
Slice!(double*, 1) _a1;
{
auto err = fromPythonBuffer( _a1 , a1 );
if (err != PythonBufferErrorCode.success) { writeln(err); return err; }
}
func1( _a0 , _a1 , a2 );
return PythonBufferErrorCode.success;
}
```

you can see the actual generated codes by `lib.print_generated()` in python.
`pybuffer.CDLL` calls `pybuffer_func1` instead of `func1` with PyBuffer arguments and error code handling.
see [mir.ndslice.connect.cpython.PythonBufferErrorCode](http://docs.algorithm.dlang.io/latest/mir_ndslice_connect_cpython.html#.PythonBufferErrorCode) for error code definitions.

## known issues

- `import pybuffer` without ` : pybuffer, MixinPyBufferWrappers` causes a empty generated string.