Merge pull request #1901 from LaurentMazare/closures

Support for wrapping rust closures as python functions

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Add commonly-used sequence methods to `PyList` and `PyTuple`. [#1849](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1849)
 - Add `as_sequence` methods to `PyList` and `PyTuple`. [#1860](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1860)
 - Add `abi3-py310` feature. [#1889](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1889)
+- Add `PyCFunction::new_closure` to create a Python function from a Rust closure. [#1901](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/1901)
 
 ### Changed
 

src/types/function.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ use crate::exceptions::PyValueError;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::{
     class::methods::{self, PyMethodDef},
-    ffi, AsPyPointer,
+    ffi, types, AsPyPointer,
 };
+use std::os::raw::c_void;
 
 /// Represents a builtin Python function object.
 #[repr(transparent)]
@@ -12,6 +13,48 @@ pub struct PyCFunction(PyAny);
 
 pyobject_native_type_core!(PyCFunction, ffi::PyCFunction_Type, #checkfunction=ffi::PyCFunction_Check);
 
+const CLOSURE_CAPSULE_NAME: &[u8] = b"pyo3-closure\0";
+
+unsafe extern "C" fn run_closure<F, R>(
+    capsule_ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject,
+    args: *mut ffi::PyObject,
+    kwargs: *mut ffi::PyObject,
+) -> *mut ffi::PyObject
+where
+    F: Fn(&types::PyTuple, Option<&types::PyDict>) -> R + Send + 'static,
+    R: crate::callback::IntoPyCallbackOutput<*mut ffi::PyObject>,
+{
+    crate::callback_body!(py, {
+        let boxed_fn: &F =
+            &*(ffi::PyCapsule_GetPointer(capsule_ptr, CLOSURE_CAPSULE_NAME.as_ptr() as *const _)
+                as *mut F);
+        let args = py.from_borrowed_ptr::<types::PyTuple>(args);
+        let kwargs = py.from_borrowed_ptr_or_opt::<types::PyDict>(kwargs);
+        boxed_fn(args, kwargs)
+    })
+}
+
+unsafe extern "C" fn drop_closure<F, R>(capsule_ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject)
+where
+    F: Fn(&types::PyTuple, Option<&types::PyDict>) -> R + Send + 'static,
+    R: crate::callback::IntoPyCallbackOutput<*mut ffi::PyObject>,
+{
+    let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+        let boxed_fn: Box<F> = Box::from_raw(ffi::PyCapsule_GetPointer(
+            capsule_ptr,
+            CLOSURE_CAPSULE_NAME.as_ptr() as *const _,
+        ) as *mut F);
+        drop(boxed_fn)
+    });
+    if let Err(err) = result {
+        // This second layer of catch_unwind is useful as eprintln! can also panic.
+        let _ = std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+            eprintln!("--- PyO3 intercepted a panic when dropping a closure");
+            eprintln!("{:?}", err);
+        }));
+    }
+}
+
 impl PyCFunction {
     /// Create a new built-in function with keywords.
     pub fn new_with_keywords<'a>(
@@ -39,23 +82,57 @@ impl PyCFunction {
         )
     }
 
+    /// Create a new function from a closure.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use pyo3::prelude::*;
+    /// # use pyo3::{py_run, types};
+    ///
+    /// Python::with_gil(|py| {
+    ///     let add_one = |args: &types::PyTuple, _kwargs: Option<&types::PyDict>| -> PyResult<_> {
+    ///         let i = args.extract::<(i64,)>()?.0;
+    ///         Ok(i+1)
+    ///     };
+    ///     let add_one = types::PyCFunction::new_closure(add_one, py).unwrap();
+    ///     py_run!(py, add_one, "assert add_one(42) == 43");
+    /// });
+    /// ```
+    pub fn new_closure<F, R>(f: F, py: Python) -> PyResult<&PyCFunction>
+    where
+        F: Fn(&types::PyTuple, Option<&types::PyDict>) -> R + Send + 'static,
+        R: crate::callback::IntoPyCallbackOutput<*mut ffi::PyObject>,
+    {
+        let function_ptr = Box::into_raw(Box::new(f));
+        let capsule = unsafe {
+            PyObject::from_owned_ptr_or_err(
+                py,
+                ffi::PyCapsule_New(
+                    function_ptr as *mut c_void,
+                    CLOSURE_CAPSULE_NAME.as_ptr() as *const _,
+                    Some(drop_closure::<F, R>),
+                ),
+            )?
+        };
+        let method_def = methods::PyMethodDef::cfunction_with_keywords(
+            "pyo3-closure",
+            methods::PyCFunctionWithKeywords(run_closure::<F, R>),
+            "",
+        );
+        Self::internal_new_from_pointers(method_def, py, capsule.as_ptr(), std::ptr::null_mut())
+    }
+
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub fn internal_new(
+    fn internal_new_from_pointers(
         method_def: PyMethodDef,
-        py_or_module: PyFunctionArguments,
+        py: Python,
+        mod_ptr: *mut ffi::PyObject,
+        module_name: *mut ffi::PyObject,
     ) -> PyResult<&Self> {
-        let (py, module) = py_or_module.into_py_and_maybe_module();
         let def = method_def
             .as_method_def()
             .map_err(|err| PyValueError::new_err(err.0))?;
-        let (mod_ptr, module_name) = if let Some(m) = module {
-            let mod_ptr = m.as_ptr();
-            let name = m.name()?.into_py(py);
-            (mod_ptr, name.as_ptr())
-        } else {
-            (std::ptr::null_mut(), std::ptr::null_mut())
-        };
-
         unsafe {
             py.from_owned_ptr_or_err::<PyCFunction>(ffi::PyCFunction_NewEx(
                 Box::into_raw(Box::new(def)),
@@ -64,6 +141,22 @@ impl PyCFunction {
             ))
         }
     }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn internal_new(
+        method_def: PyMethodDef,
+        py_or_module: PyFunctionArguments,
+    ) -> PyResult<&Self> {
+        let (py, module) = py_or_module.into_py_and_maybe_module();
+        let (mod_ptr, module_name) = if let Some(m) = module {
+            let mod_ptr = m.as_ptr();
+            let name = m.name()?.into_py(py);
+            (mod_ptr, name.as_ptr())
+        } else {
+            (std::ptr::null_mut(), std::ptr::null_mut())
+        };
+        Self::internal_new_from_pointers(method_def, py, mod_ptr, module_name)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Represents a Python function object.

