Fixed set_string_pointer to always create a new string object.

Author: CookStar

addons/source-python/packages/source-python/memory/manager.py

@@ -467,7 +467,16 @@ def fset(ptr, value):
 
             # Handle native type
             else:
-                getattr(ptr, 'set_' + type_name)(value, offset)
+                # Handle string pointer type
+                if type_name == Type.STRING_POINTER:
+                    string_pointer = ptr.set_string_pointer(value, offset)
+                    string_pointer.auto_dealloc = True
+
+                    # Make sure the value will not deallocate as long as it is
+                    # part of this object
+                    ptr._pointer_values[offset] = string_pointer
+                else:
+                    getattr(ptr, 'set_' + type_name)(value, offset)
 
         return property(fget, fset, None, doc)
 
@@ -521,8 +530,17 @@ def fset(ptr, value):
                     # Set the pointer
                     ptr.set_pointer(instance_ptr, offset)
 
-                # Set the value
-                getattr(instance_ptr, 'set_' + type_name)(value)
+                # Handle string pointer type
+                if type_name == Type.STRING_POINTER:
+                    string_pointer = instance_ptr.set_string_pointer(value, offset)
+                    string_pointer.auto_dealloc = True
+
+                    # Make sure the value will not deallocate as long as it is
+                    # part of this object
+                    ptr._pointer_values[offset] = string_pointer
+                else:
+                    # Set the value
+                    getattr(instance_ptr, 'set_' + type_name)(value)
 
         return property(fget, fset, None, doc)
 

src/core/modules/memory/memory_pointer.cpp

@@ -92,6 +92,29 @@ CPointer::CPointer(unsigned long ulAddr /* = 0 */, bool bAutoDealloc /* false */
 	m_bAutoDealloc = bAutoDealloc;
 }
 
+const char * CPointer::GetStringPointer(int iOffset /* = 0 */)
+{
+	Validate();
+	const char * result;
+	TRY_SEGV()
+		result = *(const char **) (m_ulAddr + iOffset);
+	EXCEPT_SEGV()
+	return result;
+}
+
+CPointer * CPointer::SetStringPointer(str oString, int iOffset /* = 0 */)
+{
+	Validate();
+	unsigned long length = len(oString) + 1;
+	CPointer * pPtr = new CPointer((unsigned long) UTIL_Alloc(length), false);
+	char * value = (char *) pPtr->m_ulAddr;
+	memcpy(value, extract<const char *>(oString), length);
+	TRY_SEGV()
+		*(const char **) (m_ulAddr + iOffset) = value;
+	EXCEPT_SEGV()
+	return pPtr;
+}
+
 const char * CPointer::GetStringArray(int iOffset /* = 0 */)
 {
 	Validate();

src/core/modules/memory/memory_pointer.h

@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ class CPointer
 		EXCEPT_SEGV()
 	}
 
+	const char *        GetStringPointer(int iOffset = 0);
+	CPointer*           SetStringPointer(str oString, int iOffset = 0);
+
 	const char *        GetStringArray(int iOffset = 0);
 	void                SetStringArray(char* szText, int iOffset = 0);
 

src/core/modules/memory/memory_wrap.cpp

@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ void export_pointer(scope _memory)
 		EXPOSE_GET_SET_TYPE(ulong_long, unsigned long long)
 		EXPOSE_GET_SET_TYPE(float, float)
 		EXPOSE_GET_SET_TYPE(double, double)
-		EXPOSE_GET_SET_TYPE(string_pointer, const char*)
 
 		.def("get_pointer",
 			&CPointer::GetPtr,
@@ -210,6 +209,12 @@ void export_pointer(scope _memory)
 			manage_new_object_policy()
 		)
 
+		.def("get_string_pointer",
+			&CPointer::GetStringPointer,
+			"Returns the value at the memory location.",
+			(arg("offset")=0)
+		)
+
 		.def("get_string_array",
 			&CPointer::GetStringArray,
 			"Returns the value at the memory location.",
@@ -222,10 +227,17 @@ void export_pointer(scope _memory)
 			("value", arg("offset")=0)
 		)
 
+		.def("set_string_pointer",
+			&CPointer::SetStringPointer,
+			"Sets the value at the given memory location. This string object must be deallocated by the user. Returns the string object.",
+			("value", arg( "offset")=0),
+			manage_new_object_policy()
+		)
+
 		.def("set_string_array",
 			&CPointer::SetStringArray,
 			"Sets the value at the given memory location.",
-			("value",arg( "offset")=0)
+			("value", arg( "offset")=0)
 		)
 
 		// Other methods
@@ -1048,6 +1060,7 @@ void export_global_variables(scope _memory)
 	ADD_NATIVE_TYPE_SIZE("DOUBLE", double)
 	ADD_NATIVE_TYPE_SIZE("POINTER", void*)
 	ADD_NATIVE_TYPE_SIZE("STRING", char*)
+	ADD_NATIVE_TYPE_SIZE("STRING_POINTER", char*)
 
 	_memory.attr("NULL") = object(CPointer());