musikr: introduce this abstraction

Gets rid of a lot of the duplicate pin stuff

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/audioproperties.rs

@@ -1,28 +1,29 @@
 use super::bridge::CppAudioProperties;
+use super::this::{RefThis, This};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
 pub struct AudioProperties<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref CppAudioProperties>,
+    this: RefThis<'file_ref, CppAudioProperties>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> AudioProperties<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CppAudioProperties>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThis<'file_ref, CppAudioProperties>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
     pub fn length_in_milliseconds(&self) -> i32 {
-        self.this.as_ref().lengthInMilliseconds()
+        self.this.pin().lengthInMilliseconds()
     }
 
     pub fn bitrate(&self) -> i32 {
-        self.this.as_ref().bitrate()
+        self.this.pin().bitrate()
     }
 
     pub fn sample_rate(&self) -> i32 {
-        self.this.as_ref().sampleRate()
+        self.this.pin().sampleRate()
     }
 
     pub fn channels(&self) -> i32 {
-        self.this.as_ref().channels()
+        self.this.pin().channels()
     }
 }

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/file.rs

@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@ use super::id3v2::ID3v2Tag;
 use super::mpeg::MPEGFile;
 use super::ogg::OpusFile;
 use super::ogg::VorbisFile;
+use super::this::{RefThisMut, RefThis, This, ThisMut};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
 pub struct File<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPFile>,
+    this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPFile>
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPFile>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPFile>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
     pub fn audio_properties(&self) -> Option<AudioProperties<'file_ref>> {
-        let props_ptr = self.this.as_ref().audioProperties();
+        let props_ptr = self.this.pin().audioProperties();
         let props_ref = unsafe {
             // SAFETY:
             // - This points to a C++ FFI type ensured to be aligned by cxx's codegen.
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             //   to this, ensuring that it will not be mutated as per the aliasing rules.
             props_ptr.as_ref()
         };
-        let props_pin = props_ref.map(|props| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(props) });
+        let props_this = props_ref.map(|props| unsafe { RefThis::new(props) });
-        props_pin.map(|props| AudioProperties::new(props))
+        props_this.map(|this| AudioProperties::new(this))
     }
 
     pub fn as_opus(&mut self) -> Option<OpusFile<'file_ref>> {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             // This FFI function will be a simple C++ dynamic_cast, which checks if
             // the file can be cased down to an opus file. If the cast fails, a null
             // pointer is returned, which will be handled by as_ref's null checking.
-            bridge::File_asOpus(self.this.as_mut().get_unchecked_mut() as *mut CPPFile)
+            bridge::File_asOpus(self.this.ptr_mut() as *mut CPPFile)
         };
         let opus_ref = unsafe {
             // SAFETY:
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             //   to this, ensuring that it will not be mutated as per the aliasing rules.
             opus_file.as_mut()
         };
-        let opus_pin = opus_ref.map(|opus| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(opus) });
+        let opus_this = opus_ref.map(|opus| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(opus) });
-        opus_pin.map(|opus| OpusFile::new(opus))
+        opus_this.map(|this| OpusFile::new(this))
     }
 
     pub fn as_vorbis(&mut self) -> Option<VorbisFile<'file_ref>> {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             // This FFI function will be a simple C++ dynamic_cast, which checks if
             // the file can be cased down to an opus file. If the cast fails, a null
             // pointer is returned, which will be handled by as_ref's null checking.
-            bridge::File_asVorbis(self.this.as_mut().get_unchecked_mut() as *mut CPPFile)
+            bridge::File_asVorbis(self.this.ptr_mut() as *mut CPPFile)
         };
         let vorbis_ref = unsafe {
             // SAFETY:
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             //   to this, ensuring that it will not be mutated as per the aliasing rules.
             vorbis_file.as_mut()
         };
-        let vorbis_pin = vorbis_ref.map(|vorbis| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(vorbis) });
+        let vorbis_this = vorbis_ref.map(|vorbis| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(vorbis) });
-        vorbis_pin.map(|vorbis| VorbisFile::new(vorbis))
+        vorbis_this.map(|this| VorbisFile::new(this))
     }
 
