pybind11/include/pybind/pybind.h

/*
    pybind/pybind.h: Main header file of the C++11 python binding generator library

    Copyright (c) 2015 Wenzel Jakob <wenzel@inf.ethz.ch>

    All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
    BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
*/

#pragma once

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#pragma warning(push)
#pragma warning(disable: 4127) // warning C4127: Conditional expression is constant
#pragma warning(disable: 4800) // warning C4800: 'int': forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning)
#pragma warning(disable: 4996) // warning C4996: The POSIX name for this item is deprecated. Instead, use the ISO C and C++ conformant name
#pragma warning(disable: 4100) // warning C4100: Unreferenced formal parameter
#pragma warning(disable: 4512) // warning C4512: Assignment operator was implicitly defined as deleted
#endif

#include <pybind/cast.h>

NAMESPACE_BEGIN(pybind)

template <typename T> struct arg_t;

/// Annotation for keyword arguments
struct arg {
    arg(const char *name) : name(name) { }
    template <typename T> inline arg_t<T> operator=(const T &value);
    const char *name;
};

/// Annotation for keyword arguments with default values
template <typename T> struct arg_t : public arg {
    arg_t(const char *name, const T &value) : arg(name), value(value) { }
    T value;
};
template <typename T> inline arg_t<T> arg::operator=(const T &value) { return arg_t<T>(name, value); }

/// Annotation for methods
struct is_method { };

/// Annotation for documentation
struct doc { const char *value; doc(const char *value) : value(value) { } };

/// Annotation for function names
struct name { const char *value; name(const char *value) : value(value) { } };

/// Annotation for function siblings
struct sibling { PyObject *value; sibling(handle value) : value(value.ptr()) { } };

/// Wraps an arbitrary C++ function/method/lambda function/.. into a callable Python object
class cpp_function : public function {
private:
    /// Chained list of function entries for overloading
    struct function_entry {
        const char *name = nullptr;
        PyObject * (*impl) (function_entry *, PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
        void *data;
        bool is_constructor = false, is_method = false;
        short keywords = 0;
        return_value_policy policy = return_value_policy::automatic;
        std::string signature;
        PyObject *sibling = nullptr;
        const char *doc = nullptr;
        function_entry *next = nullptr;
    };

    /// Picks a suitable return value converter from cast.h
    template <typename T> using return_value_caster =
        detail::type_caster<typename std::conditional<
            std::is_void<T>::value, detail::void_type, typename detail::decay<T>::type>::type>;

    /// Picks a suitable argument value converter from cast.h
    template <typename... T> using arg_value_caster =
        detail::type_caster<typename std::tuple<T...>>;


    template <typename... T> void process_args(const std::tuple<T...> &args, function_entry *entry) {
        process_args(args, entry, typename detail::make_index_sequence<sizeof...(T)>::type());
    }

    template <typename... T, size_t ... Index> void process_args(const
            std::tuple<T...> &args, function_entry *entry,
            detail::index_sequence<Index...>) {
        int unused[] = { 0, (process_arg(std::get<Index>(args), entry), 0)... };
        (void) unused;
    }

    void process_arg(const char *doc, function_entry *entry) { entry->doc = doc; }
    void process_arg(const pybind::doc &d, function_entry *entry) { entry->doc = d.value; }
    void process_arg(const pybind::name &n, function_entry *entry) { entry->name = n.value; }
    void process_arg(const pybind::arg &, function_entry *entry) { entry->keywords++; }
    void process_arg(const pybind::is_method &, function_entry *entry) { entry->is_method = true; }
    void process_arg(const pybind::return_value_policy p, function_entry *entry) { entry->policy = p; }
    void process_arg(pybind::sibling s, function_entry *entry) { entry->sibling = s.value; }

public:
    cpp_function() { }

    /// Vanilla function pointers
    template <typename Return, typename... Arg, typename... Extra>
    cpp_function(Return (*f)(Arg...), Extra&&... extra) {
        struct capture {
            Return (*f)(Arg...);
            std::tuple<Extra...> extra;
        };

