hx-objc-externs

This is a Haxe extern generator for Objective-C classes, structs, and functions. It is intended to bridge the gap between OS X and iOS native API and Haxe hxcpp projects by providing easy access to the API in a type-safe manner. Currently it is implemented as a parser of the AST output produced by the clang compiler.

Features

• [x] Interfaces (-> Haxe classes)
  • [x] Instance methods
  • [x] Static methods
  • [ ] Properties (getters and setters are methods, so using the methods still works)
• [x] Protocols (-> Haxe interfaces)
  • [x] Instance methods (implicitly also declared on implementing classes, even when not present)
• [x] Records / structs (-> Haxe classes with @:structAccess)
  • [x] Member fields
• [x] Enums
• [x] Global functions
• [ ] Better integration with cpp.objc.* types (currently only NSString and NSDictionary are used)
• [ ] Type parameters

Generated externs

Externs provided in this repository:

• externs/uikit10.2
  • -lib objc-uikit10.2
  • package: com.apple.*
  • includes some NS* types from Foundation, CA and CG
  • from the iPhoneOS10.2 SDK
  • full AST dump of <UIKit/UIKit.h> in clang-ast/uikit10.2.txt

Usage

This repository is intended to host the generator and several different extern libraries. To use an extern library:

cd "LOCATION"
git clone https://github.com/Aurel300/hx-objc-externs.git
haxelib dev objc-uikit10.2 "LOCATION/hx-objc-externs/externs/uikit10.2"

(Where LOCATION is a path of your choosing.)

Then, in your project, add the externs with -lib objc-uikit10.2.