Merge pull request #406 from wjakob/master

operators should return NotImplemented given unsupported input (fixes #393)

docs/advanced.rst

@@ -90,10 +90,13 @@ is really just short hand notation for
 
 
     .def("__mul__", [](const Vector2 &a, float b) {
     .def("__mul__", [](const Vector2 &a, float b) {
         return a * b;
         return a * b;
-    })
+    }, py::is_operator())
 
 
 This can be useful for exposing additional operators that don't exist on the
 This can be useful for exposing additional operators that don't exist on the
-C++ side, or to perform other types of customization.
+C++ side, or to perform other types of customization. The ``py::is_operator``
+flag marker is needed to inform pybind11 that this is an operator, which
+returns ``NotImplemented`` when invoked with incompatible arguments rather than
+throwing a type error.
 
 
 .. note::
 .. note::
 
 

include/pybind11/attr.h

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ NAMESPACE_BEGIN(pybind11)
 /// Annotation for methods
 /// Annotation for methods
 struct is_method { handle class_; is_method(const handle &c) : class_(c) { } };
 struct is_method { handle class_; is_method(const handle &c) : class_(c) { } };
 
 
+/// Annotation for operators
+struct is_operator { };
+
 /// Annotation for parent scope
 /// Annotation for parent scope
 struct scope { handle value; scope(const handle &s) : value(s) { } };
 struct scope { handle value; scope(const handle &s) : value(s) { } };
 
 
@@ -57,6 +60,10 @@ struct argument_record {
 
 
 /// Internal data structure which holds metadata about a bound function (signature, overloads, etc.)
 /// Internal data structure which holds metadata about a bound function (signature, overloads, etc.)
 struct function_record {
 struct function_record {
+    function_record()
+        : is_constructor(false), is_stateless(false), is_operator(false),
+          has_args(false), has_kwargs(false) { }
+
     /// Function name
     /// Function name
     char *name = nullptr; /* why no C++ strings? They generate heavier code.. */
     char *name = nullptr; /* why no C++ strings? They generate heavier code.. */
 
 
@@ -87,6 +94,9 @@ struct function_record {
     /// True if this is a stateless function pointer
     /// True if this is a stateless function pointer
     bool is_stateless : 1;
     bool is_stateless : 1;
 
 
+    /// True if this is an operator (__add__), etc.
+    bool is_operator : 1;
+
     /// True if the function has a '*args' argument
     /// True if the function has a '*args' argument
     bool has_args : 1;
     bool has_args : 1;
 
 
@@ -198,6 +208,10 @@ template <> struct process_attribute<scope> : process_attribute_default<scope> {
     static void init(const scope &s, function_record *r) { r->scope = s.value; }
     static void init(const scope &s, function_record *r) { r->scope = s.value; }
 };
 };
 
 
+/// Process an attribute which indicates that this function is an operator
+template <> struct process_attribute<is_operator> : process_attribute_default<is_operator> {
+    static void init(const is_operator &, function_record *r) { r->is_operator = true; }
+};
 
 
 /// Process a keyword argument attribute (*without* a default value)
 /// Process a keyword argument attribute (*without* a default value)
 template <> struct process_attribute<arg> : process_attribute_default<arg> {
 template <> struct process_attribute<arg> : process_attribute_default<arg> {

include/pybind11/operators.h

@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ template <op_id id, op_type ot, typename L, typename R> struct op_ {
         typedef typename std::conditional<std::is_same<L, self_t>::value, Base, L>::type L_type;
         typedef typename std::conditional<std::is_same<L, self_t>::value, Base, L>::type L_type;
         typedef typename std::conditional<std::is_same<R, self_t>::value, Base, R>::type R_type;
         typedef typename std::conditional<std::is_same<R, self_t>::value, Base, R>::type R_type;
         typedef op_impl<id, ot, Base, L_type, R_type> op;
         typedef op_impl<id, ot, Base, L_type, R_type> op;
-        cl.def(op::name(), &op::execute, extra...);
+        cl.def(op::name(), &op::execute, is_operator(), extra...);
     }
     }
     template <typename Class, typename... Extra> void execute_cast(Class &cl, const Extra&... extra) const {
     template <typename Class, typename... Extra> void execute_cast(Class &cl, const Extra&... extra) const {
         typedef typename Class::type Base;
         typedef typename Class::type Base;
         typedef typename std::conditional<std::is_same<L, self_t>::value, Base, L>::type L_type;
         typedef typename std::conditional<std::is_same<L, self_t>::value, Base, L>::type L_type;
         typedef typename std::conditional<std::is_same<R, self_t>::value, Base, R>::type R_type;
         typedef typename std::conditional<std::is_same<R, self_t>::value, Base, R>::type R_type;
         typedef op_impl<id, ot, Base, L_type, R_type> op;
         typedef op_impl<id, ot, Base, L_type, R_type> op;
-        cl.def(op::name(), &op::execute_cast, extra...);
+        cl.def(op::name(), &op::execute_cast, is_operator(), extra...);
     }
     }
 };
 };
 
 

include/pybind11/pybind11.h

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ public:
     object name() const { return attr("__name__"); }
     object name() const { return attr("__name__"); }
 
 
 protected:
 protected:
+    /// Space optimization: don't inline this frequently instantiated fragment
+    PYBIND11_NOINLINE detail::function_record *make_function_record() {
+        return new detail::function_record();
+    }
+
     /// Special internal constructor for functors, lambda functions, etc.
     /// Special internal constructor for functors, lambda functions, etc.
     template <typename Func, typename Return, typename... Args, typename... Extra>
     template <typename Func, typename Return, typename... Args, typename... Extra>
     void initialize(Func &&f, Return (*)(Args...), const Extra&... extra) {
     void initialize(Func &&f, Return (*)(Args...), const Extra&... extra) {
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ protected:
         struct capture { typename std::remove_reference<Func>::type f; };
         struct capture { typename std::remove_reference<Func>::type f; };
 
