jnr.ffi

Class FFIProvider

java.lang.Object

jnr.ffi.FFIProvider

Direct Known Subclasses:

Provider

public abstract class FFIProvider
extends Object

This class defines the facilities a jaffl FFI provider must provide.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	FFIProvider()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Runtime	getRuntime() Gets the default Runtime for this provider
abstract <T> T	loadLibrary(Class<T> interfaceClass, Map<LibraryOption,?> libraryOptions, String... libraryNames) Loads a native library and links the methods defined in interfaceClass to native methods in the library.
abstract <T> T	loadLibrary(String libraryName, Class<T> interfaceClass, Map<LibraryOption,?> libraryOptions) Loads a native library and links the methods defined in interfaceClass to native methods in the library.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FFIProvider

protected FFIProvider()

Method Detail

getRuntime

public abstract Runtime getRuntime()

Gets the default Runtime for this provider

loadLibrary

public abstract <T> T loadLibrary(String libraryName,
                Class<T> interfaceClass,
                Map<LibraryOption,?> libraryOptions)

Loads a native library and links the methods defined in interfaceClass to native methods in the library.

Parameters:

libraryName - the name of the library to load

interfaceClass - the interface that describes the native library interface

libraryOptions - options

Returns:

an instance of interfaceclass that will call the native methods.

loadLibrary

public abstract <T> T loadLibrary(Class<T> interfaceClass,
                Map<LibraryOption,?> libraryOptions,
                String... libraryNames)

Loads a native library and links the methods defined in interfaceClass to native methods in the library.

Parameters:

interfaceClass - the interface that describes the native library interface

libraryOptions - options

libraryNames - the list of libraries to load

Returns:

an instance of interfaceclass that will call the native methods.