v/vlib/datatypes/ringbuffer.v

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// Written by flopetautschnig (floscodes) (c) 2022
module datatypes
// RingBuffer represents a ring buffer also known as a circular buffer.
pub struct RingBuffer[T] {
mut:
reader int // index of the tail where data is going to be read
writer int // index of the head where data is going to be written
content []T
}
// new_ringbuffer creates an empty ring buffer of size `s`.
pub fn new_ringbuffer[T](s int) RingBuffer[T] {
return RingBuffer[T]{
content: []T{len: s + 1, cap: s + 1}
} // increasing custom set size by one element in order to make ring flow possible, so that writer cannot equal reader before reader-index has been read.
}
// push adds an element to the ring buffer.
pub fn (mut rb RingBuffer[T]) push(element T) ! {
if rb.is_full() {
return error('Buffer overflow')
} else {
rb.content[rb.writer] = element
rb.move_writer()
}
}
// pop returns the oldest element in the buffer.
pub fn (mut rb RingBuffer[T]) pop() !T {
mut v := rb.content[rb.reader]
if rb.is_empty() {
return error('Buffer is empty')
} else {
rb.move_reader()
}
return v
}
// push_many pushes an array to the buffer.
pub fn (mut rb RingBuffer[T]) push_many(elements []T) ! {
for v in elements {
rb.push(v) or { return err }
}
}
// pop_many returns `n` elements of the buffer starting with the oldest one.
pub fn (mut rb RingBuffer[T]) pop_many(n u64) ![]T {
mut elements := []T{}
for _ in 0 .. n {
elements << rb.pop() or { return err }
}
return elements
}
// is_empty returns `true` if the ring buffer is empty, `false` otherwise.
pub fn (rb RingBuffer[T]) is_empty() bool {
return rb.reader == rb.writer // if reader equals writer it means that no value to read has been written before. It follows that the buffer is empty.
}
// is_full returns `true` if the ring buffer is full, `false` otherwise.
pub fn (rb RingBuffer[T]) is_full() bool {
if rb.writer + 1 == rb.reader {
return true
} else if rb.writer == rb.content.len - 1 && rb.reader == 0 {
return true
} else {
return false
}
}
// capacity returns the capacity of the ring buffer.
pub fn (rb RingBuffer[T]) capacity() int {
return rb.content.cap - 1 // reduce by one because of the extra element explained in function `new_ringbuffer()`
}
// clear empties the ring buffer and all pushed elements.
pub fn (mut rb RingBuffer[T]) clear() {
rb = RingBuffer[T]{
content: []T{len: rb.content.len, cap: rb.content.cap}
}
}
// occupied returns the occupied capacity of the buffer.
pub fn (rb RingBuffer[T]) occupied() int {
mut reader := rb.reader
mut v := 0
if rb.is_empty() {
return v
}
for {
reader++
if reader > rb.content.len - 1 {
reader = 0
}
v++
if reader == rb.writer {
break
}
}
return v
}
// remaining returns the remaining capacity of the buffer.
pub fn (rb RingBuffer[T]) remaining() int {
return rb.capacity() - rb.occupied()
}
// head an tail-pointer move methods
// these methods are not public, they are just an eneasement for handling the pointer-movement process.
fn (mut rb RingBuffer[T]) move_reader() {
rb.reader++
if rb.reader > rb.content.len - 1 {
rb.reader = 0
}
}
fn (mut rb RingBuffer[T]) move_writer() {
rb.writer++
if rb.writer > rb.content.len - 1 {
rb.writer = 0
}
}