1 /* Interface between gdb and its extension languages.
3 Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 This file is part of GDB.
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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18 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
20 /* Note: With few exceptions, external functions and variables in this file
21 have "ext_lang" in the name, and no other symbol in gdb does. */
25 #include "auto-load.h"
26 #include "breakpoint.h"
27 #include "event-top.h"
28 #include "extension.h"
29 #include "extension-priv.h"
31 #include "cli/cli-script.h"
32 #include "python/python.h"
33 #include "guile/guile.h"
35 /* Iterate over all external extension languages, regardless of whether the
36 support has been compiled in or not.
37 This does not include GDB's own scripting language. */
39 #define ALL_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES(i, extlang) \
40 for (/*int*/ i = 0, extlang = extension_languages[0]; \
42 extlang = extension_languages[++i])
44 /* Iterate over all external extension languages that are supported.
45 This does not include GDB's own scripting language. */
47 #define ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES(i, extlang) \
48 for (/*int*/ i = 0, extlang = extension_languages[0]; \
50 extlang = extension_languages[++i]) \
51 if (extlang->ops != NULL)
53 static script_sourcer_func source_gdb_script;
54 static objfile_script_sourcer_func source_gdb_objfile_script;
56 /* GDB's own scripting language.
57 This exists, in part, to support auto-loading ${prog}-gdb.gdb scripts. */
59 static const struct extension_language_script_ops
60 extension_language_gdb_script_ops =
63 source_gdb_objfile_script,
64 auto_load_gdb_scripts_enabled
67 const struct extension_language_defn extension_language_gdb =
73 /* We fall back to interpreting a script as a GDB script if it doesn't
74 match the other scripting languages, but for consistency's sake
75 give it a formal suffix. */
79 /* cli_control_type: This is never used: GDB's own scripting language
80 has a variety of control types (if, while, etc.). */
83 &extension_language_gdb_script_ops,
85 /* The rest of the extension language interface isn't supported by GDB's own
86 extension/scripting language. */
90 /* NULL-terminated table of all external (non-native) extension languages.
92 The order of appearance in the table is important.
93 When multiple extension languages provide the same feature, for example
94 a pretty-printer for a particular type, which one gets used?
95 The algorithm employed here is "the first one wins". For example, in
96 the case of pretty-printers this means the first one to provide a
97 pretty-printed value is the one that is used. This algorithm is employed
100 static const struct extension_language_defn * const extension_languages[] =
102 /* To preserve existing behaviour, python should always appear first. */
103 &extension_language_python,
104 &extension_language_guile,
108 /* Return a pointer to the struct extension_language_defn object of
109 extension language LANG.
110 This always returns a non-NULL pointer, even if support for the language
111 is not compiled into this copy of GDB. */
113 const struct extension_language_defn *
114 get_ext_lang_defn (enum extension_language lang)
117 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
119 gdb_assert (lang != EXT_LANG_NONE);
121 if (lang == EXT_LANG_GDB)
122 return &extension_language_gdb;
124 ALL_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
126 if (extlang->language == lang)
130 gdb_assert_not_reached ("unable to find extension_language_defn");
133 /* Return TRUE if FILE has extension EXTENSION. */
136 has_extension (const char *file, const char *extension)
138 int file_len = strlen (file);
139 int extension_len = strlen (extension);
141 return (file_len > extension_len
142 && strcmp (&file[file_len - extension_len], extension) == 0);
145 /* Return the extension language of FILE, or NULL if
146 the extension language of FILE is not recognized.
