Add Zig bindings generator - #7
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Add a source-first generator that extracts exported Zig declarations and emits Dart FFI bindings. Include the CLI entrypoint, Zig metadata dumper, generator tests, public exports, and documentation for the workflow.
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Hi, thanks for your contribution and sorry for a delay. I'll look into it. |
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@kingwill101 resolve merge conflicts. |
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@ykmnkmi done. could you approve the workflow so we can verify the build works in ci? |
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@kingwill101 just checking in. Do you need any help? Did you try compiling the Zig source with the package itself? PS: Accidentally deleted the root README.md, it's restored now. |
- Fix stale CI working-directory path: example/zig_dart_api/zig → example/dart_api/zig - Resolve README.md merge conflict: keep generator workflow in step 6
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@ykmnkmi resolved. There is a known issue with the generator, it currently does not support exporting c types ➜ dart_api git:(add-zig-bindings-generator) ✗ dart run native_toolchain_zig:zig bindings \
--zig-dir zig \
--root-source-file src/lib.zig \
--output lib/my_package.dart
Building package executable...
Built native_toolchain_zig:zig.
Bad state: Unsupported Zig named type: c.Dart_Port_DLwhich i think is fine for now, zig types work well allow the ci to run once more and we can wrap up. |
I have a working fix but I'm not confident in it's current state. I'd prefer to land that as a separate pr |
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All passed. I will take a final look and merge it. Did you try to compile the Zig code using the package itself? I tried it before, but I got some errors. |
Demonstrates generating Dart FFI bindings from Zig source code using the native_toolchain_zig bindings generator. - zig/src/counter.zig: example Zig library with exported functions and an extern struct - hook/build.dart: build hook using ZigBuilder - lib/ffi.g.dart: generated FFI bindings (7 functions, 1 struct) - lib/bindings.dart: Dart-friendly wrapper around raw FFI - bin/main.dart: demo of raw and wrapped bindings - README with usage instructions for generating, running, and watch mode
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Tested again and everything runs locally. Also added a full bindings example. generator doesn't work well on zig 0.16.0 though, will include a fix in the follow up work i have queued should be able to merge now |
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Merged. I'll bump SDK to |
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Hi, I actually built the same library and it wasn't until I tried publishing that I realized. I've opted to port the useful bits from my package here since you've already published.
This pr introduces a source-first generator that extracts exported Zig declarations and emits Dart FFI bindings.