src/cx/linked_list.h

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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 "common.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(
    59         CxAllocator *allocator,
    60         CxListComparator comparator,
    61         size_t item_size
    62 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
    64 /**
    65  * Allocates a linked list for storing pointers.
    66  *
    67  * If you want to store the elements directly in this list, use cxLinkedListCreate().
    68  *
    69  * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes
    70  * @param comparator the comparator for the elements
    71  * @return the created list
    72  */
    73 CxList *cxPointerLinkedListCreate(
    74         CxAllocator *allocator,
    75         CxListComparator comparator
    76 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
    78 /**
    79  * Creates a linked list using the data from an array.
    80  *
    81  * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes
    82  * @param comparator the comparator for the elements
    83  * @param item_size the size of one item in the array
    84  * @param num_items the number of items
    85  * @param array the array data
    86  * @return the created list
    87  */
    88 CxList *cxLinkedListFromArray(
    89         CxAllocator *allocator,
    90         CxListComparator comparator,
    91         size_t item_size,
    92         size_t num_items,
    93         void const *array
    94 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
    96 /**
    97  * Deallocates the memory of the entire list.
    98  *
    99  * \attention If this is a pointer list, the memory the pointers are referring to is \em not freed.
   100  *
   101  * @param list the list
   102  */
   103 void cxLinkedListDestroy(CxList *list) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
   105 /**
   106  * Finds the node at a certain index.
   107  *
   108  * This function can be used to start at an arbitrary position within the list.
   109  * If the search index is large than the start index, \p loc_advance must denote
   110  * the location of some sort of \c next pointer (i.e. a pointer to the next node).
   111  * But it is also possible that the search index is smaller than the start index
   112  * (e.g. in cases where traversing a list backwards is faster) in which case
   113  * \p loc_advance must denote the location of some sort of \c prev pointer
   114  * (i.e. a pointer to the previous node).
   115  *
   116  * @param start a pointer to the start node
   117  * @param start_index the start index
   118  * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance
   119  * @param index the search index
   120  * @return the node found at the specified index
   121  */
   122 void *cx_linked_list_at(
   123         void *start,
   124         size_t start_index,
   125         ptrdiff_t loc_advance,
   126         size_t index
   127 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
   129 /**
   130  * Finds the index of an element within a linked list.
   131  *
   132  * @param start a pointer to the start node
   133  * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance
   134  * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct
   135  * @param follow_ptr \c false if the pointer denoted by \p loc_data shall be passed to the \p cmp_func.
   136  * If \c true, the data at \p loc_data is assumed to be a pointer, dereferenced, and then passed to \p cmp_func.
   137  * @param cmp_func a compare function to compare \p elem against the node data
   138  * @param elem a pointer to the element to find
   139  * @return the index of the element or a past-one index if the element could not be found
   140  */
   141 size_t cx_linked_list_find(
   142         void const *start,
   143         ptrdiff_t loc_advance,
   144         ptrdiff_t loc_data,
   145         bool follow_ptr,
   146         CxListComparator cmp_func,
   147         void const *elem
   148 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
   150 /**
   151  * Finds the first node in a linked list.
   152  *
   153  * The function starts with the pointer denoted by \p node and traverses the list
   154  * along a prev pointer whose location within the node struct is
   155  * denoted by \p loc_prev.
   156  *
   157  * @param node a pointer to a node in the list
   158  * @param loc_prev the location of the \c prev pointer
   159  * @return a pointer to the first node
   160  */
   161 void *cx_linked_list_first(
   162         void *node,
   163         ptrdiff_t loc_prev
   164 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
   166 /**
   167  * Finds the last node in a linked list.
   168  *
   169  * The function starts with the pointer denoted by \p node and traverses the list
   170  * along a next pointer whose location within the node struct is
   171  * denoted by \p loc_next.
   172  *
   173  * @param node a pointer to a node in the list
   174  * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer
   175  * @return a pointer to the last node
   176  */
   177 void *cx_linked_list_last(
   178         void *node,
   179         ptrdiff_t loc_next
   180 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
   182 /**
   183  * Finds the predecessor of a node in case it is not linked.
