def init(cls, typ, class2type):
        """
        Defines custom fields in the value factory so that the importer can find them
        @param typ
        @param class2type
        """
        field = typ.getField(cls.FIELD_NAME)
        class2type.put( StrStrHashMap , typ )
        typ.setComponentType( StrStrHashMap )
        typ.setImportExportHelper( StrStrHashMapSerializer(typ, field))
        typ.putValidator(field, Validator_object.get(1))
        typ.lock()
def test_emtpy(self):
        # I had problems with these
        #
        # Although these are patological cases: Empty Structures!
        class X(Structure):
            _fields_ = []

        class Y(Union):
            _fields_ = []

        # Is this really the correct alignment, or should it be 0?
        self.assertTrue(alignment(X) == alignment(Y) == 1)
        self.assertTrue(sizeof(X) == sizeof(Y) == 0)

        class XX(Structure):
            _fields_ = [("a", X),
                        ("b", X)]

        self.assertEqual(alignment(XX), 1)
        self.assertEqual(sizeof(XX), 0)