package main
/*
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
typedef struct Point {
	int x, y;
} Point;
typedef struct Resp {
	char response;
} Resp;
*/
import "C"
import (
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"unsafe"
)
type CPoint struct {
	Point C.Point
	Resp  C.Resp
}
func main() {
	var r string = "Hello World"
	resp := unsafe.Pointer(C.char(r))
	point := CPoint{
		Point: C.Point{x: 1, y: 2},
		Resp: C.Resp{response: resp},
	}
	fmt.Println(point)
}

package main
/*
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
typedef struct Point {
    int x, y;
} Point;
typedef struct Resp {
    char response; // <-- How can I get this value in my go code?
} Resp;
*/

package main
// FIX: "char response" replaced with "char *response" below.
/*
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>
typedef struct Point {
    int x, y;
} Point;
typedef struct Resp {
    char *response;
} Resp;
void fill(const char *name, Resp *r) {
   printf("name: %s\n", name);
   printf("Original value: %s\n", r->response);
   r->response = "testing";
}
*/
import "C"
import (
	"fmt"
	"unsafe"
)
// NOTE: You cannot pass this struct to C.
// Types passed to C must be defined in C (eg, like "Point" above).
type CPoint struct {
	Point C.Point
	Resp  C.Resp
}
func main() {
	// FIX: Use CString to allocate a *C.char string.
	resp := C.CString("Hello World")
	point := CPoint{
		Point: C.Point{x: 1, y: 2},
		Resp:  C.Resp{response: resp},
	}
	fmt.Println(point)
	// Example of calling a C function and converting a C *char string to a Go string:
	cname := C.CString("foo")
	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname))
	r := &C.Resp{
		response: resp, // Use allocated C string.
	}
	C.fill(cname, r)
	goResp := C.GoString(r.response)
	fmt.Println(goResp)
	// FIX: Release manually allocated string with free(3) when no longer needed.
	C.free(unsafe.Pointer(resp))
}