   184  *
   185  * \remark If \p node is not contained in the list starting with \p begin, the behavior is undefined.
   186  *
   187  * @param begin the node where to start the search
   188  * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer
   189  * @param node the successor of the node to find
   190  * @return the node or \c NULL if \p node has no predecessor
   191  */
   192 void *cx_linked_list_prev(
   193         void *begin,
   194         ptrdiff_t loc_next,
   195         void *node
   196 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
   198 /**
   199  * Adds a new node to a linked list.
   200  * The node must not be part of any list already.
   201  *
   202  * \remark One of the pointers \p begin or \p end may be \c NULL, but not both.
   203  *
   204  * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one)
   205  * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one)
   206  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
   207  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   208  * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be appended
   209  */
   210 void cx_linked_list_add(
   211         void **begin,
   212         void **end,
   213         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   214         ptrdiff_t loc_next,
   215         void *new_node
   216 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__(5)));
   218 /**
   219  * Prepends a new node to a linked list.
   220  * The node must not be part of any list already.
   221  *
   222  * \remark One of the pointers \p begin or \p end may be \c NULL, but not both.
   223  *
   224  * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one)
   225  * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one)
   226  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
   227  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   228  * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be prepended
   229  */
   230 void cx_linked_list_prepend(
   231         void **begin,
   232         void **end,
   233         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   234         ptrdiff_t loc_next,
   235         void *new_node
   236 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__(5)));
   238 /**
   239  * Links two nodes.
   240  *
   241  * @param left the new predecessor of \p right
   242  * @param right the new successor of \p left
   243  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
   244  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   245  */
   246 void cx_linked_list_link(
   247         void *left,
   248         void *right,
   249         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   250         ptrdiff_t loc_next
   251 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
   253 /**
   254  * Unlinks two nodes.
   255  *
   256  * If right is not the successor of left, the behavior is undefined.
   257  *
   258  * @param left the predecessor of \p right
   259  * @param right the successor of \p left
   260  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
   261  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   262  */
   263 void cx_linked_list_unlink(
   264         void *left,
   265         void *right,
   266         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   267         ptrdiff_t loc_next
   268 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__));
   270 /**
   271  * Inserts a new node after a given node of a linked list.
   272  * The new node must not be part of any list already.
   273  *
   274  * \note If you specify \c NULL as the \p node to insert after, this function needs either the \p begin or
   275  * the \p end pointer to determine the start of the list. Then the new node will be prepended to the list.
   276  *
   277  * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one)
   278  * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one)
   279  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
   280  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   281  * @param node the node after which to insert (\c NULL if you want to prepend the node to the list)
   282  * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be prepended
   283  */
   284 void cx_linked_list_insert(
   285         void **begin,
   286         void **end,
   287         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   288         ptrdiff_t loc_next,
   289         void *node,
   290         void *new_node
   291 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__(6)));
   293 /**
   294  * Inserts a chain of nodes after a given node of a linked list.
   295  * The chain must not be part of any list already.
   296  *
   297  * If you do not explicitly specify the end of the chain, it will be determined by traversing
   298  * the \c next pointer.
   299  *
   300  * \note If you specify \c NULL as the \p node to insert after, this function needs either the \p begin or
   301  * the \p end pointer to determine the start of the list. If only the \p end pointer is specified, you also need
   302  * to provide a valid \p loc_prev location.
   303  * Then the chain will be prepended to the list.
   304  *
   305  * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one)
   306  * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one)
   307  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
   308  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   309  * @param node the node after which to insert (\c NULL to prepend the chain to the list)
   310  * @param insert_begin a pointer to the first node of the chain that shall be inserted
   311  * @param insert_end a pointer to the last node of the chain (or NULL if the last node shall be determined)
   312  */
   313 void cx_linked_list_insert_chain(
   314         void **begin,
   315         void **end,
   316         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   317         ptrdiff_t loc_next,
   318         void *node,
   319         void *insert_begin,
   320         void *insert_end
   321 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__(6)));
   323 /**
   324  * Removes a node from the linked list.