147 This is done by looking at the file's suffix. */
149 const struct extension_language_defn *
150 get_ext_lang_of_file (const char *file)
153 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
155 ALL_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
157 if (has_extension (file, extlang->suffix))
164 /* Return non-zero if support for the specified extension language
168 ext_lang_present_p (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
170 return extlang->script_ops != NULL;
173 /* Return non-zero if the specified extension language has successfully
177 ext_lang_initialized_p (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
179 if (extlang->ops != NULL)
181 /* This method is required. */
182 gdb_assert (extlang->ops->initialized != NULL);
183 return extlang->ops->initialized (extlang);
189 /* Throw an error indicating EXTLANG is not supported in this copy of GDB. */
192 throw_ext_lang_unsupported (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
194 error (_("Scripting in the \"%s\" language is not supported"
195 " in this copy of GDB."),
196 ext_lang_capitalized_name (extlang));
199 /* Methods for GDB's own extension/scripting language. */
201 /* The extension_language_script_ops.script_sourcer "method". */
204 source_gdb_script (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang,
205 FILE *stream, const char *file)
207 script_from_file (stream, file);
210 /* The extension_language_script_ops.objfile_script_sourcer "method". */
213 source_gdb_objfile_script (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang,
214 struct objfile *objfile,
215 FILE *stream, const char *file)
217 script_from_file (stream, file);
220 /* Accessors for "public" attributes of struct extension_language. */
222 /* Return the "name" field of EXTLANG. */
225 ext_lang_name (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
227 return extlang->name;
230 /* Return the "capitalized_name" field of EXTLANG. */
233 ext_lang_capitalized_name (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
235 return extlang->capitalized_name;
238 /* Return the "suffix" field of EXTLANG. */
241 ext_lang_suffix (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
243 return extlang->suffix;
246 /* Return the "auto_load_suffix" field of EXTLANG. */
249 ext_lang_auto_load_suffix (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
251 return extlang->auto_load_suffix;
254 /* extension_language_script_ops wrappers. */
256 /* Return the script "sourcer" function for EXTLANG.
257 This is the function that loads and processes a script.
258 If support for this language isn't compiled in, NULL is returned. */
260 script_sourcer_func *
261 ext_lang_script_sourcer (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
263 if (extlang->script_ops == NULL)
266 /* The extension language is required to implement this function. */
267 gdb_assert (extlang->script_ops->script_sourcer != NULL);
269 return extlang->script_ops->script_sourcer;
272 /* Return the objfile script "sourcer" function for EXTLANG.
273 This is the function that loads and processes a script for a particular
275 If support for this language isn't compiled in, NULL is returned. */
277 objfile_script_sourcer_func *
278 ext_lang_objfile_script_sourcer (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
280 if (extlang->script_ops == NULL)
283 /* The extension language is required to implement this function. */
284 gdb_assert (extlang->script_ops->objfile_script_sourcer != NULL);
286 return extlang->script_ops->objfile_script_sourcer;
289 /* Return non-zero if auto-loading of EXTLANG scripts is enabled.
290 Zero is returned if support for this language isn't compiled in. */
293 ext_lang_auto_load_enabled (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang)
295 if (extlang->script_ops == NULL)
298 /* The extension language is required to implement this function. */
299 gdb_assert (extlang->script_ops->auto_load_enabled != NULL);
301 return extlang->script_ops->auto_load_enabled (extlang);
304 /* Functions that iterate over all extension languages.
305 These only iterate over external extension languages, not including
306 GDB's own extension/scripting language, unless otherwise indicated. */
308 /* Wrapper to call the extension_language_ops.finish_initialization "method"
309 for each compiled-in extension language. */
312 finish_ext_lang_initialization (void)
315 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
317 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
319 if (extlang->ops->finish_initialization != NULL)
320 extlang->ops->finish_initialization (extlang);
324 /* Invoke the appropriate extension_language_ops.eval_from_control_command
325 method to perform CMD, which is a list of commands in an extension language.
327 This function is what implements, for example:
336 eval_ext_lang_from_control_command (struct command_line *cmd)
339 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
341 ALL_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
343 if (extlang->cli_control_type == cmd->control_type)
345 if (extlang->ops != NULL
346 && extlang->ops->eval_from_control_command != NULL)
348 extlang->ops->eval_from_control_command (extlang, cmd);
351 /* The requested extension language is not supported in this GDB. */
352 throw_ext_lang_unsupported (extlang);
356 gdb_assert_not_reached ("unknown extension language in command_line");
359 /* Search for and load scripts for OBJFILE written in extension languages.
360 This includes GDB's own scripting language.
362 This function is what implements the loading of OBJFILE-gdb.py and
366 auto_load_ext_lang_scripts_for_objfile (struct objfile *objfile)
369 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
371 extlang = &extension_language_gdb;
372 if (ext_lang_auto_load_enabled (extlang))
373 auto_load_objfile_script (objfile, extlang);
375 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
377 if (ext_lang_auto_load_enabled (extlang))
378 auto_load_objfile_script (objfile, extlang);
382 /* Interface to type pretty-printers implemented in an extension language. */
384 /* Call this at the start when preparing to pretty-print a type.
385 The result is a pointer to an opaque object (to the caller) to be passed
386 to apply_ext_lang_type_printers and free_ext_lang_type_printers.
