Foreign.Ptr.Region.Unsafe

Unsafe functions for constructing regional pointers, retrieving the native Ptr from a regional pointer and for lifting operations on Ptrs to RegionalPtrs.

Unsafely constructing regional pointers

unsafeRegionalPtr :: MonadIO pr => Ptr α -> Finalizer -> RegionT s pr (RegionalPtr α (RegionT s pr))

Construct a regional pointer from a native pointer and an IO computation that finalizes the pointer (like free ptr) which is performed when the region terminates.

This function is unsafe because this library can't guarantee that the finalizer will actually finalize the pointer (suppose having return () as the finalizer). You have to verify the correct finalisation yourself.

unsafePureRegionalPtr :: Ptr α -> RegionalPtr α RootRegion

Construct a regional pointer from a native pointer without registering a finalizer like free ptr.

This function is unsafe because this library can't guarantee the finalisation of the pointer, you have to verify the correct finalisation yourself.

Note that the region parameter of the RegionalPtr is set to RootRegion which is the ancestor of any region. This allows the regional pointer to be used in any region.

Unsafe utility functions for lifting operations on Ptrs to RegionalPtrs

unsafePtr :: RegionalPtr α r -> Ptr α

Retrieve the native pointer from a regional pointer.

This function is unsafe because it both allows you to free the pointer before the region terminates and use the pointer outside the region when it is already freed.

unsafeWrap :: MonadIO m => (Ptr α -> IO β) -> RegionalPtr α r -> m β

unsafeWrap2 :: MonadIO m => (Ptr α -> γ -> IO β) -> RegionalPtr α r -> γ -> m β

unsafeWrap3 :: MonadIO m => (Ptr α -> γ -> δ -> IO β) -> RegionalPtr α r -> γ -> δ -> m β