tests/test_compile_error.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ fn _test_compile_errors() {
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/invalid_pymethods.rs");
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/invalid_pymethod_names.rs");
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/invalid_argument_attributes.rs");
+    t.compile_fail("tests/ui/invalid_closure.rs");
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/reject_generics.rs");
 
     tests_rust_1_48(&t);

tests/test_pyfunction.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 use pyo3::buffer::PyBuffer;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
-use pyo3::types::PyCFunction;
+use pyo3::types::{self, PyCFunction};
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 use pyo3::types::{PyDateTime, PyFunction};
 
@@ -213,3 +213,57 @@ fn test_conversion_error() {
         "argument 'option_arg': 'str' object cannot be interpreted as an integer"
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_closure() {
+    let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
+    let py = gil.python();
+
+    let f = |args: &types::PyTuple, _kwargs: Option<&types::PyDict>| -> PyResult<_> {
+        let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
+        let py = gil.python();
+        let res: Vec<_> = args
+            .iter()
+            .map(|elem| {
+                if let Ok(i) = elem.extract::<i64>() {
+                    (i + 1).into_py(py)
+                } else if let Ok(f) = elem.extract::<f64>() {
+                    (2. * f).into_py(py)
+                } else if let Ok(mut s) = elem.extract::<String>() {
+                    s.push_str("-py");
+                    s.into_py(py)
+                } else {
+                    panic!("unexpected argument type for {:?}", elem)
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+        Ok(res)
+    };
+    let closure_py = PyCFunction::new_closure(f, py).unwrap();
+
+    py_assert!(py, closure_py, "closure_py(42) == [43]");
+    py_assert!(
+        py,
+        closure_py,
+        "closure_py(42, 3.14, 'foo') == [43, 6.28, 'foo-py']"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_closure_counter() {
+    let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
+    let py = gil.python();
+
+    let counter = std::cell::RefCell::new(0);
+    let counter_fn =
+        move |_args: &types::PyTuple, _kwargs: Option<&types::PyDict>| -> PyResult<i32> {
+            let mut counter = counter.borrow_mut();
+            *counter += 1;
+            Ok(*counter)
+        };
+    let counter_py = PyCFunction::new_closure(counter_fn, py).unwrap();
+
+    py_assert!(py, counter_py, "counter_py() == 1");
+    py_assert!(py, counter_py, "counter_py() == 2");
+    py_assert!(py, counter_py, "counter_py() == 3");
+}

tests/ui/invalid_closure.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use pyo3::types::{PyCFunction, PyDict, PyTuple};
+
+fn main() {
+    let fun: Py<PyCFunction> = Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        let local_data = vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4];
+        let ref_: &[u8] = &local_data;
+
+        let closure_fn = |_args: &PyTuple, _kwargs: Option<&PyDict>| -> PyResult<()> {
+            println!("This is five: {:?}", ref_.len());
+            Ok(())
+        };
+        PyCFunction::new_closure(closure_fn, py).unwrap().into()
+    });
+
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        fun.call0(py).unwrap();
+    });
+}

tests/ui/invalid_closure.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+error[E0597]: `local_data` does not live long enough
+  --> tests/ui/invalid_closure.rs:7:27
+   |
+7  |         let ref_: &[u8] = &local_data;
+   |                           ^^^^^^^^^^^ borrowed value does not live long enough
+...
+13 |         PyCFunction::new_closure(closure_fn, py).unwrap().into()
+   |         ---------------------------------------- argument requires that `local_data` is borrowed for `'static`
+14 |     });
+   |     - `local_data` dropped here while still borrowed
+
+error[E0373]: closure may outlive the current function, but it borrows `ref_`, which is owned by the current function
+  --> tests/ui/invalid_closure.rs:9:26
+   |
+9  |         let closure_fn = |_args: &PyTuple, _kwargs: Option<&PyDict>| -> PyResult<()> {
+   |                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ may outlive borrowed value `ref_`
+10 |             println!("This is five: {:?}", ref_.len());
+   |                                            ---- `ref_` is borrowed here
+   |
+note: function requires argument type to outlive `'static`
+  --> tests/ui/invalid_closure.rs:13:9
+   |
+13 |         PyCFunction::new_closure(closure_fn, py).unwrap().into()
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+help: to force the closure to take ownership of `ref_` (and any other referenced variables), use the `move` keyword
+   |
+9  |         let closure_fn = move |_args: &PyTuple, _kwargs: Option<&PyDict>| -> PyResult<()> {
+   |                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^