     pub fn as_flac(&mut self) -> Option<FLACFile<'file_ref>> {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             // This FFI function will be a simple C++ dynamic_cast, which checks if
             // the file can be cased down to an opus file. If the cast fails, a null
             // pointer is returned, which will be handled by as_ref's null checking.
-            bridge::File_asFLAC(self.this.as_mut().get_unchecked_mut() as *mut CPPFile)
+            bridge::File_asFLAC(self.this.ptr_mut() as *mut CPPFile)
         };
         let flac_ref = unsafe {
             // SAFETY:
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             //   to this, ensuring that it will not be mutated as per the aliasing rules.
             flac_file.as_mut()
         };
-        let flac_pin = flac_ref.map(|flac| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(flac) });
+        let flac_this = flac_ref.map(|flac| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(flac) });
-        flac_pin.map(|flac| FLACFile::new(flac))
+        flac_this.map(|this| FLACFile::new(this))
     }
 
     pub fn as_mpeg(&mut self) -> Option<MPEGFile<'file_ref>> {
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             // This FFI function will be a simple C++ dynamic_cast, which checks if
             // the file can be cased down to an MPEG file. If the cast fails, a null
             // pointer is returned, which will be handled by as_ref's null checking.
-            bridge::File_asMPEG(self.this.as_mut().get_unchecked_mut() as *mut CPPFile)
+            bridge::File_asMPEG(self.this.ptr_mut() as *mut CPPFile)
         };
         let mpeg_ref = unsafe {
             // SAFETY:
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ impl<'file_ref> File<'file_ref> {
             //   to this, ensuring that it will not be mutated as per the aliasing rules.
             mpeg_file.as_mut()
         };
-        let mpeg_pin = mpeg_ref.map(|mpeg| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(mpeg) });
+        let mpeg_this = mpeg_ref.map(|mpeg| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(mpeg) });
-        mpeg_pin.map(|mpeg| MPEGFile::new(mpeg))
+        mpeg_this.map(|this| MPEGFile::new(this))
     }
 }

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/file_ref.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::bridge::{self, CPPFileRef};
 use super::file::File;
 use super::iostream::{BridgedIOStream, IOStream};
+use super::this::RefThisMut;
 use cxx::UniquePtr;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ impl<'io> FileRef<'io> {
             //   to this, ensuring that it will not be mutated as per the aliasing rules.
             file.as_mut()
         });
-        let file_pin = file_ref.map(|file| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(file) });
+        let file_this = file_ref.map(|file| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(file) });
-        file_pin.map(|file| File::new(file))
+        file_this.map(|this| File::new(this))
     }
 }
 

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/flac.rs

@@ -1,63 +1,51 @@
 pub use super::bridge::CPPFLACFile;
 pub use super::bridge::CPPFLACPicture;
-use super::bridge::{CPPPictureList, FLACFile_pictureList, PictureList_to_vector, Picture_data};
+use super::bridge::{CPPPictureList, FLACFile_pictureList, PictureList_to_vector, Picture_data, CPPByteVector};
-use super::tk::ByteVector;
+use super::tk::{ByteVector, OwnedByteVector};
 pub use super::xiph::XiphComment;
+use super::this::{OwnedThis, RefThisMut, RefThis, This, ThisMut};
 use cxx::UniquePtr;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
 pub struct FLACFile<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPFLACFile>,
+    this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPFLACFile>
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> FLACFile<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPFLACFile>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPFLACFile>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
     pub fn xiph_comments(&mut self) -> Option<XiphComment<'file_ref>> {
-        let this = self.this.as_mut();
+        let tag = self.this.pin_mut().xiphComment(false);
-        let tag = this.xiphComment(false);
         let tag_ref = unsafe {
             // SAFETY: This pointer is a valid type, and can only used and accessed
             // via this function and thus cannot be mutated, satisfying the aliasing rules.
             tag.as_mut()
         };
-        let tag_pin = tag_ref.map(|tag| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(tag) });
+        let tag_this = tag_ref.map(|tag| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(tag) });
-        tag_pin.map(|tag| XiphComment::new(tag))
+        tag_this.map(|this| XiphComment::new(this))
     }
 
