static void
prepare_invocation_info (GPerlI11nInvocationInfo *iinfo,
                         GICallableInfo *info)
{
	gint orig_n_args;
	guint i;

	dwarn ("invoke: %s\n"
	       "  n_args: %d\n",
	       g_base_info_get_name (info),
	       g_callable_info_get_n_args (info));

	iinfo->interface = info;

	iinfo->is_function = GI_IS_FUNCTION_INFO (info);
	iinfo->is_vfunc = GI_IS_VFUNC_INFO (info);
	iinfo->is_callback = (g_base_info_get_type (info) == GI_INFO_TYPE_CALLBACK);
	iinfo->is_signal = GI_IS_SIGNAL_INFO (info);
	dwarn ("  is_function = %d, is_vfunc = %d, is_callback = %d\n",
	       iinfo->is_function, iinfo->is_vfunc, iinfo->is_callback);

	orig_n_args = g_callable_info_get_n_args (info);
	g_assert (orig_n_args >= 0);
	iinfo->n_args = (guint) orig_n_args;

	if (iinfo->n_args) {
		iinfo->arg_infos = gperl_alloc_temp (sizeof (GITypeInfo*) * iinfo->n_args);
		iinfo->arg_types = gperl_alloc_temp (sizeof (GITypeInfo*) * iinfo->n_args);
		iinfo->aux_args = gperl_alloc_temp (sizeof (GIArgument) * iinfo->n_args);
	} else {
		iinfo->arg_infos = NULL;
		iinfo->arg_types = NULL;
		iinfo->aux_args = NULL;
	}

	for (i = 0 ; i < iinfo->n_args ; i++) {
		iinfo->arg_infos[i] = g_callable_info_get_arg (info, (gint) i);
		iinfo->arg_types[i] = g_arg_info_get_type (iinfo->arg_infos[i]);
	}

	iinfo->return_type_info = g_callable_info_get_return_type (info);
	iinfo->has_return_value =
		GI_TYPE_TAG_VOID != g_type_info_get_tag (iinfo->return_type_info);
	iinfo->return_type_ffi = g_type_info_get_ffi_type (iinfo->return_type_info);
	iinfo->return_type_transfer = g_callable_info_get_caller_owns (info);

	iinfo->callback_infos = NULL;
	iinfo->array_infos = NULL;

	iinfo->free_after_call = NULL;
}
/**
 * g_callable_info_get_ffi_return_type:
 * @callable_info: a callable info from a typelib
 *
 * Fetches the ffi_type for a corresponding return value of
 * a #GICallableInfo
 * Return value: the ffi_type for the return value
 */
static ffi_type *
g_callable_info_get_ffi_return_type (GICallableInfo *callable_info)
{
  GITypeInfo *return_type;
  ffi_type *return_ffi_type;

  g_return_val_if_fail (callable_info != NULL, NULL);

  return_type = g_callable_info_get_return_type (callable_info);
  return_ffi_type = g_type_info_get_ffi_type (return_type);
  g_base_info_unref((GIBaseInfo*)return_type);

  return return_ffi_type;
}
/**
 * g_function_info_prep_invoker:
 * @info: A #GIFunctionInfo
 * @invoker: Output invoker structure
 * @error: A #GError
 *
 * Initialize the caller-allocated @invoker structure with a cache
 * of information needed to invoke the C function corresponding to
 * @info with the platform's default ABI.
 *
 * A primary intent of this function is that a dynamic structure allocated
 * by a language binding could contain a #GIFunctionInvoker structure
 * inside the binding's function mapping.
 *
 * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE otherwise with @error set.
 */
gboolean
g_function_info_prep_invoker (GIFunctionInfo       *info,
                              GIFunctionInvoker    *invoker,
                              GError              **error)
{
  const char *symbol;
  ffi_type *rtype;
  ffi_type **atypes;
  GITypeInfo *tinfo;
  GIArgInfo *ainfo;
  gboolean is_method;
  gboolean throws;
  gint n_args, n_invoke_args, i;

  g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, FALSE);
  g_return_val_if_fail (invoker != NULL, FALSE);

  symbol = g_function_info_get_symbol ((GIFunctionInfo*) info);