        function_entry *entry = new function_entry();
        entry->data = new capture { f, std::tuple<Extra...>(std::forward<Extra>(extra)...) };

        typedef arg_value_caster<Arg...> cast_in;
        typedef return_value_caster<Return> cast_out;

        entry->impl = [](function_entry *entry, PyObject *pyArgs, PyObject *kwargs, PyObject *parent) -> PyObject * {
            cast_in args;
            if (!args.load(pyArgs, true)) return nullptr;
            auto f = ((capture *) entry->data)->f;
            (void)kwargs;
            return cast_out::cast(args.template call<Return>(f), entry->policy, parent);
        };

        entry->signature = cast_in::name();
        entry->signature += " -> ";
        entry->signature += cast_out::name();
        process_args(((capture *) entry->data)->extra, entry);
        initialize(entry);
    }

    /// Delegating helper constructor to deal with lambda functions
    template <typename Func, typename... Extra> cpp_function(Func &&f, Extra&&... extra) {
        initialize(std::forward<Func>(f),
                   (typename detail::remove_class<decltype(
                       &std::remove_reference<Func>::type::operator())>::type *) nullptr,
                   std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
    }


    /// Class methods (non-const)
    template <typename Return, typename Class, typename... Arg, typename... Extra> cpp_function(
            Return (Class::*f)(Arg...), Extra&&... extra) {
        initialize([f](Class *c, Arg... args) -> Return { return (c->*f)(args...); },
                   (Return (*) (Class *, Arg...)) nullptr, std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
    }

    /// Class methods (const)
    template <typename Return, typename Class, typename... Arg, typename... Extra> cpp_function(
            Return (Class::*f)(Arg...) const, Extra&&... extra) {
        initialize([f](const Class *c, Arg... args) -> Return { return (c->*f)(args...); },
                   (Return (*)(const Class *, Arg ...)) nullptr, std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
    }

private:
    /// Functors, lambda functions, etc.
    template <typename Func, typename Return, typename... Arg, typename... Extra>
    void initialize(Func &&f, Return (*)(Arg...), Extra&&... extra) {
        struct capture {
            typename std::remove_reference<Func>::type f;
            std::tuple<Extra...> extra;
        };

        function_entry *entry = new function_entry();
        entry->data = new capture { std::forward<Func>(f), std::tuple<Extra...>(std::forward<Extra>(extra)...) };

        typedef arg_value_caster<Arg...> cast_in;
        typedef return_value_caster<Return> cast_out;

        entry->impl = [](function_entry *entry, PyObject *pyArgs, PyObject *kwargs, PyObject *parent) -> PyObject *{
            cast_in args;
            if (!args.load(pyArgs, true)) return nullptr;
            Func &f = ((capture *) entry->data)->f;
            (void)kwargs;
            return cast_out::cast(args.template call<Return>(f), entry->policy, parent);
        };

        entry->signature = cast_in::name();
        entry->signature += " -> ";
        entry->signature += cast_out::name();
        process_args(((capture *) entry->data)->extra, entry);
        initialize(entry);
    }

    static PyObject *dispatcher(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs ) {
        function_entry *overloads = (function_entry *) PyCapsule_GetPointer(self, nullptr);
        PyObject *result = nullptr;
        PyObject *parent = PyTuple_Size(args) > 0 ? PyTuple_GetItem(args, 0) : nullptr;
        try {
            for (function_entry *it = overloads; it != nullptr; it = it->next) {
                if ((result = it->impl(it, args, kwargs, parent)) != nullptr)
                    break;
            }
        } catch (const error_already_set &) {                                               return nullptr;
        } catch (const index_error &e)    { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,    e.what()); return nullptr;
        } catch (const stop_iteration &e) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_StopIteration, e.what()); return nullptr;
        } catch (const std::exception &e) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,  e.what()); return nullptr;
        } catch (...) {
            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Caught an unknown exception!");
            return nullptr;
        }
        if (result) {
            if (overloads->is_constructor) {
                PyObject *inst = PyTuple_GetItem(args, 0);
                const detail::type_info *type_info =
                    capsule(PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *) Py_TYPE(inst),
                                const_cast<char *>("__pybind__")), false);
                type_info->init_holder(inst);
            }
            return result;
        } else {
            std::string signatures = "Incompatible function arguments. The "
                                     "following argument types are supported:\n";
            int ctr = 0;
            for (function_entry *it = overloads; it != nullptr; it = it->next) {
                signatures += "    "+ std::to_string(++ctr) + ". ";
                signatures += it->signature;
                signatures += "\n";
            }
            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, signatures.c_str());
            return nullptr;
        }
    }

