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- [section boost/python/class.hpp]
- [section Introduction]
- `<boost/python/class.hpp>` defines the interface through which users expose their C++ classes to Python. It declares the `class_` class template, which is parameterized on the class type being exposed. It also exposes the `init`, `optional` and `bases` utility class templates, which are used in conjunction with `class_`.
- `<boost/python/class_fwd.hpp>` contains a forward declaration of the `class_` class template.
- [endsect]
- [section Class template `class_<T, Bases, HeldType, NonCopyable>`]
- Creates a Python class associated with the C++ type passed as its first parameter. Although it has four template parameters, only the first one is required. The three optional arguments can actually be supplied *in any order*\ ; Boost.Python determines the role of the argument from its type.
- [table
- [[Template Parameter][Requirements][Semantics][Default]]
- [[`T`][A class type.][The class being wrapped][]]
- [[Bases]
- [A specialization of [link high_level_components.boost_python_class_hpp.class_template_bases_t1_t2_tn bases<...>] which specifies previously-exposed C++ base classes of `T`.]
- [Registers `from_python` conversions from wrapped `T` instances to each of its exposed direct and indirect bases. For each polymorphic base `B`, registers conversions from indirectly-held wrapped `B` instances to `T`.][[link high_level_components.boost_python_class_hpp.class_template_bases_t1_t2_tn bases<>]]]
- [[HeldType][Must be `T`, a class derived from `T`, or a [link concepts.dereferenceable.concept_requirements Dereferenceable] type for which `pointee<HeldType>::type` is `T` or a class derived from `T`.][Specifies the type that is actually embedded in a Python object wrapping a `T` instance when `T`\ 's constructor is called or when a `T` or `T*` is converted to Python without the use of [link function_invocation_and_creation.boost_python_ptr_hpp.functions ptr], `ref`, or [link concepts.callpolicies Call Policies] such as [link function_invocation_and_creation.models_of_callpolicies.boost_python_return_internal_ref.class_template_return_internal_r return_internal_reference]. More details below.][`T`]]
- [[NonCopyable][If supplied, must be `boost::noncopyable`.][Suppresses automatic registration of `to_python` conversions which copy `T` instances. Required when `T` has no publicly-accessible copy constructor.][An unspecified type other than boost::noncopyable.]]
- ]
- [section HeldType Semantics]
- # If HeldType is derived from `T`, its exposed constructor(s) must accept an initial `PyObject*` argument which refers back to the Python object that contains the HeldType instance, as shown in this example. This argument is not included in the [link high_level_components.boost_python_init_hpp.introduction.init_expressions init-expression] passed to [link high_level_components.boost_python_class_hpp.class_template_class_t_bases_hel.class_template_class_modifier_fu def(init_expr)], below, nor is it passed explicitly by users when Python instances of `T` are created. This idiom allows C++ virtual functions which will be overridden in Python to access the Python object so the Python method can be invoked. Boost.Python automatically registers additional converters which allow wrapped instances of `T` to be passed to wrapped C++ functions expecting HeldType arguments.
- # Because Boost.Python will always allow wrapped instances of `T` to be passed in place of HeldType arguments, specifying a smart pointer for HeldType allows users to pass Python `T` instances where a smart pointer-to-T is expected. Smart pointers such as `std::auto_ptr<>` or `boost::shared_ptr<>` which contain a nested type `element_type` designating the referent type are automatically supported; additional smart pointer types can be supported by specializing `pointee<HeldType>`.
- # As in case 1 above, when HeldType is a smart pointer to a class derived from `T`, the initial `PyObject*` argument must be supplied by all of HeldType's exposed constructors.
- # Except in cases 1 and 3, users may optionally specify that T itself gets initialized with a similar initial `PyObject*` argument by specializing [link utility_and_infrastructure.boost_python_has_back_reference_.class_template_has_back_referenc has_back_reference<T>].