388 We don't know in advance which extension language will provide a
389 pretty-printer for the type, so all are initialized. */
391 struct ext_lang_type_printers *
392 start_ext_lang_type_printers (void)
394 struct ext_lang_type_printers *printers
395 = XCNEW (struct ext_lang_type_printers);
397 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
399 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
401 if (extlang->ops->start_type_printers != NULL)
402 extlang->ops->start_type_printers (extlang, printers);
408 /* Iteratively try the type pretty-printers specified by PRINTERS
409 according to the standard search order (specified by extension_languages),
410 returning the result of the first one that succeeds.
411 If there was an error, or if no printer succeeds, then NULL is returned. */
414 apply_ext_lang_type_printers (struct ext_lang_type_printers *printers,
418 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
420 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
425 if (extlang->ops->apply_type_printers == NULL)
427 rc = extlang->ops->apply_type_printers (extlang, printers, type,
432 gdb_assert (result != NULL);
434 case EXT_LANG_RC_ERROR:
436 case EXT_LANG_RC_NOP:
439 gdb_assert_not_reached ("bad return from apply_type_printers");
446 /* Call this after pretty-printing a type to release all memory held
450 free_ext_lang_type_printers (struct ext_lang_type_printers *printers)
453 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
455 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
457 if (extlang->ops->free_type_printers != NULL)
458 extlang->ops->free_type_printers (extlang, printers);
464 /* Try to pretty-print a value of type TYPE located at VALADDR
465 + EMBEDDED_OFFSET, which came from the inferior at address ADDRESS
466 + EMBEDDED_OFFSET, onto stdio stream STREAM according to OPTIONS.
467 VAL is the whole object that came from ADDRESS. VALADDR must point to
468 the head of VAL's contents buffer.
469 Returns non-zero if the value was successfully pretty-printed.
471 Extension languages are tried in the order specified by
472 extension_languages. The first one to provide a pretty-printed
475 If an error is encountered in a pretty-printer, no further extension
477 Note: This is different than encountering a memory error trying to read a
478 value for pretty-printing. Here we're referring to, e.g., programming
479 errors that trigger an exception in the extension language. */
482 apply_ext_lang_val_pretty_printer (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *valaddr,
483 int embedded_offset, CORE_ADDR address,
484 struct ui_file *stream, int recurse,
485 const struct value *val,
486 const struct value_print_options *options,
487 const struct language_defn *language)
490 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
492 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
496 if (extlang->ops->apply_val_pretty_printer == NULL)
498 rc = extlang->ops->apply_val_pretty_printer (extlang, type, valaddr,
499 embedded_offset, address,
500 stream, recurse, val,
506 case EXT_LANG_RC_ERROR:
508 case EXT_LANG_RC_NOP:
511 gdb_assert_not_reached ("bad return from apply_val_pretty_printer");
518 /* GDB access to the "frame filter" feature.
519 FRAME is the source frame to start frame-filter invocation. FLAGS is an
520 integer holding the flags for printing. The following elements of
521 the FRAME_FILTER_FLAGS enum denotes the make-up of FLAGS:
522 PRINT_LEVEL is a flag indicating whether to print the frame's
523 relative level in the output. PRINT_FRAME_INFO is a flag that
524 indicates whether this function should print the frame
525 information, PRINT_ARGS is a flag that indicates whether to print
526 frame arguments, and PRINT_LOCALS, likewise, with frame local
527 variables. ARGS_TYPE is an enumerator describing the argument
528 format, OUT is the output stream to print. FRAME_LOW is the
529 beginning of the slice of frames to print, and FRAME_HIGH is the
530 upper limit of the frames to count. Returns EXT_LANG_BT_ERROR on error,
531 or EXT_LANG_BT_COMPLETED on success.
533 Extension languages are tried in the order specified by
534 extension_languages. The first one to provide a filter "wins".
535 If there is an error (EXT_LANG_BT_ERROR) it is reported immediately
536 rather than trying filters in other extension languages. */
538 enum ext_lang_bt_status
539 apply_ext_lang_frame_filter (struct frame_info *frame, int flags,
540 enum ext_lang_frame_args args_type,
542 int frame_low, int frame_high)
545 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
547 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
549 enum ext_lang_bt_status status;
551 if (extlang->ops->apply_frame_filter == NULL)
553 status = extlang->ops->apply_frame_filter (extlang, frame, flags,
555 frame_low, frame_high);
556 /* We use the filters from the first extension language that has
557 applicable filters. Also, an error is reported immediately
558 rather than continue trying. */
559 if (status != EXT_LANG_BT_NO_FILTERS)
563 return EXT_LANG_BT_NO_FILTERS;
566 /* Update values held by the extension language when OBJFILE is discarded.
