Correct class names for KeysView, ValuesView and ItemsView in bind_map

include/pybind11/detail/type_caster_base.h

@@ -1006,5 +1006,14 @@ class type_caster_base : public type_caster_generic {
     static Constructor make_move_constructor(...) { return nullptr; }
 };
 
+PYBIND11_NOINLINE std::string type_info_description(const std::type_info &ti) {
+    if (auto *type_data = get_type_info(ti)) {
+        handle th((PyObject *) type_data->type);
+        return th.attr("__module__").cast<std::string>() + '.'
+               + th.attr("__qualname__").cast<std::string>();
+    }
+    return clean_type_id(ti.name());
+}
+
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(detail)
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(PYBIND11_NAMESPACE)

include/pybind11/stl_bind.h

@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "detail/common.h"
+#include "detail/type_caster_base.h"
+#include "cast.h"
 #include "operators.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(PYBIND11_NAMESPACE)
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)
@@ -636,18 +639,52 @@ auto map_if_insertion_operator(Class_ &cl, std::string const &name)
         "Return the canonical string representation of this map.");
 }
 
-template <typename Map>
+template <typename KeyType>
 struct keys_view {
-    Map &map;
+    virtual size_t len() = 0;
+    virtual iterator iter() = 0;
+    virtual bool contains(const KeyType &k) = 0;
+    virtual bool contains(const object &k) = 0;
+    virtual ~keys_view() = default;
 };
 
-template <typename Map>
+template <typename MappedType>
 struct values_view {
-    Map &map;
+    virtual size_t len() = 0;
+    virtual iterator iter() = 0;
+    virtual ~values_view() = default;
 };
 
-template <typename Map>
+template <typename KeyType, typename MappedType>
 struct items_view {
+    virtual size_t len() = 0;
+    virtual iterator iter() = 0;
+    virtual ~items_view() = default;
+};
+
+template <typename Map, typename KeysView>
+struct KeysViewImpl : public KeysView {
+    explicit KeysViewImpl(Map &map) : map(map) {}
+    size_t len() override { return map.size(); }
+    iterator iter() override { return make_key_iterator(map.begin(), map.end()); }
+    bool contains(const typename Map::key_type &k) override { return map.find(k) != map.end(); }
+    bool contains(const object &) override { return false; }
+    Map &map;
+};
+
+template <typename Map, typename ValuesView>
+struct ValuesViewImpl : public ValuesView {
+    explicit ValuesViewImpl(Map &map) : map(map) {}
+    size_t len() override { return map.size(); }
+    iterator iter() override { return make_value_iterator(map.begin(), map.end()); }
+    Map &map;
+};
+
+template <typename Map, typename ItemsView>
+struct ItemsViewImpl : public ItemsView {
+    explicit ItemsViewImpl(Map &map) : map(map) {}
+    size_t len() override { return map.size(); }
+    iterator iter() override { return make_iterator(map.begin(), map.end()); }
     Map &map;
 };
 
@@ -657,9 +694,11 @@ template <typename Map, typename holder_type = std::unique_ptr<Map>, typename...
 class_<Map, holder_type> bind_map(handle scope, const std::string &name, Args &&...args) {
     using KeyType = typename Map::key_type;
     using MappedType = typename Map::mapped_type;
-    using KeysView = detail::keys_view<Map>;
-    using ValuesView = detail::values_view<Map>;
-    using ItemsView = detail::items_view<Map>;
+    using StrippedKeyType = detail::remove_cvref_t<KeyType>;
+    using StrippedMappedType = detail::remove_cvref_t<MappedType>;
+    using KeysView = detail::keys_view<StrippedKeyType>;
+    using ValuesView = detail::values_view<StrippedMappedType>;
+    using ItemsView = detail::items_view<StrippedKeyType, StrippedMappedType>;
     using Class_ = class_<Map, holder_type>;
 
     // If either type is a non-module-local bound type then make the map binding non-local as well;
@@ -673,12 +712,57 @@ class_<Map, holder_type> bind_map(handle scope, const std::string &name, Args &&
     }
 
