Make Debug interface more user friendly

- use String instead of Vec<u8>
- update docs
- unify fields between lua5.x/luau
- line numbers are `usize`

src/function.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use crate::memory::MemoryState;
 use crate::table::Table;
 use crate::types::{Callback, LuaRef, MaybeSend};
 use crate::util::{
-    assert_stack, check_stack, error_traceback, pop_error, ptr_to_cstr_bytes, StackGuard,
+    assert_stack, check_stack, error_traceback, linenumber_to_usize, pop_error, ptr_to_lossy_str,
+    ptr_to_str, StackGuard,
 };
 use crate::value::{FromLuaMulti, IntoLua, IntoLuaMulti};
 
@@ -52,24 +53,22 @@ impl OwnedFunction {
 /// [`Lua Debug Interface`]: https://www.lua.org/manual/5.4/manual.html#4.7
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct FunctionInfo {
-    /// A (reasonable) name of the function.
+    /// A (reasonable) name of the function (`None` if the name cannot be found).
     pub name: Option<String>,
-    /// Explains the `name` field ("global", "local", "method", "field", "upvalue", or "").
+    /// Explains the `name` field (can be `global`/`local`/`method`/`field`/`upvalue`/etc).
     ///
     /// Always `None` for Luau.
-    pub name_what: Option<String>,
-    /// A string "Lua" if the function is a Lua function, "C" if it is a C function, "main" if it is the main part of a chunk.
-    pub what: Option<String>,
-    /// The source of the chunk that created the function.
-    pub source: Option<Vec<u8>>,
-    /// A "printable" version of source, to be used in error messages.
-    pub short_src: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub name_what: Option<&'static str>,
+    /// A string `Lua` if the function is a Lua function, `C` if it is a C function, `main` if it is the main part of a chunk.
+    pub what: &'static str,
+    /// Source of the chunk that created the function.
+    pub source: Option<String>,
+    /// A "printable" version of `source`, to be used in error messages.
+    pub short_src: Option<String>,
     /// The line number where the definition of the function starts.
-    pub line_defined: i32,
-    /// The line number where the definition of the function ends.
-    ///
-    /// Always `-1` for Luau.
-    pub last_line_defined: i32,
+    pub line_defined: Option<usize>,
+    /// The line number where the definition of the function ends (not set by Luau).
+    pub last_line_defined: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 /// Luau function coverage snapshot.
@@ -391,23 +390,25 @@ impl<'lua> Function<'lua> {
             mlua_assert!(res != 0, "lua_getinfo failed with `>Sn`");
 
             FunctionInfo {
-                name: ptr_to_cstr_bytes(ar.name).map(|s| String::from_utf8_lossy(s).into_owned()),
+                name: ptr_to_lossy_str(ar.name).map(|s| s.into_owned()),
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-                name_what: ptr_to_cstr_bytes(ar.namewhat)
-                    .map(|s| String::from_utf8_lossy(s).into_owned()),
+                name_what: match ptr_to_str(ar.namewhat) {
+                    Some("") => None,
+                    val => val,
+                },
                 #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
                 name_what: None,
-                what: ptr_to_cstr_bytes(ar.what).map(|s| String::from_utf8_lossy(s).into_owned()),
-                source: ptr_to_cstr_bytes(ar.source).map(|s| s.to_vec()),
+                what: ptr_to_str(ar.what).unwrap_or("main"),
+                source: ptr_to_lossy_str(ar.source).map(|s| s.into_owned()),
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-                short_src: ptr_to_cstr_bytes(ar.short_src.as_ptr()).map(|s| s.to_vec()),
+                short_src: ptr_to_lossy_str(ar.short_src.as_ptr()).map(|s| s.into_owned()),
                 #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
-                short_src: ptr_to_cstr_bytes(ar.short_src).map(|s| s.to_vec()),
-                line_defined: ar.linedefined,
+                short_src: ptr_to_lossy_str(ar.short_src).map(|s| s.into_owned()),
+                line_defined: linenumber_to_usize(ar.linedefined),
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-                last_line_defined: ar.lastlinedefined,
+                last_line_defined: linenumber_to_usize(ar.lastlinedefined),
                 #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
-                last_line_defined: -1,
+                last_line_defined: None,
             }
         }
     }

src/hook.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
 use std::ops::{BitOr, BitOrAssign};
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ use std::os::raw::c_int;
 use ffi::lua_Debug;
 
 use crate::lua::Lua;
-use crate::util::ptr_to_cstr_bytes;
+use crate::util::{linenumber_to_usize, ptr_to_lossy_str, ptr_to_str};
 
