This page describes the features different bindings uses of GObjectIntrospection.
Please, do not add language bindings which do not use gobject-introspection here.
General
Binding |
Language |
Input |
Kind |
gjs |
Typelib |
Runtime |
|
JGIR |
Java |
Typelib |
Compiled to Java bytecode |
pygobject |
Python |
Typelib |
Runtime |
seed |
Typelib |
Runtime |
|
vala |
Vala |
GIR |
Compiled to C |
lgi |
Lua |
Typelib |
Runtime |
GLib::Object::Introspection |
Perl |
Typelib |
Runtime |
GirFFI |
Ruby |
Typelib |
Runtime |
hbgi |
Harbour |
Typelib |
Runtime |
Basic entities
Binding |
Functions |
Class |
Interface |
Enum |
Callbacks |
Structs |
Unions |
Signals |
Properties |
Fields |
gjs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partly |
gobject |
gobject |
Yes |
JGIR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
pygobject |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
gobject |
introspection |
Yes |
seed |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
vala |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
GIR |
GIR |
Yes |
lgi |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partly |
GIR |
GIR/gobject |
Yes |
G::O::I |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
gobject |
gobject |
Yes |
GirFFI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
GIR |
GIR |
Yes |
hbgi |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partly |
Partly |
gobject |
introspection |
Yes |
For signals and properties there exist two ways of extracting the metadata, either via the gobject api or via the introspection api.
Argument types
Binding |
Lists |
Arrays |
||
gjs |
Yes |
Mostly |
Yes |
Yes |
JGIR |
? |
? |
? |
? |
pygobject |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
seed |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
vala |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
lgi |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
G::O::I |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
GirFFI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
hbgi |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Misc
Binding |
Foreign |
Virtual methods |
Fundamentals |
gjs |
Yes |
No |
Bugzilla |
JGIR |
No |
No |
No |
pygobject |
Yes |
Yes |
Bugzilla #631901 |
seed |
No |
No |
No |
vala |
No |
Yes |
No |
lgi |
Yes |
Partly |
Yes |
G::O::I |
No |
Yes |
No |
GirFFI |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
hbgi |
No |
No |
Partly |