-    pub fn picture_list(&mut self) -> PictureList<'file_ref> {
+    pub fn picture_list(&mut self) -> Option<PictureList<'file_ref>> {
-        let pictures = FLACFile_pictureList(self.this.as_mut());
+        let pictures = FLACFile_pictureList(self.this.pin_mut());
-        PictureList::new(pictures)
+        let this = unsafe { OwnedThis::new(pictures) };
+        this.map(|this| PictureList::new(this))
     }
 }
 
 pub struct PictureList<'file_ref> {
-    // PictureList is implicitly tied to the lifetime of the file_ref, despite us technically
+    this: OwnedThis<'file_ref, CPPPictureList>,
-    // """""owning"""" it.
-    _data: PhantomData<&'file_ref CPPFLACPicture>,
-    // Only in a UniquePtr because we can't marshal over ownership of the PictureList by itself over cxx.
-    this: UniquePtr<CPPPictureList>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> PictureList<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: UniquePtr<CPPPictureList>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: OwnedThis<'file_ref, CPPPictureList>) -> Self {
-        Self {
+        Self { this }
-            _data: PhantomData,
-            this,
-        }
     }
 
     pub fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<Picture<'file_ref>> {
-        let pictures = PictureList_to_vector(unsafe {
+        let pictures = PictureList_to_vector(self.this.pin());
-            // SAFETY: This pin is only used in this unsafe scope.
-            // The pin is used as a C++ this pointer in the ffi call, which does
-            // not change address by C++ semantics.
-            Pin::new_unchecked(self.this.as_ref().unwrap())
-        });
-
         let mut result = Vec::new();
         for picture_ptr in pictures.iter() {
             let picture_ptr = picture_ptr.get();
@@ -66,24 +54,25 @@ impl<'file_ref> PictureList<'file_ref> {
                 // via this function and thus cannot be mutated, satisfying the aliasing rules.
                 picture_ptr.as_ref().unwrap()
             };
-            let picture_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(picture_ref) };
+            let picture_this = unsafe { RefThis::new(picture_ref) };
-            result.push(Picture::new(picture_pin));
+            result.push(Picture::new(picture_this));
         }
         result
     }
 }
 
 pub struct Picture<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPFLACPicture>,
+    this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPFLACPicture>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> Picture<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPFLACPicture>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPFLACPicture>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
-    pub fn data(&self) -> ByteVector<'file_ref> {
+    pub fn data(&self) -> Option<OwnedByteVector<'file_ref>> {
-        let data = Picture_data(self.this);
+        let data = Picture_data(self.this.pin());
-        ByteVector::new(data)
+        let this = unsafe { OwnedThis::new(data) };
+        this.map(|this| ByteVector::new(this))
     }
 }

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/id3v2.rs

@@ -1,129 +1,126 @@
 use super::bridge::{
     self, CPPID3v2AttachedPictureFrame, CPPID3v2Frame, CPPID3v2FrameList, CPPID3v2Tag,
-    CPPID3v2TextIdentificationFrame, CPPID3v2UserTextIdentificationFrame,
+    CPPID3v2TextIdentificationFrame, CPPID3v2UserTextIdentificationFrame, CPPStringList, CPPByteVector,
 };
-use super::tk::{ByteVector, StringList};
+use super::tk::{ByteVector, StringList, OwnedByteVector, OwnedStringList};
-use cxx::UniquePtr;
+use super::this::{OwnedThis, RefThisMut, RefThis, This};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::pin::Pin;
 
 pub struct ID3v2Tag<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2Tag>,
+    this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPID3v2Tag>,
 }   
 
 impl<'file_ref> ID3v2Tag<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2Tag>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPID3v2Tag>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
-    pub fn frames(&self) -> FrameList<'file_ref> {
+    pub fn frames(&self) -> Option<FrameList<'file_ref>> {
-        let frames = bridge::Tag_frameList(self.this.as_ref());
+        let frames = bridge::Tag_frameList(self.this.pin());
-        FrameList::new(frames)
+        let this = unsafe { OwnedThis::new(frames) };
+        this.map(|this| FrameList::new(this))
     }
 }
 