 /// Contains information about currently executing Lua code.
 ///
@@ -78,9 +79,12 @@ impl<'lua> Debug<'lua> {
             );
 
             DebugNames {
-                name: ptr_to_cstr_bytes((*self.ar.get()).name),
+                name: ptr_to_lossy_str((*self.ar.get()).name),
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-                name_what: ptr_to_cstr_bytes((*self.ar.get()).namewhat),
+                name_what: match ptr_to_str((*self.ar.get()).namewhat) {
+                    Some("") => None,
+                    val => val,
+                },
                 #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
                 name_what: None,
             }
@@ -102,15 +106,17 @@ impl<'lua> Debug<'lua> {
             );
 
             DebugSource {
-                source: ptr_to_cstr_bytes((*self.ar.get()).source),
+                source: ptr_to_lossy_str((*self.ar.get()).source),
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-                short_src: ptr_to_cstr_bytes((*self.ar.get()).short_src.as_ptr()),
+                short_src: ptr_to_lossy_str((*self.ar.get()).short_src.as_ptr()),
                 #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
-                short_src: ptr_to_cstr_bytes((*self.ar.get()).short_src),
-                line_defined: (*self.ar.get()).linedefined,
+                short_src: ptr_to_lossy_str((*self.ar.get()).short_src),
+                line_defined: linenumber_to_usize((*self.ar.get()).linedefined),
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-                last_line_defined: (*self.ar.get()).lastlinedefined,
-                what: ptr_to_cstr_bytes((*self.ar.get()).what),
+                last_line_defined: linenumber_to_usize((*self.ar.get()).lastlinedefined),
+                #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
+                last_line_defined: None,
+                what: ptr_to_str((*self.ar.get()).what).unwrap_or("main"),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -210,18 +216,26 @@ pub enum DebugEvent {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct DebugNames<'a> {
-    pub name: Option<&'a [u8]>,
-    pub name_what: Option<&'a [u8]>,
+    /// A (reasonable) name of the function (`None` if the name cannot be found).
+    pub name: Option<Cow<'a, str>>,
+    /// Explains the `name` field (can be `global`/`local`/`method`/`field`/`upvalue`/etc).
+    ///
+    /// Always `None` for Luau.
+    pub name_what: Option<&'static str>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct DebugSource<'a> {
-    pub source: Option<&'a [u8]>,
-    pub short_src: Option<&'a [u8]>,
-    pub line_defined: i32,
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-    pub last_line_defined: i32,
-    pub what: Option<&'a [u8]>,
+    /// Source of the chunk that created the function.
+    pub source: Option<Cow<'a, str>>,
+    /// A "printable" version of `source`, to be used in error messages.
+    pub short_src: Option<Cow<'a, str>>,
+    /// The line number where the definition of the function starts.
+    pub line_defined: Option<usize>,
+    /// The line number where the definition of the function ends (not set by Luau).
+    pub last_line_defined: Option<usize>,
+    /// A string `Lua` if the function is a Lua function, `C` if it is a C function, `main` if it is the main part of a chunk.
+    pub what: &'static str,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]

src/util/mod.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use std::any::{Any, TypeId};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int, c_void};
 use std::panic::{catch_unwind, resume_unwind, AssertUnwindSafe};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::{mem, ptr, slice};
+use std::{mem, ptr, slice, str};
 
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
@@ -1066,11 +1067,25 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn get_destructed_userdata_metatable(state: *mut ffi::lua_Stat
     ffi::lua_rawgetp(state, ffi::LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, key);
 }
 
-pub(crate) unsafe fn ptr_to_cstr_bytes<'a>(input: *const c_char) -> Option<&'a [u8]> {
+pub(crate) unsafe fn ptr_to_str<'a>(input: *const c_char) -> Option<&'a str> {
     if input.is_null() {
         return None;
     }
-    Some(CStr::from_ptr(input).to_bytes())
+    str::from_utf8(CStr::from_ptr(input).to_bytes()).ok()
+}
+
+pub(crate) unsafe fn ptr_to_lossy_str<'a>(input: *const c_char) -> Option<Cow<'a, str>> {
+    if input.is_null() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(CStr::from_ptr(input).to_bytes()))
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn linenumber_to_usize(n: c_int) -> Option<usize> {
+    match n {
+        n if n < 0 => None,
+        n => Some(n as usize),
+    }
 }
 
 static DESTRUCTED_USERDATA_METATABLE: u8 = 0;

