This is the new foreign-function interface
signature FOREIGN = sig exception Foreign of string structure Memory: sig eqtype volatileRef val volatileRef: SysWord.word -> volatileRef val setVolatileRef: volatileRef * SysWord.word -> unit val getVolatileRef: volatileRef -> SysWord.word eqtype voidStar val voidStar2Sysword: voidStar -> SysWord.word val sysWord2VoidStar: SysWord.word -> voidStar val null: voidStar val ++ : voidStar * word -> voidStar val -- : voidStar * word -> voidStar val memoise: ('a -> voidStar) ->'a -> unit -> voidStar exception Memory val malloc: word -> voidStar val free: voidStar -> unit val get8: voidStar * Word.word -> Word8.word val get16: voidStar * Word.word -> Word.word val get32: voidStar * Word.word -> Word32.word val get64: voidStar * Word.word -> SysWord.word val set8: voidStar * Word.word * Word8.word -> unit val set16: voidStar * Word.word * Word.word -> unit val set32: voidStar * Word.word * Word32.word -> unit val set64: voidStar * Word.word * SysWord.word -> unit val getFloat: voidStar * Word.word -> real val getDouble: voidStar * Word.word -> real val setFloat: voidStar * Word.word * real -> unit val setDouble: voidStar * Word.word * real -> unit val getAddress: voidStar * Word.word -> voidStar val setAddress: voidStar * Word.word * voidStar -> unit end structure System: sig type voidStar = Memory.voidStar val loadLibrary: string -> voidStar and loadExecutable: unit -> voidStar and freeLibrary: voidStar -> unit and getSymbol: voidStar * string -> voidStar end structure LibFFI: sig eqtype abi (* List of ABIs defined in libffi for this platform. *) val abiList: (string * abi) list (* The default Abi. *) val abiDefault: abi (* Type codes. *) val ffiTypeCodeVoid: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeInt: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeFloat: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeDouble: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeUInt8: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeSInt8: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeUInt16: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeSInt16: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeUInt32: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeSInt32: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeUInt64: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeSInt64: Word.word and ffiTypeCodeStruct: Word.word and ffiTypeCodePointer: Word.word eqtype ffiType val ffiType2voidStar: ffiType -> Memory.voidStar val voidStar2ffiType: Memory.voidStar -> ffiType val getFFItypeVoid: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeUint8: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeSint8: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeUint16: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeSint16: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeUint32: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeSint32: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeUint64: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeSint64: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeFloat: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeDouble: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypePointer: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeUChar: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeSChar: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeUShort: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeSShort: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeUint: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeSint: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeUlong: unit -> ffiType and getFFItypeSlong: unit -> ffiType val extractFFItype: ffiType -> { size: word, align: word, typeCode: word, elements: ffiType list } val createFFItype: { size: word, align: word, typeCode: word, elements: ffiType list } -> ffiType eqtype cif val cif2voidStar: cif -> Memory.voidStar val voidStar2cif: Memory.voidStar -> cif val createCIF: abi * ffiType * ffiType list -> cif val callFunction: { cif: cif, function: Memory.voidStar, result: Memory.voidStar, arguments: Memory.voidStar } -> unit val createCallback: (Memory.voidStar * Memory.voidStar -> unit) * cif -> Memory.voidStar val freeCallback: Memory.voidStar -> unit end type library type symbol val loadLibrary: string -> library val loadExecutable: unit -> library val getSymbol: library -> string -> symbol val symbolAsAddress: symbol -> Memory.voidStar structure LowLevel: sig type ctype = { size: Word.word, (* Size in bytes *) align: Word.word, (* Alignment *) ffiType: unit -> LibFFI.ffiType } val cTypeVoid: ctype and cTypePointer: ctype and cTypeInt8: ctype and cTypeChar: ctype and cTypeUint8: ctype and cTypeUchar: ctype and cTypeInt16: ctype and cTypeUint16: ctype and cTypeInt32: ctype and cTypeUint32: ctype and cTypeInt64: ctype and cTypeUint64: ctype and cTypeInt: ctype and cTypeUint: ctype and cTypeLong: ctype and cTypeUlong: ctype and cTypeFloat: ctype and cTypeDouble: ctype val cStruct: ctype list -> ctype val callwithAbi: LibFFI.abi -> ctype list -> ctype -> symbol -> Memory.voidStar list * Memory.voidStar -> unit val call: ctype list -> ctype -> symbol -> Memory.voidStar list * Memory.voidStar -> unit val cFunctionWithAbi: LibFFI.abi -> ctype list -> ctype -> (Memory.voidStar * Memory.voidStar -> unit) -> Memory.voidStar val cFunction: ctype list -> ctype -> (Memory.voidStar * Memory.voidStar -> unit) -> Memory.voidStar end type 