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/**
 * \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
 * \version 3.0
 * \copyright 2-Clause BSD License
 */

#ifndef UCX_LINKED_LIST_H
#define UCX_LINKED_LIST_H

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

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * Allocates a linked list for storing elements with \p item_size bytes each.
 *
 * @remark Elements added to the list are copied, therefore a possible destructor
 * MUST NOT free the memory pointed to by its argument.
 *
 * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes
 * @param comparator the comparator for the elements
 * @param item_size the size of each element in bytes
 * @return the created list
 */
CxList *cxLinkedListCreate(
        CxAllocator const *allocator,
        CxListComparator comparator,
        size_t item_size
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * Allocates a linked list for storing pointers.
 *
 * If you want to store the elements directly in this list, use cxLinkedListCreate().
 *
 * @remark Since only pointers are stored in this list, a possible destructor
 * MAY free the memory pointed to by its argument in order to prevent memory leaks.
 *
 * @param allocator the allocator for allocating the list nodes
 * @param comparator the comparator for the elements
 * @return the created list
 */
CxList *cxPointerLinkedListCreate(
        CxAllocator const *allocator,
        CxListComparator comparator
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * 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).
 * 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
 * (i.e. a pointer to the previous node).
 *
 * @param start a pointer to the start node
 * @param start_index the start index
 * @param loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance
 * @param index the search index
 * @return the node found at the specified index
 */
void *cx_linked_list_at(
        void const *start,
        size_t start_index,
        ptrdiff_t loc_advance,
        size_t index
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * Finds the index of an element within a linked list.
 *
 * @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 follow_ptr \c false if the pointer denoted by \p loc_data shall be passed to the \p cmp_func.
 * If \c true, the data at \p loc_data is assumed to be a pointer, dereferenced, and then passed to \p cmp_func.
 * @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 past-one index if the element could not be found
 */
size_t cx_linked_list_find(
        void const *start,
        ptrdiff_t loc_advance,
        ptrdiff_t loc_data,
        bool follow_ptr,
        CxListComparator cmp_func,
        void const *elem
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * Finds the first node in a linked 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.
 *
 * @param node a pointer to a node in the list
 * @param loc_prev the location of the \c prev pointer
 * @return a pointer to the first node
 */
void *cx_linked_list_first(
        void const *node,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * Finds the last node in a linked 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.
 *
 * @param node a pointer to a node in the list
 * @param loc_next the location of the \c next pointer
 * @return a pointer to the last node
 */
void *cx_linked_list_last(
        void const *node,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * 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.
 *
 * @param begin the node where to start the search
 * @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
 */
void *cx_linked_list_prev(
        void const *begin,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next,
        void const *node
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * 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.
 *
 * @param begin a pointer to the begin 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 new_node a pointer to the node that shall be appended
 */
void cx_linked_list_add(
        void **begin,
        void **end,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next,
        void *new_node
) __attribute__((__nonnull__(5)));

/**
 * 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.
 *
 * @param begin a pointer to the begin 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 new_node a pointer to the node that shall be prepended
 */
void cx_linked_list_prepend(
        void **begin,
        void **end,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next,
        void *new_node
) __attribute__((__nonnull__(5)));

/**
 * 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)
 */
void cx_linked_list_link(
        void *left,
        void *right,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * Unlinks two nodes.
 *
 * 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)
 */
void cx_linked_list_unlink(
        void *left,
        void *right,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next
) __attribute__((__nonnull__));

/**
 * 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.
 *
 * @param begin a pointer to the begin 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 new_node a pointer to the node that shall be prepended
 */
void cx_linked_list_insert(
        void **begin,
        void **end,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next,
        void *node,
        void *new_node
) __attribute__((__nonnull__(6)));

/**
 * Inserts a chain of nodes after a given node of a linked list.
 * 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.
 *
 * \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 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 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)
 */
void cx_linked_list_insert_chain(
        void **begin,
        void **end,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next,
        void *node,
        void *insert_begin,
        void *insert_end
) __attribute__((__nonnull__(6)));

/**
 * 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)
 * 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)
 *
 * \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 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 node the node to remove
 */
void cx_linked_list_remove(
        void **begin,
        void **end,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next,
        void *node
) __attribute__((__nonnull__(5)));


/**
 * 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
 */
size_t cx_linked_list_size(
        void const *node,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next
);

/**
 * Sorts a linked list based on a comparison function.
 *
 * This function can work with linked lists of the following structures:
 * \code
 * typedef struct node node;
 * struct node {
 *   node* prev;
 *   node* next;
 *   my_payload data; // in this case set follow_ptr = 0
 * }
 *
 * typedef struct ptr_node ptr_node;
 * struct ptr_node {
 *   ptr_node* prev;
 *   ptr_node* next;
 *   my_payload* data; // in this case set follow_ptr = 1
 * }
 * \endcode
 *
 * @note This is a recursive function with at most logarithmic recursion depth.
 *
 * @param begin a pointer to the begin 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 follow_ptr \c false if the pointer denoted by \p loc_data shall be passed to the \p cmp_func.
 * If \c true, the data at \p loc_data is assumed to be a pointer, dereferenced, and then passed to \p cmp_func.
 * @param cmp_func the compare function defining the sort order
 */
void cx_linked_list_sort(
        void **begin,
        void **end,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next,
        ptrdiff_t loc_data,
        bool follow_ptr,
        CxListComparator cmp_func
) __attribute__((__nonnull__(1, 7)));


/**
 * Compares two lists element wise.
 *
 * The \c follow_ptr flags have the following meaning: if \c false, the pointer denoted by \p loc_data shall
 * directly be passed to the \p cmp_func.
 * If \c true, the data at \p loc_data is assumed to be a pointer, dereferenced, and then passed to \p cmp_func.
 *
 * \note 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 loc_advance the location of the pointer to advance
 * @param loc_data the location of the \c data pointer within your node struct
 * @param follow_ptr_left indicates whether pointers in the left list shall be dereferenced
 * @param follow_ptr_right indicates whether pointers in the right list shall be dereferenced
 * @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
 * right list, positive if the left list is larger than the right list, zero if both lists are equal.
 */
int cx_linked_list_compare(
        void const *begin_left,
        void const *begin_right,
        ptrdiff_t loc_advance,
        ptrdiff_t loc_data,
        bool follow_ptr_left,
        bool follow_ptr_right,
        CxListComparator cmp_func
) __attribute__((__nonnull__(7)));

/**
 * Reverses the order of the nodes in a linked list.
 *
 * @param begin a pointer to the begin 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)
 */
void cx_linked_list_reverse(
        void **begin,
        void **end,
        ptrdiff_t loc_prev,
        ptrdiff_t loc_next
) __attribute__((__nonnull__(1)));

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

#endif // UCX_LINKED_LIST_H