bpo-36635: Add _testinternalcapi module (GH-12841)

Add a new _testinternalcapi module to test the internal C API.

Move _Py_GetConfigsAsDict() function to the internal C API:
_testembed now uses _testinternalcapi to access the function.

Include/cpython/coreconfig.h

@@ -408,11 +408,6 @@ typedef struct {
         ._init_main = 1}
 /* Note: _PyCoreConfig_INIT sets other fields to 0/NULL */
 
-
-/* --- Function used for testing ---------------------------------- */
-
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) _Py_GetConfigsAsDict(void);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif

Include/internal/pycore_coreconfig.h

@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(_PyInitError) _PyCoreConfig_Read(_PyCoreConfig *config,
     const _PyArgv *args);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyCoreConfig_Write(const _PyCoreConfig *config);
 
+
+/* --- Function used for testing ---------------------------------- */
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) _Py_GetConfigsAsDict(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif

Lib/test/pythoninfo.py

@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def collect_get_config(info_add):
     # Dump global configuration variables, _PyCoreConfig
     # and _PyMainInterpreterConfig
     try:
-        from _testcapi import get_configs
+        from _testinternalcapi import get_configs
     except ImportError:
         return
 

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2019-04-15-16-55-49.bpo-36635.__FTq9.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a new :mod:`_testinternalcapi` module to test the internal C API.

Modules/Setup

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ _symtable symtablemodule.c
 #_struct _struct.c	# binary structure packing/unpacking
 #_weakref _weakref.c	# basic weak reference support
 #_testcapi _testcapimodule.c    # Python C API test module
+#_testinternalcapi _testinternalcapi.c -I$(srcdir)/Include/internal -DPy_BUILD_CORE_MODULE  # Python internal C API test module
 #_random _randommodule.c	# Random number generator
 #_elementtree -I$(srcdir)/Modules/expat -DHAVE_EXPAT_CONFIG_H -DUSE_PYEXPAT_CAPI _elementtree.c	# elementtree accelerator
 #_pickle _pickle.c	# pickle accelerator

Modules/_testcapimodule.c

@@ -4736,13 +4736,6 @@ decode_locale_ex(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 
-static PyObject *
-get_configs(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
-{
-    return _Py_GetConfigsAsDict();
-}
-
-
 #ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
 static PyObject *
 negative_refcount(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
@@ -4990,7 +4983,6 @@ static PyMethodDef TestMethods[] = {
     {"bad_get", (PyCFunction)(void(*)(void))bad_get, METH_FASTCALL},
     {"EncodeLocaleEx", encode_locale_ex, METH_VARARGS},
     {"DecodeLocaleEx", decode_locale_ex, METH_VARARGS},
-    {"get_configs", get_configs, METH_NOARGS},
 #ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
     {"negative_refcount", negative_refcount, METH_NOARGS},
 #endif

Modules/_testinternalcapi.c

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * C Extension module to test Python internal C APIs (Include/internal).
+ */
+
+#if !defined(Py_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN) && !defined(Py_BUILD_CORE_MODULE)
+#  error "Py_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN or Py_BUILD_CORE_MODULE must be defined"
+#endif
+
+#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+
+#include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_coreconfig.h"
+
+
+static PyObject *
+get_configs(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
+{
+    return _Py_GetConfigsAsDict();
+}
+
+
+static PyMethodDef TestMethods[] = {
+    {"get_configs", get_configs, METH_NOARGS},
+    {NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
+};
+
+
+static struct PyModuleDef _testcapimodule = {
+    PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+    "_testinternalcapi",
+    NULL,
+    -1,
+    TestMethods,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    NULL
+};
+
+
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
+PyInit__testinternalcapi(void)
+{
+    return PyModule_Create(&_testcapimodule);
+}

