rice 4.3.0 → 4.3.1

data/rice/detail/NativeFunction.ipp

@@ -1,300 +1,300 @@
-#include <array>
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <sstream>
-
-#include "cpp_protect.hpp"
-#include "to_ruby_defn.hpp"
-#include "NativeRegistry.hpp"
-
-namespace Rice::detail
-{
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  void NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::define(VALUE klass, std::string method_name, Function_T function, MethodInfo* methodInfo)
-  {
-    // Tell Ruby to invoke the static method call on this class
-    detail::protect(rb_define_method, klass, method_name.c_str(), (RUBY_METHOD_FUNC)&NativeFunction_T::call, -1);
-
-    // Now create a NativeFunction instance and save it to the natives registry keyed on
-    // Ruby klass and method id. There may be multiple NativeFunction instances
-    // because the same C++ method could be mapped to multiple Ruby methods.
-    NativeFunction_T* native = new NativeFunction_T(klass, method_name, std::forward<Function_T>(function), methodInfo);
-    detail::Registries::instance.natives.add(klass, Identifier(method_name).id(), native);
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  VALUE NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::call(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
-  {
-    // Look up the native function based on the Ruby klass and method id
-    NativeFunction_T* nativeFunction = detail::Registries::instance.natives.lookup<NativeFunction_T*>();
-
-    // Execute the function but make sure to catch any C++ exceptions!
-    return cpp_protect([&]
-    {
-      return nativeFunction->operator()(argc, argv, self);
-    });
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::NativeFunction(VALUE klass, std::string method_name, Function_T function, MethodInfo* methodInfo)
-    : klass_(klass), method_name_(method_name), function_(function), methodInfo_(methodInfo)
-  {
-    // Create a tuple of NativeArgs that will convert the Ruby values to native values. For 
-    // builtin types NativeArgs will keep a copy of the native value so that it 
-    // can be passed by reference or pointer to the native function. For non-builtin types
-    // it will just pass the value through.
-    auto indices = std::make_index_sequence<std::tuple_size_v<Arg_Ts>>{};
-    this->fromRubys_ = this->createFromRuby(indices);
-
-    this->toRuby_ = this->createToRuby();
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  template<typename T, std::size_t I>
-  From_Ruby<T> NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::createFromRuby()
-  {
-    // Does the From_Ruby instantiation work with Arg?
-    if constexpr (std::is_constructible_v<From_Ruby<T>, Arg*>)
-    {
-      return From_Ruby<T>(&this->methodInfo_->arg(I));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      return From_Ruby<T>();
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  To_Ruby<typename NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::Return_T> NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::createToRuby()
-  {
-    // Does the From_Ruby instantiation work with ReturnInfo?
-    if constexpr (std::is_constructible_v<To_Ruby<Return_T>, Return*>)
-    {
-      return To_Ruby<Return_T>(&this->methodInfo_->returnInfo);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      return To_Ruby<Return_T>();
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  template<std::size_t... I>
-  typename NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::From_Ruby_Args_Ts NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::createFromRuby(std::index_sequence<I...>& indices)
-  {
-    return std::make_tuple(createFromRuby<remove_cv_recursive_t<typename std::tuple_element<I, Arg_Ts>::type>, I>()...);
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  std::vector<VALUE> NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::getRubyValues(int argc, VALUE* argv)
-  {
-    // Setup a tuple for the leading rb_scan_args arguments
-    std::string scanFormat = this->methodInfo_->formatString();
-    std::tuple<int, VALUE*, const char*> rbScanArgs = std::forward_as_tuple(argc, argv, scanFormat.c_str());
-
-    // Create a vector to store the VALUEs that will be returned by rb_scan_args
-    std::vector<VALUE> rbScanValues(std::tuple_size_v<Arg_Ts>, Qnil);
-
-    // Convert the vector to an array so it can be concatenated to a tuple. As importantly
-    // fill it with pointers to rbScanValues
-    std::array<VALUE*, std::tuple_size_v<Arg_Ts>> rbScanValuePointers;
-    std::transform(rbScanValues.begin(), rbScanValues.end(), rbScanValuePointers.begin(),
-      [](VALUE& value)
-      {
-        return &value;
-      });
-
-    // Combine the tuples and call rb_scan_args
-    std::apply(rb_scan_args, std::tuple_cat(rbScanArgs, rbScanValuePointers));
-
-    return rbScanValues;
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  template<std::size_t... I>
-  typename NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::Arg_Ts NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::getNativeValues(std::vector<VALUE>& values,
-     std::index_sequence<I...>& indices)
-  {
-    // Convert each Ruby value to its native value by calling the appropriate fromRuby instance.
