finished documentation of UcxList

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:43:45 +0200

author
Mike Becker <universe@uap-core.de>
date
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:43:45 +0200
changeset 128
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parent 127
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child 129
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finished documentation of UcxList

ucx/list.c file | annotate | diff | comparison | revisions
ucx/list.h file | annotate | diff | comparison | revisions
ucx/test.h file | annotate | diff | comparison | revisions
--- a/ucx/list.c	Tue Jul 23 12:54:45 2013 +0200
+++ b/ucx/list.c	Tue Jul 23 14:43:45 2013 +0200
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@
 }
 
 UcxList *ucx_list_concat(UcxList *l1, UcxList *l2) {
-    if (l1 == NULL) {
-        return l2;
-    } else {
+    if (l1) {
         UcxList *last = ucx_list_last(l1);
         last->next = l2;
         l2->prev = last;
         return l1;
+    } else {
+        return l2;
     }
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
     if (l == NULL) return NULL;
 
     const UcxList *e = l;
-    while (e->next != NULL && index > 0) {
+    while (e->next && index > 0) {
         e = e->next;
         index--;
     }
@@ -165,8 +165,14 @@
 ssize_t ucx_list_find(UcxList *l, void *elem, cmp_func fnc, void *cmpdata) {
     ssize_t index = 0;
     UCX_FOREACH(e, l) {
-        if (fnc(elem, e->data, cmpdata) == 0) {
-            return index;
+        if (fnc) {
+            if (fnc(elem, e->data, cmpdata) == 0) {
+                return index;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (elem == e->data) {
+                return index;
+            }
         }
         index++;
     }
--- a/ucx/list.h	Tue Jul 23 12:54:45 2013 +0200
+++ b/ucx/list.h	Tue Jul 23 14:43:45 2013 +0200
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 /**
- * Double linked list implementation.
+ * Doubly linked list implementation.
  * 
  * @file   list.h
  * @author Mike Becker
@@ -81,7 +81,37 @@
     UcxList *prev;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Creates an element-wise copy of a list.
+ * 
+ * This function clones the specified list by creating new list elements and
+ * copying the data with the specified copy_func(). If no copy_func() is
+ * specified, a shallow copy is created and the new list will reference the
+ * same data as the source list.
+ * 
+ * @param list the list to copy
+ * @param cpyfnc a pointer to the function that shall copy an element (may be
+ * <code>NULL</code>)
+ * @param data additional data for the copy_func()
+ * @return a pointer to the copy
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_clone(UcxList *list, copy_func cpyfnc, void* data);
+/**
+ * Creates an element-wise copy of a list using an UcxAllocator.
+ * 
+ * See ucx_list_clone() for details.
+ * 
+ * Keep in mind, that you might want to pass the allocator as an (part of the)
+ * argument for the <code>data</code> parameter, if you want the copy_func() to
+ * make use of the allocator.
+ * 
+ * @param list the list to copy
+ * @param cpyfnc a pointer to the function that shall copy an element (may be
+ * <code>NULL</code>)
+ * @param data additional data for the copy_func()
+ * @return a pointer to the copy
+ * @see ucx_list_clone()
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_clone_a(UcxAllocator *allocator, UcxList *list,
         copy_func cpyfnc, void* data);
 