   325  *
   326  * If the node to remove is the begin (resp. end) node of the list and if \p begin (resp. \p end)
   327  * addresses are provided, the pointers are adjusted accordingly.
   328  *
   329  * The following combinations of arguments are valid (more arguments are optional):
   330  * \li \p loc_next and \p loc_prev (ancestor node is determined by using the prev pointer, overall O(1) performance)
   331  * \li \p loc_next and \p begin (ancestor node is determined by list traversal, overall O(n) performance)
   332  *
   333  * \remark The \c next and \c prev pointers of the removed node are not cleared by this function and may still be used
   334  * to traverse to a former adjacent node in the list.
   335  *
   336  * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (optional)
   337  * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional)
   338  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
   339  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   340  * @param node the node to remove
   341  */
   342 void cx_linked_list_remove(
   343         void **begin,
   344         void **end,
   345         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   346         ptrdiff_t loc_next,
   347         void *node
   348 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__(5)));
   351 /**
   352  * Determines the size of a linked list starting with \p node.
   353  * @param node the first node
   354  * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer within the node struct
   355  * @return the size of the list or zero if \p node is \c NULL
   356  */
   357 size_t cx_linked_list_size(
   358         void const *node,
   359         ptrdiff_t loc_next
   360 );
   362 /**
   363  * Sorts a linked list based on a comparison function.
   364  *
   365  * This function can work with linked lists of the following structures:
   366  * \code
   367  * typedef struct node node;
   368  * struct node {
   369  *   node* prev;
   370  *   node* next;
   371  *   my_payload data; // in this case set follow_ptr = 0
   372  * }
   373  *
   374  * typedef struct ptr_node ptr_node;
   375  * struct ptr_node {
   376  *   ptr_node* prev;
   377  *   ptr_node* next;
   378  *   my_payload* data; // in this case set follow_ptr = 1
   379  * }
   380  * \endcode
   381  *
   382  * @note This is a recursive function with at most logarithmic recursion depth.
   383  *
   384  * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (required)
   385  * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional)
   386  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if not present)
   387  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   388  * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct
   389  * @param follow_ptr \c false if the pointer denoted by \p loc_data shall be passed to the \p cmp_func.
   390  * If \c true, the data at \p loc_data is assumed to be a pointer, dereferenced, and then passed to \p cmp_func.
   391  * @param cmp_func the compare function defining the sort order
   392  */
   393 void cx_linked_list_sort(
   394         void **begin,
   395         void **end,
   396         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   397         ptrdiff_t loc_next,
   398         ptrdiff_t loc_data,
   399         bool follow_ptr,
   400         CxListComparator cmp_func
   401 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__(1, 7)));
   404 /**
   405  * Compares two lists element wise.
   406  *
   407  * \note Both list must have the same structure.
   408  *
   409  * @param begin_left the begin of the left list (\c NULL denotes an empty list)
   410  * @param begin_right the begin of the right list  (\c NULL denotes an empty list)
   411  * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance
   412  * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct
   413  * @param follow_ptr \c false if the pointer denoted by \p loc_data shall be passed to the \p cmp_func.
   414  * If \c true, the data at \p loc_data is assumed to be a pointer, dereferenced, and then passed to \p cmp_func.
   415  * @param cmp_func the function to compare the elements
   416  * @return
   417  */
   418 int cx_linked_list_compare(
   419         void const *begin_left,
   420         void const *begin_right,
   421         ptrdiff_t loc_advance,
   422         ptrdiff_t loc_data,
   423         bool follow_ptr,
   424         CxListComparator cmp_func
   425 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__(6)));
   427 /**
   428  * Reverses the order of the nodes in a linked list.
   429  *
   430  * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (required)
   431  * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional)
   432  * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one)
   433  * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required)
   434  */
   435 void cx_linked_list_reverse(
   436         void **begin,
   437         void **end,
   438         ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
   439         ptrdiff_t loc_next
   440 ) __attribute__((__nonnull__(1)));
   442 #ifdef __cplusplus
   443 } /* extern "C" */
   444 #endif
   446 #endif /* UCX_LINKED_LIST_H */

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