Free grpc_channel_args after creation

src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/arguments.pxd.pxi

@@ -28,19 +28,22 @@ cdef tuple _wrap_grpc_arg(grpc_arg arg)
 cdef grpc_arg _unwrap_grpc_arg(tuple wrapped_arg)
 
 
-cdef class _ArgumentProcessor:
+cdef class _ChannelArg:
 
   cdef grpc_arg c_argument
 
   cdef void c(self, argument, grpc_arg_pointer_vtable *vtable, references) except *
 
 
-cdef class _ArgumentsProcessor:
+cdef class _ChannelArgs:
 
   cdef readonly tuple _arguments
-  cdef list _argument_processors
+  cdef list _channel_args
   cdef readonly list _references
   cdef grpc_channel_args _c_arguments
 
-  cdef grpc_channel_args *c(self, grpc_arg_pointer_vtable *vtable) except *
+  cdef void _c(self, grpc_arg_pointer_vtable *vtable) except *
-  cdef un_c(self)
+  cdef grpc_channel_args *c_args(self) except *
+
+  @staticmethod
+  cdef _ChannelArgs from_args(object arguments, grpc_arg_pointer_vtable * vtable)

src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/arguments.pyx.pxi

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cdef grpc_arg _unwrap_grpc_arg(tuple wrapped_arg):
   return wrapped.arg
 
 
-cdef class _ArgumentProcessor:
+cdef class _ChannelArg:
 
   cdef void c(self, argument, grpc_arg_pointer_vtable *vtable, references) except *:
     key, value = argument
@@ -82,27 +82,34 @@ cdef class _ArgumentProcessor:
           'Expected int, bytes, or behavior, got {}'.format(type(value)))
 
 
-cdef class _ArgumentsProcessor:
+cdef class _ChannelArgs:
 
   def __cinit__(self, arguments):
     self._arguments = () if arguments is None else tuple(arguments)
-    self._argument_processors = []
+    self._channel_args = []
     self._references = []
+    self._c_arguments.arguments = NULL
 
-  cdef grpc_channel_args *c(self, grpc_arg_pointer_vtable *vtable) except *:
+  cdef void _c(self, grpc_arg_pointer_vtable *vtable) except *:
     self._c_arguments.arguments_length = len(self._arguments)
-    if self._c_arguments.arguments_length == 0:
+    if self._c_arguments.arguments_length != 0:
-      return NULL
-    else:
       self._c_arguments.arguments = <grpc_arg *>gpr_malloc(
           self._c_arguments.arguments_length * sizeof(grpc_arg))
       for index, argument in enumerate(self._arguments):
-        argument_processor = _ArgumentProcessor()
+        channel_arg = _ChannelArg()
-        argument_processor.c(argument, vtable, self._references)
+        channel_arg.c(argument, vtable, self._references)
-        self._c_arguments.arguments[index] = argument_processor.c_argument
+        self._c_arguments.arguments[index] = channel_arg.c_argument
-        self._argument_processors.append(argument_processor)
+        self._channel_args.append(channel_arg)
-      return &self._c_arguments
+
-
+  cdef grpc_channel_args *c_args(self) except *:
-  cdef un_c(self):
+    return &self._c_arguments
-    if self._arguments:
+
+  def __dealloc__(self):
+    if self._c_arguments.arguments != NULL:
       gpr_free(self._c_arguments.arguments)
+
+  @staticmethod
+  cdef _ChannelArgs from_args(object arguments, grpc_arg_pointer_vtable * vtable):
+    cdef _ChannelArgs channel_args = _ChannelArgs(arguments)
+    channel_args._c(vtable)
+    return channel_args

src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/channel.pyx.pxi

@@ -423,16 +423,15 @@ cdef class Channel:
     self._vtable.copy = &_copy_pointer
     self._vtable.destroy = &_destroy_pointer
     self._vtable.cmp = &_compare_pointer
-    cdef _ArgumentsProcessor arguments_processor = _ArgumentsProcessor(
+    cdef _ChannelArgs channel_args = _ChannelArgs.from_args(
-        arguments)
+        arguments, &self._vtable)
-    cdef grpc_channel_args *c_arguments = arguments_processor.c(&self._vtable)
     if channel_credentials is None:
       self._state.c_channel = grpc_insecure_channel_create(
-          <char *>target, c_arguments, NULL)
+          <char *>target, channel_args.c_args(), NULL)
     else:
       c_channel_credentials = channel_credentials.c()
       self._state.c_channel = grpc_secure_channel_create(
-          c_channel_credentials, <char *>target, c_arguments, NULL)
+          c_channel_credentials, <char *>target, channel_args.c_args(), NULL)
       grpc_channel_credentials_release(c_channel_credentials)
     self._state.c_call_completion_queue = (
         grpc_completion_queue_create_for_next(NULL))

src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/server.pxd.pxi

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 cdef class Server:
 
   cdef grpc_arg_pointer_vtable _vtable
-  cdef readonly _ArgumentsProcessor _arguments_processor
   cdef grpc_server *c_server
   cdef bint is_started  # start has been called
   cdef bint is_shutting_down  # shutdown has been called

src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/server.pyx.pxi

@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ cdef class Server:
     self._vtable.copy = &_copy_pointer
     self._vtable.destroy = &_destroy_pointer
     self._vtable.cmp = &_compare_pointer
-    cdef _ArgumentsProcessor arguments_processor = _ArgumentsProcessor(
+    cdef _ChannelArgs channel_args = _ChannelArgs.from_args(
-        arguments)
+        arguments, &self._vtable)
-    cdef grpc_channel_args *c_arguments = arguments_processor.c(&self._vtable)
+    self.c_server = grpc_server_create(channel_args.c_args(), NULL)
-    self.c_server = grpc_server_create(c_arguments, NULL)
-    arguments_processor.un_c()
     self.references.append(arguments)
     self.is_started = False
     self.is_shutting_down = False