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diff --git a/include/ruby/internal/intern/struct.h b/include/ruby/internal/intern/struct.h
index 8818da96c7..16b3fad4e0 100644
--- a/include/ruby/internal/intern/struct.h
+++ b/include/ruby/internal/intern/struct.h
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
* recursively included from extension libraries written in C++.
* Do not expect for instance `__VA_ARGS__` is always available.
* We assume C99 for ruby itself but we don't assume languages of
- * extension libraries. They could be written in C++98.
+ * extension libraries. They could be written in C++98.
* @brief Public APIs related to ::rb_cStruct.
*/
+#include "ruby/internal/attr/nonnull.h"
#include "ruby/internal/dllexport.h"
#include "ruby/internal/intern/vm.h" /* rb_alloc_func_t */
#include "ruby/internal/value.h"
@@ -27,21 +28,198 @@
RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_BEGIN()
/* struct.c */
-VALUE rb_struct_new(VALUE, ...);
-VALUE rb_struct_define(const char*, ...);
-VALUE rb_struct_define_under(VALUE, const char*, ...);
-VALUE rb_struct_alloc(VALUE, VALUE);
-VALUE rb_struct_initialize(VALUE, VALUE);
-VALUE rb_struct_aref(VALUE, VALUE);
-VALUE rb_struct_aset(VALUE, VALUE, VALUE);
-VALUE rb_struct_getmember(VALUE, ID);
-VALUE rb_struct_s_members(VALUE);
-VALUE rb_struct_members(VALUE);
-VALUE rb_struct_size(VALUE s);
-VALUE rb_struct_alloc_noinit(VALUE);
-VALUE rb_struct_define_without_accessor(const char *, VALUE, rb_alloc_func_t, ...);
+
+/**
+ * Creates an instance of the given struct.
+ *
+ * @param[in] klass The class of the instance to allocate.
+ * @param[in] ... The fields.
+ * @return Allocated instance of `klass`.
+ * @pre `klass` must be a subclass of ::rb_cStruct.
+ * @note Number of variadic arguments must much that of the passed klass'
+ * fields.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_new(VALUE klass, ...);
+
+/**
+ * Defines a struct class.
+ *
+ * @param[in] name Name of the class.
+ * @param[in] ... Arbitrary number of `const char*`, terminated by
+ * NULL. Each of which are the name of fields.
+ * @exception rb_eNameError `name` is not a constant name.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError `name` is already taken.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError Duplicated field name.
+ * @return The defined class.
+ * @post Global toplevel constant `name` is defined.
+ * @note `name` is allowed to be a null pointer. This function creates
+ * an anonymous struct class then.
+ * @note The GC does not collect nor move classes returned by this
+ * function. They are immortal.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Not seriously checked but it seems this function does not share its
+ * implementation with how `Struct.new` is implemented...?
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_define(const char *name, ...);
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_NONNULL((2))
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_struct_define(), except it defines the class under the
+ * specified namespace instead of global toplevel.
+ *
+ * @param[out] space Namespace that the defining class shall reside.
+ * @param[in] name Name of the class.
+ * @param[in] ... Arbitrary number of `const char*`, terminated by
+ * NULL. Each of which are the name of fields.
+ * @exception rb_eNameError `name` is not a constant name.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError `name` is already taken.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError Duplicated field name.
+ * @return The defined class.
+ * @post `name` is a constant under `space`.
+ * @note In contrast to rb_struct_define(), it doesn't make any sense to
+ * pass a null pointer to this function.
+ * @note The GC does not collect nor move classes returned by this
+ * function. They are immortal.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_define_under(VALUE space, const char *name, ...);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_struct_new(), except it takes the field values as a Ruby
+ * array.
+ *
+ * @param[in] klass The class of the instance to allocate.
+ * @param[in] values Field values.
+ * @return Allocated instance of `klass`.
+ * @pre `klass` must be a subclass of ::rb_cStruct.
+ * @pre `values` must be an instance of struct ::RArray.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_alloc(VALUE klass, VALUE values);
+
+/**
+ * Mass-assigns a struct's fields.
+ *
+ * @param[out] self An instance of a struct class to squash.
+ * @param[in] values New values.
