tuple_slice.rs

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use std::slice;

/// Allows to view uniform tuples as slices
pub trait TupleSlice<T> {
    fn as_slice(&self) -> &[T];
    fn as_mut_slice(&mut self) -> &mut [T];
}

macro_rules! impl_tuple_slice {
    ($tuple_type:ty, $size:expr) => {
        impl<T> TupleSlice<T> for $tuple_type {
            fn as_slice(&self) -> &[T] {
                unsafe {
                    let ptr = &self.0 as *const T;
                    slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, $size)
                }
            }

            fn as_mut_slice(&mut self) -> &mut [T] {
                unsafe {
                    let ptr = &mut self.0 as *mut T;
                    slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, $size)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

impl_tuple_slice!((T, T), 2);
impl_tuple_slice!((T, T, T), 3);
impl_tuple_slice!((T, T, T, T), 4);
impl_tuple_slice!((T, T, T, T, T), 5);
impl_tuple_slice!((T, T, T, T, T, T), 6);
impl_tuple_slice!((T, T, T, T, T, T, T), 7);
impl_tuple_slice!((T, T, T, T, T, T, T, T), 8);

#[test]
fn test_sliced_tuples() {
    let t2 = (100, 101);
    assert_eq!(t2.as_slice(), &[100, 101]);

    let t3 = (102, 103, 104);
    assert_eq!(t3.as_slice(), &[102, 103, 104]);

    let t4 = (105, 106, 107, 108);
    assert_eq!(t4.as_slice(), &[105, 106, 107, 108]);

    let t5 = (109, 110, 111, 112, 113);
    assert_eq!(t5.as_slice(), &[109, 110, 111, 112, 113]);

    let t6 = (114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119);
    assert_eq!(t6.as_slice(), &[114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119]);

    let t7 = (120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126);
    assert_eq!(t7.as_slice(), &[120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126]);

    let t8 = (127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134);
    assert_eq!(t8.as_slice(), &[127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134]);

}