    void initialize(function_entry *entry) {
        if (entry->name == nullptr)
            entry->name = "";

        entry->is_constructor = !strcmp(entry->name, "__init__");

        if (!entry->sibling || !PyCFunction_Check(entry->sibling)) {
            PyMethodDef *def = new PyMethodDef();
            memset(def, 0, sizeof(PyMethodDef));
            def->ml_name = entry->name;
            def->ml_meth = reinterpret_cast<PyCFunction>(*dispatcher);
            def->ml_flags = METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS;
            capsule entry_capsule(entry);
            m_ptr = PyCFunction_New(def, entry_capsule.ptr());
            if (!m_ptr)
                throw std::runtime_error("cpp_function::cpp_function(): Could not allocate function object");
        } else {
            m_ptr = entry->sibling;
            inc_ref();
            capsule entry_capsule(PyCFunction_GetSelf(m_ptr), true);
            function_entry *parent = (function_entry *) entry_capsule, *backup = parent;
            while (parent->next)
                parent = parent->next;
            parent->next = entry;
            entry = backup;
        }
        std::string signatures;
        int index = 0;
        function_entry *it = entry;
        while (it) { /* Create pydoc it */
            if (it->sibling)
                signatures += std::to_string(++index) + ". ";
            signatures += "Signature : " + std::string(it->signature) + "\n";
            if (it->doc && strlen(it->doc) > 0)
                signatures += "\n" + std::string(it->doc) + "\n";
            if (it->next)
                signatures += "\n";
            it = it->next;
        }
        PyCFunctionObject *func = (PyCFunctionObject *) m_ptr;
        if (func->m_ml->ml_doc)
            std::free((char *) func->m_ml->ml_doc);
        func->m_ml->ml_doc = strdup(signatures.c_str());
        if (entry->is_method) {
            m_ptr = PyInstanceMethod_New(m_ptr);
            if (!m_ptr)
                throw std::runtime_error("cpp_function::cpp_function(): Could not allocate instance method object");
            Py_DECREF(func);
        }
    }
};

class module : public object {
public:
    PYBIND_OBJECT_DEFAULT(module, object, PyModule_Check)

    module(const char *name, const char *doc = nullptr) {
        PyModuleDef *def = new PyModuleDef();
        memset(def, 0, sizeof(PyModuleDef));
        def->m_name = name;
        def->m_doc = doc;
        def->m_size = -1;
        Py_INCREF(def);
        m_ptr = PyModule_Create(def);
        if (m_ptr == nullptr)
            throw std::runtime_error("Internal error in module::module()");
        inc_ref();
    }

    template <typename Func, typename... Extra>
    module &def(const char *name_, Func &&f, Extra&& ... extra) {
        cpp_function func(std::forward<Func>(f), name(name_),
                          sibling((handle) attr(name_)), std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
        func.inc_ref(); /* The following line steals a reference to 'func' */
        PyModule_AddObject(ptr(), name_, func.ptr());
        return *this;
    }

    module def_submodule(const char *name, const char *doc = nullptr) {
        std::string full_name = std::string(PyModule_GetName(m_ptr))
            + std::string(".") + std::string(name);
        module result(PyImport_AddModule(full_name.c_str()), true);
        if (doc)
            result.attr("__doc__") = pybind::str(doc);
        attr(name) = result;
        return result;
    }
};

NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)
/// Basic support for creating new Python heap types
class custom_type : public object {
public:
    PYBIND_OBJECT_DEFAULT(custom_type, object, PyType_Check)

    custom_type(object &scope, const char *name_, const std::string &type_name,
                size_t type_size, size_t instance_size,
                void (*init_holder)(PyObject *), const destructor &dealloc,
                PyObject *parent, const char *doc) {
        PyHeapTypeObject *type = (PyHeapTypeObject*) PyType_Type.tp_alloc(&PyType_Type, 0);
        PyObject *name = PyUnicode_FromString(name_);
        if (type == nullptr || name == nullptr)
            throw std::runtime_error("Internal error in custom_type::custom_type()");
        Py_INCREF(name);
        std::string full_name(name_);

        pybind::str scope_name = (object) scope.attr("__name__"),
                    module_name = (object) scope.attr("__module__");

        if (scope_name.check())
            full_name =  std::string(scope_name) + "." + full_name;
        if (module_name.check())
            full_name =  std::string(module_name) + "." + full_name;

        type->ht_name = type->ht_qualname = name;
        type->ht_type.tp_name = strdup(full_name.c_str());
        type->ht_type.tp_basicsize = instance_size;
        type->ht_type.tp_init = (initproc) init;
        type->ht_type.tp_new = (newfunc) new_instance;
        type->ht_type.tp_dealloc = dealloc;
        type->ht_type.tp_flags |=
            Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE | Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE;
        type->ht_type.tp_flags &= ~Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC;
        type->ht_type.tp_as_number = &type->as_number;
        type->ht_type.tp_as_sequence = &type->as_sequence;
        type->ht_type.tp_as_mapping = &type->as_mapping;
        type->ht_type.tp_base = (PyTypeObject *) parent;
        Py_XINCREF(parent);

        if (PyType_Ready(&type->ht_type) < 0)
            throw std::runtime_error("Internal error in custom_type::custom_type()");
        m_ptr = (PyObject *) type;

        /* Needed by pydoc */
        if (((module &) scope).check())
            attr("__module__") = scope_name;

        auto &type_info = detail::get_internals().registered_types[type_name];
        type_info.type = (PyTypeObject *) m_ptr;
        type_info.type_size = type_size;
        type_info.init_holder = init_holder;
        attr("__pybind__") = capsule(&type_info);
        if (doc)
            attr("__doc__") = pybind::str(doc);

        scope.attr(name) = *this;
    }

protected:
    /* Allocate a metaclass on demand (for static properties) */
    handle metaclass() {
        auto &ht_type = ((PyHeapTypeObject *) m_ptr)->ht_type;
        auto &ob_type = ht_type.ob_base.ob_base.ob_type;
        if (ob_type == &PyType_Type) {
            std::string name_ = std::string(ht_type.tp_name) + "_meta";
            PyHeapTypeObject *type = (PyHeapTypeObject*) PyType_Type.tp_alloc(&PyType_Type, 0);
            PyObject *name = PyUnicode_FromString(name_.c_str());
            if (type == nullptr || name == nullptr)
                throw std::runtime_error("Internal error in custom_type::metaclass()");
            Py_INCREF(name);
            type->ht_name = type->ht_qualname = name;
            type->ht_type.tp_name = strdup(name_.c_str());
            type->ht_type.tp_base = &PyType_Type;
            type->ht_type.tp_flags |= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE;
            type->ht_type.tp_flags &= ~Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC;
            if (PyType_Ready(&type->ht_type) < 0)
                throw std::runtime_error("Internal error in custom_type::metaclass()");
            ob_type = (PyTypeObject *) type;
            Py_INCREF(type);
        }
        return handle((PyObject *) ob_type);
    }

    static int init(void *self, PyObject *, PyObject *) {
        std::string msg = std::string(Py_TYPE(self)->tp_name) + ": No constructor defined!";
        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, msg.c_str());
        return -1;
    }

