faiss_c.h

/**
 * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
 *
 * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
 * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 */

// Copyright 2004-present Facebook. All Rights Reserved.
// -*- c -*-

/// Macros and typedefs for C wrapper API declarations

#ifndef FAISS_C_H
#define FAISS_C_H

#include <stdint.h>

typedef int64_t faiss_idx_t; ///< all indices are this type
typedef faiss_idx_t idx_t;
typedef float faiss_component_t; ///< all vector components are this type
typedef float faiss_distance_t; ///< all distances between vectors are this type

/// Declare an opaque type for a class type `clazz`.
#define FAISS_DECLARE_CLASS(clazz) typedef struct Faiss##clazz##_H Faiss##clazz;

/// Declare an opaque type for a class type `clazz`, while
/// actually aliasing it to an existing parent class type `parent`.
#define FAISS_DECLARE_CLASS_INHERITED(clazz, parent) \
    typedef struct Faiss##parent##_H Faiss##clazz;

/// Declare a dynamic downcast operation from a base `FaissIndex*` pointer
/// type to a more specific index type. The function returns the same pointer
/// if the downcast is valid, and `NULL` otherwise.
#define FAISS_DECLARE_INDEX_DOWNCAST(clazz) \
    Faiss##clazz* faiss_##clazz##_cast(FaissIndex*);

/// Declare a getter for the field `name` in class `clazz`,
/// of return type `ty`
#define FAISS_DECLARE_GETTER(clazz, ty, name) \
    ty faiss_##clazz##_##name(const Faiss##clazz*);

/// Declare a setter for the field `name` in class `clazz`,
/// in which the user provides a value of type `ty`
#define FAISS_DECLARE_SETTER(clazz, ty, name) \
    void faiss_##clazz##_set_##name(Faiss##clazz*, ty);

/// Declare a getter and setter for the field `name` in class `clazz`.
#define FAISS_DECLARE_GETTER_SETTER(clazz, ty, name) \
    FAISS_DECLARE_GETTER(clazz, ty, name)            \
    FAISS_DECLARE_SETTER(clazz, ty, name)

/// Declare a destructor function which frees an object of
/// type `clazz`.
#define FAISS_DECLARE_DESTRUCTOR(clazz) \
    void faiss_##clazz##_free(Faiss##clazz* obj);

#endif