tests/function.rs

@@ -196,37 +196,37 @@ fn test_function_info() -> Result<()> {
     let function1_info = function1.info();
     #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
     assert_eq!(function1_info.name.as_deref(), Some("function1"));
-    assert_eq!(function1_info.source.as_deref(), Some(b"source1".as_ref()));
-    assert_eq!(function1_info.line_defined, 2);
+    assert_eq!(function1_info.source.as_deref(), Some("source1"));
+    assert_eq!(function1_info.line_defined, Some(2));
     #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-    assert_eq!(function1_info.last_line_defined, 4);
+    assert_eq!(function1_info.last_line_defined, Some(4));
     #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
-    assert_eq!(function1_info.last_line_defined, -1);
-    assert_eq!(function1_info.what.as_deref(), Some("Lua"));
+    assert_eq!(function1_info.last_line_defined, None);
+    assert_eq!(function1_info.what, "Lua");
 
     let function2_info = function2.info();
     assert_eq!(function2_info.name, None);
-    assert_eq!(function2_info.source.as_deref(), Some(b"source1".as_ref()));
-    assert_eq!(function2_info.line_defined, 3);
+    assert_eq!(function2_info.source.as_deref(), Some("source1"));
+    assert_eq!(function2_info.line_defined, Some(3));
     #[cfg(not(feature = "luau"))]
-    assert_eq!(function2_info.last_line_defined, 3);
+    assert_eq!(function2_info.last_line_defined, Some(3));
     #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
-    assert_eq!(function2_info.last_line_defined, -1);
-    assert_eq!(function2_info.what.as_deref(), Some("Lua"));
+    assert_eq!(function2_info.last_line_defined, None);
+    assert_eq!(function2_info.what, "Lua");
 
     let function3_info = function3.info();
     assert_eq!(function3_info.name, None);
-    assert_eq!(function3_info.source.as_deref(), Some(b"=[C]".as_ref()));
-    assert_eq!(function3_info.line_defined, -1);
-    assert_eq!(function3_info.last_line_defined, -1);
-    assert_eq!(function3_info.what.as_deref(), Some("C"));
+    assert_eq!(function3_info.source.as_deref(), Some("=[C]"));
+    assert_eq!(function3_info.line_defined, None);
+    assert_eq!(function3_info.last_line_defined, None);
+    assert_eq!(function3_info.what, "C");
 
     let print_info = globals.get::<_, Function>("print")?.info();
     #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
     assert_eq!(print_info.name.as_deref(), Some("print"));
-    assert_eq!(print_info.source.as_deref(), Some(b"=[C]".as_ref()));
-    assert_eq!(print_info.what.as_deref(), Some("C"));
-    assert_eq!(print_info.line_defined, -1);
+    assert_eq!(print_info.source.as_deref(), Some("=[C]"));
+    assert_eq!(print_info.what, "C");
+    assert_eq!(print_info.line_defined, None);
 
     Ok(())
 }

tests/hooks.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::ops::Deref;
-use std::str;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicI64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -61,9 +60,8 @@ fn test_function_calls() -> Result<()> {
         assert_eq!(debug.event(), DebugEvent::Call);
         let names = debug.names();
         let source = debug.source();
-        let name = names.name.map(|s| str::from_utf8(s).unwrap().to_owned());
-        let what = source.what.map(|s| str::from_utf8(s).unwrap().to_owned());
-        hook_output.lock().unwrap().push((name, what));
+        let name = names.name.map(|s| s.into_owned());
+        hook_output.lock().unwrap().push((name, source.what));
         Ok(())
     })?;
 
@@ -80,18 +78,12 @@ fn test_function_calls() -> Result<()> {
     if cfg!(feature = "luajit") && lua.load("jit.version_num").eval::<i64>()? >= 20100 {
         assert_eq!(
             *output,
-            vec![
-                (None, Some("main".to_string())),
-                (Some("len".to_string()), Some("Lua".to_string()))
-            ]
+            vec![(None, "main"), (Some("len".to_string()), "Lua")]
         );
     } else {
         assert_eq!(
             *output,
-            vec![
-                (None, Some("main".to_string())),
-                (Some("len".to_string()), Some("C".to_string()))
-            ]
+            vec![(None, "main"), (Some("len".to_string()), "C")]
         );
     }
 

tests/tests.rs

@@ -1226,8 +1226,8 @@ fn test_inspect_stack() -> Result<()> {
 
     let logline = lua.create_function(|lua, msg: StdString| {
         let debug = lua.inspect_stack(1).unwrap(); // caller
-        let source = debug.source().short_src.map(core::str::from_utf8);
-        let source = source.transpose().unwrap().unwrap_or("?");
+        let source = debug.source().short_src;
+        let source = source.as_deref().unwrap_or("?");
         let line = debug.curr_line();
         Ok(format!("{}:{} {}", source, line, msg))
     })?;