Initial implementation of str::from_raw_parts[_mut]

library/alloc/src/str.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub use core::str::SplitAsciiWhitespace;
 pub use core::str::SplitInclusive;
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub use core::str::SplitWhitespace;
+#[unstable(feature = "str_from_raw_parts", issue = "119206")]
+pub use core::str::{from_raw_parts, from_raw_parts_mut};
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub use core::str::{from_utf8, from_utf8_mut, Bytes, CharIndices, Chars};
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]

library/core/src/str/converts.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Ways to create a `str` from bytes slice.
 
-use crate::mem;
+use crate::{mem, ptr};
 
 use super::validations::run_utf8_validation;
 use super::Utf8Error;
@@ -205,3 +205,41 @@ pub const unsafe fn from_utf8_unchecked_mut(v: &mut [u8]) -> &mut str {
     // comes from a reference which is guaranteed to be valid for writes.
     unsafe { &mut *(v as *mut [u8] as *mut str) }
 }
+
+/// Creates an `&str` from a pointer and a length.
+///
+/// The pointed-to bytes must be valid UTF-8.
+/// If this might not be the case, use `str::from_utf8(slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, len))`,
+/// which will return an `Err` if the data isn't valid UTF-8.
+///
+/// This function is the `str` equivalent of [`slice::from_raw_parts`](crate::slice::from_raw_parts).
+/// See that function's documentation for safety concerns and examples.
+///
+/// The mutable version of this function is [`from_raw_parts_mut`].
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[unstable(feature = "str_from_raw_parts", issue = "119206")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "str_from_raw_parts", issue = "119206")]
+pub const unsafe fn from_raw_parts<'a>(ptr: *const u8, len: usize) -> &'a str {
+    // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `from_raw_parts`.
+    unsafe { &*ptr::from_raw_parts(ptr.cast(), len) }
+}
+
+/// Creates an `&mut str` from a pointer and a length.
+///
+/// The pointed-to bytes must be valid UTF-8.
+/// If this might not be the case, use `str::from_utf8_mut(slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, len))`,
+/// which will return an `Err` if the data isn't valid UTF-8.
+///
+/// This function is the `str` equivalent of [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`](crate::slice::from_raw_parts_mut).
+/// See that function's documentation for safety concerns and examples.
+///
+/// The immutable version of this function is [`from_raw_parts`].
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[unstable(feature = "str_from_raw_parts", issue = "119206")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_str_from_raw_parts_mut", issue = "119206")]
+pub const unsafe fn from_raw_parts_mut<'a>(ptr: *mut u8, len: usize) -> &'a str {
+    // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `from_raw_parts_mut`.
+    unsafe { &mut *ptr::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr.cast(), len) }
+}

library/core/src/str/mod.rs

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ pub use converts::{from_utf8, from_utf8_unchecked};
 #[stable(feature = "str_mut_extras", since = "1.20.0")]
 pub use converts::{from_utf8_mut, from_utf8_unchecked_mut};
 
+#[unstable(feature = "str_from_raw_parts", issue = "119206")]
+pub use converts::{from_raw_parts, from_raw_parts_mut};
+
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub use error::{ParseBoolError, Utf8Error};