File: src\libraries\System.Private.CoreLib\src\System\Runtime\InteropServices\Marshalling\SpanMarshaller.cs
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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Text;
 
namespace System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Supports marshalling a <see cref="Span{T}"/> from managed value
    /// to a contiguous native array of the unmanaged values of the elements.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">The managed element type of the span.</typeparam>
    /// <typeparam name="TUnmanagedElement">The unmanaged type for the elements of the span.</typeparam>
    /// <remarks>
    /// A <see cref="Span{T}"/> marshalled with this marshaller will match the semantics of <see cref="MemoryMarshal.GetReference{T}(Span{T})"/>.
    /// In particular, this marshaller will pass a non-null value for a zero-length span if the span was constructed with a non-null value.
    /// </remarks>
    [CLSCompliant(false)]
    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(Span<>), MarshalMode.Default, typeof(SpanMarshaller<,>))]
    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(Span<>), MarshalMode.ManagedToUnmanagedIn, typeof(SpanMarshaller<,>.ManagedToUnmanagedIn))]
    [ContiguousCollectionMarshaller]
    public static unsafe class SpanMarshaller<T, TUnmanagedElement>
        where TUnmanagedElement : unmanaged
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Allocates the space to store the unmanaged elements.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="managed">The managed span.</param>
        /// <param name="numElements">The number of elements in the span.</param>
        /// <returns>A pointer to the block of memory for the unmanaged elements.</returns>
        public static TUnmanagedElement* AllocateContainerForUnmanagedElements(Span<T> managed, out int numElements)
        {
            // Emulate the pinning behavior:
            // If the span is over a null reference, then pass a null pointer.
            if (Unsafe.IsNullRef(ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(managed)))
            {
                numElements = 0;
                return null;
            }
 
            numElements = managed.Length;
 
            // Always allocate at least one byte when the array is zero-length.
            int spaceToAllocate = Math.Max(checked(sizeof(TUnmanagedElement) * numElements), 1);
            return (TUnmanagedElement*)Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(spaceToAllocate);
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a span of the managed collection elements.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="managed">The managed collection.</param>
        /// <returns>A span of the managed collection elements.</returns>
        public static ReadOnlySpan<T> GetManagedValuesSource(Span<T> managed)
            => managed;
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a span of the space where the unmanaged collection elements should be stored.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="unmanaged">The pointer to the block of memory for the unmanaged elements.</param>
        /// <param name="numElements">The number of elements that will be copied into the memory block.</param>
        /// <returns>A span over the unmanaged memory that can contain the specified number of elements.</returns>
        public static Span<TUnmanagedElement> GetUnmanagedValuesDestination(TUnmanagedElement* unmanaged, int numElements)
            => new Span<TUnmanagedElement>(unmanaged, numElements);
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Allocates space to store the managed elements.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="unmanaged">The unmanaged value.</param>
        /// <param name="numElements">The number of elements in the unmanaged collection.</param>
        /// <returns>A span over enough memory to contain <paramref name="numElements"/> elements.</returns>
        public static Span<T> AllocateContainerForManagedElements(TUnmanagedElement* unmanaged, int numElements)
        {
            if (unmanaged is null)
                return null;
 
            return new T[numElements];
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a span of the space where the managed collection elements should be stored.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="managed">A span over the space to store the managed elements.</param>
        /// <returns>A span over the managed memory that can contain the specified number of elements.</returns>
        public static Span<T> GetManagedValuesDestination(Span<T> managed)
            => managed;
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a span of the native collection elements.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="unmanaged">The unmanaged value.</param>
        /// <param name="numElements">The number of elements in the unmanaged collection.</param>
        /// <returns>A span over the native collection elements.</returns>
        public static ReadOnlySpan<TUnmanagedElement> GetUnmanagedValuesSource(TUnmanagedElement* unmanaged, int numElements)
            => new ReadOnlySpan<TUnmanagedElement>(unmanaged, numElements);
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Frees the allocated unmanaged memory.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="unmanaged">A pointer to the allocated unmanaged memory.</param>
        public static void Free(TUnmanagedElement* unmanaged)
            => Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem((IntPtr)unmanaged);
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Supports marshalling from managed into unmanaged in a call from managed code to unmanaged code.
        /// </summary>
        public ref struct ManagedToUnmanagedIn
        {
            // We'll keep the buffer size at a maximum of 512 bytes to avoid overflowing the stack.
            public static int BufferSize { get; } = 0x200 / sizeof(TUnmanagedElement);
 
            private Span<T> _managedArray;
            private TUnmanagedElement* _allocatedMemory;
            private Span<TUnmanagedElement> _span;
 
            /// <summary>
            /// Initializes the <see cref="SpanMarshaller{T, TUnmanagedElement}.ManagedToUnmanagedIn"/> marshaller.
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="managed">The span to be marshalled.</param>
            /// <param name="buffer">The buffer that may be used for marshalling.</param>
            /// <remarks>
            /// The <paramref name="buffer"/> must not be movable - that is, it should not be
            /// on the managed heap or it should be pinned.
            /// </remarks>
            public void FromManaged(Span<T> managed, Span<TUnmanagedElement> buffer)
            {
                _allocatedMemory = null;
                // Emulate the pinning behavior:
                // If the span is over a null reference, then pass a null pointer.
                if (Unsafe.IsNullRef(ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(managed)))
                {
                    _managedArray = null;
                    _span = default;
                    return;
                }
 
                _managedArray = managed;
 
                if (managed.Length <= buffer.Length)
                {
                    _span = buffer[0..managed.Length];
                }
                else
                {
                    int bufferSize = checked(managed.Length * sizeof(TUnmanagedElement));
                    _allocatedMemory = (TUnmanagedElement*)NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint)bufferSize);
                    _span = new Span<TUnmanagedElement>(_allocatedMemory, managed.Length);
                }
            }
 
            /// <summary>
            /// Gets a span that points to the memory where the managed values of the array are stored.
            /// </summary>
            /// <returns>A span over the managed values of the array.</returns>
            public ReadOnlySpan<T> GetManagedValuesSource() => _managedArray;
 
            /// <summary>
            /// Returns a span that points to the memory where the unmanaged values of the array should be stored.
            /// </summary>
            /// <returns>A span where unmanaged values of the array should be stored.</returns>
            public Span<TUnmanagedElement> GetUnmanagedValuesDestination() => _span;
 
            /// <summary>
            /// Returns a reference to the marshalled array.
            /// </summary>
            public ref TUnmanagedElement GetPinnableReference() => ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(_span);
 
            /// <summary>
            /// Returns the unmanaged value representing the array.
            /// </summary>
            public TUnmanagedElement* ToUnmanaged()
            {
                // Unsafe.AsPointer is safe since buffer must be pinned
                return (TUnmanagedElement*)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref GetPinnableReference());
            }
 
            /// <summary>
            /// Frees resources.
            /// </summary>
            public void Free()
            {
                NativeMemory.Free(_allocatedMemory);
            }
 
            /// <summary>
            /// Gets a pinnable reference to the managed span.
            /// </summary>
            /// <param name="managed">The managed span.</param>
            /// <returns>A reference that can be pinned and directly passed to unmanaged code.</returns>
            public static ref T GetPinnableReference(Span<T> managed)
            {
                return ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(managed);
            }
        }
    }
}