    static PyObject *new_instance(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *, PyObject *) {
        const detail::type_info *type_info = capsule(
            PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *) type, const_cast<char*>("__pybind__")), false);
        instance<void> *self = (instance<void> *) PyType_GenericAlloc(type, 0);
        self->value = ::operator new(type_info->type_size);
        self->owned = true;
        self->parent = nullptr;
        self->constructed = false;
        detail::get_internals().registered_instances[self->value] = (PyObject *) self;
        return (PyObject *) self;
    }

    static void dealloc(instance<void> *self) {
        if (self->value) {
            bool dont_cache = self->parent && ((instance<void> *) self->parent)->value == self->value;
            if (!dont_cache) { // avoid an issue with internal references matching their parent's address
                auto &registered_instances = detail::get_internals().registered_instances;
                auto it = registered_instances.find(self->value);
                if (it == registered_instances.end())
                    throw std::runtime_error("Deallocating unregistered instance!");
                registered_instances.erase(it);
            }
            Py_XDECREF(self->parent);
        }
        Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject*) self);
    }

    void install_buffer_funcs(
            buffer_info *(*get_buffer)(PyObject *, void *),
            void *get_buffer_data) {
        PyHeapTypeObject *type = (PyHeapTypeObject*) m_ptr;
        type->ht_type.tp_as_buffer = &type->as_buffer;
        type->as_buffer.bf_getbuffer = getbuffer;
        type->as_buffer.bf_releasebuffer = releasebuffer;
        auto info = ((detail::type_info *) capsule(attr("__pybind__")));
        info->get_buffer = get_buffer;
        info->get_buffer_data = get_buffer_data;
    }

    static int getbuffer(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view, int flags) {
        auto const &typeinfo = ((detail::type_info *) capsule(handle(obj).attr("__pybind__")));

        if (view == nullptr || obj == nullptr || !typeinfo || !typeinfo->get_buffer) {
            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_BufferError, "Internal error");
            return -1;
        }
        memset(view, 0, sizeof(Py_buffer));
        buffer_info *info = typeinfo->get_buffer(obj, typeinfo->get_buffer_data);
        view->obj = obj;
        view->ndim = 1;
        view->internal = info;
        view->buf = info->ptr;
        view->itemsize = info->itemsize;
        view->len = view->itemsize;
        for (auto s : info->shape)
            view->len *= s;
        if ((flags & PyBUF_FORMAT) == PyBUF_FORMAT)
            view->format = const_cast<char *>(info->format.c_str());
        if ((flags & PyBUF_STRIDES) == PyBUF_STRIDES) {
            view->ndim = info->ndim;
            view->strides = (Py_ssize_t *)&info->strides[0];
            view->shape = (Py_ssize_t *) &info->shape[0];
        }
        Py_INCREF(view->obj);
        return 0;
    }

    static void releasebuffer(PyObject *, Py_buffer *view) { delete (buffer_info *) view->internal; }
};

/* Forward declarations */
enum op_id : int;
enum op_type : int;
struct undefined_t;
template <op_id id, op_type ot, typename L = undefined_t, typename R = undefined_t> struct op_;
template <typename... Args> struct init;
NAMESPACE_END(detail)

template <typename type, typename holder_type = std::unique_ptr<type>> class class_ : public detail::custom_type {
public:
    typedef detail::instance<type, holder_type> instance_type;

    PYBIND_OBJECT(class_, detail::custom_type, PyType_Check)

    class_(object &scope, const char *name, const char *doc = nullptr)
        : detail::custom_type(scope, name, type_id<type>(), sizeof(type),
                              sizeof(instance_type), init_holder, dealloc,
                              nullptr, doc) { }

    class_(object &scope, const char *name, object &parent,
           const char *doc = nullptr)
        : detail::custom_type(scope, name, type_id<type>(), sizeof(type),
                              sizeof(instance_type), init_holder, dealloc,
                              parent.ptr(), doc) { }