'a conversion val makeConversion: { load: Memory.voidStar -> 'a, (* Load a value from C memory *) store: Memory.voidStar * 'a -> unit -> unit, (* Store value and return free function. *) ctype: LowLevel.ctype } -> 'a conversion val breakConversion: 'a conversion -> { load: Memory.voidStar -> 'a, (* Load a value from C memory *) store: Memory.voidStar * 'a -> unit -> unit, (* Store value and return free function. *) ctype: LowLevel.ctype } val cVoid: unit conversion val cPointer: Memory.voidStar conversion val cInt8: int conversion val cUint8: int conversion val cChar: char conversion val cUchar: Word8.word conversion val cInt16: int conversion val cUint16: int conversion val cInt32: int conversion val cUint32: int conversion val cInt64: int conversion val cUint64: int conversion val cShort: int conversion val cUshort: int conversion val cInt: int conversion val cUint: int conversion val cLong: int conversion val cUlong: int conversion val cString: string conversion val cByteArray: Word8Vector.vector conversion val cFloat: real conversion val cDouble: real conversion (* When a pointer e.g. a string may be null. *) val cOptionPtr: 'a conversion -> 'a option conversion type 'a closure val cFunction: ('a->'b) closure conversion val buildClosure0withAbi: (unit -> 'a) * LibFFI.abi * unit * 'a conversion -> (unit -> 'a) closure val buildClosure0: (unit -> 'a) * unit * 'a conversion -> (unit -> 'a) closure val buildClosure1withAbi: ('a -> 'b) * LibFFI.abi * 'a conversion * 'b conversion -> ('a -> 'b) closure val buildClosure1: ('a -> 'b) * 'a conversion * 'b conversion -> ('a -> 'b) closure val buildClosure2withAbi: ('a * 'b -> 'c) * LibFFI.abi * ('a conversion * 'b conversion) * 'c conversion -> ('a * 'b -> 'c) closure val buildClosure2: ('a * 'b -> 'c) * ('a conversion * 'b conversion) * 'c conversion -> ('a * 'b -> 'c) closure val buildClosure3withAbi: ('a * 'b *'c -> 'd) * LibFFI.abi * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion) * 'd conversion -> ('a * 'b *'c -> 'd) closure val buildClosure3: ('a * 'b *'c -> 'd) * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion) * 'd conversion -> ('a * 'b *'c -> 'd) closure val buildClosure4withAbi: ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd -> 'e) * LibFFI.abi * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion* 'd conversion) * 'e conversion -> ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd -> 'e) closure val buildClosure4: ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd -> 'e) * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion* 'd conversion) * 'e conversion -> ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd -> 'e) closure val buildClosure5withAbi: ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e -> 'f) * LibFFI.abi * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion) * 'f conversion -> ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e -> 'f) closure val buildClosure5: ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e -> 'f) * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion* 'd conversion * 'e conversion) * 'f conversion -> ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e -> 'f) closure val buildClosure6withAbi: ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f -> 'g) * LibFFI.abi * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion) * 'g conversion -> ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f -> 'g) closure val buildClosure6: ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f -> 'g) * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion) * 'g conversion -> ('a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f -> 'g) closure (* Remove the "free" from a conversion. Used if extra memory allocated by the argument must not be freed when the function returns. *) val permanent: 'a conversion -> 'a conversion (* Call by reference. *) val cStar: 'a conversion -> 'a ref conversion (* Pass a const pointer *) val cConstStar: 'a conversion -> 'a conversion (* Fixed size vector. It is treated as a struct and passed by value or embedded in a structure. *) val cVectorFixedSize: int * 'a conversion -> 'a vector conversion (* Pass an ML vector as a pointer to a C array. *) and cVectorPointer: 'a conversion -> 'a vector conversion (* Pass an ML array as a pointer to a C array and, on return, update each element of the ML array from the C array. *) and cArrayPointer: 'a conversion -> 'a array conversion (* structs. *) val cStruct2: 'a conversion * 'b conversion -> ('a * 'b) conversion val cStruct3: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion -> ('a*'b*'c)conversion val cStruct4: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d)conversion val cStruct5: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e)conversion val cStruct6: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f)conversion val cStruct7: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g)conversion val cStruct8: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h)conversion val cStruct9: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i)conversion val cStruct10: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j)conversion val cStruct11: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k)conversion val cStruct12: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l)conversion val cStruct13: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l*'m)conversion val cStruct14: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l*'m*'n)conversion val