- [endsect]
- [section Class template `class_` synopsis]
- ``
- namespace boost { namespace python
- {
- template <class T
- , class Bases = bases<>
- , class HeldType = T
- , class NonCopyable = unspecified
- >
- class class_ : public object
- {
- // Constructors with default __init__
- class_(char const* name);
- class_(char const* name, char const* docstring);
- // Constructors, specifying non-default __init__
- template <class Init>
- class_(char const* name, Init);
- template <class Init>
- class_(char const* name, char const* docstring, Init);
- // Exposing additional __init__ functions
- template <class Init>
- class_& def(Init);
- // defining methods
- template <class F>
- class_& def(char const* name, F f);
- template <class Fn, class A1>
- class_& def(char const* name, Fn fn, A1 const&);
- template <class Fn, class A1, class A2>
- class_& def(char const* name, Fn fn, A1 const&, A2 const&);
- template <class Fn, class A1, class A2, class A3>
- class_& def(char const* name, Fn fn, A1 const&, A2 const&, A3 const&);
- // declaring method as static
- class_& staticmethod(char const* name);
-
- // exposing operators
- template <unspecified>
- class_& def(detail::operator_<unspecified>);
- // Raw attribute modification
- template <class U>
- class_& setattr(char const* name, U const&);
- // exposing data members
- template <class D>
- class_& def_readonly(char const* name, D T::*pm);
- template <class D>
- class_& def_readwrite(char const* name, D T::*pm);
- // exposing static data members
- template <class D>
- class_& def_readonly(char const* name, D const& d);
- template <class D>
- class_& def_readwrite(char const* name, D& d);
- // property creation
- template <class Get>
- void add_property(char const* name, Get const& fget, char const* doc=0);
- template <class Get, class Set>
- void add_property(
- char const* name, Get const& fget, Set const& fset, char const* doc=0);
- template <class Get>
- void add_static_property(char const* name, Get const& fget);
- template <class Get, class Set>
- void add_static_property(char const* name, Get const& fget, Set const& fset);
- // pickle support
- template <typename PickleSuite>
- self& def_pickle(PickleSuite const&);
- self& enable_pickling();
- };
- }}
- ``
- [endsect]
- [section Class template `class_` constructors]
- ``
- class_(char const* name);
- class_(char const* name, char const* docstring);
- template <class Init>
- class_(char const* name, Init init_spec);
- template <class Init>
- class_(char const* name, char const* docstring, Init init_spec);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][name is an [link ntbs] which conforms to Python's [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/identifiers.html identifier naming rules]. If docstring is supplied, it must be an [link ntbs]. If `init_spec` is supplied, it must be either the special enumeration constant `no_init` or an [link high_level_components.boost_python_init_hpp.introduction.init_expressions init-expression] compatible with `T`.]]
- [[Effects][Constructs a `class_` object holding a Boost.Python extension class named name. The named attribute of the [link high_level_components.boost_python_scope_hpp.introduction current scope] is bound to the new extension class.
- * If supplied, the value of docstring is bound to the `__doc__` attribute of the extension class.
- * If `init_spec` is `no_init`, a special `__init__` function is generated which always raises a Python exception. Otherwise, `this->def(init_spec)` is called.
- * If `init_spec` is not supplied, `this->def(init<>())` is called.]]
- [[Rationale][Allowing the user to specify constructor arguments in the `class_<>` constructor helps her to avoid the common run-time errors which result from invoking wrapped member functions without having exposed an `__init__` function which creates the requisite `T` instance. Types which are not default-constructible will cause a compile-time error unless `Init` is supplied. The user must always supply name as there is currently no portable method to derive the text of the class name from its type.]]
- ]
- [endsect]
- [section Class template `class_` modifier functions]
- ``
- template <class Init>
- class_& def(Init init_expr);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][`init_expr` is the result of an [link high_level_components.boost_python_init_hpp.introduction.init_expressions init-expression] compatible with `T`.]]
- [[Effects][For each [link high_level_components.boost_python_init_hpp.introduction.init_expressions valid prefix] `P` of `Init`, adds an `__init__(...)` function overload to the extension class accepting P as arguments. Each overload generated constructs an object of HeldType according to the semantics described above, using a copy of init_expr's call policies. If the longest [link high_level_components.boost_python_init_hpp.introduction.init_expressions valid prefix] of Init contains N types and init_expr holds M keywords, an initial sequence of the keywords are used for all but the first N - M arguments of each overload.]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- [[Rationale][Allows users to easily expose a class' constructor to Python.]]