 pub struct FrameList<'file_ref> {
-    _data: PhantomData<&'file_ref CPPID3v2FrameList>,
+    this: OwnedThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2FrameList>,
-    this: UniquePtr<CPPID3v2FrameList>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> FrameList<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: UniquePtr<CPPID3v2FrameList>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: OwnedThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2FrameList>) -> Self {
-        Self {
+        Self { this }
-            _data: PhantomData,
-            this,
-        }
     }
 
     pub fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<Frame<'file_ref>> {
-        let this = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(self.this.as_ref().unwrap()) };
+        let frames = bridge::FrameList_to_vector(self.this.pin());
-        let frames = bridge::FrameList_to_vector(this);
         frames
             .iter()
             .map(|frame| {
                 let frame_ptr = frame.get();
                 let frame_ref = unsafe { frame_ptr.as_ref().unwrap() };
-                let frame_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(frame_ref) };
+                let frame_this = unsafe { RefThis::new(frame_ref) };
-                Frame::new(frame_pin)
+                Frame::new(frame_this)
             })
             .collect()
     }
 }
 
 pub struct Frame<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2Frame>,
+    this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2Frame>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> Frame<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2Frame>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2Frame>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
     pub fn as_text_identification(&mut self) -> Option<TextIdentificationFrame<'file_ref>> {
-        let frame = unsafe { bridge::Frame_asTextIdentification(self.this.as_ref().get_ref()) };
+        let frame = unsafe { bridge::Frame_asTextIdentification(self.this.ptr()) };
         let frame_ref = unsafe { frame.as_ref() };
-        let frame_pin = frame_ref.map(|frame| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(frame) });
+        let frame_this = frame_ref.map(|frame| unsafe { RefThis::new(frame) });
-        frame_pin.map(|frame| TextIdentificationFrame::new(frame))
+        frame_this.map(|this| TextIdentificationFrame::new(this))
     }
 
     pub fn as_user_text_identification(
         &mut self,
     ) -> Option<UserTextIdentificationFrame<'file_ref>> {
-        let frame = unsafe { bridge::Frame_asUserTextIdentification(self.this.as_ref().get_ref()) };
+        let frame = unsafe { bridge::Frame_asUserTextIdentification(self.this.ptr()) };
         let frame_ref = unsafe { frame.as_ref() };
-        let frame_pin = frame_ref.map(|frame| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(frame) });
+        let frame_this = frame_ref.map(|frame| unsafe { RefThis::new(frame) });
-        frame_pin.map(|frame| UserTextIdentificationFrame::new(frame))
+        frame_this.map(|this| UserTextIdentificationFrame::new(this))
     }
 
     pub fn as_attached_picture(&mut self) -> Option<AttachedPictureFrame<'file_ref>> {
-        let frame = unsafe { bridge::Frame_asAttachedPicture(self.this.as_ref().get_ref()) };
+        let frame = unsafe { bridge::Frame_asAttachedPicture(self.this.ptr()) };
         let frame_ref = unsafe { frame.as_ref() };
-        let frame_pin = frame_ref.map(|frame| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(frame) });
+        let frame_this = frame_ref.map(|frame| unsafe { RefThis::new(frame) });
-        frame_pin.map(|frame| AttachedPictureFrame::new(frame))
+        frame_this.map(|this| AttachedPictureFrame::new(this))
     }
 }
 
 pub struct TextIdentificationFrame<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2TextIdentificationFrame>,
+    this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2TextIdentificationFrame>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> TextIdentificationFrame<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2TextIdentificationFrame>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2TextIdentificationFrame>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
-    pub fn field_list(&self) -> StringList<'file_ref> {
+    pub fn field_list(&self) -> Option<OwnedStringList<'file_ref>> {
-        let field_list = bridge::TextIdentificationFrame_fieldList(self.this);
+        let field_list = bridge::TextIdentificationFrame_fieldList(self.this.pin());
-        StringList::owned(field_list)
+        let this = unsafe { OwnedThis::new(field_list) };
+        this.map(|this| StringList::new(this))
     }
 }
 