-    // Note that for fundamental types From_Ruby<Arg_Ts> will keep a copy of the native value
-    // so it can be passed by reference or pointer to a native function.
-    return std::forward_as_tuple(std::get<I>(this->fromRubys_).convert(values[I])...);
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  typename NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::Receiver_T NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::getReceiver(VALUE self)
-  {
-    // There is no self parameter
-    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Receiver_T, std::nullptr_t>)
-    {
-      return nullptr;
-    }
-    // Self parameter is a Ruby VALUE so no conversion is needed
-    else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Receiver_T, VALUE>)
-    {
-      return self;
-    }
-    /* This case happens when a class wrapped by Rice is calling a method
-       defined on an ancestor class. For example, the std::map size method
-       is defined on _Tree not map. Rice needs to know the actual type
-       that was wrapped so it can correctly extract the C++ object from 
-       the Ruby object. */
-    else if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<intrinsic_type<Receiver_T>, Class_T> && 
-                        std::is_base_of_v<intrinsic_type<Receiver_T>, Class_T>)
-    {
-      Class_T* instance = From_Ruby<Class_T*>().convert(self);
-      return dynamic_cast<Receiver_T>(instance);
-    }
-    // Self parameter could be derived from Object or it is an C++ instance and
-    // needs to be unwrapped from Ruby
-    else
-    {
-      return From_Ruby<Receiver_T>().convert(self);
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  VALUE NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::invokeNativeFunction(const Arg_Ts& nativeArgs)
-  {
-    if constexpr (std::is_void_v<Return_T>)
-    {
-      std::apply(this->function_, nativeArgs);
-      return Qnil;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      // Call the native method and get the result
-      Return_T nativeResult = std::apply(this->function_, nativeArgs);
-
-      // Return the result
-      return this->toRuby_.convert(nativeResult);
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  VALUE NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::invokeNativeMethod(VALUE self, const Arg_Ts& nativeArgs)
-  {
-    Receiver_T receiver = this->getReceiver(self);
-    auto selfAndNativeArgs = std::tuple_cat(std::forward_as_tuple(receiver), nativeArgs);
-
-    if constexpr (std::is_void_v<Return_T>)
-    {
-      std::apply(this->function_, selfAndNativeArgs);
-      return Qnil;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      Return_T nativeResult = (Return_T)std::apply(this->function_, selfAndNativeArgs);
-
-      // Special handling if the method returns self. If so we do not want
-      // to create a new Ruby wrapper object and instead return self.
-      if constexpr (std::is_same_v<intrinsic_type<Return_T>, intrinsic_type<Receiver_T>>)
-      {
-        if constexpr (std::is_pointer_v<Return_T> && std::is_pointer_v<Receiver_T>)
-        {
-          if (nativeResult == receiver)
-            return self;
-        }
-        else if constexpr (std::is_pointer_v<Return_T> && std::is_reference_v<Receiver_T>)
-        {
-          if (nativeResult == &receiver)
-            return self;
-        }
-        else if constexpr (std::is_reference_v<Return_T> && std::is_pointer_v<Receiver_T>)
-        {
-          if (&nativeResult == receiver)
-            return self;
-        }
-        else if constexpr (std::is_reference_v<Return_T> && std::is_reference_v<Receiver_T>)
-        {
-          if (&nativeResult == &receiver)
-            return self;
-        }
-      }
-
-      return this->toRuby_.convert(nativeResult);
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  void NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::noWrapper(const VALUE klass, const std::string& wrapper)
-  {
-    std::stringstream message;
-
-    message << "When calling the method `";
-    message << this->method_name_;
-    message << "' we could not find the wrapper for the '";
-    message << rb_obj_classname(klass);
-    message << "' ";
-    message << wrapper;
-    message << " type. You should not use keepAlive() on a Return or Arg that is a builtin Rice type.";
-
-    throw std::runtime_error(message.str());
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  void NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::checkKeepAlive(VALUE self, VALUE returnValue, std::vector<VALUE>& rubyValues)
-  {