cStruct15: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion * 'o conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l*'m*'n*'o)conversion val cStruct16: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion * 'o conversion * 'p conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l*'m*'n*'o*'p)conversion val cStruct17: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion * 'o conversion * 'p conversion * 'q conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l*'m*'n*'o*'p*'q)conversion val cStruct18: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion * 'o conversion * 'p conversion * 'q conversion * 'r conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l*'m*'n*'o*'p*'q*'r)conversion val cStruct19: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion * 'o conversion * 'p conversion * 'q conversion * 'r conversion * 's conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l*'m*'n*'o*'p*'q*'r*'s)conversion val cStruct20: 'a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion * 'o conversion * 'p conversion * 'q conversion * 'r conversion * 's conversion * 't conversion -> ('a*'b*'c*'d*'e*'f*'g*'h*'i*'j*'k*'l*'m*'n*'o*'p*'q*'r*'s*'t)conversion val buildCall0withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * unit * 'a conversion -> unit -> 'a val buildCall0: symbol * unit * 'a conversion -> unit -> 'a val buildCall1withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * 'a conversion * 'b conversion -> 'a -> 'b val buildCall1: symbol * 'a conversion * 'b conversion -> 'a -> 'b val buildCall2withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion) * 'c conversion -> 'a * 'b -> 'c val buildCall2: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion) * 'c conversion -> 'a * 'b -> 'c val buildCall3withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion) * 'd conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c -> 'd val buildCall3: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion) * 'd conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c -> 'd val buildCall4withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion) * 'e conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd -> 'e val buildCall4: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion) * 'e conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd -> 'e val buildCall5withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion) * 'f conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e -> 'f val buildCall5: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion) * 'f conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e -> 'f val buildCall6withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion) * 'g conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f -> 'g val buildCall6: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion) * 'g conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f -> 'g val buildCall7withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion) * 'h conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g -> 'h val buildCall7: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion) * 'h conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g -> 'h val buildCall8withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion) * 'i conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h -> 'i val buildCall8: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion) * 'i conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h -> 'i val buildCall9withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion) * 'j conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i -> 'j val buildCall9: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion) * 'j conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i -> 'j val buildCall10withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion) * 'k conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j -> 'k val buildCall10: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion) * 'k conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j -> 'k val buildCall11withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion) * 'l conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j * 'k -> 'l val buildCall11: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion) * 'l conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j * 'k -> 'l val buildCall12withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion) * 'm conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j * 'k * 'l -> 'm val buildCall12: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion) * 'm conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j * 'k * 'l -> 'm val buildCall13withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion) * 'n conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j * 'k * 'l * 'm -> 'n val buildCall13: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion) * 'n conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j * 'k * 'l * 'm -> 'n val buildCall14withAbi: LibFFI.abi * symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion) * 'o conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j * 'k * 'l * 'm * 'n -> 'o val buildCall14: symbol * ('a conversion * 'b conversion * 'c conversion * 'd conversion * 'e conversion * 'f conversion * 'g conversion * 'h conversion * 'i conversion * 'j conversion * 'k conversion * 'l conversion * 'm conversion * 'n conversion) * 'o conversion -> 'a * 'b * 'c * 'd * 'e * 'f * 'g * 'h * 'i * 'j * 'k * 'l * 'm * 'n -> 'o end structure Foreign: FOREIGN