// Copyright (C) 2023 Luke Shumaker // // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later package containers import ( "fmt" ) // LinkedListEntry [T] is an entry in a LinkedList [T]. type LinkedListEntry[T any] struct { List *LinkedList[T] Older, Newer *LinkedListEntry[T] Value T } // LinkedList is a doubly-linked list. // // Rather than "head/tail", "front/back", or "next/prev", it has // "oldest" and "newest". This is for to make code using it clearer; // as the motivation for the LinkedList is as an implementation detail // in LRU caches and FIFO queues, where this temporal naming is // meaningful. Similarly, it does not implement many common features // of a linked-list, because these applications do not need such // features. // // Compared to `containers/list.List`, LinkedList has the // disadvantages that it has fewer safety checks and fewer features in // general. type LinkedList[T any] struct { Len int Oldest, Newest *LinkedListEntry[T] } // IsEmpty returns whether the list empty or not. func (l *LinkedList[T]) IsEmpty() bool { return l.Oldest == nil } // Delete removes an entry from the list. The entry is invalid once // Delete returns, and should not be reused or have its .Value // accessed. // // It is invalid (runtime-panic) to call Delete on a nil entry. // // It is invalid (runtime-panic) to call Delete on an entry that // isn't in the list. func (l *LinkedList[T]) Delete(entry *LinkedListEntry[T]) { if entry.List != l { panic(fmt.Errorf("LinkedList.Delete: entry %p not in list", entry)) } l.Len-- if entry.Newer == nil { l.Newest = entry.Older } else { entry.Newer.Older = entry.Older } if entry.Older == nil { l.Oldest = entry.Newer } else { entry.Older.Newer = entry.Newer } // no memory leaks entry.List = nil entry.Older = nil entry.Newer = nil } // Store appends a value to the "newest" end of the list, returning // the created entry. // // It is invalid (runtime-panic) to call Store on a nil entry. // // It is invalid (runtime-panic) to call Store on an entry that is // already in a list. func (l *LinkedList[T]) Store(entry *LinkedListEntry[T]) { if entry.List != nil { panic(fmt.Errorf("LinkedList.Store: entry %p is already in a list", entry)) } l.Len++ entry.List = l entry.Older = l.Newest l.Newest = entry if entry.Older == nil { l.Oldest = entry } else { entry.Older.Newer = entry } } // MoveToNewest moves an entry fron any position in the list to the // "newest" end of the list. If the entry is already in the "newest" // position, then MoveToNewest is a no-op. // // It is invalid (runtime-panic) to call MoveToNewest on a nil entry. // // It is invalid (runtime-panic) to call MoveToNewest on an entry that // isn't in the list. func (l *LinkedList[T]) MoveToNewest(entry *LinkedListEntry[T]) { if entry.List != l { panic(fmt.Errorf("LinkedList.MoveToNewest: entry %p not in list", entry)) } if entry.Newer == nil { // Already newest. return } entry.Newer.Older = entry.Older if entry.Older == nil { l.Oldest = entry.Newer } else { entry.Older.Newer = entry.Newer } entry.Older = l.Newest l.Newest.Newer = entry entry.Newer = nil l.Newest = entry }