 pub struct UserTextIdentificationFrame<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2UserTextIdentificationFrame>,
+    this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2UserTextIdentificationFrame>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> UserTextIdentificationFrame<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2UserTextIdentificationFrame>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2UserTextIdentificationFrame>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
-    pub fn values(&self) -> StringList<'file_ref> {
+    pub fn values(&self) -> Option<OwnedStringList<'file_ref>> {
-        let values = bridge::UserTextIdentificationFrame_fieldList(self.this);
+        let values = bridge::UserTextIdentificationFrame_fieldList(self.this.pin());
-        StringList::owned(values)
+        let this = unsafe { OwnedThis::new(values) };
+        this.map(|this| StringList::new(this))
     }
 }
 
 pub struct AttachedPictureFrame<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2AttachedPictureFrame>,
+    this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2AttachedPictureFrame>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> AttachedPictureFrame<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPID3v2AttachedPictureFrame>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThis<'file_ref, CPPID3v2AttachedPictureFrame>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
-    pub fn picture(&self) -> ByteVector<'file_ref> {
+    pub fn picture(&self) -> Option<OwnedByteVector<'file_ref>> {
-        let picture = bridge::AttachedPictureFrame_picture(self.this.as_ref());
+        let picture = bridge::AttachedPictureFrame_picture(self.this.pin());
-        ByteVector::new(picture)
+        let this = unsafe { OwnedThis::new(picture) };
+        this.map(|this| ByteVector::new(this))
     }
 }

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/mod.rs

@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ pub mod mpeg;
 pub mod ogg;
 pub mod tk;
 pub mod xiph;
+pub mod this;

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/mpeg.rs

@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 use super::bridge::{self, CPPMPEGFile};
 use super::id3v2::ID3v2Tag;
+use super::this::{RefThisMut, This, ThisMut};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
 pub struct MPEGFile<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPMPEGFile>,
+    this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPMPEGFile>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> MPEGFile<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPMPEGFile>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPMPEGFile>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
     pub fn id3v2_tag(&mut self) -> Option<ID3v2Tag<'file_ref>> {
-        let tag = self.this.as_mut().ID3v2Tag(false);
+        let tag = self.this.pin_mut().ID3v2Tag(false);
-        let tag_ref = unsafe { tag.as_ref() };
+        let tag_ref = unsafe { tag.as_mut() };
-        let tag_pin = tag_ref.map(|tag| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(tag) });
+        let tag_this = tag_ref.map(|tag| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(tag) });
-        tag_pin.map(|tag| ID3v2Tag::new(tag))
+        tag_this.map(|this| ID3v2Tag::new(this))
     }
 }

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/ogg.rs

@@ -1,47 +1,46 @@
 pub use super::bridge::{CPPOpusFile, CPPVorbisFile};
 use super::xiph::XiphComment;
+use super::this::{RefThisMut, RefThis, This};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
 pub struct VorbisFile<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPVorbisFile>,
+    this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPVorbisFile>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> VorbisFile<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPVorbisFile>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPVorbisFile>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
     pub fn xiph_comments(&self) -> Option<XiphComment<'file_ref>> {
-        let this = self.this.as_ref();
+        let tag = self.this.pin().vorbisTag();
-        let tag = this.vorbisTag();
         let tag_ref = unsafe {
             // SAFETY: This pointer is a valid type, and can only used and accessed
             // via this function and thus cannot be mutated, satisfying the aliasing rules.
             tag.as_mut()
         };
-        let tag_pin = tag_ref.map(|tag| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(tag) });
+        let tag_this = tag_ref.map(|tag| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(tag) });
-        tag_pin.map(|tag| XiphComment::new(tag))
+        tag_this.map(|this| XiphComment::new(this))
     }
 }
 
