yoke/

yokeable.rs

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#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
use alloc::borrow::{Cow, ToOwned};
use core::{marker::PhantomData, mem};

/// The `Yokeable<'a>` trait is implemented on the `'static` version of any zero-copy type; for
/// example, `Cow<'static, T>` implements `Yokeable<'a>` (for all `'a`).
///
/// One can use
/// `Yokeable::Output` on this trait to obtain the "lifetime'd" value of the `Cow<'static, T>`,
/// e.g. `<Cow<'static, T> as Yokeable<'a>'>::Output` is `Cow<'a, T>`.
///
/// A [`Yokeable`] type is essentially one with a covariant lifetime parameter,
/// matched to the parameter in the trait definition. The trait allows one to cast
/// the covariant lifetime to and from `'static`.
///
/// **Most of the time, if you need to implement [`Yokeable`], you should be able to use the safe
/// [`#[derive(Yokeable)]`](yoke_derive::Yokeable) custom derive.**
///
/// While Rust does not yet have GAT syntax, for the purpose of this documentation
/// we shall refer to "`Self` with a lifetime `'a`" with the syntax `Self<'a>`.
/// Self<'static> is a stand-in for the HKT Self<'_>: lifetime -> type.
///
/// With this terminology, [`Yokeable`]  exposes ways to cast between `Self<'static>` and `Self<'a>` generically.
/// This is useful for turning covariant lifetimes to _dynamic_ lifetimes, where `'static` is
/// used as a way to "erase" the lifetime.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// This trait is safe to implement on types with a _covariant_ lifetime parameter, i.e. one where
/// [`Self::transform()`]'s body can simply be `{ self }`. This will occur when the lifetime
/// parameter is used within references, but not in the arguments of function pointers or in mutable
/// positions (either in `&mut` or via interior mutability)
///
/// This trait must be implemented on the `'static` version of such a type, e.g. one should
/// implement `Yokeable<'a>` (for all `'a`) on `Cow<'static, T>`.
///
/// This trait is also safe to implement on types that do not borrow memory.
///
/// There are further constraints on implementation safety on individual methods.
///
/// # Implementation example
///
/// Implementing this trait manually is unsafe. Where possible, you should use the safe
/// [`#[derive(Yokeable)]`](yoke_derive::Yokeable) custom derive instead. We include an example
/// in case you have your own zero-copy abstractions you wish to make yokeable.
///
/// ```rust
/// # use yoke::Yokeable;
/// # use std::borrow::Cow;
/// # use std::{mem, ptr};
/// struct Bar<'a> {
///     numbers: Cow<'a, [u8]>,
///     string: Cow<'a, str>,
///     owned: Vec<u8>,
/// }
///
/// unsafe impl<'a> Yokeable<'a> for Bar<'static> {
///     type Output = Bar<'a>;
///     fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Bar<'a> {
///         // covariant lifetime cast, can be done safely
///         self
///     }
///
///     fn transform_owned(self) -> Bar<'a> {
///         // covariant lifetime cast, can be done safely
///         self
///     }
///
///     unsafe fn make(from: Bar<'a>) -> Self {
///         unsafe { mem::transmute(from) }
///     }
///
///     fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
///     where
///         F: 'static + FnOnce(&'a mut Self::Output),
///     {
///         unsafe { f(mem::transmute::<&mut Self, &mut Self::Output>(self)) }
///     }
/// }
/// ```
pub unsafe trait Yokeable<'a>: 'static {
    /// This type MUST be `Self` with the `'static` replaced with `'a`, i.e. `Self<'a>`
    type Output: 'a;

    /// This method must cast `self` between `&'a Self<'static>` and `&'a Self<'a>`.
    ///
    /// # Implementation safety
    ///
    /// If the invariants of [`Yokeable`] are being satisfied, the body of this method
    /// should simply be `{ self }`, though it's acceptable to include additional assertions
    /// if desired.
    fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Self::Output;

    /// This method must cast `self` between `Self<'static>` and `Self<'a>`.
    ///
    /// # Implementation safety
    ///
    /// If the invariants of [`Yokeable`] are being satisfied, the body of this method
    /// should simply be `{ self }`, though it's acceptable to include additional assertions
    /// if desired.
    fn transform_owned(self) -> Self::Output;

    /// This method can be used to cast away `Self<'a>`'s lifetime.
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// The returned value must be destroyed before the data `from` was borrowing from is.
    ///
    /// # Implementation safety
    ///
    /// A safe implementation of this method must be equivalent to a transmute between
    /// `Self<'a>` and `Self<'static>`
    unsafe fn make(from: Self::Output) -> Self;

