Add documentation for FromPyObject derivation.

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Sebastian Pütz 2020-08-30 12:55:15 +02:00
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@ -119,6 +119,147 @@ mutable references, you have to extract the PyO3 reference wrappers [`PyRef`]
and [`PyRefMut`]. They work like the reference wrappers of
`std::cell::RefCell` and ensure (at runtime) that Rust borrows are allowed.
#### Deriving [`FromPyObject`]
[`FromPyObject`] can be automatically derived for many kinds of structs and enums
if the member types themselves implement `FromPyObject`. This even includes members
with a generic type `T: FromPyObject`. Derivation for empty enums, enum variants and
structs is not supported.
#### Deriving [`FromPyObject`] for structs
```
use pyo3::prelude::*;
#[derive(FromPyObject)]
struct RustyStruct {
my_string: String,
}
```
The derivation generates code that will per default access the attribute `my_string` on
the Python object, i.e. `obj.getattr("my_string")`, and call `extract()` on the attribute.
It is also possible to access the value on the Python object through `obj.get_item("my_string")`
by setting the attribute `pyo3(item)` on the field:
```
use pyo3::prelude::*;
#[derive(FromPyObject)]
struct RustyStruct {
#[pyo3(item)]
my_string: String,
}
```
The argument passed to `getattr` and `get_item` can also be configured:
```
use pyo3::prelude::*;
#[derive(FromPyObject)]
struct RustyStruct {
#[pyo3(item("key"))]
string_in_mapping: String,
#[pyo3(attribute("name"))]
string_attr: String,
}
```
This tries to extract `string_attr` from the attribute `name` and `string_in_mapping`
from a mapping with the key `"key"`. The arguments for `attribute` are restricted to
non-empty string literals while `item` can take any valid literal that implements
`ToBorrowedObject`.
#### Deriving [`FromPyObject`] for tuple structs
Tuple structs are also supported but do not allow customizing the extraction. The input is
always assumed to be a Python tuple with the same length as the Rust type, the `n`th field
is extracted from the `n`th item in the Python tuple.
```
use pyo3::prelude::*;
#[derive(FromPyObject)]
struct RustyTuple(String, String);
```
#### Deriving [`FromPyObject`] for wrapper types
The `pyo3(transparent)` attribute can be used on structs with exactly one field. This results
in extracting directly from the input object, i.e. `obj.extract()`, rather than trying to access
an item or attribute.
```
use pyo3::prelude::*;
#[derive(FromPyObject)]
#[pyo3(transparent)]
struct RustyTransparentTuple(String);
#[derive(FromPyObject)]
#[pyo3(transparent)]
struct RustyTransparentStruct {
inner: String,
}
```
#### Deriving [`FromPyObject`] for enums
The `FromPyObject` derivation for enums generates code that tries to extract the variants in the
order of the fields. As soon as a variant can be extracted succesfully, that variant is returned.
The same customizations and restrictions described for struct derivations apply to enum variants,
i.e. a tuple variant assumes that the input is a Python tuple, and a struct variant defaults to
extracting fields as attributes but can be configured in the same manner. The `transparent`
attribute can be applied to single-field-variants.
```
use pyo3::prelude::*;
#[derive(FromPyObject)]
enum RustyEnum<'a> {
#[pyo3(transparent)]
Int(usize), // input is a positive int
#[pyo3(transparent)]
String(String), // input is a string
IntTuple(usize, usize), // input is a 2-tuple with positive ints
StringIntTuple(String, usize), // innput is a 2-tuple with String and int
Coordinates3d { // needs to be in front of 2d
x: usize,
y: usize,
z: usize,
},
Coordinates2d { // only gets checked if the input did not have `z`
#[pyo3(attribute("x"))]
a: usize,
#[pyo3(attribute("y"))]
b: usize,
},
#[pyo3(transparent)]
CatchAll(&'a PyAny), // This extraction never fails
}
```
If none of the enum variants match, a `PyValueError` containing the names of the
tested variants is returned. The names reported in the error message can be customized
through the `pyo3(annotation = "name")` attribute, e.g. to use conventional Python type
names:
```
use pyo3::prelude::*;
#[derive(FromPyObject)]
enum RustyEnum {
#[pyo3(transparent, annotation = "str")]
String(String),
#[pyo3(transparent, annotation = "int")]
Int(isize),
}
```
If the input is neither a string nor an integer, the error message will be:
`"Can't convert <INPUT> to str, int"`, where `<INPUT>` is replaced by the type name and
`repr()` of the input object.
### `IntoPy<T>`
This trait defines the to-python conversion for a Rust type. It is usually implemented as