-    // selfWrapper will be nullptr if this(self) is a builtin type and not an external(wrapped) type
-    // it is highly unlikely that keepAlive is used in this case but we check anyway
-    Wrapper* selfWrapper = getWrapper(self);
-
-    // Check function arguments
-    for (const Arg& arg : (*this->methodInfo_))
-    {
-      if (arg.isKeepAlive())
-      {
-        if (selfWrapper == nullptr)
-        {
-          noWrapper(self, "self");
-        }
-        selfWrapper->addKeepAlive(rubyValues[arg.position]);
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Check return value
-    if (this->methodInfo_->returnInfo.isKeepAlive())
-    {
-      if (selfWrapper == nullptr)
-      {
-        noWrapper(self, "self");
-      }
-
-      // returnWrapper will be nullptr if returnValue is a built-in type and not an external(wrapped) type
-      Wrapper* returnWrapper = getWrapper(returnValue);
-      if (returnWrapper == nullptr)
-      {
-        noWrapper(returnValue, "return");
-      }
-      returnWrapper->addKeepAlive(self);
-    }
-  }
-
-  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
-  VALUE NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::operator()(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
-  {
-    // Get the ruby values
-    std::vector<VALUE> rubyValues = this->getRubyValues(argc, argv);
-
-    auto indices = std::make_index_sequence<std::tuple_size_v<Arg_Ts>>{};
-
-    // Convert the Ruby values to native values
-    Arg_Ts nativeValues = this->getNativeValues(rubyValues, indices);
-
-    // Now call the native method
-    VALUE result = Qnil;
-    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Receiver_T, std::nullptr_t>)
-    {
-      result = this->invokeNativeFunction(nativeValues);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      result = this->invokeNativeMethod(self, nativeValues);
-    }
-
-    // Check if any function arguments or return values need to have their lifetimes tied to the receiver
-    this->checkKeepAlive(self, result, rubyValues);
-
-    return result;
-  }
-}
+#include <array>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include "cpp_protect.hpp"
+#include "to_ruby_defn.hpp"
+#include "NativeRegistry.hpp"
+
+namespace Rice::detail
+{
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  void NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::define(VALUE klass, std::string method_name, Function_T function, MethodInfo* methodInfo)
+  {
+    // Tell Ruby to invoke the static method call on this class
+    detail::protect(rb_define_method, klass, method_name.c_str(), (RUBY_METHOD_FUNC)&NativeFunction_T::call, -1);
+
+    // Now create a NativeFunction instance and save it to the natives registry keyed on
+    // Ruby klass and method id. There may be multiple NativeFunction instances
+    // because the same C++ method could be mapped to multiple Ruby methods.
+    NativeFunction_T* native = new NativeFunction_T(klass, method_name, std::forward<Function_T>(function), methodInfo);
+    detail::Registries::instance.natives.add(klass, Identifier(method_name).id(), native);
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  VALUE NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::call(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
+  {
+    // Look up the native function based on the Ruby klass and method id
+    NativeFunction_T* nativeFunction = detail::Registries::instance.natives.lookup<NativeFunction_T*>();
+
+    // Execute the function but make sure to catch any C++ exceptions!
+    return cpp_protect([&]
+    {
+      return nativeFunction->operator()(argc, argv, self);
+    });
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::NativeFunction(VALUE klass, std::string method_name, Function_T function, MethodInfo* methodInfo)
+    : klass_(klass), method_name_(method_name), function_(function), methodInfo_(methodInfo)
+  {
+    // Create a tuple of NativeArgs that will convert the Ruby values to native values. For 
+    // builtin types NativeArgs will keep a copy of the native value so that it 
+    // can be passed by reference or pointer to the native function. For non-builtin types
+    // it will just pass the value through.
+    auto indices = std::make_index_sequence<std::tuple_size_v<Arg_Ts>>{};
+    this->fromRubys_ = this->createFromRuby(indices);
+
+    this->toRuby_ = this->createToRuby();
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  template<typename T, std::size_t I>
+  From_Ruby<T> NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::createFromRuby()
+  {
+    // Does the From_Ruby instantiation work with Arg?