 pub struct OpusFile<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPOpusFile>,
+    this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPOpusFile>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> OpusFile<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPOpusFile>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPOpusFile>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
     pub fn xiph_comments(&self) -> Option<XiphComment<'file_ref>> {
-        let this = self.this.as_ref();
+        let tag = self.this.pin().opusTag();
-        let tag = this.opusTag();
         let tag_ref = unsafe {
             // SAFETY: This pointer is a valid type, and can only used and accessed
             // via this function and thus cannot be mutated, satisfying the aliasing rules.
             tag.as_mut()
         };
-        let tag_pin = tag_ref.map(|tag| unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(tag) });
+        let tag_this = tag_ref.map(|tag| unsafe { RefThisMut::new(tag) });
-        tag_pin.map(|tag| XiphComment::new(tag))
+        tag_this.map(|this| XiphComment::new(this))
     }
 }

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/this.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use cxx::{UniquePtr, memory::UniquePtrTarget};
+
+pub trait This<'file_ref, T> {
+    fn pin(&self) -> Pin<&T>;
+}
+
+pub trait ThisMut<'file_ref, T> : This<'file_ref, T> {
+    fn pin_mut(&mut self) -> Pin<&mut T>;
+}
+
+pub struct RefThis<'file_ref, T> {
+    this: &'file_ref T
+}
+
+impl<'file_ref, T> RefThis<'file_ref, T> {
+    pub unsafe fn new(this: &'file_ref T) -> Self {
+        // Rough informal contact is that the reference points to a C++ object
+        // that will live and not move for as long as 'file_ref.
+        Self { this }
+    }
+
+    pub fn ptr(&self) -> *const T {
+        self.this as *const T
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'file_ref, T> This<'file_ref, T> for RefThis<'file_ref, T> {
+    fn pin(&self) -> Pin<&T> {
+        unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(self.this) }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct RefThisMut<'file_ref, T> {
+    this: &'file_ref mut T,
+}
+
+impl<'file_ref, T> RefThisMut<'file_ref, T> {
+    pub unsafe fn new(this: &'file_ref mut T) -> Self {
+        Self { this }
+    }
+
+    pub fn ptr(&self) -> *const T {
+        self.this as *const T
+    }
+
+    pub fn ptr_mut(&mut self) -> *mut T {
+        self.this as *mut T
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'file_ref, T> This<'file_ref, T> for RefThisMut<'file_ref, T> {
+    fn pin(&self) -> Pin<&T> {
+        unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(self.this) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'file_ref, T> ThisMut<'file_ref, T> for RefThisMut<'file_ref, T> {
+    fn pin_mut(&mut self) -> Pin<&mut T> {
+        unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(self.this) }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct OwnedThis<'file_ref, T : UniquePtrTarget> {
+    _data: PhantomData<&'file_ref ()>,
+    this: UniquePtr<T>,
+}
+
+impl<'file_ref, T : UniquePtrTarget> OwnedThis<'file_ref, T> {
+    pub unsafe fn new(this: UniquePtr<T>) -> Option<Self> {
+        if !this.is_null() {
+            Some(Self {
+                _data: PhantomData,
+                this,
+            })
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'file_ref, T : UniquePtrTarget> This<'file_ref, T> for OwnedThis<'file_ref, T> {
+    fn pin(&self) -> Pin<&T> {
+        unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(self.this.as_ref().unwrap()) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'file_ref, T : UniquePtrTarget> ThisMut<'file_ref, T> for OwnedThis<'file_ref, T> {
+    fn pin_mut(&mut self) -> Pin<&mut T> {
+        self.this.as_mut().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/tk.rs

@@ -1,32 +1,24 @@
 use super::bridge::{self, CPPByteVector, CPPString, CPPStringList};
+use super::this::{RefThis, RefThisMut, This, OwnedThis};
 use cxx::{memory::UniquePtrTarget, UniquePtr};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::{ffi::CStr, string::ToString};
 
-enum This<'file_ref, T: UniquePtrTarget> {
+pub(super) struct String<'file_ref, T: This<'file_ref, CPPString>> {
-    Owned {
+    _data: PhantomData<&'file_ref ()>,
-        data: PhantomData<&'file_ref T>,
+    this: T,
-        this: UniquePtr<T>,
-    },
-    Ref {
-        this: Pin<&'file_ref T>,
-    },
 }
 
