char conversions

Handle dangling references


[SVN r13164]

test/callbacks.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <boost/python/class.hpp>
 #include <boost/ref.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/return_value_policy.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/reference_existing_object.hpp>
 
 using namespace boost::python;
 
@@ -48,6 +50,16 @@ void apply_void_X_ref(PyObject* f, X& x)
     returning<void>::call(f, boost::ref(x));
 }
 
+X& apply_X_ref_pyobject(PyObject* f, PyObject* obj)
+{
+    return returning<X&>::call(f, obj);
+}
+
+X* apply_X_ptr_pyobject(PyObject* f, PyObject* obj)
+{
+    return returning<X*>::call(f, obj);
+}
+
 void apply_void_X_cref(PyObject* f, X const& x)
 {
     returning<void>::call(f, boost::cref(x));
@@ -63,6 +75,21 @@ void apply_void_X_deep_ptr(PyObject* f, X* x)
     returning<void>::call(f, x);
 }
 
+char const* apply_cstring_cstring(PyObject* f, char const* s)
+{
+    return returning <char const*>::call(f, s);
+}
+
+char const* apply_cstring_pyobject(PyObject* f, PyObject* s)
+{
+    return returning <char const*>::call(f, s);
+}
+
+char apply_char_char(PyObject* f, char c)
+{
+    return returning <char>::call(f, c);
+}
+
 int X::counter;
 
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE_INIT(callbacks_ext)
@@ -75,6 +102,17 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE_INIT(callbacks_ext)
         .def("apply_void_X_cref", apply_void_X_cref)
         .def("apply_void_X_ptr", apply_void_X_ptr)
         .def("apply_void_X_deep_ptr", apply_void_X_deep_ptr)
+        
+        .def("apply_X_ptr_pyobject", apply_X_ptr_pyobject
+             , return_value_policy<reference_existing_object>())
+        
+        .def("apply_X_ref_pyobject", apply_X_ref_pyobject
+             , return_value_policy<reference_existing_object>())
+        
+        .def("apply_cstring_cstring", apply_cstring_cstring)
+        .def("apply_cstring_pyobject", apply_cstring_pyobject)
+        .def("apply_char_char", apply_char_char)
+        
         .add(
             class_<X>("X")
             .def_init(args<int>())