This module provides a macro pragma which can be applied to procedural parameter types, named anyconv. Once applied, it makes the parameter to accept procedures of a particular signature, but regardless of the calling convention.

Example

import anycallconv

proc invoke(p: proc(x: int) {.anyconv.}) =
  p(1)

invoke(proc(x: int) {.cdecl.} = echo x + 1) # works
invoke(proc(x: int) {.nimcall.} = echo x - 1) # works
assert not compiles(
  invoke(proc(x: float) {.nimcall.} = echo x - 1)
)

In the above example, the macro is expanded into "proc(x: int) {.cdecl.} or proc(x: int) {.closure.} or proc(x: int) {.nimcall.} or..." in order to accept callbacks of different calling conventions. If the macro weren't applied, the first call to invoke wouldn't pass the compilation, because procedural types without pragmas have {.closure.} as the default calling convention, and thus not compatible with procedures other than those with {.closure.} or {.nimcall.}.

Note

• This actually produces a type class, which leads a procedure with such callback to be implicit generic. That is, calling the procedure many times with callbacks of N different calling conventions will cause it to instantiate at least N times.

• Using a type class for variable type will not make the variable to have multiple types, but instead cause the compiler to perform a check on it and resolve it into a single type, as stated in the language manual. The same applies to type classes created with this macro. For example,

  import anycallconv
  
  var f: (proc(x: int): int {.anyconv.}) = (proc(x: int): int {.cdecl.} = x + 1)
  # `f` is resolved to {.cdecl.}
  echo f is proc(x: int): int {.cdecl.} # true
  echo f is proc(x: int): int {.nimcall.} # false
  echo f is proc(x: int): int {.closure.} # false
  echo f is proc(x: float): float {.cdecl.} # also false

• A procedure taking such a callback should not be marked with {.exportc.}, or a fatal error is possible.