-pub struct String<'file_ref> {
+impl<'file_ref, T: This<'file_ref, CPPString>> String<'file_ref, T> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPString>,
+    pub(super) fn new(this: T) -> Self {
-}
+        Self { _data: PhantomData, this }
-
-impl<'file_ref> String<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPString>) -> Self {
-        Self { this }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'file_ref> ToString for String<'file_ref> {
+impl<'file_ref, T: This<'file_ref, CPPString>> ToString for String<'file_ref, T> {
     fn to_string(&self) -> std::string::String {
-        let c_str = self.this.toCString(true);
+        let c_str = self.this.pin().toCString(true);
         unsafe {
             // SAFETY:
             // - This is a C-string returned by a C++ method guaranteed to have
@@ -44,67 +36,47 @@ impl<'file_ref> ToString for String<'file_ref> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct StringList<'file_ref> {
+pub type OwnedString<'file_ref> = String<'file_ref, OwnedThis<'file_ref, CPPString>>;
-    this: This<'file_ref, CPPStringList>,
+pub type RefString<'file_ref> = String<'file_ref, RefThis<'file_ref, CPPString>>;
+pub type RefStringMut<'file_ref> = String<'file_ref, RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPString>>;
+pub(super) struct StringList<'file_ref, T: This<'file_ref, CPPStringList>> {
+    _data: PhantomData<&'file_ref ()>,
+    this: T,
 }
 
-impl<'file_ref> StringList<'file_ref> {
+pub type OwnedStringList<'file_ref> = StringList<'file_ref, OwnedThis<'file_ref, CPPStringList>>;
-    pub(super) fn owned(this: UniquePtr<CPPStringList>) -> Self {
+pub type RefStringList<'file_ref> = StringList<'file_ref, RefThis<'file_ref, CPPStringList>>;
-        Self {
+pub type RefStringListMut<'file_ref> = StringList<'file_ref, RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPStringList>>;
-            this: This::Owned {
-                data: PhantomData,
-                this,
-            },
-        }
-    }
 
-    pub(super) fn reference(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPStringList>) -> Self {
+impl<'file_ref, T: This<'file_ref, CPPStringList>> StringList<'file_ref, T> {
-        Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: T) -> Self {
-            this: This::Ref { this },
+        Self { _data: PhantomData, this }
-        }
     }
 
     pub fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<std::string::String> {
-        let pin = match &self.this {
+        let cxx_values = bridge::StringList_to_vector(self.this.pin());
-            This::Owned { this, .. } => unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(this.as_ref().unwrap()) },
-            This::Ref { this } => *this,
-        };
-        let cxx_values = bridge::StringList_to_vector(pin);
         cxx_values
             .iter()
             .map(|value| {
-                let this = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(value) };
+                let this = unsafe { RefThis::new(value) };
                 String::new(this).to_string()
             })
             .collect()
     }
 }
 
-pub struct ByteVector<'file_ref> {
+pub struct ByteVector<'file_ref, T: This<'file_ref, CPPByteVector>> {
-    // ByteVector is implicitly tied to the lifetime of the parent that owns it,
-    // so we need to track that lifetime. Only reason why it's a UniquePtr is because
-    // we can't marshal over ownership of the ByteVector by itself over cxx.
     _data: PhantomData<&'file_ref CPPByteVector>,
-    this: UniquePtr<CPPByteVector>,
+    this: T,
 }
 