    template <typename Func, typename... Extra>
    class_ &def(const char *name_, Func&& f, Extra&&... extra) {
        attr(name_) = cpp_function(std::forward<Func>(f), name(name_),
                                   sibling(attr(name_)), is_method(),
                                   std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename Func, typename... Extra> class_ &
    def_static(const char *name_, Func f, Extra&&... extra) {
        attr(name_) = cpp_function(std::forward<Func>(f), name(name_),
                                   sibling(attr(name_)),
                                   std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
        return *this;
    }

    template <detail::op_id id, detail::op_type ot, typename L, typename R, typename... Extra>
    class_ &def(const detail::op_<id, ot, L, R> &op, Extra&&... extra) {
        op.template execute<type>(*this, std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
        return *this;
    }

    template <detail::op_id id, detail::op_type ot, typename L, typename R, typename... Extra>
    class_ & def_cast(const detail::op_<id, ot, L, R> &op, Extra&&... extra) {
        op.template execute_cast<type>(*this, std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename... Args, typename... Extra>
    class_ &def(const detail::init<Args...> &init, Extra&&... extra) {
        init.template execute<type>(*this, std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename Func> class_& def_buffer(Func &&func) {
        struct capture { Func func; };
        capture *ptr = new capture { std::forward<Func>(func) };
        install_buffer_funcs([](PyObject *obj, void *ptr) -> buffer_info* {
            detail::type_caster<type> caster;
            if (!caster.load(obj, false))
                return nullptr;
            return new buffer_info(((capture *) ptr)->func(caster));
        }, ptr);
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename C, typename D, typename... Extra>
    class_ &def_readwrite(const char *name, D C::*pm, Extra&&... extra) {
        cpp_function fget([pm](const C &c) -> const D &{ return c.*pm; },
                          return_value_policy::reference_internal,
                          is_method(), extra...),
                     fset([pm](C &c, const D &value) { c.*pm = value; },
                          is_method(), extra...);
        def_property(name, fget, fset);
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename C, typename D, typename... Extra>
    class_ &def_readonly(const char *name, const D C::*pm, Extra&& ...extra) {
        cpp_function fget([pm](const C &c) -> const D &{ return c.*pm; },
                          return_value_policy::reference_internal,
                          is_method(), std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
        def_property_readonly(name, fget);
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename D, typename... Extra>
    class_ &def_readwrite_static(const char *name, D *pm, Extra&& ...extra) {
        cpp_function fget([pm](object) -> const D &{ return *pm; }, nullptr,
                          return_value_policy::reference_internal, extra...),
                     fset([pm](object, const D &value) { *pm = value; }, extra...);
        def_property_static(name, fget, fset);
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename D, typename... Extra>
    class_ &def_readonly_static(const char *name, const D *pm, Extra&& ...extra) {
        cpp_function fget([pm](object) -> const D &{ return *pm; }, nullptr,
                          return_value_policy::reference_internal, std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
        def_property_readonly_static(name, fget);
        return *this;
    }

    class_ &def_property_readonly(const char *name, const cpp_function &fget) {
        def_property(name, fget, cpp_function());
        return *this;
    }

    class_ &def_property_readonly_static(const char *name, const cpp_function &fget) {
        def_property_static(name, fget, cpp_function());
        return *this;
    }

    class_ &def_property(const char *name, const cpp_function &fget, const cpp_function &fset) {
        object property(
            PyObject_CallFunction((PyObject *)&PyProperty_Type,
                                  const_cast<char *>("OOOO"), fget.ptr() ? fget.ptr() : Py_None,
                                  fset.ptr() ? fset.ptr() : Py_None, Py_None,
                                  ((object) const_cast<cpp_function&>(fget).attr("__doc__")).ptr()), false);
        attr(name) = property;
        return *this;
    }