567 New global types must be created for every such value, which must then be
568 updated to use the new types.
569 The function typically just iterates over all appropriate values and
570 calls preserve_one_value for each one.
571 COPIED_TYPES is used to prevent cycles / duplicates and is passed to
572 preserve_one_value. */
575 preserve_ext_lang_values (struct objfile *objfile, htab_t copied_types)
578 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
580 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
582 if (extlang->ops->preserve_values != NULL)
583 extlang->ops->preserve_values (extlang, objfile, copied_types);
587 /* If there is a stop condition implemented in an extension language for
588 breakpoint B, return a pointer to the extension language's definition.
589 Otherwise return NULL.
590 If SKIP_LANG is not EXT_LANG_NONE, skip checking this language.
591 This is for the case where we're setting a new condition: Only one
592 condition is allowed, so when setting a condition for any particular
593 extension language, we need to check if any other extension language
594 already has a condition set. */
596 const struct extension_language_defn *
597 get_breakpoint_cond_ext_lang (struct breakpoint *b,
598 enum extension_language skip_lang)
601 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
603 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
605 if (extlang->language != skip_lang
606 && extlang->ops->breakpoint_has_cond != NULL
607 && extlang->ops->breakpoint_has_cond (extlang, b))
614 /* Return whether a stop condition for breakpoint B says to stop.
615 True is also returned if there is no stop condition for B. */
618 breakpoint_ext_lang_cond_says_stop (struct breakpoint *b)
621 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
622 enum ext_lang_bp_stop stop = EXT_LANG_BP_STOP_UNSET;
624 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
626 /* There is a rule that a breakpoint can have at most one of any of a
627 CLI or extension language condition. However, Python hacks in "finish
628 breakpoints" on top of the "stop" check, so we have to call this for
629 every language, even if we could first determine whether a "stop"
631 if (extlang->ops->breakpoint_cond_says_stop != NULL)
633 enum ext_lang_bp_stop this_stop
634 = extlang->ops->breakpoint_cond_says_stop (extlang, b);
636 if (this_stop != EXT_LANG_BP_STOP_UNSET)
638 /* Even though we have to check every extension language, only
639 one of them can return yes/no (because only one of them
640 can have a "stop" condition). */
641 gdb_assert (stop == EXT_LANG_BP_STOP_UNSET);
647 return stop == EXT_LANG_BP_STOP_NO ? 0 : 1;
650 /* ^C/SIGINT support.
651 This requires cooperation with the extension languages so the support
654 /* This flag tracks quit requests when we haven't called out to an
655 extension language. it also holds quit requests when we transition to
656 an extension language that doesn't have cooperative SIGINT handling. */
657 static int quit_flag;
659 /* The current extension language we've called out to, or
660 extension_language_gdb if there isn't one.
661 This must be set everytime we call out to an extension language, and reset
662 to the previous value when it returns. Note that the previous value may
663 be a different (or the same) extension language. */
664 static const struct extension_language_defn *active_ext_lang
665 = &extension_language_gdb;
667 /* Return the currently active extension language. */
669 const struct extension_language_defn *
670 get_active_ext_lang (void)
672 return active_ext_lang;
675 /* Install a SIGINT handler. */
678 install_sigint_handler (const struct signal_handler *handler_state)
680 gdb_assert (handler_state->handler_saved);
682 signal (SIGINT, handler_state->handler);
685 /* Install GDB's SIGINT handler, storing the previous version in *PREVIOUS.
686 As a simple optimization, if the previous version was GDB's SIGINT handler
687 then mark the previous handler as not having been saved, and thus it won't
691 install_gdb_sigint_handler (struct signal_handler *previous)
693 /* Save here to simplify comparison. */
694 RETSIGTYPE (*handle_sigint_for_compare) () = handle_sigint;
696 previous->handler = signal (SIGINT, handle_sigint);
697 if (previous->handler != handle_sigint_for_compare)
698 previous->handler_saved = 1;
700 previous->handler_saved = 0;
703 /* Set the currently active extension language to NOW_ACTIVE.
704 The result is a pointer to a malloc'd block of memory to pass to
705 restore_active_ext_lang.
707 N.B. This function must be called every time we call out to an extension
708 language, and the result must be passed to restore_active_ext_lang
711 If there is a pending SIGINT it is "moved" to the now active extension
712 language, if it supports cooperative SIGINT handling (i.e., it provides
713 {clear,set,check}_quit_flag methods). If the extension language does not
714 support cooperative SIGINT handling, then the SIGINT is left queued and
715 we require the non-cooperative extension language to call check_quit_flag
716 at appropriate times.
