Sat, 04 Dec 2021 17:38:23 +0100
add cx_linked_list_first() + cx_linked_list_prepend()
removes concatenating behavior of cx_linked_list_add()
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28 /**
29 * \file linked_list.h
30 * \brief Linked list implementation.
31 * \details Also provides several low-level functions for custom linked list implementations.
32 * \author Mike Becker
33 * \author Olaf Wintermann
34 * \version 3.0
35 * \copyright 2-Clause BSD License
36 */
38 #ifndef UCX_LINKED_LIST_H
39 #define UCX_LINKED_LIST_H
41 #include <stddef.h>
42 #include "list.h"
44 #ifdef __cplusplus
45 extern "C" {
46 #endif
48 /**
49 * Allocates a linked list for storing elements with \p item_size bytes each.
50 *
51 * Elements added to the list are copied.
52 *
53 * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes
54 * @param comparator the comparator for the elements
55 * @param item_size the size of each element in bytes
56 * @return the created list
57 */
58 CxList cxLinkedListCreate(CxAllocator allocator, CxListComparator comparator, size_t item_size);
60 /**
61 * Allocates a linked list for storing pointers.
62 *
63 * If you want to store the elements directly in this list, use cxLinkedListCreate().
64 *
65 * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes
66 * @param comparator the comparator for the elements
67 * @return the created list
68 */
69 CxList cxPointerLinkedListCreate(CxAllocator allocator, CxListComparator comparator);
71 /**
72 * Deallocates the memory of the entire list.
73 *
74 * \attention If this is a pointer list, the memory the pointers are referring to is \em not freed.
75 *
76 * @param list the list
77 */
78 void cxLinkedListDestroy(CxList list);
80 /**
81 * Finds the node at a certain index.
82 *
83 * This function can be used to start at an arbitrary position within the list.
84 * If the search index is large than the start index, \p loc_advance must denote
85 * the location of some sort of \c next pointer (i.e. a pointer to the next node).
86 * But it is also possible that the search index is smaller than the start index
87 * (e.g. in cases where traversing a list backwards is faster) in which case
88 * \p loc_advance must denote the location of some sort of \c prev pointer
89 * (i.e. a pointer to the previous node).
90 *
91 * @param start a pointer to the start node
92 * @param start_index the start index
93 * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance
94 * @param index the search index
95 * @return the node found at the specified index
96 */
97 void *cx_linked_list_at(void *start, size_t start_index, ptrdiff_t loc_advance, size_t index);
99 /**
100 * Finds the first node in a linked list.
101 *
102 * The function starts with the pointer denoted by \p node and traverses the list
103 * along a prev pointer whose location within the node struct is
104 * denoted by \p loc_prev.
105 *
106 * @param node a pointer to a node in the list
107 * @param loc_prev the location of the \c prev pointer
108 * @return a pointer to the first node or \c NULL if \p node is \c NULL
109 */
110 void *cx_linked_list_first(void *node, ptrdiff_t loc_prev);
112 /**
113 * Finds the last node in a linked list.
114 *
115 * The function starts with the pointer denoted by \p node and traverses the list
116 * along a next pointer whose location within the node struct is
117 * denoted by \p loc_next.
118 *
119 * @param node a pointer to a node in the list
120 * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer
121 * @return a pointer to the last node or \c NULL if \p begin is \c NULL
122 */
123 void *cx_linked_list_last(void *node, ptrdiff_t loc_next);
125 /**
126 * Finds the predecessor of a node in case it is not linked.
127 *
128 * \remark If \p node is not contained in the list starting with \p begin, the behavior is undefined.
129 *
130 * @param begin the node where to start the search
131 * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer
132 * @param node the successor of the node to find
133 * @return the node or \c NULL if \p node has no predecessor
134 */
135 void *cx_linked_list_prev(void *begin, ptrdiff_t loc_next, void *node);
137 /**
138 * Adds a new node to a linked list.
139 * The node must not be part of any list already.
140 *
141 * \remark One of the pointers \p begin and \p end may be \c NULL, but not both.
142 *
143 * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one)
144 * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one)
145 * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
146 * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
147 * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be appended
148 */
149 void cx_linked_list_add(void **begin, void **end, ptrdiff_t loc_prev, ptrdiff_t loc_next, void *new_node);
151 /**
152 * Prepends a new node to a linked list.
153 * The node must not be part of any list already.
154 *
155 * \remark One of the pointers \p begin and \p end may be \c NULL, but not both.
156 *
157 * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one)
158 * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one)
159 * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
160 * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
161 * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be prepended
162 */
163 void cx_linked_list_prepend(void **begin, void **end, ptrdiff_t loc_prev, ptrdiff_t loc_next, void *new_node);
165 /**
166 * Removes a node from the linked list.
167 *
168 * If the node to remove is the begin (resp. end) node of the list and if \p begin (resp. \p end)
169 * addresses are provided, the pointers are adjusted accordingly.
170 *
171 * The following combinations of arguments are valid (more arguments are optional):
172 * \li \p loc_next and \p loc_prev
173 * \li \p loc_next and \p begin
174 *
175 * This function returns an adjacent node according to the following rules:
176 * \li if the node has only one adjacent node, that one is returned
177 * \li otherwise, the former \c prev node is returned
178 *
179 * \remark The \c next and \c prev pointers of the removed node are cleared by this function.
180 *
181 * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (optional)
182 * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional)
183 * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
184 * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
185 * @param node the node to remove
186 * @return an adjacent node or \c NULL, if this was the last node
187 */
188 void *cx_linked_list_remove(void **begin, void **end, ptrdiff_t loc_prev, ptrdiff_t loc_next, void *node);
191 /**
192 * Determines the size of a linked list starting with \p node.
193 * @param node the first node
194 * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer within the node struct
195 * @return the size of the list or zero if \p node is \c NULL
196 */
197 size_t cx_linked_list_size(void *node, ptrdiff_t loc_next);
199 /**
200 * Sorts a linked list based on a comparison function.
201 *
202 * This function can work with linked lists of the following structures:
203 * \code
204 * typedef struct node node;
205 * struct node {
206 * node* prev;
207 * node* next;
208 * my_payload data; // in this case set follow_ptr = 0
209 * }
210 *
211 * typedef struct ptr_node ptr_node;
212 * struct ptr_node {
213 * ptr_node* prev;
214 * ptr_node* next;
215 * my_payload* data; // in this case set follow_ptr = 1
216 * }
217 * \endcode
218 *
219 * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (required)
220 * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional)
221 * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if not present)
222 * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
223 * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct
224 * @param follow_ptr \c false if the pointer denoted by \p loc_data shall be passed to the \p cmp_func.
225 * If \c true, the data at \p loc_data is dereferenced, assuming to be a pointer, and then passed to \p cmp_func.
226 * @param cmp_func the compare function defining the sort order
227 */
228 void cx_linked_list_sort(void **begin, void **end, ptrdiff_t loc_prev, ptrdiff_t loc_next,
229 ptrdiff_t loc_data, int follow_ptr, CxListComparator cmp_func);
232 /**
233 * Reverses the order of the nodes in a linked list.
234 *
235 * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (required)
236 * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional)
237 * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
238 * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
239 */
240 void cx_linked_list_reverse(void **begin, void **end, ptrdiff_t loc_prev, ptrdiff_t loc_next);
242 #ifdef __cplusplus
243 } /* extern "C" */
244 #endif
246 #endif /* UCX_LINKED_LIST_H */