libabacus/include/trie.h

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#ifndef LIBABACUS_TRIE_H
#define LIBABACUS_TRIE_H
#include "ll.h"
#include "result.h"
/**
* A node in the trie.
*/
struct libab_trie_node_s {
/**
* The "child" node, which points
* to the next layer of the trie, housing
* children that have a prefix ending in this node's key value.
*/
struct libab_trie_node_s* child;
/**
* The "next" node, which points
* to the sibiling of this tree, wich has the same prefix
* as this node.
*/
struct libab_trie_node_s* next;
/**
* The values associated with the key ending with
* this node's key value.
*/
ll values;
/**
* The last letter of the key, which this node represents.
* The remainder of the key is encoded in nodes preceding this one.
*/
char key;
};
/**
* A struct that represents a trie.
*/
struct libab_trie_s {
/**
* The first search node in this trie.
*/
struct libab_trie_node_s* head;
/**
* The empty list returned if no value is found.
* Note that existing nodes return their own linked
* list of values, even if empty. However, for keys
* that don't exist as prefixes in the trie,
* this list is returned to maintain consistency:
* a list is always returned containing the values
* of the trie associated with the given key.
*/
ll empty_list;
};
typedef struct libab_trie_s libab_trie;
typedef struct libab_trie_node_s libab_trie_node;
void libab_trie_init(libab_trie* trie);
libab_result libab_trie_put(libab_trie* trie, const char* key, void* value);
const ll* libab_trie_get(libab_trie* trie, const char* key);
void libab_trie_free(libab_trie* trie);
#endif