+    if constexpr (std::is_constructible_v<From_Ruby<T>, Arg*>)
+    {
+      return From_Ruby<T>(&this->methodInfo_->arg(I));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return From_Ruby<T>();
+    }
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  To_Ruby<typename NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::Return_T> NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::createToRuby()
+  {
+    // Does the From_Ruby instantiation work with ReturnInfo?
+    if constexpr (std::is_constructible_v<To_Ruby<Return_T>, Return*>)
+    {
+      return To_Ruby<Return_T>(&this->methodInfo_->returnInfo);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return To_Ruby<Return_T>();
+    }
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  template<std::size_t... I>
+  typename NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::From_Ruby_Args_Ts NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::createFromRuby(std::index_sequence<I...>& indices)
+  {
+    return std::make_tuple(createFromRuby<remove_cv_recursive_t<typename std::tuple_element<I, Arg_Ts>::type>, I>()...);
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  std::vector<VALUE> NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::getRubyValues(int argc, VALUE* argv)
+  {
+    // Setup a tuple for the leading rb_scan_args arguments
+    std::string scanFormat = this->methodInfo_->formatString();
+    std::tuple<int, VALUE*, const char*> rbScanArgs = std::forward_as_tuple(argc, argv, scanFormat.c_str());
+
+    // Create a vector to store the VALUEs that will be returned by rb_scan_args
+    std::vector<VALUE> rbScanValues(std::tuple_size_v<Arg_Ts>, Qnil);
+
+    // Convert the vector to an array so it can be concatenated to a tuple. As importantly
+    // fill it with pointers to rbScanValues
+    std::array<VALUE*, std::tuple_size_v<Arg_Ts>> rbScanValuePointers;
+    std::transform(rbScanValues.begin(), rbScanValues.end(), rbScanValuePointers.begin(),
+      [](VALUE& value)
+      {
+        return &value;
+      });
+
+    // Combine the tuples and call rb_scan_args
+    std::apply(rb_scan_args, std::tuple_cat(rbScanArgs, rbScanValuePointers));
+
+    return rbScanValues;
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  template<std::size_t... I>
+  typename NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::Arg_Ts NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::getNativeValues(std::vector<VALUE>& values,
+     std::index_sequence<I...>& indices)
+  {
+    // Convert each Ruby value to its native value by calling the appropriate fromRuby instance.
+    // Note that for fundamental types From_Ruby<Arg_Ts> will keep a copy of the native value
+    // so it can be passed by reference or pointer to a native function.
+    return std::forward_as_tuple(std::get<I>(this->fromRubys_).convert(values[I])...);
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  typename NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::Receiver_T NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::getReceiver(VALUE self)
+  {
+    // There is no self parameter
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Receiver_T, std::nullptr_t>)
+    {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+    // Self parameter is a Ruby VALUE so no conversion is needed
+    else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Receiver_T, VALUE>)
+    {
+      return self;
+    }
+    /* This case happens when a class wrapped by Rice is calling a method
+       defined on an ancestor class. For example, the std::map size method
+       is defined on _Tree not map. Rice needs to know the actual type
+       that was wrapped so it can correctly extract the C++ object from 
+       the Ruby object. */
+    else if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<intrinsic_type<Receiver_T>, Class_T> && 
+                        std::is_base_of_v<intrinsic_type<Receiver_T>, Class_T>)
+    {
+      Class_T* instance = From_Ruby<Class_T*>().convert(self);
+      return dynamic_cast<Receiver_T>(instance);
+    }
+    // Self parameter could be derived from Object or it is an C++ instance and
+    // needs to be unwrapped from Ruby
+    else
+    {
+      return From_Ruby<Receiver_T>().convert(self);
+    }
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  VALUE NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::invokeNativeFunction(const Arg_Ts& nativeArgs)
+  {
+    if constexpr (std::is_void_v<Return_T>)
+    {
+      std::apply(this->function_, nativeArgs);
+      return Qnil;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // Call the native method and get the result
+      Return_T nativeResult = std::apply(this->function_, nativeArgs);
+
+      // Return the result
+      return this->toRuby_.convert(nativeResult);
+    }
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  VALUE NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::invokeNativeMethod(VALUE self, const Arg_Ts& nativeArgs)
+  {
+    Receiver_T receiver = this->getReceiver(self);
+    auto selfAndNativeArgs = std::tuple_cat(std::forward_as_tuple(receiver), nativeArgs);
+
+    if constexpr (std::is_void_v<Return_T>)
+    {
+      std::apply(this->function_, selfAndNativeArgs);
+      return Qnil;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      Return_T nativeResult = (Return_T)std::apply(this->function_, selfAndNativeArgs);
+
+      // Special handling if the method returns self. If so we do not want
+      // to create a new Ruby wrapper object and instead return self.
