git/hashmap.h
Stefan Beller 1ecbf31d02 hashmap: migrate documentation from Documentation/technical into header
While at it, clarify the use of `key`, `keydata`, `entry_or_key` as well
as documenting the new data pointer for the compare function.

Rework the example.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-06-30 13:11:59 -07:00

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#ifndef HASHMAP_H
#define HASHMAP_H
/*
* Generic implementation of hash-based key-value mappings.
*
* An example that maps long to a string:
* For the sake of the example this allows to lookup exact values, too
* (i.e. it is operated as a set, the value is part of the key)
* -------------------------------------
*
* struct hashmap map;
* struct long2string {
* struct hashmap_entry ent; // must be the first member!
* long key;
* char value[FLEX_ARRAY]; // be careful with allocating on stack!
* };
*
* #define COMPARE_VALUE 1
*
* static int long2string_cmp(const struct long2string *e1,
* const struct long2string *e2,
* const void *keydata, const void *userdata)
* {
* char *string = keydata;
* unsigned *flags = (unsigned*)userdata;
*
* if (flags & COMPARE_VALUE)
* return !(e1->key == e2->key) || (keydata ?
* strcmp(e1->value, keydata) : strcmp(e1->value, e2->value));
* else
* return !(e1->key == e2->key);
* }
*
* int main(int argc, char **argv)
* {
* long key;
* char *value, *action;
*
* unsigned flags = ALLOW_DUPLICATE_KEYS;
*
* hashmap_init(&map, (hashmap_cmp_fn) long2string_cmp, &flags, 0);
*
* while (scanf("%s %l %s", action, key, value)) {
*
* if (!strcmp("add", action)) {
* struct long2string *e;
* e = malloc(sizeof(struct long2string) + strlen(value));
* hashmap_entry_init(e, memhash(&key, sizeof(long)));
* e->key = key;
* memcpy(e->value, value, strlen(value));
* hashmap_add(&map, e);
* }
*
* if (!strcmp("print_all_by_key", action)) {
* flags &= ~COMPARE_VALUE;
*
* struct long2string k;
* hashmap_entry_init(&k, memhash(&key, sizeof(long)));
* k.key = key;
*
* struct long2string *e = hashmap_get(&map, &k, NULL);
* if (e) {
* printf("first: %l %s\n", e->key, e->value);
* while (e = hashmap_get_next(&map, e))
* printf("found more: %l %s\n", e->key, e->value);
* }
* }
*
* if (!strcmp("has_exact_match", action)) {
* flags |= COMPARE_VALUE;
*
* struct long2string *e;
* e = malloc(sizeof(struct long2string) + strlen(value));
* hashmap_entry_init(e, memhash(&key, sizeof(long)));
* e->key = key;
* memcpy(e->value, value, strlen(value));
*
* printf("%s found\n", hashmap_get(&map, e, NULL) ? "" : "not");
* }
*
* if (!strcmp("has_exact_match_no_heap_alloc", action)) {
* flags |= COMPARE_VALUE;
*
* struct long2string e;
* hashmap_entry_init(e, memhash(&key, sizeof(long)));
* e.key = key;
*
* printf("%s found\n", hashmap_get(&map, e, value) ? "" : "not");
* }
*
* if (!strcmp("end", action)) {
* hashmap_free(&map, 1);
* break;
* }
* }
* }
*/
/*
* Ready-to-use hash functions for strings, using the FNV-1 algorithm (see
* http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/fnv).
* `strhash` and `strihash` take 0-terminated strings, while `memhash` and
* `memihash` operate on arbitrary-length memory.
* `strihash` and `memihash` are case insensitive versions.
* `memihash_cont` is a variant of `memihash` that allows a computation to be
* continued with another chunk of data.
*/
extern unsigned int strhash(const char *buf);
extern unsigned int strihash(const char *buf);
extern unsigned int memhash(const void *buf, size_t len);
extern unsigned int memihash(const void *buf, size_t len);
extern unsigned int memihash_cont(unsigned int hash_seed, const void *buf, size_t len);
/*
* Converts a cryptographic hash (e.g. SHA-1) into an int-sized hash code
* for use in hash tables. Cryptographic hashes are supposed to have
* uniform distribution, so in contrast to `memhash()`, this just copies
* the first `sizeof(int)` bytes without shuffling any bits. Note that
* the results will be different on big-endian and little-endian
* platforms, so they should not be stored or transferred over the net.
*/
static inline unsigned int sha1hash(const unsigned char *sha1)
{
/*
* Equivalent to 'return *(unsigned int *)sha1;', but safe on
* platforms that don't support unaligned reads.
