1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved. 2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be 3 // found in the LICENSE file. 4 5 #ifndef SYNC_INTERNAL_API_PUBLIC_BASE_ORDINAL_H_ 6 #define SYNC_INTERNAL_API_PUBLIC_BASE_ORDINAL_H_ 7 8 #include <algorithm> 9 #include <cstddef> 10 #include <string> 11 12 #include "base/basictypes.h" 13 #include "base/json/string_escape.h" 14 #include "base/logging.h" 15 16 namespace syncer { 17 18 // An Ordinal<T> is an object that can be used for ordering. The 19 // Ordinal<T> class has an unbounded dense strict total order, which 20 // mean for any Ordinal<T>s a, b and c: 21 // 22 // - a < b and b < c implies a < c (transitivity); 23 // - exactly one of a < b, b < a and a = b holds (trichotomy); 24 // - if a < b, there is a Ordinal<T> x such that a < x < b (density); 25 // - there are Ordinals<T> x and y such that x < a < y (unboundedness). 26 // 27 // This means that when Ordinal<T> is used for sorting a list, if any 28 // item changes its position in the list, only its Ordinal<T> value 29 // has to change to represent the new order, and all the other values 30 // can stay the same. 31 // 32 // An Ordinal<T> is internally represented as an array of bytes, so it 33 // can be serialized to and deserialized from disk. 34 // 35 // The Traits class should look like the following: 36 // 37 // // Don't forget to #include "base/basictypes.h". 38 // struct MyOrdinalTraits { 39 // // There must be at least two distinct values greater than kZeroDigit 40 // // and less than kMaxDigit. 41 // static const uint8 kZeroDigit = '0'; 42 // static const uint8 kMaxDigit = '9'; 43 // // kMinLength must be positive. 44 // static const size_t kMinLength = 1; 45 // }; 46 // 47 // An Ordinal<T> is valid iff its corresponding string has at least 48 // kMinLength characters, does not contain any characters less than 49 // kZeroDigit or greater than kMaxDigit, is not all zero digits, and 50 // does not have any unnecessary trailing zero digits. 51 // 52 // Note that even if the native char type is signed, strings still 53 // compare as if their they are unsigned. (This is explicitly in 54 // C++11 but not in C++98, even though all implementations do so 55 // anyway in practice.) Thus, it is safe to use any byte range for 56 // Ordinal<T>s. 57 template <typename Traits> 58 class Ordinal { 59 public: 60 // Functors for use with STL algorithms and containers. 61 class LessThanFn { 62 public: 63 LessThanFn(); 64 65 bool operator()(const Ordinal<Traits>& lhs, 66 const Ordinal<Traits>& rhs) const; 67 }; 68 69 class EqualsFn { 70 public: 71 EqualsFn(); 72 73 bool operator()(const Ordinal<Traits>& lhs, 74 const Ordinal<Traits>& rhs) const; 75 }; 76 77 // Creates an Ordinal from the given string of bytes. The Ordinal 78 // may be valid or invalid. 79 explicit Ordinal(const std::string& bytes); 80 81 // Creates an invalid Ordinal. 82 Ordinal(); 83 84 // Creates a valid initial Ordinal. This is called to create the first 85 // element of Ordinal list (i.e. before we have any other values we can 86 // generate from). 87 static Ordinal CreateInitialOrdinal(); 88 89 // Returns true iff this Ordinal is valid. This takes constant 90 // time. 91 bool IsValid() const; 92 93 // Returns true iff |*this| == |other| or |*this| and |other| 94 // are both invalid. 95 bool EqualsOrBothInvalid(const Ordinal& other) const; 96 97 // Returns a printable string representation of the Ordinal suitable 98 // for logging. 