    class_ &def_property_static(const char *name, const cpp_function &fget, const cpp_function &fset) {
        object property(
            PyObject_CallFunction((PyObject *)&PyProperty_Type,
                                  const_cast<char *>("OOOO"), fget.ptr() ? fget.ptr() : Py_None,
                                  fset.ptr() ? fset.ptr() : Py_None, Py_None,
                                  ((object) const_cast<cpp_function&>(fget).attr("__doc__")).ptr()), false);
        metaclass().attr(name) = property;
        return *this;
    }
private:
    static void init_holder(PyObject *inst_) {
        instance_type *inst = (instance_type *) inst_;
        new (&inst->holder) holder_type(inst->value);
        inst->constructed = true;
    }
    static void dealloc(PyObject *inst_) {
        instance_type *inst = (instance_type *) inst_;
        if (inst->owned) {
            if (inst->constructed)
                inst->holder.~holder_type();
            else
                ::operator delete(inst->value);
        }
        custom_type::dealloc((detail::instance<void> *) inst);
    }
};

/// Binds C++ enumerations and enumeration classes to Python
template <typename Type> class enum_ : public class_<Type> {
public:
    enum_(object &scope, const char *name, const char *doc = nullptr)
      : class_<Type>(scope, name, doc), m_parent(scope) {
        auto entries = new std::unordered_map<int, const char *>();
        this->def("__str__", [name, entries](Type value) -> std::string {
            auto it = entries->find(value);
            return std::string(name) + "." +
                ((it == entries->end()) ? std::string("???")
                                        : std::string(it->second));
        });
        m_entries = entries;
    }

    /// Export enumeration entries into the parent scope
    void export_values() {
        PyObject *dict = ((PyTypeObject *) this->m_ptr)->tp_dict;
        PyObject *key, *value;
        Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
        while (PyDict_Next(dict, &pos, &key, &value))
            if (PyObject_IsInstance(value, this->m_ptr))
                m_parent.attr(key) = value;
    }

    /// Add an enumeration entry
    enum_& value(char const* name, Type value) {
        this->attr(name) = pybind::cast(value, return_value_policy::copy);
        (*m_entries)[(int) value] = name;
        return *this;
    }
private:
    std::unordered_map<int, const char *> *m_entries;
    object &m_parent;
};

NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)
template <typename... Args> struct init {
    template <typename Base, typename Holder, typename... Extra> void execute(pybind::class_<Base, Holder> &class_, Extra&&... extra) const {
        /// Function which calls a specific C++ in-place constructor
        class_.def("__init__", [](Base *instance, Args... args) { new (instance) Base(args...); }, std::forward<Extra>(extra)...);
    }
};
NAMESPACE_END(detail)

template <typename... Args> detail::init<Args...> init() { return detail::init<Args...>(); };

template <typename InputType, typename OutputType> void implicitly_convertible() {
    auto implicit_caster = [](PyObject *obj, PyTypeObject *type) -> PyObject *{
        if (!detail::type_caster<InputType>().load(obj, false))
            return nullptr;
        tuple args(1);
        args[0] = obj;
        PyObject *result = PyObject_Call((PyObject *) type, args.ptr(), nullptr);
        if (result == nullptr)
            PyErr_Clear();
        return result;
    };
    std::string output_type_name = type_id<OutputType>();
    auto & registered_types = detail::get_internals().registered_types;
    auto it = registered_types.find(output_type_name);
    if (it == registered_types.end())
        throw std::runtime_error("implicitly_convertible: Unable to find type " + output_type_name);
    it->second.implicit_conversions.push_back(implicit_caster);
}

inline void init_threading() { PyEval_InitThreads(); }

class gil_scoped_acquire {
    PyGILState_STATE state;
public:
    inline gil_scoped_acquire() { state = PyGILState_Ensure(); }
    inline ~gil_scoped_acquire() { PyGILState_Release(state); }
};

class gil_scoped_release {
    PyThreadState *state;
public:
    inline gil_scoped_release() { state = PyEval_SaveThread(); }
    inline ~gil_scoped_release() { PyEval_RestoreThread(state); }
};

NAMESPACE_END(pybind)

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#pragma warning(pop)
#endif