717 It is important for the extension language to call check_quit_flag if it
718 installs its own SIGINT handler to prevent the situation where a SIGINT
719 is queued on entry, extension language code runs for a "long" time possibly
720 serving one or more SIGINTs, and then returns. Upon return, if
721 check_quit_flag is not called, the original SIGINT will be thrown.
722 Non-cooperative extension languages are free to install their own SIGINT
723 handler but the original must be restored upon return, either itself
724 or via restore_active_ext_lang. */
726 struct active_ext_lang_state *
727 set_active_ext_lang (const struct extension_language_defn *now_active)
729 struct active_ext_lang_state *previous
730 = XCNEW (struct active_ext_lang_state);
732 previous->ext_lang = active_ext_lang;
733 active_ext_lang = now_active;
735 /* If the newly active extension language uses cooperative SIGINT handling
736 then ensure GDB's SIGINT handler is installed. */
737 if (now_active->language == EXT_LANG_GDB
738 || now_active->ops->check_quit_flag != NULL)
739 install_gdb_sigint_handler (&previous->sigint_handler);
741 /* If there's a SIGINT recorded in the cooperative extension languages,
742 move it to the new language, or save it in GDB's global flag if the newly
743 active extension language doesn't use cooperative SIGINT handling. */
744 if (check_quit_flag ())
750 /* Restore active extension language from PREVIOUS. */
753 restore_active_ext_lang (struct active_ext_lang_state *previous)
755 const struct extension_language_defn *current = active_ext_lang;
757 active_ext_lang = previous->ext_lang;
759 /* Restore the previous SIGINT handler if one was saved. */
760 if (previous->sigint_handler.handler_saved)
761 install_sigint_handler (&previous->sigint_handler);
763 /* If there's a SIGINT recorded in the cooperative extension languages,
764 move it to the new language, or save it in GDB's global flag if the newly
765 active extension language doesn't use cooperative SIGINT handling. */
766 if (check_quit_flag ())
772 /* Clear the quit flag.
773 The flag is cleared in all extension languages,
774 not just the currently active one. */
777 clear_quit_flag (void)
780 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
782 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
784 if (extlang->ops->clear_quit_flag != NULL)
785 extlang->ops->clear_quit_flag (extlang);
791 /* Set the quit flag.
792 This only sets the flag in the currently active extension language.
793 If the currently active extension language does not have cooperative
794 SIGINT handling, then GDB's global flag is set, and it is up to the
795 extension language to call check_quit_flag. The extension language
796 is free to install its own SIGINT handler, but we still need to handle
802 if (active_ext_lang->ops != NULL
803 && active_ext_lang->ops->set_quit_flag != NULL)
804 active_ext_lang->ops->set_quit_flag (active_ext_lang);
809 /* Return true if the quit flag has been set, false otherwise.
810 Note: The flag is cleared as a side-effect.
811 The flag is checked in all extension languages that support cooperative
812 SIGINT handling, not just the current one. This simplifies transitions. */
815 check_quit_flag (void)
818 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
820 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
822 if (extlang->ops->check_quit_flag != NULL)
823 if (extlang->ops->check_quit_flag (extlang) != 0)
827 /* This is written in a particular way to avoid races. */
837 /* xmethod support. */
839 /* The xmethod API routines do not have "ext_lang" in the name because
840 the name "xmethod" implies that this routine deals with extension
841 languages. Plus some of the methods take a xmethod_foo * "self/this"
842 arg, not an extension_language_defn * arg. */
844 /* Returns a new xmethod_worker with EXTLANG and DATA. Space for the
845 result must be freed with free_xmethod_worker. */
847 struct xmethod_worker *
848 new_xmethod_worker (const struct extension_language_defn *extlang, void *data)
850 struct xmethod_worker *worker = XCNEW (struct xmethod_worker);
852 worker->extlang = extlang;
854 worker->value = NULL;
859 /* Clones WORKER and returns a new but identical worker.
860 The function get_matching_xmethod_workers (see below), returns a
861 vector of matching workers. If a particular worker is selected by GDB
862 to invoke a method, then this function can help in cloning the
863 selected worker and freeing up the vector via a cleanup.