99 std::string ToDebugString() const; 100 101 // All remaining functions can only be called if IsValid() holds. 102 // It is an error to call them if IsValid() is false. 103 104 // Order-related functions. 105 106 // Returns true iff |*this| < |other|. 107 bool LessThan(const Ordinal& other) const; 108 109 // Returns true iff |*this| > |other|. 110 bool GreaterThan(const Ordinal& other) const; 111 112 // Returns true iff |*this| == |other| (i.e. |*this| < |other| and 113 // |other| < |*this| are both false). 114 bool Equals(const Ordinal& other) const; 115 116 // Given |*this| != |other|, returns a Ordinal x such that 117 // min(|*this|, |other|) < x < max(|*this|, |other|). It is an error 118 // to call this function when |*this| == |other|. 119 Ordinal CreateBetween(const Ordinal& other) const; 120 121 // Returns a Ordinal |x| such that |x| < |*this|. 122 Ordinal CreateBefore() const; 123 124 // Returns a Ordinal |x| such that |*this| < |x|. 125 Ordinal CreateAfter() const; 126 127 // Returns the string of bytes representing the Ordinal. It is 128 // guaranteed that an Ordinal constructed from the returned string 129 // will be valid. 130 std::string ToInternalValue() const; 131 132 // Use of copy constructor and default assignment for this class is allowed. 133 134 // Constants for Ordinal digits. 135 static const uint8 kZeroDigit = Traits::kZeroDigit; 136 static const uint8 kMaxDigit = Traits::kMaxDigit; 137 static const size_t kMinLength = Traits::kMinLength; 138 static const uint8 kOneDigit = kZeroDigit + 1; 139 static const uint8 kMidDigit = kOneDigit + (kMaxDigit - kOneDigit) / 2; 140 static const unsigned int kMidDigitValue = kMidDigit - kZeroDigit; 141 static const unsigned int kMaxDigitValue = kMaxDigit - kZeroDigit; 142 static const unsigned int kRadix = kMaxDigitValue + 1; 143 144 COMPILE_ASSERT(kOneDigit > kZeroDigit, OrdinalOneDigitGreaterThanMinDigit); 145 COMPILE_ASSERT(kMidDigit > kOneDigit, OrdinalMidDigitGreaterThanOneDigit); 146 COMPILE_ASSERT(kMaxDigit > kMidDigit, OrdinalMaxDigitGreaterThanMidDigit); 147 COMPILE_ASSERT(kMinLength > 0, OrdinalMinLengthIsPositive); 148 COMPILE_ASSERT(kMidDigitValue > 1, OrdinalMidDigitValueGreaterThanOne); 149 COMPILE_ASSERT(kMaxDigitValue > kMidDigitValue, 150 OrdinalMaxDigitValueGreaterThanMidDigitValue); 151 COMPILE_ASSERT(kRadix == kMaxDigitValue + 1, 152 OrdinalRadixIsMaxDigitValuePlusOne); 153 154 private: 155 // Returns true iff the given byte string satisfies the criteria for 156 // a valid Ordinal. 157 static bool IsValidOrdinalBytes(const std::string& bytes); 158 159 // Returns the length that bytes.substr(0, length) would be with 160 // trailing zero digits removed. 161 static size_t GetLengthWithoutTrailingZeroDigits( 162 const std::string& bytes, 163 size_t length); 164 165 // Returns the digit at position i, padding with zero digits if 166 // required. 167 static uint8 GetDigit(const std::string& bytes, size_t i); 168 169 // Returns the digit value at position i, padding with 0 if required. 170 static int GetDigitValue(const std::string& bytes, size_t i); 171 172 // Adds the given value to |bytes| at position i, carrying when 173 // necessary. Returns the left-most carry. 174 static int AddDigitValue(std::string* bytes, size_t i, int digit_value); 175 176 // Returns the proper length |bytes| should be resized to, i.e. the 177 // smallest length such that |bytes| is still greater than 178 // |lower_bound| and is still valid. |bytes| should be greater than 179 // |lower_bound|. 