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#include "qcontiguouscache.h"
#ifdef QT_QCONTIGUOUSCACHE_DEBUG
#include <QDebug>
#endif

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

#ifdef QT_QCONTIGUOUSCACHE_DEBUG
void QContiguousCacheData::dump() const
{
    qDebug() << "capacity:" << alloc;
    qDebug() << "count:" << count;
    qDebug() << "start:" << start;
    qDebug() << "offset:" << offset;
}
#endif

/*! \class QContiguousCache
    \brief The QContiguousCache class is a template class that provides a contiguous cache.
    \ingroup tools
    \ingroup shared
    \reentrant

    The QContiguousCache class provides an efficient way of caching items for
    display in a user interface view.  Unlike QCache, it adds a restriction
    that elements within the cache are contiguous.  This has the advantage
    of matching how user interface views most commonly request data, as
    a set of rows localized around the current scrolled position.  This
    restriction allows the cache to consume less memory and processor
    cycles than QCache.  The QContiguousCache class also can provide
    an upper bound on memory usage via setCapacity().

    The simplest way of using a contiguous cache is to use the append()
    and prepend().

\code
MyRecord record(int row) const
{
    Q_ASSERT(row >= 0 && row < count());

    while(row > cache.lastIndex())
        cache.append(slowFetchRecord(cache.lastIndex()+1));
    while(row < cache.firstIndex())
        cache.prepend(slowFetchRecord(cache.firstIndex()-1));

    return cache.at(row);
}
\endcode

    If the cache is full then the item at the opposite end of the cache from
    where the new item is appended or prepended will be removed.

    This usage can be further optimized by using the insert() function
    in the case where the requested row is a long way from the currently cached
    items. If there is a gap between where the new item is inserted and the currently
    cached items then the existing cached items are first removed to retain
    the contiguous nature of the cache.  Hence it is important to take some care then
    when using insert() in order to avoid unwanted clearing of the cache.

    The range of valid indexes for the QContiguousCache class are from
    0 to INT_MAX.  Calling prepend() such that the first index would become less
    than 0 or append() such that the last index would become greater
    than INT_MAX can result in the indexes of the cache being invalid.
    When the cache indexes are invalid it is important to call
    normalizeIndexes() before calling any of containsIndex(), firstIndex(),
    lastIndex(), at() or the [] operator.  Calling these
    functions when the cache has invalid indexes will result in undefined
    behavior.  The indexes can be checked by using areIndexesValid()

    In most cases the indexes will not exceed 0 to INT_MAX, and
    normalizeIndexes() will not need to be used.

    See the \l{Contiguous Cache Example}{Contiguous Cache} example.
*/

/*! \fn QContiguousCache::QContiguousCache(int capacity)

    Constructs a cache with the given \a capacity.

    \sa setCapacity()
*/

/*! \fn QContiguousCache::QContiguousCache(const QContiguousCache<T> &other)

    Constructs a copy of \a other.

    This operation takes \l{constant time}, because QContiguousCache is
    \l{implicitly shared}.  This makes returning a QContiguousCache from a
    function very fast.  If a shared instance is modified, it will be
    copied (copy-on-write), and that takes \l{linear time}.

    \sa operator=()
*/

/*! \fn QContiguousCache::~QContiguousCache()

    Destroys the cache.
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::detach()

    \internal
*/

/*! \fn bool QContiguousCache::isDetached() const

    \internal
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::setSharable(bool sharable)

    \internal
*/

/*! \fn QContiguousCache<T> &QContiguousCache::operator=(const QContiguousCache<T> &other)

    Assigns \a other to this cache and returns a reference to this cache.
*/

/*! \fn bool QContiguousCache::operator==(const QContiguousCache<T> &other) const

    Returns true if \a other is equal to this cache; otherwise returns false.

    Two caches are considered equal if they contain the same values at the same
    indexes.  This function requires the value type to implement the \c operator==().

    \sa operator!=()
*/

/*! \fn bool QContiguousCache::operator!=(const QContiguousCache<T> &other) const

    Returns true if \a other is not equal to this cache; otherwise
    returns false.

    Two caches are considered equal if they contain the same values at the same
    indexes.  This function requires the value type to implement the \c operator==().

    \sa operator==()
*/

/*! \fn int QContiguousCache::capacity() const

    Returns the number of items the cache can store before it is full.
    When a cache contains a number of items equal to its capacity, adding new
    items will cause items farthest from the added item to be removed.

    \sa setCapacity(), size()
*/

/*! \fn int QContiguousCache::count() const

    \overload

    Same as size().
*/

/*! \fn int QContiguousCache::size() const

    Returns the number of items contained within the cache.

    \sa capacity()
*/

/*! \fn bool QContiguousCache::isEmpty() const

    Returns true if no items are stored within the cache.

    \sa size(), capacity()
*/

/*! \fn bool QContiguousCache::isFull() const

    Returns true if the number of items stored within the cache is equal
    to the capacity of the cache.

    \sa size(), capacity()
*/

/*! \fn int QContiguousCache::available() const

    Returns the number of items that can be added to the cache before it becomes full.

    \sa size(), capacity(), isFull()
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::clear()

    Removes all items from the cache.  The capacity is unchanged.
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::setCapacity(int size)

    Sets the capacity of the cache to the given \a size.  A cache can hold a
    number of items equal to its capacity.  When inserting, appending or prepending
    items to the cache, if the cache is already full then the item farthest from
    the added item will be removed.

