SharpGenTools 1.1.0 Released!

SharpGenTools 1.1 is now on NuGet! We’ve fixed a variety of issues!

Fixed Issues

• Issue #42: Support unsigned types for enums.
• Issue #53: DuplicateKeyException in ShadowContainer
• Issue #57: Make Shadow initialization threadsafe.
• Issue #61: Make methods of the form RESULT SetX(T value) generate a property of the form T X {set;} and support building get/set properties.
• Issue #62: Support spaces in project directory path.
• Issue #64: Missing null check in marshal-from-native code generation.
• Issue #66: Missing null check in native structure stackalloc.
• Issue #67: Fast Out Parameters cannot be callback interfaces.
• Issue #68: Arrays of structures with native views sometimes (it is struct-as-class) doesn’t generate fixed statement.
• Issue #70: InOut Optional Pointer-to-struct parameters generate invalid codegen.
• Miscellaneous fixes in the marshalling code generator.

New Features

Shadow auto-generation: There’s a new mapping rule, autogen-shadow. When set to true and the interface being mapped is a callback interface, the code-generator will generate the interface methods and the shadow/vtbl classes! This simplifies the work you have to do to support managed callback implementations by doing basically all of the work for you! There is more in-depth information in the docs.

Limitations:

• If a method in the interface takes an array, then you’ll have to manually write the shadow and vtbl classes. The generator currently does not have a way to understand the length of the array.
• If the callback is a dual callback (native implementation is generated) then you need to have a keep-implement-public="true" rule for all the methods of the interface.
• Property generation currently does not interface well with the shadow auto-generator, so you should add a property="false" rule for all the methods of the interface that might generate properties.