Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:06:57 +0200
add some documentation and changes some signatures
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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 CxList cxLinkedListCreate(CxAllocator allocator, CxListComparator comparator, size_t item_size);
50 void cxLinkedListDestroy(CxList list);
52 size_t cxLinkedListRecalculateSize(CxList list);
55 /**
56 * Finds the node at a certain index.
57 *
58 * This function can be used to start at an arbitrary position within the list.
59 * If the search index is large than the start index, \p loc_advance must denote
60 * the location of some sort of \c next pointer (i.e. a pointer to the next node).
61 * But it is also possible that the search index is smaller than the start index
62 * (e.g. in cases where traversing a list backwards is faster) in which case
63 * \p loc_advance must denote the location of some sort of \c prev pointer
64 * (i.e. a pointer to the previous node).
65 *
66 * @param start a pointer to the start node
67 * @param start_index the start index
68 * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance
69 * @param index the search index
70 * @return the node found at the specified index
71 */
72 void *cx_linked_list_at(void *start, size_t start_index, ptrdiff_t loc_advance, size_t index);
74 /**
75 * Finds the last node in a linked list.
76 *
77 * If a pointer to \p end is provided, the result is just \c *end.
78 * Otherwise, this function starts with the pointer denoted by \c *begin and
79 * traverses the list along a next pointer whose location within the node struct is
80 * denoted by \p loc_next.
81 *
82 * If both \p begin and \p end are \c NULL, an empty list is assumed and this function returns \c NULL.
83 *
84 * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (optional)
85 * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional)
86 * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer (only required when \p end is \c NULL)
87 * @return a pointer to the last node or \c NULL if the list is empty
88 */
89 void *cx_linked_list_last(void **begin, void **end, ptrdiff_t loc_next);
91 /**
92 * Adds a new node to a linked list.
93 *
94 * \remark One of the pointers \p begin and \p end may be \c NULL, but not both.
95 *
96 * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one)
97 * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one)
98 * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
99 * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
100 * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be appended
101 */
102 void cx_linked_list_add(void **begin, void **end, ptrdiff_t loc_prev, ptrdiff_t loc_next, void *new_node);
104 #ifdef __cplusplus
105 } /* extern "C" */
106 #endif
108 #endif /* UCX_LINKED_LIST_H */