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https://github.com/tizoc/ocaml-interop
OCaml<->Rust FFI with an emphasis on safety.
https://github.com/tizoc/ocaml-interop
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OCaml<->Rust FFI with an emphasis on safety.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tizoc/ocaml-interop
- Owner: tizoc
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-07-30T16:54:24.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-01-28T16:16:00.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-19T15:10:22.808Z (28 days ago)
- Language: Rust
- Size: 432 KB
- Stars: 135
- Watchers: 9
- Forks: 21
- Open Issues: 16
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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# ocaml-interop
[](https://crates.io/crates/ocaml-interop)
[](https://docs.rs/ocaml-interop)
[](https://github.com/tizoc/ocaml-interop/blob/master/LICENSE)
_Zinc-iron alloy coating is used in parts that need very good corrosion protection._
**API IS CONSIDERED UNSTABLE AT THE MOMENT AND IS LIKELY TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE**
[ocaml-interop](https://github.com/tizoc/ocaml-interop) is an OCaml<->Rust FFI with an emphasis on safety inspired by [caml-oxide](https://github.com/stedolan/caml-oxide), [ocaml-rs](https://github.com/zshipko/ocaml-rs) and [CAMLroot](https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.04905).
Read the full documentation [here](https://docs.rs/ocaml-interop/).
Report issues on [Github](https://github.com/tizoc/ocaml-interop/issues).
## A quick taste
### Convert between plain OCaml and Rust values
```rust
let rust_string = ocaml_string.to_rust();
// `cr` = OCaml runtime handle
let new_ocaml_string = rust_string.to_ocaml(cr);
```
### Convert between Rust and OCaml structs/records
```ocaml
(* OCaml *)
type my_record = {
string_field: string;
tuple_field: (string * int);
}
```
```rust
// Rust
struct MyStruct {
string_field: String,
tuple_field: (String, i64),
}
impl_conv_ocaml_record! {
MyStruct {
string_field: String,
tuple_field: (String, i64),
}
}
// ...
let rust_struct = ocaml_record.to_rust();
let new_ocaml_record = rust_struct.to_ocaml(cr);
```
### Convert between OCaml and Rust variants/enums
```ocaml
(* OCaml *)
type my_variant =
| EmptyTag
| TagWithInt of int
```
```rust
// Rust
enum MyEnum {
EmptyTag,
TagWithInt(i64),
}
impl_conv_ocaml_variant! {
MyEnum {
EmptyTag,
TagWithInt(OCamlInt),
}
}
// ...
let rust_enum = ocaml_variant.to_rust();
let new_ocaml_variant = rust_enum.to_ocaml(cr);
```
### Call OCaml functions from Rust
```ocaml
(* OCaml *)
Callback.register "ocaml_print_endline" print_endline
```
```rust
// Rust
ocaml! {
fn ocaml_print_endline(s: String);
}
// ...
let ocaml_string = "hello OCaml!".to_boxroot(cr);
ocaml_print_endline(cr, &ocaml_string);
```
### Call Rust functions from OCaml
```rust
// Rust
ocaml_export! {
pub fn twice_boxed_int(cr, num: OCamlRef) -> OCaml {
let num = num.to_rust(cr);
let result = num * 2;
result.to_ocaml(cr)
}
}
```
```ocaml
(* OCaml *)
external rust_twice_boxed_int: int64 -> int64 = "twice_boxed_int"
(* ... *)
let result = rust_twice_boxed_int 123L in
(* ... *)
```
## References and links
- OCaml Manual: [Chapter 20 Interfacing C with OCaml](https://caml.inria.fr/pub/docs/manual-ocaml/intfc.html).
- [Safely Mixing OCaml and Rust](https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxtbHdvcmtzaG9wcGV8Z3g6NDNmNDlmNTcxMDk1YTRmNg) paper by Stephen Dolan.
- [Safely Mixing OCaml and Rust](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXfcENNM_ts) talk by Stephen Dolan.
- [CAMLroot: revisiting the OCaml FFI](https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.04905).
- [caml-oxide](https://github.com/stedolan/caml-oxide), the code from that paper.
- [ocaml-rs](https://github.com/zshipko/ocaml-rs), another OCaml<->Rust FFI library.
- [ocaml-boxroot](https://gitlab.com/ocaml-rust/ocaml-boxroot)