rust/ffi: move cast_pointer macro to ffi crate

Ticket: 7666

examples/plugins/altemplate/src/detect.rs

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
 use super::template::{TemplateTransaction, ALPROTO_TEMPLATE};
 use std::os::raw::{c_int, c_void};
-use suricata::cast_pointer;
 use suricata::core::{STREAM_TOCLIENT, STREAM_TOSERVER};
 use suricata::detect::{helper_keyword_register_sticky_buffer, SigTableElmtStickyBuffer};
 use suricata::direction::Direction;
+use suricata_ffi::cast_pointer;
 use suricata_sys::sys::{
     DetectEngineCtx, SCDetectBufferSetActiveList, SCDetectHelperBufferMpmRegister,
     SCDetectSignatureSetAppProto, Signature,

examples/plugins/altemplate/src/log.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // use the plugin-facing FFI JsonBuilder wrapper
 
 use super::template::TemplateTransaction;
-use suricata::cast_pointer;
+use suricata_ffi::cast_pointer;
 use suricata_ffi::jsonbuilder::{Error as JsonError, JsonBuilder};
 use suricata_sys::sys::SCJsonBuilder;
 

examples/plugins/altemplate/src/template.rs

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ use suricata::applayer::{
 };
 use suricata::applayer::{AppLayerResultRust, StreamSliceRust};
 use suricata::conf::conf_get;
-use suricata::{build_slice, cast_pointer, export_state_data_get, export_tx_data_get};
-use suricata_ffi::{SCLogError, SCLogNotice, IPPROTO_TCP};
+use suricata::{build_slice, export_state_data_get, export_tx_data_get};
+use suricata_ffi::{cast_pointer, SCLogError, SCLogNotice, IPPROTO_TCP};
 use suricata_sys::sys::AppProtoEnum::ALPROTO_UNKNOWN;
 use suricata_sys::sys::{
     AppLayerParser, AppLayerParserState, AppLayerProtocolDetect, AppLayerResult, AppLayerStateData,

rust/ffi/src/lib.rs

@@ -22,3 +22,13 @@ pub mod plugin;
 
 pub const IPPROTO_TCP: u8 = 6;
 pub const IPPROTO_UDP: u8 = 17;
+
+/// Cast pointer to a variable, as a mutable reference to an object
+///
+/// UNSAFE !
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! cast_pointer {
+    ($ptr:ident, $ty:ty) => {
+        &mut *($ptr as *mut $ty)
+    };
+}

rust/src/applayer.rs

@@ -39,13 +39,7 @@ pub use suricata_sys::sys::{
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 use suricata_sys::sys::SCAppLayerDecoderEventsSetEventRaw;
 
-/// Cast pointer to a variable, as a mutable reference to an object
-///
-/// UNSAFE !
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! cast_pointer {
-    ($ptr:ident, $ty:ty) => ( &mut *($ptr as *mut $ty) );
-}
+pub use suricata_ffi::cast_pointer;
 
 pub trait StreamSliceRust {
     #[cfg(test)]

rust/src/lib.rs

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 // example static_mut_refs.
 #![allow(unknown_lints)]
 
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate suricata_ffi;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate bitflags;
 extern crate byteorder;