180 static size_t GetProperLength(const std::string& lower_bound, 181 const std::string& bytes); 182 183 // Compute the midpoint ordinal byte string that is between |start| 184 // and |end|. 185 static std::string ComputeMidpoint(const std::string& start, 186 const std::string& end); 187 188 // Create a Ordinal that is lexigraphically greater than |start| and 189 // lexigraphically less than |end|. The returned Ordinal will be roughly 190 // between |start| and |end|. 191 static Ordinal<Traits> CreateOrdinalBetween(const Ordinal<Traits>& start, 192 const Ordinal<Traits>& end); 193 194 // The internal byte string representation of the Ordinal. Never 195 // changes after construction except for assignment. 196 std::string bytes_; 197 198 // A cache of the result of IsValidOrdinalBytes(bytes_). 199 bool is_valid_; 200 }; 201 202 template <typename Traits> const uint8 Ordinal<Traits>::kZeroDigit; 203 template <typename Traits> const uint8 Ordinal<Traits>::kMaxDigit; 204 template <typename Traits> const size_t Ordinal<Traits>::kMinLength; 205 template <typename Traits> const uint8 Ordinal<Traits>::kOneDigit; 206 template <typename Traits> const uint8 Ordinal<Traits>::kMidDigit; 207 template <typename Traits> const unsigned int Ordinal<Traits>::kMidDigitValue; 208 template <typename Traits> const unsigned int Ordinal<Traits>::kMaxDigitValue; 209 template <typename Traits> const unsigned int Ordinal<Traits>::kRadix; 210 211 template <typename Traits> 212 Ordinal<Traits>::LessThanFn::LessThanFn() {} 213 214 template <typename Traits> 215 bool Ordinal<Traits>::LessThanFn::operator()(const Ordinal<Traits>& lhs, 216 const Ordinal<Traits>& rhs) const { 217 return lhs.LessThan(rhs); 218 } 219 220 template <typename Traits> 221 Ordinal<Traits>::EqualsFn::EqualsFn() {} 222 223 template <typename Traits> 224 bool Ordinal<Traits>::EqualsFn::operator()(const Ordinal<Traits>& lhs, 225 const Ordinal<Traits>& rhs) const { 226 return lhs.Equals(rhs); 227 } 228 229 template <typename Traits> 230 Ordinal<Traits>::Ordinal(const std::string& bytes) 231 : bytes_(bytes), 232 is_valid_(IsValidOrdinalBytes(bytes_)) {} 233 234 template <typename Traits> 235 Ordinal<Traits>::Ordinal() : is_valid_(false) {} 236 237 template <typename Traits> 238 Ordinal<Traits> Ordinal<Traits>::CreateInitialOrdinal() { 239 std::string bytes(Traits::kMinLength, kZeroDigit); 240 bytes[0] = kMidDigit; 241 return Ordinal(bytes); 242 } 243 244 template <typename Traits> 245 bool Ordinal<Traits>::IsValid() const { 246 DCHECK_EQ(IsValidOrdinalBytes(bytes_), is_valid_); 247 return is_valid_; 248 } 249 250 template <typename Traits> 251 bool Ordinal<Traits>::EqualsOrBothInvalid(const Ordinal& other) const { 252 if (!IsValid() && !other.IsValid()) 253 return true; 254 255 if (!IsValid() || !other.IsValid()) 256 return false; 257 258 return Equals(other); 259 } 260 261 template <typename Traits> 262 std::string Ordinal<Traits>::ToDebugString() const { 263 std::string debug_string; 264 base::JsonDoubleQuote(bytes_, false /* put_in_quotes */, &debug_string); 265 if (!is_valid_) { 266 debug_string = "INVALID[" + debug_string + "]"; 267 } 268 return debug_string; 269 } 270 271 template <typename Traits> 272 bool Ordinal<Traits>::LessThan(const Ordinal& other) const { 273 CHECK(IsValid()); 274 CHECK(other.IsValid()); 275 return bytes_ < other.bytes_; 276 } 277 278 template <typename Traits> 279 bool Ordinal<Traits>::GreaterThan(const Ordinal& other) const { 280 CHECK(IsValid()); 281 CHECK(other.IsValid()); 282 return bytes_ > other.bytes_; 283 } 284 285 template <typename Traits> 286 bool Ordinal<Traits>::Equals(const Ordinal& other) const { 287 CHECK(IsValid()); 288 CHECK(other.IsValid()); 289 return bytes_ == other.bytes_; 290 } 291 292 template <typename Traits> 293 Ordinal<Traits> Ordinal<Traits>::CreateBetween(const Ordinal& other) const { 294 CHECK(IsValid()); 295 CHECK(other.IsValid()); 296 CHECK(!Equals(other)); 297 298 if (LessThan(other)) { 299 return CreateOrdinalBetween(*this, other); 300 } else { 301 return CreateOrdinalBetween(other, *this); 302 } 303 } 304 305 template <typename Traits> 306 Ordinal<Traits> Ordinal<Traits>::CreateBefore() const { 307 CHECK(IsValid()); 308 // Create the smallest valid Ordinal of the appropriate length 309 // to be the minimum boundary. 310 const size_t length = bytes_.length(); 311 std::string start(length, kZeroDigit); 312 start[length - 1] = kOneDigit; 313 if (start == bytes_) { 314 start[length - 1] = kZeroDigit; 315 start += kOneDigit; 316 } 317 318 // Even though |start| is already a valid Ordinal that is less 319 // than |*this|, we don't return it because we wouldn't have much space in 320 // front of it to insert potential future values. 321 return CreateBetween(Ordinal(start)); 322 } 323 324 template <typename Traits> 325 Ordinal<Traits> Ordinal<Traits>::CreateAfter() const { 326 CHECK(IsValid()); 327 // Create the largest valid Ordinal of the appropriate length to be 328 // the maximum boundary. 329 std::string end(bytes_.length(), kMaxDigit); 330 if (end == bytes_) 331 end += kMaxDigit; 332 333 // Even though |end| is already a valid Ordinal that is greater than 334 // |*this|, we don't return it because we wouldn't have much space after 335 // it to insert potential future values. 336 return CreateBetween(Ordinal(end)); 337 } 338 339 template <typename Traits> 340 std::string Ordinal<Traits>::ToInternalValue() const { 341 CHECK(IsValid()); 342 return bytes_; 343 } 344 345 template <typename Traits> 346 bool Ordinal<Traits>::IsValidOrdinalBytes(const std::string& bytes) { 347 const size_t length = bytes.length(); 348 if (length < kMinLength) 349 return false; 350 351 bool found_non_zero = false; 352 for (size_t i = 0; i < length; ++i) { 353 const uint8 byte = bytes[i]; 354 if (byte < kZeroDigit || byte > kMaxDigit) 355 return false; 356 if (byte > kZeroDigit) 357 found_non_zero = true; 358 } 359 if (!found_non_zero) 360 return false; 361 362 if (length > kMinLength) { 363 const uint8 last_byte = bytes[length - 1]; 364 if (last_byte == kZeroDigit) 365 return false; 366 } 367 368 return true; 369 } 370 371 template <typename Traits> 372 size_t Ordinal<Traits>::GetLengthWithoutTrailingZeroDigits( 373 const std::string& bytes, size_t length) { 374 DCHECK(!bytes.empty()); 375 DCHECK_GT(length, 0U); 376 377 size_t end_position = 378 bytes.find_last_not_of(static_cast<char>(kZeroDigit), length - 1); 379 380 // If no non kZeroDigit is found then the string is a string of all zeros 381 // digits so we return 0 as the correct length. 