    /// This method must cast `self` between `&'a mut Self<'static>` and `&'a mut Self<'a>`,
    /// and pass it to `f`.
    ///
    /// # Implementation safety
    ///
    /// A safe implementation of this method must be equivalent to a pointer cast/transmute between
    /// `&mut Self<'a>` and `&mut Self<'static>` being passed to `f`
    ///
    /// # Why is this safe?
    ///
    /// Typically covariant lifetimes become invariant when hidden behind an `&mut`,
    /// which is why the implementation of this method cannot just be `f(self)`.
    /// The reason behind this is that while _reading_ a covariant lifetime that has been cast to a shorter
    /// one is always safe (this is roughly the definition of a covariant lifetime), writing
    /// may not necessarily be safe since you could write a smaller reference to it. For example,
    /// the following code is unsound because it manages to stuff a `'a` lifetime into a `Cow<'static>`
    ///
    /// ```rust,compile_fail
    /// # use std::borrow::Cow;
    /// # use yoke::Yokeable;
    /// struct Foo {
    ///     str: String,
    ///     cow: Cow<'static, str>,
    /// }
    ///
    /// fn unsound<'a>(foo: &'a mut Foo) {
    ///     let a: &str = &foo.str;
    ///     foo.cow.transform_mut(|cow| *cow = Cow::Borrowed(a));
    /// }
    /// ```
    ///
    /// However, this code will not compile because [`Yokeable::transform_mut()`] requires `F: 'static`.
    /// This enforces that while `F` may mutate `Self<'a>`, it can only mutate it in a way that does
    /// not insert additional references. For example, `F` may call `to_owned()` on a `Cow` and mutate it,
    /// but it cannot insert a new _borrowed_ reference because it has nowhere to borrow _from_ --
    /// `f` does not contain any borrowed references, and while we give it `Self<'a>` (which contains borrowed
    /// data), that borrowed data is known to be valid
    ///
    /// Note that the `for<'b>` is also necessary, otherwise the following code would compile:
    ///
    /// ```rust,compile_fail
    /// # use std::borrow::Cow;
    /// # use yoke::Yokeable;
    /// # use std::mem;
    /// #
    /// // also safely implements Yokeable<'a>
    /// struct Bar<'a> {
    ///     num: u8,
    ///     cow: Cow<'a, u8>,
    /// }
    ///
    /// fn unsound<'a>(bar: &'a mut Bar<'static>) {
    ///     bar.transform_mut(move |bar| bar.cow = Cow::Borrowed(&bar.num));
    /// }
    /// #
    /// # unsafe impl<'a> Yokeable<'a> for Bar<'static> {
    /// #     type Output = Bar<'a>;
    /// #     fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Bar<'a> {
    /// #         self
    /// #     }
    /// #
    /// #     fn transform_owned(self) -> Bar<'a> {
    /// #         // covariant lifetime cast, can be done safely
    /// #         self
    /// #     }
    /// #
    /// #     unsafe fn make(from: Bar<'a>) -> Self {
    /// #         let ret = mem::transmute_copy(&from);
    /// #         mem::forget(from);
    /// #         ret
    /// #     }
    /// #
    /// #     fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
    /// #     where
    /// #         F: 'static + FnOnce(&'a mut Self::Output),
    /// #     {
    /// #         unsafe { f(mem::transmute(self)) }
    /// #     }
    /// # }
    /// ```
    ///
    /// which is unsound because `bar` could be moved later, and we do not want to be able to
    /// self-insert references to it.
    ///
    /// The `for<'b>` enforces this by stopping the author of the closure from matching up the input
    /// `&'b Self::Output` lifetime with `'a` and borrowing directly from it.
    ///
    /// Thus the only types of mutations allowed are ones that move around already-borrowed data, or
    /// introduce new owned data:
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use std::borrow::Cow;
    /// # use yoke::Yokeable;
    /// struct Foo {
    ///     str: String,
    ///     cow: Cow<'static, str>,
    /// }
    ///
    /// fn sound(foo: &mut Foo) {
    ///     foo.cow.transform_mut(move |cow| cow.to_mut().push('a'));
    /// }
    /// ```
    ///
    /// More formally, a reference to an object that `f` assigns to a reference
    /// in Self<'a> could be obtained from:
    ///  - a local variable: the compiler rejects the assignment because 'a certainly
    ///    outlives local variables in f.
    ///  - a field in its argument: because of the for<'b> bound, the call to `f`
    ///    must be valid for a particular 'b that is strictly shorter than 'a. Thus,
    ///    the compiler rejects the assignment.
    ///  - a reference field in Self<'a>: this does not extend the set of
    ///    non-static lifetimes reachable from Self<'a>, so this is fine.
    ///  - one of f's captures: since F: 'static, the resulting reference must refer
    ///    to 'static data.
    ///  - a static or thread_local variable: ditto.
    fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
    where
        // be VERY CAREFUL changing this signature, it is very nuanced (see above)
        F: 'static + for<'b> FnOnce(&'b mut Self::Output);
}

