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Function: dlopen()

dlopen<T>(path, symbols): DlopenResult<T>

Load a shared library and bind symbols as callable functions.

Types can be specified as SimpleType objects or as string aliases (e.g. 'i32', 'string', 'ptr').

import { dlopen } from 'tjs:ffi';

const { symbols, close } = dlopen('./libfoo.dylib', {
    add: { args: ['i32', 'i32'], returns: 'i32' },
    version: { args: [], returns: 'string' },
});

console.log(symbols.add(1, 2));
console.log(symbols.version());
close();

Type Parameters​

T​

T extends Record<string, DlopenSymbol>

Parameters​

path​

string

Path to the shared library.

symbols​

T

Object mapping symbol names to their type signatures.

Returns​

DlopenResult<T>