-impl<'file_ref> ByteVector<'file_ref> {
+impl<'file_ref, T: This<'file_ref, CPPByteVector>> ByteVector<'file_ref, T> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: UniquePtr<CPPByteVector>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(this: T) -> Self {
-        Self {
+        Self { _data: PhantomData, this }
-            _data: PhantomData,
-            this,
-        }
     }
 
     pub fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let this_ref = self.this.as_ref().unwrap();
+        let this = self.this.pin();
-        let this = unsafe {
-            // SAFETY:
-            // - This pin is only used in this unsafe scope.
-            // - The pin is used as a C++ this pointer in the ffi call, which does
-            //   not change address by C++ semantics.
-            Pin::new_unchecked(this_ref)
-        };
         let size = this.size().try_into().unwrap();
         let data = this.data();
         // Re-cast to u8
@@ -118,3 +90,7 @@ impl<'file_ref> ByteVector<'file_ref> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub type OwnedByteVector<'file_ref> = ByteVector<'file_ref, OwnedThis<'file_ref, CPPByteVector>>;
+pub type RefByteVector<'file_ref> = ByteVector<'file_ref, RefThis<'file_ref, CPPByteVector>>;
+pub type RefByteVectorMut<'file_ref> = ByteVector<'file_ref, RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPByteVector>>;

musikr/src/main/jni/src/taglib/xiph.rs

@@ -2,36 +2,32 @@ pub use super::bridge::CPPXiphComment;
 use super::bridge::{CPPFieldListMap, FieldListMap_to_entries, XiphComment_pictureList};
 pub use super::flac::PictureList;
 use super::tk;
+use super::this::{OwnedThis, RefThis, RefThisMut, ThisMut, This};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
 pub struct XiphComment<'file_ref> {
-    this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPXiphComment>,
+    this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPXiphComment>,
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> XiphComment<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref mut CPPXiphComment>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(this: RefThisMut<'file_ref, CPPXiphComment>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 
     pub fn field_list_map<'slf>(&'slf self) -> FieldListMap<'file_ref> {
-        // To call the method we need, we have to get our mut reference down to an immutable
+        let map: &'slf CPPFieldListMap = self.this.pin().fieldListMap();
-        // reference. The safe API can do this, but shortens the lifecycle to at most self, even
+        // CPPFieldListMap exists for as long as the XiphComment, so we can transmute it
-        // though the reference really lives as long as file_ref. Sadly, this requires us to transmute
+        // to the file_ref lifetime.
-        // to extend the lifecycle back. This new pointer is really unsafe (we now have both a mut
+        let extended_map: &'file_ref CPPFieldListMap = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(map) };
-        // and an immutable reference to the same object), but it's dropped after this call.
+        let map_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(extended_map) };
-        // The value returned is unable to actually mutate this object, so it's safe.
-        let this_ref: &'slf CPPXiphComment = self.this.as_ref().get_ref();
-        let extended_ref: &'file_ref CPPXiphComment = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(this_ref) };
-        let this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPXiphComment> = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(extended_ref) };
-        let map = this.fieldListMap();
-        let map_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(map) };
         FieldListMap::new(map_pin)
     }
 
-    pub fn picture_list(&mut self) -> PictureList<'file_ref> {
+    pub fn picture_list(&mut self) -> Option<PictureList<'file_ref>> {
-        let pictures = XiphComment_pictureList(self.this.as_mut());
+        let pictures = XiphComment_pictureList(self.this.pin_mut());
-        PictureList::new(pictures)
+        let pictures_this = unsafe { OwnedThis::new(pictures) };
+        pictures_this.map(|this| PictureList::new(this))
     }
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +36,7 @@ pub struct FieldListMap<'file_ref> {
 }
 
 impl<'file_ref> FieldListMap<'file_ref> {
-    pub(super) fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPFieldListMap>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(this: Pin<&'file_ref CPPFieldListMap>) -> Self {
         Self { this }
     }
 }
@@ -59,11 +55,11 @@ impl<'file_ref> FieldListMap<'file_ref> {
                 //   of self.
                 let property_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(property) };
                 let key_ref = property_pin.key();
-                let key_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(key_ref) };
+                let key_this = unsafe { RefThis::new(key_ref) };
-                let key = tk::String::new(key_pin).to_string();
+                let key = tk::String::new(key_this).to_string();
                 let value_ref = property_pin.value();
-                let value_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(value_ref) };
+                let value_this = unsafe { RefThis::new(value_ref) };
-                let value = tk::StringList::reference(value_pin).to_vec();
+                let value = tk::StringList::new(value_this).to_vec();
                 (key, value)
             })
             .collect()