382 if (end_position == std::string::npos) 383 return 0; 384 385 return end_position + 1; 386 } 387 388 template <typename Traits> 389 uint8 Ordinal<Traits>::GetDigit(const std::string& bytes, size_t i) { 390 return (i < bytes.length()) ? bytes[i] : kZeroDigit; 391 } 392 393 template <typename Traits> 394 int Ordinal<Traits>::GetDigitValue(const std::string& bytes, size_t i) { 395 return GetDigit(bytes, i) - kZeroDigit; 396 } 397 398 template <typename Traits> 399 int Ordinal<Traits>::AddDigitValue(std::string* bytes, 400 size_t i, int digit_value) { 401 DCHECK_GE(i, 0U); 402 DCHECK_LT(i, bytes->length()); 403 404 for (int j = i; j >= 0 && digit_value > 0; --j) { 405 int byte_j_value = GetDigitValue(*bytes, j) + digit_value; 406 digit_value = byte_j_value / kRadix; 407 DCHECK_LE(digit_value, 1); 408 byte_j_value %= kRadix; 409 (*bytes)[j] = static_cast<char>(kZeroDigit + byte_j_value); 410 } 411 return digit_value; 412 } 413 414 template <typename Traits> 415 size_t Ordinal<Traits>::GetProperLength(const std::string& lower_bound, 416 const std::string& bytes) { 417 CHECK_GT(bytes, lower_bound); 418 419 size_t drop_length = 420 GetLengthWithoutTrailingZeroDigits(bytes, bytes.length()); 421 // See if the |ordinal| can be truncated after its last non-zero 422 // digit without affecting the ordering. 423 if (drop_length > kMinLength) { 424 size_t truncated_length = 425 GetLengthWithoutTrailingZeroDigits(bytes, drop_length - 1); 426 427 if (truncated_length > 0 && 428 bytes.compare(0, truncated_length, lower_bound) > 0) 429 drop_length = truncated_length; 430 } 431 return std::max(drop_length, kMinLength); 432 } 433 434 template <typename Traits> 435 std::string Ordinal<Traits>::ComputeMidpoint( 436 const std::string& start, 437 const std::string& end) { 438 size_t max_size = std::max(start.length(), end.length()) + 1; 439 std::string midpoint(max_size, kZeroDigit); 440 441 // Perform the operation (start + end) / 2 left-to-right by 442 // maintaining a "forward carry" which is either 0 or 443 // kMidDigitValue. AddDigitValue() is in general O(n), but this 444 // operation is still O(n) despite that; calls to AddDigitValue() 445 // will overflow at most to the last position where AddDigitValue() 446 // last overflowed. 447 int forward_carry = 0; 448 for (size_t i = 0; i < max_size; ++i) { 449 const int sum_value = GetDigitValue(start, i) + GetDigitValue(end, i); 450 const int digit_value = sum_value / 2 + forward_carry; 451 // AddDigitValue returning a non-zero carry would imply that 452 // midpoint[0] >= kMaxDigit, which one can show is impossible. 453 CHECK_EQ(AddDigitValue(&midpoint, i, digit_value), 0); 454 forward_carry = (sum_value % 2 == 1) ? kMidDigitValue : 0; 455 } 456 DCHECK_EQ(forward_carry, 0); 457 458 return midpoint; 459 } 460 461 template <typename Traits> 462 Ordinal<Traits> Ordinal<Traits>::CreateOrdinalBetween( 463 const Ordinal<Traits>& start, 464 const Ordinal<Traits>& end) { 465 CHECK(start.IsValid()); 466 CHECK(end.IsValid()); 467 CHECK(start.LessThan(end)); 468 const std::string& start_bytes = start.ToInternalValue(); 469 const std::string& end_bytes = end.ToInternalValue(); 470 DCHECK_LT(start_bytes, end_bytes); 471 472 std::string midpoint = ComputeMidpoint(start_bytes, end_bytes); 473 const size_t proper_length = GetProperLength(start_bytes, midpoint); 474 midpoint.resize(proper_length, kZeroDigit); 475 476 DCHECK_GT(midpoint, start_bytes); 477 DCHECK_LT(midpoint, end_bytes); 478 479 Ordinal<Traits> midpoint_ordinal(midpoint); 480 DCHECK(midpoint_ordinal.IsValid()); 481 return midpoint_ordinal; 482 } 483 484 } // namespace syncer 485 486 #endif // SYNC_INTERNAL_API_PUBLIC_BASE_ORDINAL_H_ 487