Shared Memory Example (Python, ctypes, VC++)

[Srijit Kumar Bhadra]

Hello,
Here are code snippets to create and access shared memory in Python
with and without ctypes module.

With regards,
Srijit

Filename : SharedMemCreate .py

import msvcrt, mmap
from ctypes import *

FILE_MAP_ALL_AC CESS = 0xF001F
INVALID_HANDLE_ VALUE = 0xFFFFFFFF
SHMEMSIZE = 256
PAGE_READWRITE = 0x04
szName = c_char_p("MyFil eMappingObject_ ctypes")
szMsg = "Message from Python(ctypes) process"

hMapObject = windll.kernel32 .CreateFileMapp ingA(INVALID_HA NDLE_VALUE,
None, PAGE_READWRITE, 0, SHMEMSIZE, szName)
if (hMapObject == 0):
print "Could not open file mapping object"
raise WinError()

pBuf = windll.kernel32 .MapViewOfFile( hMapObject, FILE_MAP_ALL_AC CESS,
0, 0, SHMEMSIZE)
if (pBuf == 0):
print "Could not map view of file"
raise WinError()
else:
memcpy = cdll.msvcrt.mem cpy
memcpy(pBuf, szMsg, len(szMsg))

shmem = mmap.mmap(0, 256, "MyFileMappingO bject", mmap.ACCESS_WRI TE)
shmem.write("Me ssage from Python process")

msvcrt.getch()

windll.kernel32 .UnmapViewOfFil e(pBuf)
windll.kernel32 .CloseHandle(hM apObject)
shmem.close()

Filename : SharedMemAccess .py

from ctypes import *
import mmap

FILE_MAP_ALL_AC CESS = 0xF001F
INVALID_HANDLE_ VALUE = 0xFFFFFFFF
FALSE = 0
TRUE = 1
SHMEMSIZE = 256
szName = c_char_p("MyFil eMappingObject" )

hMapObject = windll.kernel32 .OpenFileMappin gA(FILE_MAP_ALL _ACCESS,
FALSE, szName)
if (hMapObject == 0):
print "Could not open file mapping object"
raise WinError()

pBuf = windll.kernel32 .MapViewOfFile( hMapObject, FILE_MAP_ALL_AC CESS,
0, 0, 0)

if (pBuf == 0):
print "Could not map view of file"
raise WinError()
else:
pBuf_str = cast(pBuf, c_char_p)
print pBuf_str.value

windll.kernel32 .UnmapViewOfFil e(pBuf)
windll.kernel32 .CloseHandle(hM apObject)

shmem = mmap.mmap(0, 256, "MyFileMappingO bject_ctypes",
mmap.ACCESS_REA D)
print shmem.read(64)
shmem.close()
Source code to access shared memory, created in Python, from VC++
program

// Cplusplus_Share dMemoryAccess.c pp : Defines the entry point for the
console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
using namespace std;

#include <windows.h>
#include <memory.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#define SHMEMSIZE 256

HANDLE hMapObject = NULL; // handle to file mapping
LPCTSTR pBuf;
TCHAR szName[]= TEXT("MyFileMap pingObject");

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
hMapObject = OpenFileMapping (
FILE_MAP_ALL_AC CESS, // read/write access
FALSE, // do not inherit the name
szName // name of mapping object
);

if (hMapObject == NULL || hMapObject == INVALID_HANDLE_ VALUE) {
cout << "Could not open file mapping object " << GetLastError()
<< endl;
return 0;
}
pBuf = (LPTSTR) MapViewOfFile(h MapObject, // handle to mapping
object
FILE_MAP_ALL_AC CESS, // read/write
permission
0,
0,
SHMEMSIZE
);

if (pBuf == NULL)
{
cout << "Could not map view of file " << GetLastError() << endl;

return 0;
}

cout << "pBuf = " << pBuf << endl;
MessageBox(NULL , pBuf, TEXT("Process2" ), MB_OK);

UnmapViewOfFile (pBuf);
CloseHandle(hMa pObject);

return 0;
}

[Do Re Mi chel La Si Do]

Thanks.