     Class_ cl(scope, name.c_str(), pybind11::module_local(local), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-    class_<KeysView> keys_view(
-        scope, ("KeysView[" + name + "]").c_str(), pybind11::module_local(local));
-    class_<ValuesView> values_view(
-        scope, ("ValuesView[" + name + "]").c_str(), pybind11::module_local(local));
-    class_<ItemsView> items_view(
-        scope, ("ItemsView[" + name + "]").c_str(), pybind11::module_local(local));
+    static constexpr auto key_type_descr = detail::make_caster<KeyType>::name;
+    static constexpr auto mapped_type_descr = detail::make_caster<MappedType>::name;
+    std::string key_type_name(key_type_descr.text), mapped_type_name(mapped_type_descr.text);
+
+    // If key type isn't properly wrapped, fall back to C++ names
+    if (key_type_name == "%") {
+        key_type_name = detail::type_info_description(typeid(KeyType));
+    }
+    // Similarly for value type:
+    if (mapped_type_name == "%") {
+        mapped_type_name = detail::type_info_description(typeid(MappedType));
+    }
+
+    // Wrap KeysView[KeyType] if it wasn't already wrapped
+    if (!detail::get_type_info(typeid(KeysView))) {
+        class_<KeysView> keys_view(
+            scope, ("KeysView[" + key_type_name + "]").c_str(), pybind11::module_local(local));
+        keys_view.def("__len__", &KeysView::len);
+        keys_view.def("__iter__",
+                      &KeysView::iter,
+                      keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep view alive while iterator exists */
+        );
+        keys_view.def("__contains__",
+                      static_cast<bool (KeysView::*)(const KeyType &)>(&KeysView::contains));
+        // Fallback for when the object is not of the key type
+        keys_view.def("__contains__",
+                      static_cast<bool (KeysView::*)(const object &)>(&KeysView::contains));
+    }
+    // Similarly for ValuesView:
+    if (!detail::get_type_info(typeid(ValuesView))) {
+        class_<ValuesView> values_view(scope,
+                                       ("ValuesView[" + mapped_type_name + "]").c_str(),
+                                       pybind11::module_local(local));
+        values_view.def("__len__", &ValuesView::len);
+        values_view.def("__iter__",
+                        &ValuesView::iter,
+                        keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep view alive while iterator exists */
+        );
+    }
+    // Similarly for ItemsView:
+    if (!detail::get_type_info(typeid(ItemsView))) {
+        class_<ItemsView> items_view(
+            scope,
+            ("ItemsView[" + key_type_name + ", ").append(mapped_type_name + "]").c_str(),
+            pybind11::module_local(local));
+        items_view.def("__len__", &ItemsView::len);
+        items_view.def("__iter__",
+                       &ItemsView::iter,
+                       keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep view alive while iterator exists */
+        );
+    }
 
     cl.def(init<>());
 
@@ -698,19 +782,25 @@ class_<Map, holder_type> bind_map(handle scope, const std::string &name, Args &&
 
     cl.def(
         "keys",
-        [](Map &m) { return KeysView{m}; },
+        [](Map &m) {
+            return std::unique_ptr<KeysView>(new detail::KeysViewImpl<Map, KeysView>(m));
+        },
         keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep map alive while view exists */
     );
 
     cl.def(
         "values",
-        [](Map &m) { return ValuesView{m}; },
+        [](Map &m) {
+            return std::unique_ptr<ValuesView>(new detail::ValuesViewImpl<Map, ValuesView>(m));
+        },
         keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep map alive while view exists */
     );
 
     cl.def(
         "items",
-        [](Map &m) { return ItemsView{m}; },
+        [](Map &m) {
+            return std::unique_ptr<ItemsView>(new detail::ItemsViewImpl<Map, ItemsView>(m));
+        },
         keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep map alive while view exists */
     );
 
@@ -749,36 +839,6 @@ class_<Map, holder_type> bind_map(handle scope, const std::string &name, Args &&
 
     cl.def("__len__", &Map::size);
 
-    keys_view.def("__len__", [](KeysView &view) { return view.map.size(); });
-    keys_view.def(
-        "__iter__",
-        [](KeysView &view) { return make_key_iterator(view.map.begin(), view.map.end()); },
-        keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep view alive while iterator exists */
-    );
-    keys_view.def("__contains__", [](KeysView &view, const KeyType &k) -> bool {
-        auto it = view.map.find(k);
-        if (it == view.map.end()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    });
-    // Fallback for when the object is not of the key type
-    keys_view.def("__contains__", [](KeysView &, const object &) -> bool { return false; });
-
-    values_view.def("__len__", [](ValuesView &view) { return view.map.size(); });
-    values_view.def(
-        "__iter__",
-        [](ValuesView &view) { return make_value_iterator(view.map.begin(), view.map.end()); },
-        keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep view alive while iterator exists */
-    );
-
-    items_view.def("__len__", [](ItemsView &view) { return view.map.size(); });
-    items_view.def(
-        "__iter__",
-        [](ItemsView &view) { return make_iterator(view.map.begin(), view.map.end()); },
-        keep_alive<0, 1>() /* Essential: keep view alive while iterator exists */
-    );
-
     return cl;
 }
 

tests/test_stl_binders.py

@@ -309,3 +309,29 @@ def test_map_delitem():
     del um["ua"]
     assert sorted(list(um)) == ["ub"]
     assert sorted(list(um.items())) == [("ub", 2.6)]
+
+
+def test_map_view_types():
+    map_string_double = m.MapStringDouble()
+    unordered_map_string_double = m.UnorderedMapStringDouble()
+    map_string_double_const = m.MapStringDoubleConst()
+    unordered_map_string_double_const = m.UnorderedMapStringDoubleConst()
+
+    assert map_string_double.keys().__class__.__name__ == "KeysView[str]"
+    assert map_string_double.values().__class__.__name__ == "ValuesView[float]"
+    assert map_string_double.items().__class__.__name__ == "ItemsView[str, float]"
+
+    keys_type = type(map_string_double.keys())
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_double.keys()) is keys_type
+    assert type(map_string_double_const.keys()) is keys_type
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_double_const.keys()) is keys_type
+
+    values_type = type(map_string_double.values())
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_double.values()) is values_type
+    assert type(map_string_double_const.values()) is values_type
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_double_const.values()) is values_type
+
+    items_type = type(map_string_double.items())
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_double.items()) is items_type
+    assert type(map_string_double_const.items()) is items_type
+    assert type(unordered_map_string_double_const.items()) is items_type