*/
unsigned int hash;
memcpy(&hash, sha1, sizeof(hash));
return hash;
}
/*
* struct hashmap_entry is an opaque structure representing an entry in the
* hash table, which must be used as first member of user data structures.
* Ideally it should be followed by an int-sized member to prevent unused
* memory on 64-bit systems due to alignment.
*/
struct hashmap_entry {
/*
* next points to the next entry in case of collisions (i.e. if
* multiple entries map to the same bucket)
*/
struct hashmap_entry *next;
/* entry's hash code */
unsigned int hash;
};
/*
* User-supplied function to test two hashmap entries for equality. Shall
* return 0 if the entries are equal.
*
* This function is always called with non-NULL `entry` and `entry_or_key`
* parameters that have the same hash code.
*
* When looking up an entry, the `key` and `keydata` parameters to hashmap_get
* and hashmap_remove are always passed as second `entry_or_key` and third
* argument `keydata`, respectively. Otherwise, `keydata` is NULL.
*
* When it is too expensive to allocate a user entry (either because it is
* large or varialbe sized, such that it is not on the stack), then the
* relevant data to check for equality should be passed via `keydata`.
* In this case `key` can be a stripped down version of the user key data
* or even just a hashmap_entry having the correct hash.
*
* The `hashmap_cmp_fn_data` entry is the pointer given in the init function.
*/
typedef int (*hashmap_cmp_fn)(const void *hashmap_cmp_fn_data,
const void *entry, const void *entry_or_key,
const void *keydata);
/*
* struct hashmap is the hash table structure. Members can be used as follows,
* but should not be modified directly.
*/
struct hashmap {
struct hashmap_entry **table;
/* Stores the comparison function specified in `hashmap_init()`. */
hashmap_cmp_fn cmpfn;
const void *cmpfn_data;
/* total number of entries (0 means the hashmap is empty) */
unsigned int size;
/*
* tablesize is the allocated size of the hash table. A non-0 value
* indicates that the hashmap is initialized. It may also be useful
* for statistical purposes (i.e. `size / tablesize` is the current
* load factor).
*/
unsigned int tablesize;
unsigned int grow_at;
unsigned int shrink_at;
/* See `hashmap_disallow_rehash`. */
unsigned disallow_rehash : 1;
};
/* hashmap functions */
/*
* Initializes a hashmap structure.
*
* `map` is the hashmap to initialize.
*
* The `equals_function` can be specified to compare two entries for equality.
* If NULL, entries are considered equal if their hash codes are equal.
*
* The `equals_function_data` parameter can be used to provide additional data
* (a callback cookie) that will be passed to `equals_function` each time it
* is called. This allows a single `equals_function` to implement multiple
* comparison functions.
*
* If the total number of entries is known in advance, the `initial_size`
* parameter may be used to preallocate a sufficiently large table and thus
* prevent expensive resizing. If 0, the table is dynamically resized.
*/
extern void hashmap_init(struct hashmap *map,
hashmap_cmp_fn equals_function,
const void *equals_function_data,
size_t initial_size);
/*
* Frees a hashmap structure and allocated memory.
*
* If `free_entries` is true, each hashmap_entry in the map is freed as well
* using stdlibs free().
*/
extern void hashmap_free(struct hashmap *map, int free_entries);
/* hashmap_entry functions */
/*
* Initializes a hashmap_entry structure.
*
* `entry` points to the entry to initialize.
* `hash` is the hash code of the entry.
*
* The hashmap_entry structure does not hold references to external resources,
* and it is safe to just discard it once you are done with it (i.e. if
* your structure was allocated with xmalloc(), you can just free(3) it,
* and if it is on stack, you can just let it go out of scope).
*/
static inline void hashmap_entry_init(void *entry, unsigned int hash)
{
struct hashmap_entry *e = entry;
e->hash = hash;
e->next = NULL;
}
/*
* Returns the hashmap entry for the specified key, or NULL if not found.
*
* `map` is the hashmap structure.
*
* `key` is a user data structure that starts with hashmap_entry that has at
* least been initialized with the proper hash code (via `hashmap_entry_init`).
*
* `keydata` is a data structure that holds just enough information to check
* for equality to a given entry.
*
* If the key data is variable-sized (e.g. a FLEX_ARRAY string) or quite large,
* it is undesirable to create a full-fledged entry structure on the heap and
* copy all the key data into the structure.
*
* In this case, the `keydata` parameter can be used to pass
* variable-sized key data directly to the comparison function, and the `key`
* parameter can be a stripped-down, fixed size entry structure allocated on the
* stack.