- ]
- ``
- template <class F>
- class_& def(char const* name, Fn fn);
- template <class Fn, class A1>
- class_& def(char const* name, Fn fn, A1 const& a1);
- template <class Fn, class A1, class A2>
- class_& def(char const* name, Fn fn, A1 const& a1, A2 const& a2);
- template <class Fn, class A1, class A2, class A3>
- class_& def(char const* name, Fn fn, A1 const& a1, A2 const& a2, A3 const& a3);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][name is an [link ntbs] which conforms to Python's [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/identifiers.html identifier naming rules].
- * If a1 is the result of an [link function_invocation_and_creation.boost_python_overloads_hpp.introduction.overload_dispatch_expressions overload-dispatch-expression], only the second form is allowed and fn must be a pointer to function or pointer to member function whose [link arity] is the same as A1's [link function_invocation_and_creation.boost_python_overloads_hpp.introduction.overload_dispatch_expressions maximum arity].
- [*Effects:] For each prefix `P` of `Fn`\ 's sequence of argument types, beginning with the one whose length is `A1`\ 's [link function_invocation_and_creation.boost_python_overloads_hpp.introduction.overload_dispatch_expressions minimum arity], adds a `name(...)` method overload to the extension class. Each overload generated invokes a1's call-expression with `P`, using a copy of a1's call policies. If the longest valid prefix of `A1` contains `N` types and a1 holds `M` keywords, an initial sequence of the keywords are used for all but the first `N - M` arguments of each overload.
- * Otherwise, a single method overload is built around fn, which must not be null:
- * If fn is a function pointer, its first argument must be of the form U, U cv&, U cv*, or U cv* const&, where T* is convertible to U*, and a1-a3, if supplied, may be selected in any order from the table below.
- * Otherwise, if fn is a member function pointer, its target must be T or one of its public base classes, and a1-a3, if supplied, may be selected in any order from the table below.
- * Otherwise, Fn must be [derived from] [link object_wrappers.boost_python_object_hpp.class_object object], and a1-a2, if supplied, may be selcted in any order from the first two rows of the table below. To be useful, fn should be [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/built-in-funcs.html#l2h-6 callable].
- [table
- [[Mnemonic Name][Requirements/Type properties][Effects]]
- [[docstring][Any [link ntbs]][Value will be bound to the __doc__ attribute of the resulting method overload. If an earlier overload supplied a docstring, two newline characters and the new docstring are appended to it.]]
- [[policies][A model of [link concepts.callpolicies CallPolicies]][A copy will be used as the call policies of the resulting method overload.]]
- [[keywords][The result of a [link function_invocation_and_creation.boost_python_args_hpp.introduction.keyword_expressions keyword-expression] specifying no more arguments than the [link arity] of fn.][A copy will be used as the call policies of the resulting method overload.]]
- ]
- ]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- ]
- ``class_& staticmethod(char const* name);``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][name is an [link ntbs] which conforms to Python's [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/identifiers.html identifier naming rules], and corresponds to a method whose overloads have all been defined.]]
- [[Effects][Replaces the existing named attribute `x` with the result of invoking `staticmethod(x)` in Python. Specifies that the corresponding method is static and therefore no object instance will be passed to it. This is equivalent to the Python statement:]]
- ]
- ``setattr(self, name, staticmethod(getattr(self, name)))``
- [variablelist
- [[Note][Attempting to invoke def(name,...) after invoking staticmethod(name) will [link raise] a RuntimeError.]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- ]
- ``
- template <unspecified>
- class_& def(detail::operator_<unspecified>);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Effects][Adds a Python [@http://www.python.org/doc/ref/specialnames.html special method] as described [link high_level_components.boost_python_operators_hpp here].]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- ]
- ``
- template <class U>
- class_& setattr(char const* name, U const& u);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][name is an [link ntbs] which conforms to Python's [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/identifiers.html identifier naming rules].]]
- [[Effects][Converts `u` to Python and adds it to the attribute dictionary of the extension class:
- ``PyObject_SetAttrString(this->ptr(), name, object(u).ptr());``]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- ]
- ``
- template <class Get>
- void add_property(char const* name, Get const& fget, char const* doc=0);
- template <class Get, class Set>
- void add_property(
- char const* name, Get const& fget, Set const& fset, char const* doc=0);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][name is an [link ntbs] which conform to Python's [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/identifiers.html identifier naming rules].]]
