Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:51:11 +0100
refine docs for linked_list.h - issue #548
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--- a/src/cx/linked_list.h Sat Jan 04 18:44:11 2025 +0100 +++ b/src/cx/linked_list.h Sun Jan 05 11:51:11 2025 +0100 @@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ /** - * \file linked_list.h - * \brief Linked list implementation. - * \details Also provides several low-level functions for custom linked list implementations. - * \author Mike Becker - * \author Olaf Wintermann - * \copyright 2-Clause BSD License + * @file linked_list.h + * @brief Linked list implementation. + * @author Mike Becker + * @author Olaf Wintermann + * @copyright 2-Clause BSD License */ #ifndef UCX_LINKED_LIST_H @@ -46,20 +45,21 @@ /** * The maximum item size that uses SBO swap instead of relinking. + * */ extern const unsigned cx_linked_list_swap_sbo_size; /** - * Allocates a linked list for storing elements with \p elem_size bytes each. + * Allocates a linked list for storing elements with @p elem_size bytes each. * - * If \p elem_size is CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created list will be created as if + * If @p elem_size is CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created list will be created as if * cxListStorePointers() was called immediately after creation and the compare * function will be automatically set to cx_cmp_ptr(), if none is given. * * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes - * (if \c NULL, a default stdlib allocator will be used) + * (if @c NULL, a default stdlib allocator will be used) * @param comparator the comparator for the elements - * (if \c NULL, and the list is not storing pointers, sort and find + * (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 @@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ ); /** - * Allocates a linked list for storing elements with \p elem_size bytes each. + * Allocates a linked list 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 cxLinkedListCreate(). * - * If \p elem_size is CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created list will be created as if + * If @p elem_size is CX_STORE_POINTERS, the created list will be created as if * cxListStorePointers() was called immediately after creation and the compare * function will be automatically set to cx_cmp_ptr(). * - * @param elem_size the size of each element in bytes - * @return the created list + * @param elem_size (@c size_t) the size of each element in bytes + * @return (@c CxList*) the created list */ #define cxLinkedListCreateSimple(elem_size) \ cxLinkedListCreate(NULL, NULL, elem_size) @@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ * Finds the node at a certain index. * * This function can be used to start at an arbitrary position within the list. - * If the search index is large than the start index, \p loc_advance must denote - * the location of some sort of \c next pointer (i.e. a pointer to the next node). + * If the search index is large than the start index, @p loc_advance must denote + * the location of some sort of @c next pointer (i.e. a pointer to the next node). * But it is also possible that the search index is smaller than the start index * (e.g. in cases where traversing a list backwards is faster) in which case - * \p loc_advance must denote the location of some sort of \c prev pointer + * @p loc_advance must denote the location of some sort of @c prev pointer * (i.e. a pointer to the previous node). * * @param start a pointer to the start node @@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ * * @param start a pointer to the start node * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance - * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct - * @param cmp_func a compare function to compare \p elem against the node data + * @param loc_data the location of the @c data pointer within your node struct + * @param cmp_func a compare function to compare @p elem against the node data * @param elem a pointer to the element to find * @return the index of the element or a negative value if it could not be found */ @@ -138,12 +138,12 @@ /** * Finds the node containing an element within a linked list. * - * @param result a pointer to the memory where the node pointer (or \c NULL if the element + * @param result a pointer to the memory where the node pointer (or @c NULL if the element * could not be found) shall be stored to * @param start a pointer to the start node * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance - * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct - * @param cmp_func a compare function to compare \p elem against the node data + * @param loc_data the location of the @c data pointer within your node struct + * @param cmp_func a compare function to compare @p elem against the node data * @param elem a pointer to the element to find * @return the index of the element or a negative value if it could not be found */ @@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ /** * Finds the first node in a linked list. * - * The function starts with the pointer denoted by \p node and traverses the list + * The function starts with the pointer denoted by @p node and traverses the list * along a prev pointer whose location within the node struct is - * denoted by \p loc_prev. + * denoted by @p loc_prev. * * @param node a pointer to a node in the list - * @param loc_prev the location of the \c prev pointer + * @param loc_prev the location of the @c prev pointer * @return a pointer to the first node */ cx_attr_nonnull @@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ /** * Finds the last node in a linked list. * - * The function starts with the pointer denoted by \p node and traverses the list + * The function starts with the pointer denoted by @p node and traverses the list * along a next pointer whose location within the node struct is - * denoted by \p loc_next. + * denoted by @p loc_next. * * @param node a pointer to a node in the list - * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer + * @param loc_next the location of the @c next pointer * @return a pointer to the last node */ cx_attr_nonnull @@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ /** * Finds the predecessor of a node in case it is not linked. * - * \remark If \p node is not contained in the list starting with \p begin, the behavior is undefined. + * @remark If @p node is not contained in the list starting with @p begin, the behavior is undefined. * * @param begin the node where to start the search - * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer + * @param loc_next the location of the @c next pointer * @param node the successor of the node to find - * @return the node or \c NULL if \p node has no predecessor + * @return the node or @c NULL if @p node has no predecessor */ cx_attr_nonnull void *cx_linked_list_prev( @@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ * Adds a new node to a linked list. * The node must not be part of any list already. * - * \remark One of the pointers \p begin or \p end may be \c NULL, but not both. + * @remark One of the pointers @p begin or @p end may be @c NULL, but not both. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (if your list has one) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be appended */ cx_attr_nonnull_arg(5) @@ -235,12 +235,12 @@ * Prepends a new node to a linked list. * The node must not be part of any list already. * - * \remark One of the pointers \p begin or \p end may be \c NULL, but not both. + * @remark One of the pointers @p begin or @p end may be @c NULL, but not both. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (if your list has one) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be prepended */ cx_attr_nonnull_arg(5) @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ /** * Links two nodes. * - * @param left the new predecessor of \p right - * @param right the new successor of \p left - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param left the new predecessor of @p right + * @param right the new successor of @p left + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) */ cx_attr_nonnull void cx_linked_list_link( @@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ * * If right is not the successor of left, the behavior is undefined. * - * @param left the predecessor of \p right - * @param right the successor of \p left - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param left the predecessor of @p right + * @param right the successor of @p left + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) */ cx_attr_nonnull void cx_linked_list_unlink( @@ -290,14 +290,14 @@ * Inserts a new node after a given node of a linked list. * The new node must not be part of any list already. * - * \note If you specify \c NULL as the \p node to insert after, this function needs either the \p begin or - * the \p end pointer to determine the start of the list. Then the new node will be prepended to the list. + * @note If you specify @c NULL as the @p node to insert after, this function needs either the @p begin or + * the @p end pointer to determine the start of the list. Then the new node will be prepended to the list. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (if your list has one) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) - * @param node the node after which to insert (\c NULL if you want to prepend the node to the list) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param node the node after which to insert (@c NULL if you want to prepend the node to the list) * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be inserted */ cx_attr_nonnull_arg(6) @@ -315,18 +315,18 @@ * The chain must not be part of any list already. * * If you do not explicitly specify the end of the chain, it will be determined by traversing - * the \c next pointer. + * the @c next pointer. * - * \note If you specify \c NULL as the \p node to insert after, this function needs either the \p begin or - * the \p end pointer to determine the start of the list. If only the \p end pointer is specified, you also need - * to provide a valid \p loc_prev location. + * @note If you specify @c NULL as the @p node to insert after, this function needs either the @p begin or + * the @p end pointer to determine the start of the list. If only the @p end pointer is specified, you also need + * to provide a valid @p loc_prev location. * Then the chain will be prepended to the list. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (if your list has one) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (if your list has one) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) - * @param node the node after which to insert (\c NULL to prepend the chain to the list) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param node the node after which to insert (@c NULL to prepend the chain to the list) * @param insert_begin a pointer to the first node of the chain that shall be inserted * @param insert_end a pointer to the last node of the chain (or NULL if the last node shall be determined) */ @@ -345,13 +345,13 @@ * Inserts a node into a sorted linked list. * The new node must not be part of any list already. * - * If the list starting with the node pointed to by \p begin is not sorted + * If the list starting with the node pointed to by @p begin is not sorted * already, the behavior is undefined. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (required) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (required) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) * @param new_node a pointer to the node that shall be inserted * @param cmp_func a compare function that will receive the node pointers */ @@ -369,18 +369,18 @@ * Inserts a chain of nodes into a sorted linked list. * The chain must not be part of any list already. * - * If either the list starting with the node pointed to by \p begin or the list - * starting with \p insert_begin is not sorted, the behavior is undefined. + * If either the list starting with the node pointed to by @p begin or the list + * starting with @p insert_begin is not sorted, the behavior is undefined. * - * \attention In contrast to cx_linked_list_insert_chain(), the source chain + * @attention In contrast to cx_linked_list_insert_chain(), the source chain * will be broken and inserted into the target list so that the resulting list - * will be sorted according to \p cmp_func. That means, each node in the source + * will be sorted according to @p cmp_func. That means, each node in the source * chain may be re-linked with nodes from the target list. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (required) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (required) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (if your list has one) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) * @param insert_begin a pointer to the first node of the chain that shall be inserted * @param cmp_func a compare function that will receive the node pointers */ @@ -397,23 +397,23 @@ /** * Removes a chain of nodes from the linked list. * - * If one of the nodes to remove is the begin (resp. end) node of the list and if \p begin (resp. \p end) + * If one of the nodes to remove is the beginning (resp. end) node of the list and if @p begin (resp. @p end) * addresses are provided, the pointers are adjusted accordingly. * * The following combinations of arguments are valid (more arguments are optional): - * \li \p loc_next and \p loc_prev (ancestor node is determined by using the prev pointer, overall O(1) performance) - * \li \p loc_next and \p begin (ancestor node is determined by list traversal, overall O(n) performance) + * @li @p loc_next and @p loc_prev (ancestor node is determined by using the prev pointer, overall O(1) performance) + * @li @p loc_next and @p begin (ancestor node is determined by list traversal, overall O(n) performance) * - * \remark The \c next and \c prev pointers of the removed node are not cleared by this function and may still be used + * @remark The @c next and @c prev pointers of the removed node are not cleared by this function and may still be used * to traverse to a former adjacent node in the list, or within the chain. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (optional) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (optional) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) * @param node the start node of the chain * @param num the number of nodes to remove - * @return the actual number of nodes that were removed (may be less when the list did not have enough nodes) + * @return the actual number of nodes that were removed (can be less when the list did not have enough nodes) */ cx_attr_nonnull_arg(5) size_t cx_linked_list_remove_chain( @@ -428,20 +428,20 @@ /** * Removes a node from the linked list. * - * If the node to remove is the begin (resp. end) node of the list and if \p begin (resp. \p end) + * If the node to remove is the beginning (resp. end) node of the list and if @p begin (resp. @p end) * addresses are provided, the pointers are adjusted accordingly. * * The following combinations of arguments are valid (more arguments are optional): - * \li \p loc_next and \p loc_prev (ancestor node is determined by using the prev pointer, overall O(1) performance) - * \li \p loc_next and \p begin (ancestor node is determined by list traversal, overall O(n) performance) + * @li @p loc_next and @p loc_prev (ancestor node is determined by using the prev pointer, overall O(1) performance) + * @li @p loc_next and @p begin (ancestor node is determined by list traversal, overall O(n) performance) * - * \remark The \c next and \c prev pointers of the removed node are not cleared by this function and may still be used + * @remark The @c next and @c prev pointers of the removed node are not cleared by this function and may still be used * to traverse to a former adjacent node in the list. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (optional) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (optional) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) * @param node the node to remove */ cx_attr_nonnull_arg(5) @@ -456,10 +456,11 @@ } /** - * Determines the size of a linked list starting with \p node. + * Determines the size of a linked list starting with @p node. + * * @param node the first node - * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer within the node struct - * @return the size of the list or zero if \p node is \c NULL + * @param loc_next the location of the @c next pointer within the node struct + * @return the size of the list or zero if @p node is @c NULL */ size_t cx_linked_list_size( const void *node, @@ -470,22 +471,22 @@ * Sorts a linked list based on a comparison function. * * This function can work with linked lists of the following structure: - * \code + * @code * typedef struct node node; * struct node { * node* prev; * node* next; * my_payload data; * } - * \endcode + * @endcode * * @note This is a recursive function with at most logarithmic recursion depth. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (required) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (required) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if not present) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) - * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if not present) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param loc_data the location of the @c data pointer within your node struct * @param cmp_func the compare function defining the sort order */ cx_attr_nonnull_arg(1, 6) @@ -502,14 +503,14 @@ /** * Compares two lists element wise. * - * \note Both list must have the same structure. + * @attention Both list must have the same structure. * - * @param begin_left the begin of the left list (\c NULL denotes an empty list) - * @param begin_right the begin of the right list (\c NULL denotes an empty list) + * @param begin_left the beginning of the left list (@c NULL denotes an empty list) + * @param begin_right the beginning of the right list (@c NULL denotes an empty list) * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance - * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct + * @param loc_data the location of the @c data pointer within your node struct * @param cmp_func the function to compare the elements - * @return the first non-zero result of invoking \p cmp_func or: negative if the left list is smaller than the + * @return the first non-zero result of invoking @p cmp_func or: negative if the left list is smaller than the * right list, positive if the left list is larger than the right list, zero if both lists are equal. */ cx_attr_nonnull_arg(5) @@ -524,10 +525,10 @@ /** * Reverses the order of the nodes in a linked list. * - * @param begin a pointer to the begin node pointer (required) + * @param begin a pointer to the beginning node pointer (required) * @param end a pointer to the end node pointer (optional) - * @param loc_prev the location of a \c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) - * @param loc_next the location of a \c next pointer within your node struct (required) + * @param loc_prev the location of a @c prev pointer within your node struct (negative if your struct does not have one) + * @param loc_next the location of a @c next pointer within your node struct (required) */ cx_attr_nonnull_arg(1) void cx_linked_list_reverse(