865 Space for the result must be freed with free_xmethod_worker. */
867 struct xmethod_worker *
868 clone_xmethod_worker (struct xmethod_worker *worker)
870 struct xmethod_worker *new_worker;
871 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang = worker->extlang;
873 gdb_assert (extlang->ops->clone_xmethod_worker_data != NULL);
875 new_worker = new_xmethod_worker
877 extlang->ops->clone_xmethod_worker_data (extlang, worker->data));
882 /* If a method with name METHOD_NAME is to be invoked on an object of type
883 TYPE, then all entension languages are searched for implementations of
884 methods with name METHOD. All matches found are returned as a vector
885 of 'xmethod_worker_ptr' objects. If no matching methods are
886 found, NULL is returned. */
888 VEC (xmethod_worker_ptr) *
889 get_matching_xmethod_workers (struct type *type, const char *method_name)
891 VEC (xmethod_worker_ptr) *workers = NULL;
893 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
895 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
897 VEC (xmethod_worker_ptr) *lang_workers, *new_vec;
900 /* If an extension language does not support xmethods, ignore
902 if (extlang->ops->get_matching_xmethod_workers == NULL)
905 rc = extlang->ops->get_matching_xmethod_workers (extlang,
908 if (rc == EXT_LANG_RC_ERROR)
910 free_xmethod_worker_vec (workers);
911 error (_("Error while looking for matching xmethod workers "
912 "defined in %s."), extlang->capitalized_name);
915 new_vec = VEC_merge (xmethod_worker_ptr, workers, lang_workers);
916 /* Free only the vectors and not the elements as NEW_VEC still
918 VEC_free (xmethod_worker_ptr, workers);
919 VEC_free (xmethod_worker_ptr, lang_workers);
926 /* Return the arg types of the xmethod encapsulated in WORKER.
927 An array of arg types is returned. The length of the array is returned in
928 NARGS. The type of the 'this' object is returned as the first element of
932 get_xmethod_arg_types (struct xmethod_worker *worker, int *nargs)
935 struct type **type_array = NULL;
936 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang = worker->extlang;
938 gdb_assert (extlang->ops->get_xmethod_arg_types != NULL);
940 rc = extlang->ops->get_xmethod_arg_types (extlang, worker, nargs,
942 if (rc == EXT_LANG_RC_ERROR)
944 error (_("Error while looking for arg types of a xmethod worker "
945 "defined in %s."), extlang->capitalized_name);
951 /* Invokes the xmethod encapsulated in WORKER and returns the result.
952 The method is invoked on OBJ with arguments in the ARGS array. NARGS is
953 the length of the this array. */
956 invoke_xmethod (struct xmethod_worker *worker, struct value *obj,
957 struct value **args, int nargs)
959 gdb_assert (worker->extlang->ops->invoke_xmethod != NULL);
961 return worker->extlang->ops->invoke_xmethod (worker->extlang, worker,
965 /* Frees the xmethod worker WORKER. */
968 free_xmethod_worker (struct xmethod_worker *worker)
970 gdb_assert (worker->extlang->ops->free_xmethod_worker_data != NULL);
971 worker->extlang->ops->free_xmethod_worker_data (worker->extlang,
976 /* Frees a vector of xmethod_workers VEC. */
979 free_xmethod_worker_vec (void *vec)
982 struct xmethod_worker *worker;
983 VEC (xmethod_worker_ptr) *v = (VEC (xmethod_worker_ptr) *) vec;
985 for (i = 0; VEC_iterate (xmethod_worker_ptr, v, i, worker); i++)
986 free_xmethod_worker (worker);
988 VEC_free (xmethod_worker_ptr, v);
991 /* Called via an observer before gdb prints its prompt.
992 Iterate over the extension languages giving them a chance to
993 change the prompt. The first one to change the prompt wins,
994 and no further languages are tried. */
997 ext_lang_before_prompt (const char *current_gdb_prompt)
1000 const struct extension_language_defn *extlang;
1002 ALL_ENABLED_EXTENSION_LANGUAGES (i, extlang)
1004 enum ext_lang_rc rc;
1006 if (extlang->ops->before_prompt == NULL)
1008 rc = extlang->ops->before_prompt (extlang, current_gdb_prompt);
1011 case EXT_LANG_RC_OK:
1012 case EXT_LANG_RC_ERROR:
1014 case EXT_LANG_RC_NOP:
1017 gdb_assert_not_reached ("bad return from before_prompt");
1022 extern initialize_file_ftype _initialize_extension;
1025 _initialize_extension (void)
1027 observer_attach_before_prompt (ext_lang_before_prompt);