+ * @return ::RUBY_Qnil.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_initialize(VALUE self, VALUE values);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_struct_aref(), except it takes ::ID instead of ::VALUE.
+ *
+ * @param[in] self An instance of a struct class.
+ * @param[in] key Key to query.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError `self` is not a struct.
+ * @exception rb_eNameError No such field.
+ * @return The value stored at `key` in `self`.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_getmember(VALUE self, ID key);
+
+/**
+ * Queries the list of the names of the fields of the given struct class.
+ *
+ * @param[in] klass A subclass of ::rb_cStruct.
+ * @return The list of the names of the fields of `klass`.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_s_members(VALUE klass);
+
+/**
+ * Queries the list of the names of the fields of the class of the given struct
+ * object. This is almost the same as calling rb_struct_s_members() over the
+ * class of the receiver.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * "Almost"? What exactly is the difference?
+ *
+ * @endinternal
+ *
+ * @param[in] self An instance of a subclass of ::rb_cStruct.
+ * @return The list of the names of the fields.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_members(VALUE self);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates an instance of the given class. This consequential name is of
+ * course because rb_struct_alloc() not only allocates but also initialises an
+ * instance. The API design is broken.
+ *
+ * @param[in] klass A subclass of ::rb_cStruct.
+ * @return An allocated instance of `klass`, not initialised.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_alloc_noinit(VALUE klass);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_struct_define(), except it does not define accessor methods.
+ * You have to define them yourself. Forget about the allocator function
+ * parameter; it is for internal use only. Extension libraries are unable to
+ * properly allocate a ruby struct, because `RStruct` is opaque.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Several flags must be set up properly for ::RUBY_T_STRUCT objects, which are
+ * also missing for extension libraries.
+ *
+ * @endinternal
+ *
+ * @param[in] name Name of the class.
+ * @param[in] super Superclass of the defining class.
+ * @param[in] func Must be 0 for extension libraries.
+ * @param[in] ... Arbitrary number of `const char*`, terminated by
+ * NULL. Each of which are the name of fields.
+ * @exception rb_eNameError `name` is not a constant name.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError `name` is already taken.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError Duplicated field name.
+ * @return The defined class.
+ * @post Global toplevel constant `name` is defined.
+ * @note `name` is allowed to be a null pointer. This function creates
+ * an anonymous struct class then.
+ */
+VALUE rb_struct_define_without_accessor(const char *name, VALUE super, rb_alloc_func_t func, ...);
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_NONNULL((2))
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_struct_define_without_accessor(), except it defines the
+ * class under the specified namespace instead of global toplevel. It can also
+ * be seen as a routine identical to rb_struct_define_under(), except it does
+ * not define accessor methods.
+ *
+ * @param[out] outer Namespace that the defining class shall reside.
+ * @param[in] class_name Name of the class.
+ * @param[in] super Superclass of the defining class.
+ * @param[in] alloc Must be 0 for extension libraries.
+ * @param[in] ... Arbitrary number of `const char*`, terminated by
+ * NULL. Each of which are the name of fields.
+ * @exception rb_eNameError `class_name` is not a constant name.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError `class_name` is already taken.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError Duplicated field name.
+ * @return The defined class.
+ * @post `class_name` is a constant under `outer`.
+ * @note In contrast to rb_struct_define_without_accessor(), it doesn't
+ * make any sense to pass a null name.
+ * @note The GC does not collect nor move classes returned by this
+ * function. They are immortal.
+ */
VALUE rb_struct_define_without_accessor_under(VALUE outer, const char *class_name, VALUE super, rb_alloc_func_t alloc, ...);
+/**
+ * Defines an anonymous data class.
+ *
+ * @endinternal
+ *
+ * @param[in] super Superclass of the defining class. Must be a
+ * descendant of ::rb_cData, or 0 as ::rb_cData.
+ * @param[in] ... Arbitrary number of `const char*`, terminated by
+ * NULL. Each of which are the name of fields.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError Duplicated field name.
+ * @return The defined class.
+ * @note The GC does not collect nor move classes returned by this
+ * function. They are immortal.
+ */
+VALUE rb_data_define(VALUE super, ...);
+
RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END()
#endif /* RBIMPL_INTERN_STRUCT_H */