    If the given \a size is smaller than the current count of items in the cache
    then only the last \a size items from the cache will remain.

    \sa capacity(), isFull()
*/

/*! \fn const T &QContiguousCache::at(int i) const

    Returns the item at index position \a i in the cache.  \a i must
    be a valid index position in the cache (i.e, firstIndex() <= \a i <= lastIndex()).

    The indexes in the cache refer to the number of positions the item is from the
    first item appended into the cache.  That is to say a cache with a capacity of
    100, that has had 150 items appended will have a valid index range of
    50 to 149.  This allows inserting and retrieving items into the cache based
    on a theoretical infinite list

    \sa firstIndex(), lastIndex(), insert(), operator[]()
*/

/*! \fn T &QContiguousCache::operator[](int i)

    Returns the item at index position \a i as a modifiable reference.  If
    the cache does not contain an item at the given index position \a i
    then it will first insert an empty item at that position.

    In most cases it is better to use either at() or insert().

    Note that using non-const operators can cause QContiguousCache to do a deep
    copy.

    \sa insert(), at()
*/

/*! \fn const T &QContiguousCache::operator[](int i) const

    \overload

    Same as at(\a i).
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::append(const T &value)

    Inserts \a value at the end of the cache.  If the cache is already full
    the item at the start of the cache will be removed.

    \sa prepend(), insert(), isFull()
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::prepend(const T &value)

    Inserts \a value at the start of the cache.  If the cache is already full
    the item at the end of the cache will be removed.

    \sa append(), insert(), isFull()
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::insert(int i, const T &value)

    Inserts the \a value at the index position \a i.  If the cache already contains
    an item at \a i then that value is replaced.  If \a i is either one more than
    lastIndex() or one less than firstIndex() it is the equivalent to an append()
    or a prepend().

    If the given index \a i is not within the current range of the cache nor adjacent
    to the bounds of the cache's index range, the cache is first cleared before
    inserting the item.  At this point the cache will have a size of 1.  It is
    worthwhile taking effort to insert items in an order that starts adjacent
    to the current index range for the cache.

    The range of valid indexes for the QContiguousCache class are from
    0 to INT_MAX. Inserting outside of this range has undefined behavior.


    \sa prepend(), append(), isFull(), firstIndex(), lastIndex()
*/

/*! \fn bool QContiguousCache::containsIndex(int i) const

    Returns true if the cache's index range includes the given index \a i.

    \sa firstIndex(), lastIndex()
*/

/*! \fn int QContiguousCache::firstIndex() const

    Returns the first valid index in the cache.  The index will be invalid if the
    cache is empty.

    \sa capacity(), size(), lastIndex()
*/

/*! \fn int QContiguousCache::lastIndex() const

    Returns the last valid index in the cache.  The index will be invalid if the cache is empty.

    \sa capacity(), size(), firstIndex()
*/


/*! \fn T &QContiguousCache::first()

    Returns a reference to the first item in the cache.  This function
    assumes that the cache isn't empty.

    \sa last(), isEmpty()
*/

/*! \fn T &QContiguousCache::last()

    Returns a reference to the last item in the cache.  This function
    assumes that the cache isn't empty.

    \sa first(), isEmpty()
*/

/*! \fn const T& QContiguousCache::first() const

    \overload
*/

/*! \fn const T& QContiguousCache::last() const

    \overload
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::removeFirst()

    Removes the first item from the cache.  This function assumes that
    the cache isn't empty.

    \sa removeLast()
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::removeLast()

    Removes the last item from the cache.  This function assumes that
    the cache isn't empty.

    \sa removeFirst()
*/

/*! \fn T QContiguousCache::takeFirst()

    Removes the first item in the cache and returns it.  This function
    assumes that the cache isn't empty.

    If you don't use the return value, removeFirst() is more efficient.

    \sa takeLast(), removeFirst()
*/

/*! \fn T QContiguousCache::takeLast()

    Removes the last item in the cache and returns it. This function
    assumes that the cache isn't empty.

    If you don't use the return value, removeLast() is more efficient.

    \sa takeFirst(), removeLast()
*/

/*! \fn void QContiguousCache::normalizeIndexes()

    Moves the first index and last index of the cache
    such that they point to valid indexes.  The function does not modify
    the contents of the cache or the ordering of elements within the cache.

    It is provided so that index overflows can be corrected when using the
    cache as a circular buffer.

    \code
    QContiguousCache<int> cache(10);
    cache.insert(INT_MAX, 1); // cache contains one value and has valid indexes, INT_MAX to INT_MAX
    cache.append(2); // cache contains two values but does not have valid indexes.
    cache.normalizeIndexes(); // cache has two values, 1 and 2.  New first index will be in the range of 0 to capacity().
    \endcode

    \sa areIndexesValid(), append(), prepend()
*/

/*! \fn bool QContiguousCache::areIndexesValid() const

    Returns whether the indexes for items stored in the cache are valid.
    Indexes can become invalid if items are appended after the index position
    INT_MAX or prepended before the index position 0.  This is only expected
    to occur in very long lived circular buffer style usage of the
    contiguous cache.  Indexes can be made valid again by calling
    normalizeIndexs().

    \sa normalizeIndexes(), append(), prepend()
*/

QT_END_NAMESPACE