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41 lines
553 B
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FFI
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An easy way to call external functions (e.g. C functions) from [Elixir](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir).
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Inspired by [Ruby's FFI](https://github.com/ffi/ffi)
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** This is alpha software **
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## Example Program
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```elixir
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defmodule MyLib do
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use FFI.Library
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ffi_lib "libstdc++.so.6"
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attach_function :puts, [:string], :int
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end
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MyLib.puts(["Hello World from C stdlib"])
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```
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## Installation
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```shell
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hub clone joshnuss/elixir-ffi
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cd elixir-ffi
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make
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```
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## Running Examples
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```shell
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mix run examples/basic.exs
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```
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## License
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MIT
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