some of my old "interface" code in C...

[Chris M. Thomasson]

Some older interface code of mine in C, should compile right up:

https://pastebin.com/raw/f52a443b1
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/* Interfaces
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#include <stddef.h>


struct object_prv_vtable {
int (*fp_destroy) (void* const);
};


struct device_prv_vtable {
int (*fp_read) (void* const, void*, size_t);
int (*fp_write) (void* const, void const*, size_t);
};


struct device_vtable {
struct object_prv_vtable const object;
struct device_prv_vtable const device;
};


struct device {
struct device_vtable const* vtable;
};


#define object_destroy(mp_self) ( \
(mp_self)->vtable->object.fp_destroy((mp_self)) \
)


#define device_read(mp_self, mp_buf, mp_size) ( \
(mp_self)->vtable->device.fp_read((mp_self), (mp_buf), (mp_size)) \
)


#define device_write(mp_self, mp_buf, mp_size) ( \
(mp_self)->vtable->device.fp_write((mp_self), (mp_buf), (mp_size)) \
)






/* Sample Header (usb_drive.h)
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#if ! defined(USB_HEADER_H)
#define USB_HEADER_H


extern int usb_drive_create(struct device** const);


#endif







/* Sample Impl (usb_drive.c)
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/* #include "usb_drive.c" */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>


struct usb_drive {
struct device device;
/* whatever */
};


static int usb_drive_object_destroy(void* const);
static int usb_drive_device_read(void* const, void*, size_t);
static int usb_drive_device_write(void* const, void const*, size_t);


static struct device_vtable const g_table = {
{ /* object */
usb_drive_object_destroy
},

{ /* device */
usb_drive_device_read,
usb_drive_device_write
}
};


int usb_drive_create(
struct device** const pself
) {
struct usb_drive* const self = malloc(sizeof(*self));
if (self) {
self->device.vtable = &g_table;
*pself = &self->device;
return 0;
}
return -1;
}


int usb_drive_object_destroy(
void* const self_
) {
struct usb_drive* const self = self_;
printf("usb_drive_object_destroy(%p)\n", (void*)self);
free(self_);
return 0;
}


int usb_drive_device_read(
void* const self_,
void* buf,
size_t size
) {
struct usb_drive* const self = self_;
printf("usb_drive_device_read(%p, %p, %lu)\n",
(void*)self, buf, (unsigned long)size);
return 0;
}


int usb_drive_device_write(
void* const self_,
void const* buf,
size_t size
) {
struct usb_drive* const self = self_;
printf("usb_drive_device_write(%p, %p, %lu)\n",
(void*)self, buf, (unsigned long)size);
return 0;
}







/* Sample Application
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void read_write(
struct device* const self
) {
char buf[100];

device_read(self, buf, 50);

device_write(self, buf, 5);
}


int main(void) {
struct device* a_device;

if (! usb_drive_create(&a_device)) {
read_write(a_device);

object_destroy(a_device);
}

return 0;
}

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;^)