  if (!g_typelib_symbol (g_base_info_get_typelib((GIBaseInfo *) info),
                         symbol, &(invoker->native_address)))
    {
      g_set_error (error,
                   G_INVOKE_ERROR,
                   G_INVOKE_ERROR_SYMBOL_NOT_FOUND,
                   "Could not locate %s: %s", symbol, g_module_error ());

      return FALSE;
    }

  is_method = (g_function_info_get_flags (info) & GI_FUNCTION_IS_METHOD) != 0
    && (g_function_info_get_flags (info) & GI_FUNCTION_IS_CONSTRUCTOR) == 0;
  throws = g_function_info_get_flags (info) & GI_FUNCTION_THROWS;

  tinfo = g_callable_info_get_return_type ((GICallableInfo *)info);
  rtype = g_type_info_get_ffi_type (tinfo);
  g_base_info_unref ((GIBaseInfo *)tinfo);

  n_args = g_callable_info_get_n_args ((GICallableInfo *)info);
  if (is_method)
    n_invoke_args = n_args+1;
  else
    n_invoke_args = n_args;

  if (throws)
    /* Add an argument for the GError */
    n_invoke_args ++;

  /* TODO: avoid malloc here? */
  atypes = g_malloc0 (sizeof (ffi_type*) * n_invoke_args);

  if (is_method)
    {
      atypes[0] = &ffi_type_pointer;
    }
  for (i = 0; i < n_args; i++)
    {
      int offset = (is_method ? 1 : 0);
      ainfo = g_callable_info_get_arg ((GICallableInfo *)info, i);
      switch (g_arg_info_get_direction (ainfo))
        {
          case GI_DIRECTION_IN:
            tinfo = g_arg_info_get_type (ainfo);
            atypes[i+offset] = g_type_info_get_ffi_type (tinfo);
            g_base_info_unref ((GIBaseInfo *)tinfo);
            break;
          case GI_DIRECTION_OUT:
          case GI_DIRECTION_INOUT:
            atypes[i+offset] = &ffi_type_pointer;
    	    break;
          default:
            g_assert_not_reached ();
        }
      g_base_info_unref ((GIBaseInfo *)ainfo);
    }

  if (throws)
    {
      atypes[n_invoke_args - 1] = &ffi_type_pointer;
    }

  return ffi_prep_cif (&(invoker->cif), FFI_DEFAULT_ABI, n_invoke_args, rtype, atypes) == FFI_OK;
}
/**
 * g_callable_info_invoke:
 * @info: TODO
 * @function: TODO
 * @in_args: TODO
 * @n_in_args: TODO
 * @out_args: TODO
 * @n_out_args: TODO
 * @return_value: TODO
 * @is_method: TODO
 * @throws: TODO
 * @error: TODO
 *
 * TODO
 */
gboolean
g_callable_info_invoke (GIFunctionInfo *info,
                        gpointer          function,
                        const GIArgument  *in_args,
                        int               n_in_args,
                        const GIArgument  *out_args,
                        int               n_out_args,
                        GIArgument        *return_value,
                        gboolean          is_method,
                        gboolean          throws,
                        GError          **error)
{
  ffi_cif cif;
  ffi_type *rtype;
  ffi_type **atypes;
  GITypeInfo *tinfo;
  GITypeInfo *rinfo;
  GITypeTag rtag;
  GIArgInfo *ainfo;
  gint n_args, n_invoke_args, in_pos, out_pos, i;
  gpointer *args;
  gboolean success = FALSE;
  GError *local_error = NULL;
  gpointer error_address = &local_error;
  GIFFIReturnValue ffi_return_value;
  gpointer return_value_p; /* Will point inside the union return_value */

  rinfo = g_callable_info_get_return_type ((GICallableInfo *)info);
  rtype = g_type_info_get_ffi_type (rinfo);
  rtag = g_type_info_get_tag(rinfo);

  in_pos = 0;
  out_pos = 0;

  n_args = g_callable_info_get_n_args ((GICallableInfo *)info);
  if (is_method)
    {
      if (n_in_args == 0)
        {
          g_set_error (error,
                       G_INVOKE_ERROR,
                       G_INVOKE_ERROR_ARGUMENT_MISMATCH,
                       "Too few \"in\" arguments (handling this)");
          goto out;
        }
      n_invoke_args = n_args+1;
      in_pos++;
    }
  else
    n_invoke_args = n_args;

  if (throws)
    /* Add an argument for the GError */
    n_invoke_args ++;

