Add a method as C extension to a class defined in Ruby

[Iñaki Baz Castillo]

Hi, in case I want to add a method (using C) for a class I've created
in pure Ruby, must I also create the class in C?

If not, how to fill MY_CLASS here?:

rb_define_method(MY_CLASS, "my_method", my_method, arg_count);

Thanks.


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I=C3=B1aki Baz Castillo
<[email protected]>

 

[Andre Nathan]

Hi, in case I want to add a method (using C) for a class I've created
in pure Ruby, must I also create the class in C?

Something like this should work:

static VALUE
rb_foo(VALUE self)
{
rb_p(INT2FIX(42));
return Qnil;
}

void
Init_foo(void)
{
VALUE klass = rb_const_get(rb_cObject, rb_intern("Foo"));
rb_define_method(klass, "foo", rb_foo, 0);
}

Then you should be able to do

class Foo; end
require 'foo'
Foo.new.foo

HTH,
Andre

 

[Iñaki Baz Castillo]

Something like this should work:

static VALUE
rb_foo(VALUE self)
{
=C2=A0 =C2=A0rb_p(INT2FIX(42));
=C2=A0 =C2=A0return Qnil;
}

void
Init_foo(void)
{
=C2=A0 =C2=A0VALUE klass =3D rb_const_get(rb_cObject, rb_intern("Foo"));
=C2=A0 =C2=A0rb_define_method(klass, "foo", rb_foo, 0);
}

Then you should be able to do

class Foo; end
require 'foo'
Foo.new.foo

Thanks a lot!

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I=C3=B1aki Baz Castillo
<[email protected]>

 

[Eric Hodel]

Something like this should work:

static VALUE
rb_foo(VALUE self)
{
rb_p(INT2FIX(42));
return Qnil;
}

void
Init_foo(void)
{
VALUE klass =3D rb_const_get(rb_cObject, rb_intern("Foo"));
rb_define_method(klass, "foo", rb_foo, 0);
}

It's better with RubyInline:

require 'rubygems'
require 'inline'

class Foo
inline :C do |builder|
builder.c <<-C
void foo() {
rb_p(INT2FIX(42));
}
C
end
end

Foo.new.foo