OCTypes

A lightweight library for doing object oriented programming in C.

OCTypes is designed to be portable and should work on any POSIX compliant system. It has been tested on macOS, Linux, and Windows. It is a C library that provides a subset of object-oriented programming features. It is designed to be lightweight and easy to use, making it a great choice for C programmers who want to take advantage of many object-oriented design patterns without the overhead of a full-fledged C++ compiler. It includes collections, strings, memory management, and a simple syntax for defining classes and methods. It is inspired by Apple’s CoreFoundation, but is not a direct port of it.

Requirements

Ensure you have installed:

  • A C compiler (e.g., clang or gcc)

  • Make

  • Doxygen

  • Python 3 with sphinx and breathe (pip install -r docs/requirements.txt)

Building the Library

Compile the static library:

make

This produces libOCTypes.a.

Background

API Reference

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