@@ -115,14 +145,88 @@
  * <b>Caution:</b> the argument <b>MUST</b> denote an entire list (i.e. a call
  * to ucx_list_first() on the argument must return the argument itself)
  * 
- * @param list The list to free.
+ * @param list the list to free
  */
 void ucx_list_free(UcxList *list);
+/**
+ * Destroys the entire list using an UcxAllocator.
+ * 
+ * See ucx_list_free() for details.
+ * 
+ * @param allocator the allocator to use
+ * @param list the list to free
+ * @see ucx_list_free()
+ */
 void ucx_list_free_a(UcxAllocator *allocator, UcxList *list);
+/**
+ * Inserts an element at the end of the list.
+ * 
+ * This is generally an O(n) operation, as the end of the list is seeked with
+ * ucx_list_last().
+ * 
+ * @param list the list where to append the data, or <code>NULL</code> to
+ * create a new list
+ * @param data the data to insert
+ * @return <code>list</code>, if it is not <code>NULL</code> or a pointer to
+ * the newly created list otherwise
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_append(UcxList *list, void *data);
+/**
+ * Inserts an element at the end of the list using an UcxAllocator.
+ * 
+ * See ucx_list_append() for details.
+ * 
+ * @param allocator the allocator to use
+ * @param list the list where to append the data, or <code>NULL</code> to
+ * create a new list
+ * @param data the data to insert
+ * @return <code>list</code>, if it is not <code>NULL</code> or a pointer to
+ * the newly created list otherwise
+ * @see ucx_list_append()
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_append_a(UcxAllocator *allocator, UcxList *list, void *data);
+/**
+ * Inserts an element at the beginning of the list.
+ * 
+ * You <i>should</i> overwrite the old list pointer by calling
+ * <code>mylist = ucx_list_prepend(mylist, mydata);</code>. However, you may
+ * also perform successive calls of ucx_list_prepend() on the same list pointer,
+ * as this function always searchs for the head of the list with
+ * ucx_list_first().
+ * 
+ * @param list the list where to insert the data or <code>NULL</code> to create
+ * a new list
+ * @param data the data to insert
+ * @return a pointer to the new list head
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_prepend(UcxList *list, void *data);
+/**
+ * Inserts an element at the beginning of the list using an UcxAllocator.
+ * 
+ * See ucx_list_prepend() for details.
+ * 
+ * @param allocator the allocator to use
+ * @param list the list where to insert the data or <code>NULL</code> to create
+ * a new list
+ * @param data the data to insert
+ * @return a pointer to the new list head
+ * @see ucx_list_prepend()
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_prepend_a(UcxAllocator *allocator, UcxList *list, void *data);
+/**
+ * Concatenates two lists.
+ * 
+ * Either of the two arguments may be <code>NULL</code>.
+ * 
+ * This function modifies the references to the next/previous element of
+ * the last/first element of <code>list1</code>/<code>
+ * list2</code>.
+ * 
+ * @param list1 first list
+ * @param list2 second list
+ * @return if <code>list1</code> is <code>NULL</code>, <code>list2</code> is
+ * returned, otherwise <code>list1</code> is returned
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_concat(UcxList *list1, UcxList *list2);
 /**
  * Returns the first element of a list.
@@ -146,12 +250,77 @@
  * @return the last element of the list, the specified element is a member of
  */
 UcxList *ucx_list_last(const UcxList *elem);
+/**
+ * Returns the list element at the specified index.
+ * 
+ * @param list the list to retrieve the element from
+ * @param index index of the element to return
+ * @return the element at the specified index or <code>NULL</code>, if the
+ * index is greater than the list size
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_get(const UcxList *list, int index);
+/**
+ * Returns the index of an element.
+ * 
+ * @param list the list where to search for the element
+ * @param elem the element to find
+ * @return the index of the element or -1 if the list does not contain the
+ * element
+ */
 ssize_t ucx_list_indexof(const UcxList *list, const UcxList *elem);
+/**
+ * Returns the element count of the list.
+ * 
+ * @param list the list whose elements are counted
+ * @return the element count
+ */
 size_t ucx_list_size(const UcxList *list);
+/**
+ * Returns the index of an element containing the specified data.
+ *
+ * This function uses a cmp_func() to compare the data of each list element
+ * with the specified data. If no cmp_func is provided, the pointers are
+ * compared.
+ * 
+ * If the list contains the data more than once, the index of the first
+ * occurrence is returned.
+ *  
+ * @param list the list where to search for the data
+ * @param elem the element data
+ * @param cmpfnc the compare function
+ * @param data additional data for the compare function
+ * @return the index of the element containing the specified data or -1 if the
+ * data is not found in this list
+ */
 ssize_t ucx_list_find(UcxList *list, void *elem, cmp_func cmpfnc, void *data);
+/**
+ * Checks, if a list contains a specific element.
+ * 
+ * An element is found, if ucx_list_find() returns a value greater than -1.
+ * 
+ * @param list the list where to search for the data
+ * @param elem the element data
+ * @param cmpfnc the compare function
+ * @param data additional data for the compare function
+ * @return 1, if and only if the list contains the specified element data
+ * @see ucx_list_find()
+ */
 int ucx_list_contains(UcxList *list, void *elem, cmp_func cmpfnc, void *data);
 
+/**
+ * Sorts an UcxList with natural merge sort.
+ * 
+ * This function uses O(n) additional temporary memory for merge operations
+ * that is automatically freed after each merge.
+ * 
+ * As the head of the list might change, you <b>MUST</b> call this function
+ * as follows: <code>mylist = ucx_list_sort(mylist, mycmpfnc, mydata);</code>.
+ * 
+ * @param list the list to sort
+ * @param cmpfnc the function that shall be used to compare the element data
+ * @param data additional data for the cmp_func()
+ * @return the sorted list
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_sort(UcxList *list, cmp_func cmpfnc, void *data);
 
 /**
@@ -167,6 +336,17 @@
  * is now empty
  */
 UcxList *ucx_list_remove(UcxList *list, UcxList *element);
+/**
+ * Removes an element from the list using an UcxAllocator.
+ * 
+ * See ucx_list_remove() for details.
+ * 
+ * @param allocator the allocator to use
+ * @param list the list from which the element shall be removed
+ * @param element the element to removed
+ * @return returns the updated list pointer or <code>NULL</code>, if the list
+ * @see ucx_list_remove()
+ */
 UcxList *ucx_list_remove_a(UcxAllocator *allocator, UcxList *list,
         UcxList *element);
 
--- a/ucx/test.h	Tue Jul 23 12:54:45 2013 +0200
+++ b/ucx/test.h	Tue Jul 23 14:43:45 2013 +0200
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
  * PLEASE NOTE: if a test fails, a longjump is performed
  * back to the UCX_TEST_BEGIN macro!
  *
- * You may use multiple BEGIN-END blocks if you are aware of the
- * longjmp behaviour.
  *
  */
 

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