src/cx/kv_list.h

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 17:11:53 +0200

author
Mike Becker <universe@uap-core.de>
date
Sun, 24 Aug 2025 17:11:53 +0200
changeset 1347
d02b1fde73ee
parent 1318
src/cx/linked_list.h@12fa1d37fe48
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create a header file for the new key-value-lists

kick-off for issue #461

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/**
 * @file kv_list.h
 * @brief Linked list implementation with key/value-lookup.
 * @author Mike Becker
 * @author Olaf Wintermann
 * @copyright 2-Clause BSD License
 */

#ifndef UCX_KV_LIST_H
#define UCX_KV_LIST_H

#include "common.h"
#include "list.h"
#include "map.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * Allocates a linked list with a lookup-map for storing elements with @p elem_size bytes each.
 *
 * If @p elem_size is #CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created list stores pointers instead of
 * copies of the added elements, and the compare function will be automatically set
 * to cx_cmp_ptr(), if none is given.
 *
 * After creating the list, it can also be used as a map after converting the pointer
 * to a CxMap pointer with cxKvListAsMap().
 * When you want to use the list interface again, you can also convert the map pointer back
 * with cxKvListAsList().
 *
 * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes
 * (if @c NULL, the cxDefaultAllocator will be used)
 * @param comparator the comparator for the elements
 * (if @c NULL, and the list is not storing pointers, sort and find
 * functions will not work)
 * @param elem_size the size of each element in bytes
 * @return the created list
 * @see cxKvListAsMap()
 * @see cxKvListAsList()
 */
cx_attr_nodiscard
cx_attr_malloc
cx_attr_dealloc(cxListFree, 1)
cx_attr_export
CxList *cxKvListCreate(
        const CxAllocator *allocator,
        cx_compare_func comparator,
        size_t elem_size
);

/**
 * Allocates a linked list with a lookup-map for storing elements with @p elem_size bytes each.
 *
 * If @p elem_size is #CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created list stores pointers instead of
 * copies of the added elements, and the compare function will be automatically set
 * to cx_cmp_ptr(), if none is given.
 *
 * This function creates the list with cxKvListCreate() and immediately applies
 * cxKvListAsMap(). If you want to use the returned object as a list, you can call
 * cxKvListAsList() later.
 *
 * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes
 * (if @c NULL, the cxDefaultAllocator will be used)
 * @param comparator the comparator for the elements
 * (if @c NULL, and the list is not storing pointers, sort and find
 * functions will not work)
 * @param elem_size the size of each element in bytes
 * @return the created list wrapped into the CxMap interface
 * @see cxKvListAsMap()
 * @see cxKvListAsList()
 */
cx_attr_nodiscard
cx_attr_malloc
cx_attr_dealloc(cxMapFree, 1)
cx_attr_export
CxMap *cxKvListCreateAsMap(
        const CxAllocator *allocator,
        cx_compare_func comparator,
        size_t elem_size
);

/**
 * Allocates a linked list with a lookup-map for storing elements with @p elem_size bytes each.
 *
 * The list will use cxDefaultAllocator and no comparator function. If you want
 * to call functions that need a comparator, you must either set one immediately
 * after list creation or use cxKvListCreate().
 *
 * If @p elem_size is #CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created list stores pointers instead of
 * copies of the added elements, and the compare function will be automatically set
 * to cx_cmp_ptr().
 *
 * After creating the list, it can also be used as a map after converting the pointer
 * to a CxMap pointer with cxKvListAsMap().
 * When you want to use the list interface again, you can also convert the map pointer back
 * with cxKvListAsList().
 *
 * @param elem_size (@c size_t) the size of each element in bytes
 * @return (@c CxList*) the created list
 * @see cxKvListAsMap()
 * @see cxKvListAsList()
 */
#define cxKvListCreateSimple(elem_size) cxKvListCreate(NULL, NULL, elem_size)

/**
 * Allocates a linked list with a lookup-map for storing elements with @p elem_size bytes each.
 *
 * The list will use cxDefaultAllocator and no comparator function. If you want
 * to call functions that need a comparator, you must either set one immediately
 * after list creation or use cxKvListCreate().
 *
 * If @p elem_size is #CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created list stores pointers instead of
 * copies of the added elements, and the compare function will be automatically set
 * to cx_cmp_ptr().
 *
 * This macro behaves as if the list was created with cxKvListCreateSimple() and
 * immediately followed up by cxKvListAsMap().
 * If you want to use the returned object as a list, you can call cxKvListAsList() later.
 *
 * @param elem_size (@c size_t) the size of each element in bytes
 * @return (@c CxMap*) the created list wrapped into the CxMap interface
 * @see cxKvListAsMap()
 * @see cxKvListAsList()
 */
#define cxKvListCreateAsMapSimple(elem_size) cxKvListCreateAsMap(NULL, NULL, elem_size)

/**
 * Converts a map pointer belonging to a key-value-List back to the original list pointer.
 *
 * @param map a map pointer that was returned by a call to cxKvListAsMap()
 * @return the original list pointer
 */
cx_attr_nodiscard
cx_attr_nonnull
cx_attr_returns_nonnull
cx_attr_export
CxList *cxKvListAsList(CxMap *map);

/**
 * Converts a map pointer belonging to a key-value-List back to the original list pointer.
 *
 * @param list a list created by cxKvListCreate() or cxKvListCreateSimple()
 * @return a map pointer that lets you use the list as if it was a map
 */
cx_attr_nodiscard
cx_attr_nonnull
cx_attr_returns_nonnull
cx_attr_export
CxMap *cxKvListAsMap(CxList *list);

/**
 * Sets or updates the key of a list item.
 *
 * This is, for example, useful when you have inserted an element using the CxList interface,
 * and now you want to associate this element with a key.
 *
 * @param list (@c CxList*) the list
 * @param key (@c CxHashKey, @c char*, @c cxstring, or @c cxmutstr) the key
 * @param index (@c size_t) the index of the element in the list
 * @retval zero success
 * @retval non-zero memory allocation failure or the index is out of bounds
 */
#define cxKvListSetKey(list, key, index)

/**
 * Removes the key for a list item.
 *
 * This can be useful if you want to explicitly remove an item from the lookup map,
 * for example, when you want to prevent a deletion by cxMapClear().
 *
 * @param list (@c CxList*) the list
 * @param key (@c CxHashKey, @c char*, @c cxstring, or @c cxmutstr) the key
 * @param index (@c size_t) the index of the element in the list
 * @retval zero success
 * @retval non-zero the index is out of bounds
 */
#define cxKvListRemoveKey(list, key, index)

/**
 * Inserts an item into the list at the specified index and associates it with the specified key.
 *
 * @param list (@c CxList*) the list
 * @param index (@c size_t) the index the inserted element shall have
 * @param key (@c CxHashKey, @c char*, @c cxstring, or @c cxmutstr) the key
 * @param value (@c void*) the value
 * @retval zero success
 * @retval non-zero memory allocation failure or the index is out of bounds
 */
#define cxKvListInsert(list, index, key, value)

/**
 * Adds an item into the list and associates it with the specified key.
 *
 * @param list (@c CxList*) the list
 * @param key (@c CxHashKey, @c char*, @c cxstring, or @c cxmutstr) the key
 * @param value (@c void*) the value
 * @retval zero success
 * @retval non-zero memory allocation failure or the index is out of bounds
 */
#define cxKvListAdd(list, index, key, value) cxKvListInsert(list, list->collection.size, key, value)

#ifdef __cplusplus
} // extern "C"
#endif

#endif // UCX_KV_LIST_H

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