#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
// Safety: Cow<'a, _> is covariant in 'a.
unsafe impl<'a, T: 'static + ToOwned + ?Sized> Yokeable<'a> for Cow<'static, T>
where
    <T as ToOwned>::Owned: Sized,
{
    type Output = Cow<'a, T>;
    #[inline]
    fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Cow<'a, T> {
        // Doesn't need unsafe: `'a` is covariant so this lifetime cast is always safe
        self
    }
    #[inline]
    fn transform_owned(self) -> Cow<'a, T> {
        // Doesn't need unsafe: `'a` is covariant so this lifetime cast is always safe
        self
    }
    #[inline]
    unsafe fn make(from: Cow<'a, T>) -> Self {
        // i hate this
        // unfortunately Rust doesn't think `mem::transmute` is possible since it's not sure the sizes
        // are the same
        debug_assert!(mem::size_of::<Cow<'a, T>>() == mem::size_of::<Self>());
        let ptr: *const Self = (&from as *const Self::Output).cast();
        let _ = core::mem::ManuallyDrop::new(from);
        // Safety: `ptr` is certainly valid, aligned and points to a properly initialized value, as
        // it comes from a value that was moved into a ManuallyDrop.
        unsafe { core::ptr::read(ptr) }
    }
    #[inline]
    fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
    where
        F: 'static + for<'b> FnOnce(&'b mut Self::Output),
    {
        // Cast away the lifetime of Self
        // Safety: this is equivalent to f(transmute(self)), and the documentation of the trait
        // method explains why doing so is sound.
        unsafe { f(mem::transmute::<&'a mut Self, &'a mut Self::Output>(self)) }
    }
}

// Safety: &'a T is covariant in 'a.
unsafe impl<'a, T: 'static + ?Sized> Yokeable<'a> for &'static T {
    type Output = &'a T;
    #[inline]
    fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a &'a T {
        // Doesn't need unsafe: `'a` is covariant so this lifetime cast is always safe
        self
    }
    #[inline]
    fn transform_owned(self) -> &'a T {
        // Doesn't need unsafe: `'a` is covariant so this lifetime cast is always safe
        self
    }
    #[inline]
    unsafe fn make(from: &'a T) -> Self {
        // Safety: function safety invariant guarantees that the returned reference
        // will never be used beyond its original lifetime.
        unsafe { mem::transmute(from) }
    }
    #[inline]
    fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
    where
        F: 'static + for<'b> FnOnce(&'b mut Self::Output),
    {
        // Cast away the lifetime of Self
        // Safety: this is equivalent to f(transmute(self)), and the documentation of the trait
        // method explains why doing so is sound.
        unsafe { f(mem::transmute::<&'a mut Self, &'a mut Self::Output>(self)) }
    }
}

#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
// Safety: Vec<T: 'static> never borrows.
unsafe impl<'a, T: 'static> Yokeable<'a> for alloc::vec::Vec<T> {
    type Output = alloc::vec::Vec<T>;
    #[inline]
    fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a alloc::vec::Vec<T> {
        self
    }
    #[inline]
    fn transform_owned(self) -> alloc::vec::Vec<T> {
        self
    }
    #[inline]
    unsafe fn make(from: alloc::vec::Vec<T>) -> Self {
        from
    }
    #[inline]
    fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
    where
        F: 'static + for<'b> FnOnce(&'b mut Self::Output),
    {
        f(self)
    }
}

// Safety: PhantomData is a ZST.
unsafe impl<'a, T: ?Sized + 'static> Yokeable<'a> for PhantomData<T> {
    type Output = PhantomData<T>;

    fn transform(&'a self) -> &'a Self::Output {
        self
    }

    fn transform_owned(self) -> Self::Output {
        self
    }

    unsafe fn make(from: Self::Output) -> Self {
        from
    }

    fn transform_mut<F>(&'a mut self, f: F)
    where
        // be VERY CAREFUL changing this signature, it is very nuanced (see above)
        F: 'static + for<'b> FnOnce(&'b mut Self::Output),
    {
        f(self)
    }
}