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/*

Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Gustav Hartvigsson

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*/

#ifndef __H_DYNAMIC_ARRAY__

#define __H_DYNAMIC_ARRAY__

#include <stdlib.h>

#include "defs.h"

#include "Func.h"

BEGIN_DECLS

/** @file

 * @defgroup SDynamicArray SDynamicArray

 * @addtogroup SDynamicArray SDynamicArray

 * @{

 *

 * SDynamicArray is an imlpementation of a dynamic array, it is usefule when

 * dealing with lare amounts of data that may change over time, or with an

 * unknowned numebr of items.

 * 

 * Note that accsess time is constant, but write time is not guarenteed to be.

 * 

 * When the size of the array is equal to the number of elements in it, it will

 * re-allocate the array with a larger size.

 */

/**

 * The padding that is added when expanding the array.

 */

#define ARRAY_PADDING 8

/**

 * An SDynamicArray is the standard implementation of a Dynamic Array in SSTS.

 *

 * It does not depend an SObject, because it should be albe to be used in,

 * SObject and SObject based classes.

 */

typedef struct SDynamicArray SDynamicArray;

#define S_DYNAMIC_ARRAY(k) ((SDynamicArray *)(k))

/**

 * Create a new dynamic array.

 *

 * @param len The length of the initial array.

 * @param free_func The function to be used when freeing the items. Can be NULL.

 *        If free_func is NULL, it will use the standard library's 

 *       <tt>free()</tt>.

 *

 * The free function should have the the signature <tt> (DynamicArray * self,

 * spointer item, spointer data) </tt> should be used but cast to FreeFunc.

 */

SDynamicArray *

s_dynamic_array_new (size_t len,

                     FreeFunc free_func);

/**

 * Same as s_dynamic_array_new() but with support for to_json and from_json

 * methods.

 *

 * @param to_json This function is used, on an item basis, to serialise the data

 *        in that item into a json representation.

 *

 * @param from_json This function talkes a string and marchal it into an object.

 *

 * The to_json function should have the signature:

 * <tt>char * name (spointer item)</tt> and return a string.

 * If this is not set, it will return <tt>"(pointer)"</tt>.

 *

 * The from_json function should have the signature:

 * <tt>spointer name (char * json)</tt>.

 * If this function is not set, the s_matrix_deserialize_json() function will

 * not work.

 */

SDynamicArray *

s_dynamic_array_new_json (size_t len,

                          FreeFunc free_func,

                          FuncPointer to_json,

                          FuncPointer from_json);

/**

 * Frees the dynamic array.

 * 

 * after this is run the data will be lost.

 */

void

s_dynamic_array_free (SDynamicArray * self, sboolean free_data);

/**

 * Get an item from the array.

 */

spointer

s_dynamic_array_get (SDynamicArray * self, size_t index);

/**

 *

 */

void

s_dynamic_array_set (SDynamicArray * self, size_t index, spointer item);

/**

 * Get the size of the array, this is not the same as the length of the array.

 * The size is the number of elements that can be allocated without resizing

 * the array.

 * 

 * To get the length of the array use s_dynamic_array_len ().

 */

size_t

s_dynamic_array_size (SDynamicArray * self);

/**

 * Get the index of the last item in the array.

 *

 * @note

 * This is not the last item added to the array, necessary, it is the index

 * of the item that has the highest position in the array.

 */

size_t

s_dynamic_array_last_item (SDynamicArray * self);

/**

 * Dumps a copy of the array. Must be cast.

 * 

 * Is not freed when the dynamic array is freed.

 * 

 * Is null-terminated.

 */

spointer *

s_dynamic_array_dump_array (SDynamicArray * self);

/**

 * Use a function on the array.

 */

void

s_dynamic_array_for_each (SDynamicArray * self, ForEachFunc func,

                          spointer data);

#if 0

This function is removed, it would have been a pain in the arse to implement.

/** TODO

 * same as s_dynamic_array_for_each (), with the difference that it returns a new

 * SDynamicArray.

 */

SDynamicArray *

s_dynamic_array_for_each_with_return (SDynamicArray * self,

                                      ForEachFunc func,

                                      spointer data);

#endif

/**

 * Returns a JSON representation of the array.

 *

 * If the to_json function is not set, this will return <tt>(pointer)</tt> for

 * each object.

 *

 * @param self The SDynamicArray to get the JSON representation from.

 *

 * @return a string with the JSON representation of the SDynamicArray.

 */

char *

s_dynamic_array_serialize_json (SDynamicArray * self);

/**

 * appends itmes to an the array 

 *

 * If the from_json function is not set, this will couse undefined behaviour.

 */

void

s_dynamic_array_deserialize_json (SDynamicArray * self, char * json);

/** @} */

END_DECLS

#endif /* #define __H_DYNAMIC_ARRAY__ */