- [[Effects][Creates a new Python [@http://www.python.org/2.2.2/descrintro.html#property property] class instance, passing `object(fget)` (and `object(fset)` in the second form) with an (optional) docstring `doc` to its constructor, then adds that property to the Python class object under construction with the given attribute name.]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- [[Rationale][Allows users to easily expose functions that can be invoked from Python with attribute access syntax.]]
- ]
- ``
- template <class Get>
- void add_static_property(char const* name, Get const& fget);
- template <class Get, class Set>
- void add_static_property(char const* name, Get const& fget, Set const& fset);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][name is an [link ntbs] which conforms to Python's [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/identifiers.html identifier naming rules].]]
- [[Effects][Creates a Boost.Python.StaticProperty object, passing `object(fget)` (and `object(fset)` in the second form) to its constructor, then adds that property to the Python class under construction with the given attribute name. StaticProperty is a special subclass of Python's property class which can be called without an initial self argument.]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- [[Rationale][Allows users to easily expose functions that can be invoked from Python with static attribute access syntax.]]
- ]
- ``
- template <class D>
- class_& def_readonly(char const* name, D T::*pm, char const* doc=0);
- template <class D>
- class_& def_readonly(char const* name, D const& d);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][name is an [link ntbs] which conforms to Python's [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/identifiers.html identifier naming rules]. `doc` is also an [link ntbs].]]
- [[Effects][``this->add_property(name, make_getter(pm), doc);`` and ``this->add_static_property(name, make_getter(d));`` respectively.]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- [[Rationale][Allows users to easily expose a class' data member or free variable such that it can be inspected from Python with a natural syntax.]]
- ]
- ``
- template <class D>
- class_& def_readwrite(char const* name, D T::*pm, char const* doc=0);
- template <class D>
- class_& def_readwrite(char const* name, D& d);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Effects][``this->add_property(name, make_getter(pm), make_setter(pm), doc);`` and ``this->add_static_property(name, make_getter(d), make_setter(d));`` respectively.]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- [[Rationale][Allows users to easily expose a class' data or free variable member such that it can be inspected and set from Python with a natural syntax.]]
- ]
- ``
- template <typename PickleSuite>
- class_& def_pickle(PickleSuite const&);
- ``
- [variablelist
- [[Requires][PickleSuite must be publically derived from [link topics.pickle_support.the_pickle_interface pickle_suite].]]
- [[Effects][Defines a legal combination of the special attributes and methods: __getinitargs__, __getstate__, __setstate__, __getstate_manages_dict__, __safe_for_unpickling__, __reduce__]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- [[Rationale][Provides an [link topics.pickle_support.the_pickle_interface easy to use high-level interface] for establishing complete [link topics.pickle_support.the_pickle_interface pickle support] for the wrapped class. The user is protected by compile-time consistency checks.]]
- ]
- ``class_& enable_pickling();``
- [variablelist
- [[Effects][Defines the __reduce__ method and the __safe_for_unpickling__ attribute.]]
- [[Returns][`*this`]]
- [[Rationale][Light-weight alternative to def_pickle(). Enables implementation of pickle support from Python.]]
- ]
- [endsect]
- [endsect]
- [section Class template bases<T1, T2, ...TN>]
- An MPL sequence which can be used in class_<...> instantiations indicate a list of base classes.
- [section Class template bases synopsis]
- ``
- namespace boost { namespace python
- {
- template <T1 = unspecified,...Tn = unspecified>
- struct bases
- {};
- }}
- ``
- [endsect]
- [endsect]
- [section Examples]
- Given a C++ class declaration:
- ``
- class Foo : public Bar, public Baz
- {
- public:
- Foo(int x, char const* y);
- Foo(double);
- std::string const& name() { return m_name; }
- void name(char const*);
- double value; // public data
- private:
- ...
- };
- ``
- A corresponding Boost.Python extension class can be created with:
- ``
- using namespace boost::python;
- class_<Foo,bases<Bar,Baz> >("Foo",
- "This is Foo's docstring."
- "It describes our Foo extension class",
- init<int,char const*>(args("x","y"), "__init__ docstring")
- )
- .def(init<double>())
- .def("get_name", &Foo::get_name, return_internal_reference<>())
- .def("set_name", &Foo::set_name)
- .def_readwrite("value", &Foo::value);
- ``
- [endsect]
- [endsect]
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