This is a header-only library that can be used to load C++ functions and methods in a shared library.
It is the result of failed attempts at loading any C++ code at runtime. We had to find another approach because it didn't answer all of our needs, because of templates and other problematic cases. It can still be useful, as it can be used to load any function regardless of name mangling, and with a nice interface.
Public functions are documented in src/cpp-symbols.hh. The main ones are
std::function<P> get_function<P>(std::string func_name, std::string filename)
and its variations, with P being a function prototype type like void(int).
To run the tests, run tests/run_tests.sh.
Possible improvements:
- Improving error managements through exceptions
- Finding a better way to handle classes, for example by using a class
Authors:
- Eloi Charpentier, [email protected]
- Yannick Utard, [email protected]