+      if constexpr (std::is_same_v<intrinsic_type<Return_T>, intrinsic_type<Receiver_T>>)
+      {
+        if constexpr (std::is_pointer_v<Return_T> && std::is_pointer_v<Receiver_T>)
+        {
+          if (nativeResult == receiver)
+            return self;
+        }
+        else if constexpr (std::is_pointer_v<Return_T> && std::is_reference_v<Receiver_T>)
+        {
+          if (nativeResult == &receiver)
+            return self;
+        }
+        else if constexpr (std::is_reference_v<Return_T> && std::is_pointer_v<Receiver_T>)
+        {
+          if (&nativeResult == receiver)
+            return self;
+        }
+        else if constexpr (std::is_reference_v<Return_T> && std::is_reference_v<Receiver_T>)
+        {
+          if (&nativeResult == &receiver)
+            return self;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return this->toRuby_.convert(nativeResult);
+    }
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  void NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::noWrapper(const VALUE klass, const std::string& wrapper)
+  {
+    std::stringstream message;
+
+    message << "When calling the method `";
+    message << this->method_name_;
+    message << "' we could not find the wrapper for the '";
+    message << rb_obj_classname(klass);
+    message << "' ";
+    message << wrapper;
+    message << " type. You should not use keepAlive() on a Return or Arg that is a builtin Rice type.";
+
+    throw std::runtime_error(message.str());
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  void NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::checkKeepAlive(VALUE self, VALUE returnValue, std::vector<VALUE>& rubyValues)
+  {
+    // selfWrapper will be nullptr if this(self) is a builtin type and not an external(wrapped) type
+    // it is highly unlikely that keepAlive is used in this case but we check anyway
+    Wrapper* selfWrapper = getWrapper(self);
+
+    // Check function arguments
+    for (const Arg& arg : (*this->methodInfo_))
+    {
+      if (arg.isKeepAlive())
+      {
+        if (selfWrapper == nullptr)
+        {
+          noWrapper(self, "self");
+        }
+        selfWrapper->addKeepAlive(rubyValues[arg.position]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Check return value
+    if (this->methodInfo_->returnInfo.isKeepAlive())
+    {
+      if (selfWrapper == nullptr)
+      {
+        noWrapper(self, "self");
+      }
+
+      // returnWrapper will be nullptr if returnValue is a built-in type and not an external(wrapped) type
+      Wrapper* returnWrapper = getWrapper(returnValue);
+      if (returnWrapper == nullptr)
+      {
+        noWrapper(returnValue, "return");
+      }
+      returnWrapper->addKeepAlive(self);
+    }
+  }
+
+  template<typename Class_T, typename Function_T, bool IsMethod>
+  VALUE NativeFunction<Class_T, Function_T, IsMethod>::operator()(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
+  {
+    // Get the ruby values
+    std::vector<VALUE> rubyValues = this->getRubyValues(argc, argv);
+
+    auto indices = std::make_index_sequence<std::tuple_size_v<Arg_Ts>>{};
+
+    // Convert the Ruby values to native values
+    Arg_Ts nativeValues = this->getNativeValues(rubyValues, indices);
+
+    // Now call the native method
+    VALUE result = Qnil;
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Receiver_T, std::nullptr_t>)
+    {
+      result = this->invokeNativeFunction(nativeValues);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      result = this->invokeNativeMethod(self, nativeValues);
+    }
+
+    // Check if any function arguments or return values need to have their lifetimes tied to the receiver
+    this->checkKeepAlive(self, result, rubyValues);
+
+    return result;
+  }
+}