  atypes = g_alloca (sizeof (ffi_type*) * n_invoke_args);
  args = g_alloca (sizeof (gpointer) * n_invoke_args);

  if (is_method)
    {
      atypes[0] = &ffi_type_pointer;
      args[0] = (gpointer) &in_args[0];
    }
  for (i = 0; i < n_args; i++)
    {
      int offset = (is_method ? 1 : 0);
      ainfo = g_callable_info_get_arg ((GICallableInfo *)info, i);
      switch (g_arg_info_get_direction (ainfo))
        {
        case GI_DIRECTION_IN:
          tinfo = g_arg_info_get_type (ainfo);
          atypes[i+offset] = g_type_info_get_ffi_type (tinfo);
          g_base_info_unref ((GIBaseInfo *)tinfo);

          if (in_pos >= n_in_args)
            {
              g_set_error (error,
                           G_INVOKE_ERROR,
                           G_INVOKE_ERROR_ARGUMENT_MISMATCH,
                           "Too few \"in\" arguments (handling in)");
              goto out;
            }

          args[i+offset] = (gpointer)&in_args[in_pos];
          in_pos++;

          break;
        case GI_DIRECTION_OUT:
          atypes[i+offset] = &ffi_type_pointer;

          if (out_pos >= n_out_args)
            {
              g_set_error (error,
                           G_INVOKE_ERROR,
                           G_INVOKE_ERROR_ARGUMENT_MISMATCH,
                           "Too few \"out\" arguments (handling out)");
              goto out;
            }

          args[i+offset] = (gpointer)&out_args[out_pos];
          out_pos++;
          break;
        case GI_DIRECTION_INOUT:
          atypes[i+offset] = &ffi_type_pointer;

          if (in_pos >= n_in_args)
            {
              g_set_error (error,
                           G_INVOKE_ERROR,
                           G_INVOKE_ERROR_ARGUMENT_MISMATCH,
                           "Too few \"in\" arguments (handling inout)");
              goto out;
            }

          if (out_pos >= n_out_args)
            {
              g_set_error (error,
                           G_INVOKE_ERROR,
                           G_INVOKE_ERROR_ARGUMENT_MISMATCH,
                           "Too few \"out\" arguments (handling inout)");
              goto out;
            }

          args[i+offset] = (gpointer)&in_args[in_pos];
          in_pos++;
          out_pos++;
          break;
        default:
          g_assert_not_reached ();
        }
      g_base_info_unref ((GIBaseInfo *)ainfo);
    }

  if (throws)
    {
      args[n_invoke_args - 1] = &error_address;
      atypes[n_invoke_args - 1] = &ffi_type_pointer;
    }

  if (in_pos < n_in_args)
    {
      g_set_error (error,
                   G_INVOKE_ERROR,
                   G_INVOKE_ERROR_ARGUMENT_MISMATCH,
                   "Too many \"in\" arguments (at end)");
      goto out;
    }
  if (out_pos < n_out_args)
    {
      g_set_error (error,
                   G_INVOKE_ERROR,
                   G_INVOKE_ERROR_ARGUMENT_MISMATCH,
                   "Too many \"out\" arguments (at end)");
      goto out;
    }

  if (ffi_prep_cif (&cif, FFI_DEFAULT_ABI, n_invoke_args, rtype, atypes) != FFI_OK)
    goto out;

  g_return_val_if_fail (return_value, FALSE);
  /* See comment for GIFFIReturnValue above */
  switch (rtag)
    {
    case GI_TYPE_TAG_FLOAT:
      return_value_p = &ffi_return_value.v_float;
      break;
    case GI_TYPE_TAG_DOUBLE:
      return_value_p = &ffi_return_value.v_double;
      break;
    case GI_TYPE_TAG_INT64:
    case GI_TYPE_TAG_UINT64:
      return_value_p = &ffi_return_value.v_uint64;
      break;
    default:
      return_value_p = &ffi_return_value.v_long;
    }
  ffi_call (&cif, function, return_value_p, args);

  if (local_error)
    {
      g_propagate_error (error, local_error);
      success = FALSE;
    }
  else
    {
      gi_type_info_extract_ffi_return_value (rinfo, &ffi_return_value, return_value);
      success = TRUE;
    }
 out:
  g_base_info_unref ((GIBaseInfo *)rinfo);
  return success;
}