Index: /trunk/boost/python/object_core.hpp

===================================================================

--- /trunk/boost/python/object_core.hpp (revision 45918)

+++ /trunk/boost/python/object_core.hpp (revision 47846)

@@ -42,4 +42,10 @@

 namespace boost { namespace python { 

+

+namespace detail

+{

+  class kwds_proxy; 

+  class args_proxy; 

+} 

 namespace converter

@@ -103,4 +109,9 @@

 # define BOOST_PP_ITERATION_PARAMS_1 (3, (1, BOOST_PYTHON_MAX_ARITY, <boost/python/object_call.hpp>))

 # include BOOST_PP_ITERATE()

+    

+      detail::args_proxy operator* () const; 

+      object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args) const; 

+      object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args, 

+                        detail::kwds_proxy const &kwds) const; 

       // truth value testing

@@ -417,4 +428,60 @@

 //

+namespace detail 

+{

+

+class call_proxy 

+{ 

+public: 

+  call_proxy(object target) : m_target(target) {} 

+  operator object() const { return m_target;} 

+ 

+ private: 

+    object m_target; 

+}; 

+ 

+class kwds_proxy : public call_proxy 

+{ 

+public: 

+  kwds_proxy(object o = object()) : call_proxy(o) {} 

+}; 

+class args_proxy : public call_proxy 

+{ 

+public: 

+  args_proxy(object o) : call_proxy(o) {} 

+  kwds_proxy operator* () const { return kwds_proxy(*this);} 

+}; 

+} 

+ 

+template <typename U> 

+detail::args_proxy api::object_operators<U>::operator* () const 

+{ 

+  object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U const*>(this); 

+  return detail::args_proxy(x); 

+} 

+ 

+template <typename U> 

+object api::object_operators<U>::operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args) const 

+{ 

+  U const& self = *static_cast<U const*>(this); 

+  PyObject *result = PyObject_Call(get_managed_object(self, tag), 

+                                   args.operator object().ptr(), 

+                                   0); 

+  return object(detail::new_reference(result)); 

+ 

+} 

+ 

+template <typename U> 

+object api::object_operators<U>::operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args, 

+                                            detail::kwds_proxy const &kwds) const 

+{ 

+  U const& self = *static_cast<U const*>(this); 

+  PyObject *result = PyObject_Call(get_managed_object(self, tag), 

+                                   args.operator object().ptr(), 

+                                   kwds.operator object().ptr()); 

+  return object(detail::new_reference(result)); 

+ 

+}  

+

 inline object::object()

     : object_base(python::incref(Py_None))

Index: /trunk/libs/python/test/object.cpp

===================================================================

--- /trunk/libs/python/test/object.cpp (revision 45918)

+++ /trunk/libs/python/test/object.cpp (revision 47846)

@@ -187,4 +187,9 @@

     return s.slice(2,-1).slice(1,-1)  == "lo, wor";

 }

+

+object test_call(object c, object args, object kwds) 

+{ 

+    return c(*args, **kwds); 

+} 

 bool check_binary_operators()

@@ -378,4 +383,5 @@

     def("test_not_item", test_not_item);

+    def("test_call", test_call);

     def("check_binary_operators", check_binary_operators);

     def("check_inplace", check_inplace);

Index: /trunk/libs/python/test/object.py

===================================================================

--- /trunk/libs/python/test/object.py (revision 45918)

+++ /trunk/libs/python/test/object.py (revision 47846)

@@ -135,5 +135,10 @@

         Operators

-        

+>>> def print_args(*args, **kwds): 

+...     print args, kwds 

+>>> test_call(print_args, (0, 1, 2, 3), {'a':'A'}) 

+(0, 1, 2, 3) {'a': 'A'}

+

+

 >>> assert check_binary_operators()

Index: /trunk/libs/python/doc/v2/object.html

===================================================================

--- /trunk/libs/python/doc/v2/object.html (revision 45918)

+++ /trunk/libs/python/doc/v2/object.html (revision 47846)

@@ -656,4 +656,9 @@

       object operator()(A0 const&, A1 const&,...An const&) const;

+      detail::args_proxy operator* () const; 

+      object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args) const; 

+      object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args, 

+                        detail::kwds_proxy const &kwds) const; 

+

       // truth value testing

       //

@@ -705,4 +710,23 @@

       a2,...aN)

+

+

+object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args) const; 

+

+

+  
Effects:

+  call object with arguments given by the tuple <varname>args</varname>

+

+

+object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args, 

+                  detail::kwds_proxy const &kwds) const; 

+

+

+  
Effects:

+  call object with arguments given by the tuple <varname>args</varname>, and named

+  arguments given by the dictionary <varname>kwds</varname>

+

+

+

 operator bool_type() const;