PCbuild/_testinternalcapi.vcxproj

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGInstrument|ARM">
+      <Configuration>PGInstrument</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGInstrument|Win32">
+      <Configuration>PGInstrument</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGInstrument|x64">
+      <Configuration>PGInstrument</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGUpdate|ARM">
+      <Configuration>PGUpdate</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGUpdate|Win32">
+      <Configuration>PGUpdate</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGUpdate|x64">
+      <Configuration>PGUpdate</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|ARM">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{900342D7-516A-4469-B1AD-59A66E49A25F}</ProjectGuid>
+    <RootNamespace>_testinternalcapi</RootNamespace>
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+    <SupportPGO>false</SupportPGO>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="python.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <CharacterSet>NotSet</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetExt>.pyd</TargetExt>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+    <Import Project="pyproject.props" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <_ProjectFileVersion>10.0.30319.1</_ProjectFileVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_testinternalcapi.c" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="..\PC\python_nt.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="pythoncore.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{cf7ac3d1-e2df-41d2-bea6-1e2556cdea26}</Project>
+      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+  </ImportGroup>
+</Project>

PCbuild/_testinternalcapi.vcxproj.filters

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{136fc5eb-7fe4-4486-8c6d-b49f37a00199}</UniqueIdentifier>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_testinternalcapi.c">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

PCbuild/pcbuild.proj

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <ExtensionModules Include="@(ExternalModules->'%(Identity)')" Condition="$(IncludeExternals)" />
     <Projects Include="@(ExtensionModules->'%(Identity).vcxproj')" Condition="$(IncludeExtensions)" />
     <!-- Test modules -->
-    <TestModules Include="_ctypes_test;_testbuffer;_testcapi;_testembed;_testimportmultiple;_testmultiphase;_testconsole" />
+    <TestModules Include="_ctypes_test;_testbuffer;_testcapi;_testinternalcapi;_testembed;_testimportmultiple;_testmultiphase;_testconsole" />
     <TestModules Include="xxlimited" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'" />
     <Projects Include="@(TestModules->'%(Identity).vcxproj')" Condition="$(IncludeTests)">
       <!-- Disable parallel build for test modules -->

PCbuild/pcbuild.sln

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_ssl", "_ssl.vcxproj", "{C6
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_testcapi", "_testcapi.vcxproj", "{6901D91C-6E48-4BB7-9FEC-700C8131DF1D}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_testinternalcapi", "_testinternalcapi.vcxproj", "{900342D7-516A-4469-B1AD-59A66E49A25F}"
+EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_testimportmultiple", "_testimportmultiple.vcxproj", "{36D0C52C-DF4E-45D0-8BC7-E294C3ABC781}"
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_tkinter", "_tkinter.vcxproj", "{4946ECAC-2E69-4BF8-A90A-F5136F5094DF}"

Programs/_testembed.c

@@ -298,42 +298,13 @@ static int test_initialize_pymain(void)
 }
 
 
-static int
-dump_config_impl(void)
-{
-    PyObject *config = _Py_GetConfigsAsDict();
-    if (config == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    PyObject *res;
-    PyObject *json = PyImport_ImportModule("json");
-    if (json) {
-        res = PyObject_CallMethod(json, "dumps", "O", config);
-        Py_DECREF(json);
-    }
-    else {
-        res = NULL;
-    }
-    Py_CLEAR(config);
-    if (res == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    PySys_FormatStdout("%S\n", res);
-    Py_DECREF(res);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
 static void
 dump_config(void)
 {
-    if (dump_config_impl() < 0) {
+    (void) PyRun_SimpleStringFlags(
-        fprintf(stderr, "failed to dump the configuration:\n");
+        "import _testinternalcapi, json; "
-        PyErr_Print();
+        "print(json.dumps(_testinternalcapi.get_configs()))",
-    }
+        0);
 }
 
 

setup.py

@@ -814,6 +814,10 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
         self.add(Extension('_testcapi', ['_testcapimodule.c'],
                            depends=['testcapi_long.h']))
 
+        # Python Internal C API test module
+        self.add(Extension('_testinternalcapi', ['_testinternalcapi.c'],
+                           extra_compile_args=['-D Py_BUILD_CORE_MODULE']))
+
         # Python PEP-3118 (buffer protocol) test module
         self.add(Extension('_testbuffer', ['_testbuffer.c']))