*
* If an entry with matching hash code is found, `key` and `keydata` are passed
* to `hashmap_cmp_fn` to decide whether the entry matches the key.
*/
extern void *hashmap_get(const struct hashmap *map, const void *key,
const void *keydata);
/*
* Returns the hashmap entry for the specified hash code and key data,
* or NULL if not found.
*
* `map` is the hashmap structure.
* `hash` is the hash code of the entry to look up.
*
* If an entry with matching hash code is found, `keydata` is passed to
* `hashmap_cmp_fn` to decide whether the entry matches the key. The
* `entry_or_key` parameter of `hashmap_cmp_fn` points to a hashmap_entry
* structure that should not be used in the comparison.
*/
static inline void *hashmap_get_from_hash(const struct hashmap *map,
unsigned int hash,
const void *keydata)
{
struct hashmap_entry key;
hashmap_entry_init(&key, hash);
return hashmap_get(map, &key, keydata);
}
/*
* Returns the next equal hashmap entry, or NULL if not found. This can be
* used to iterate over duplicate entries (see `hashmap_add`).
*
* `map` is the hashmap structure.
* `entry` is the hashmap_entry to start the search from, obtained via a previous
* call to `hashmap_get` or `hashmap_get_next`.
*/
extern void *hashmap_get_next(const struct hashmap *map, const void *entry);
/*
* Adds a hashmap entry. This allows to add duplicate entries (i.e.
* separate values with the same key according to hashmap_cmp_fn).
*
* `map` is the hashmap structure.
* `entry` is the entry to add.
*/
extern void hashmap_add(struct hashmap *map, void *entry);
/*
* Adds or replaces a hashmap entry. If the hashmap contains duplicate
* entries equal to the specified entry, only one of them will be replaced.
*
* `map` is the hashmap structure.
* `entry` is the entry to add or replace.
* Returns the replaced entry, or NULL if not found (i.e. the entry was added).
*/
extern void *hashmap_put(struct hashmap *map, void *entry);
/*
* Removes a hashmap entry matching the specified key. If the hashmap contains
* duplicate entries equal to the specified key, only one of them will be
* removed. Returns the removed entry, or NULL if not found.
*
* Argument explanation is the same as in `hashmap_get`.
*/
extern void *hashmap_remove(struct hashmap *map, const void *key,
const void *keydata);
/*
* Returns the `bucket` an entry is stored in.
* Useful for multithreaded read access.
*/
int hashmap_bucket(const struct hashmap *map, unsigned int hash);
/*
* Disallow/allow rehashing of the hashmap.
* This is useful if the caller knows that the hashmap needs multi-threaded
* access. The caller is still required to guard/lock searches and inserts
* in a manner appropriate to their usage. This simply prevents the table
* from being unexpectedly re-mapped.
*
* It is up to the caller to ensure that the hashmap is initialized to a
* reasonable size to prevent poor performance.
*
* A call to allow rehashing does not force a rehash; that might happen
* with the next insert or delete.
*/
static inline void hashmap_disallow_rehash(struct hashmap *map, unsigned value)
{
map->disallow_rehash = value;
}
/*
* Used to iterate over all entries of a hashmap. Note that it is
* not safe to add or remove entries to the hashmap while
* iterating.
*/
struct hashmap_iter {
struct hashmap *map;
struct hashmap_entry *next;
unsigned int tablepos;
};
/* Initializes a `hashmap_iter` structure. */
extern void hashmap_iter_init(struct hashmap *map, struct hashmap_iter *iter);
/* Returns the next hashmap_entry, or NULL if there are no more entries. */
extern void *hashmap_iter_next(struct hashmap_iter *iter);
/* Initializes the iterator and returns the first entry, if any. */
static inline void *hashmap_iter_first(struct hashmap *map,
struct hashmap_iter *iter)
{
hashmap_iter_init(map, iter);
return hashmap_iter_next(iter);
}
/* String interning */
/*
* Returns the unique, interned version of the specified string or data,
* similar to the `String.intern` API in Java and .NET, respectively.
* Interned strings remain valid for the entire lifetime of the process.
*
* Can be used as `[x]strdup()` or `xmemdupz` replacement, except that interned
* strings / data must not be modified or freed.
*
* Interned strings are best used for short strings with high probability of
* duplicates.
*
* Uses a hashmap to store the pool of interned strings.
*/
extern const void *memintern(const void *data, size_t len);
static inline const char *strintern(const char *string)
{
return memintern(string, strlen(string));
}
#endif