 
         /* Store the function including any extra state it might have (e.g. a lambda capture object) */
         /* Store the function including any extra state it might have (e.g. a lambda capture object) */
-        auto rec = new detail::function_record();
+        auto rec = make_function_record();
 
 
         /* Store the capture object directly in the function record if there is enough space */
         /* Store the capture object directly in the function record if there is enough space */
         if (sizeof(capture) <= sizeof(rec->data)) {
         if (sizeof(capture) <= sizeof(rec->data)) {
@@ -241,9 +246,6 @@ protected:
         rec->signature = strdup(signature.c_str());
         rec->signature = strdup(signature.c_str());
         rec->args.shrink_to_fit();
         rec->args.shrink_to_fit();
         rec->is_constructor = !strcmp(rec->name, "__init__") || !strcmp(rec->name, "__setstate__");
         rec->is_constructor = !strcmp(rec->name, "__init__") || !strcmp(rec->name, "__setstate__");
-        rec->is_stateless = false;
-        rec->has_args = false;
-        rec->has_kwargs = false;
         rec->nargs = (uint16_t) args;
         rec->nargs = (uint16_t) args;
 
 
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
@@ -454,6 +456,9 @@ protected:
         }
         }
 
 
         if (result.ptr() == PYBIND11_TRY_NEXT_OVERLOAD) {
         if (result.ptr() == PYBIND11_TRY_NEXT_OVERLOAD) {
+            if (overloads->is_operator)
+                return handle(Py_NotImplemented).inc_ref().ptr();
+
             std::string msg = "Incompatible " + std::string(overloads->is_constructor ? "constructor" : "function") +
             std::string msg = "Incompatible " + std::string(overloads->is_constructor ? "constructor" : "function") +
                               " arguments. The following argument types are supported:\n";
                               " arguments. The following argument types are supported:\n";
             int ctr = 0;
             int ctr = 0;

tests/test_issues.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@ struct NestA : NestABase { int value = 3; NestA& operator+=(int i) { value += i;
 struct NestB { NestA a; int value = 4; NestB& operator-=(int i) { value -= i; return *this; } TRACKERS(NestB) };
 struct NestB { NestA a; int value = 4; NestB& operator-=(int i) { value -= i; return *this; } TRACKERS(NestB) };
 struct NestC { NestB b; int value = 5; NestC& operator*=(int i) { value *= i; return *this; } TRACKERS(NestC) };
 struct NestC { NestB b; int value = 5; NestC& operator*=(int i) { value *= i; return *this; } TRACKERS(NestC) };
 
 
+/// #393
+class OpTest1 {};
+class OpTest2 {};
+
+OpTest1 operator+(const OpTest1 &, const OpTest1 &) {
+    py::print("Add OpTest1 with OpTest1");
+    return OpTest1();
+}
+OpTest2 operator+(const OpTest2 &, const OpTest2 &) {
+    py::print("Add OpTest2 with OpTest2");
+    return OpTest2();
+}
+OpTest2 operator+(const OpTest2 &, const OpTest1 &) {
+    py::print("Add OpTest2 with OpTest1");
+    return OpTest2();
+}
+
 void init_issues(py::module &m) {
 void init_issues(py::module &m) {
     py::module m2 = m.def_submodule("issues");
     py::module m2 = m.def_submodule("issues");
 
 
@@ -230,6 +247,16 @@ void init_issues(py::module &m) {
         .def("A_value", &OverrideTest::A_value)
         .def("A_value", &OverrideTest::A_value)
         .def("A_ref", &OverrideTest::A_ref);
         .def("A_ref", &OverrideTest::A_ref);
 
 
+    /// Issue 393: need to return NotSupported to ensure correct arithmetic operator behavior
+    py::class_<OpTest1>(m2, "OpTest1")
+        .def(py::init<>())
+        .def(py::self + py::self);
+
+    py::class_<OpTest2>(m2, "OpTest2")
+        .def(py::init<>())
+        .def(py::self + py::self)
+        .def("__add__", [](const OpTest2& c2, const OpTest1& c1) { return c2 + c1; })
+        .def("__radd__", [](const OpTest2& c2, const OpTest1& c1) { return c2 + c1; });
 }
 }
 
 
 // MSVC workaround: trying to use a lambda here crashes MSCV
 // MSVC workaround: trying to use a lambda here crashes MSCV

tests/test_issues.py

@@ -181,3 +181,16 @@ def test_override_ref():
     assert a.value == "hi"
     assert a.value == "hi"
     a.value = "bye"
     a.value = "bye"
     assert a.value == "bye"
     assert a.value == "bye"
+
+def test_operators_notimplemented(capture):
+    from pybind11_tests.issues import OpTest1, OpTest2
+    with capture:
+        C1, C2 = OpTest1(), OpTest2()
+        C1 + C1
+        C2 + C2
+        C2 + C1
+        C1 + C2
+    assert capture == """Add OpTest1 with OpTest1
+Add OpTest2 with OpTest2
+Add OpTest2 with OpTest1
+Add OpTest2 with OpTest1"""