libczmq-dev 4.0.2-7 / usr / include / zlist.h

/*  =========================================================================
    zlist - simple generic list container

    Copyright (c) the Contributors as noted in the AUTHORS file.
    This file is part of CZMQ, the high-level C binding for 0MQ:
    http://czmq.zeromq.org.

    This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
    License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
    =========================================================================
*/

#ifndef __ZLIST_H_INCLUDED__
#define __ZLIST_H_INCLUDED__

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

//  @warning THE FOLLOWING @INTERFACE BLOCK IS AUTO-GENERATED BY ZPROJECT
//  @warning Please edit the model at "api/zlist.api" to make changes.
//  @interface
//  This is a stable class, and may not change except for emergencies. It
//  is provided in stable builds.
// Comparison function e.g. for sorting and removing.
typedef int (zlist_compare_fn) (
    void *item1, void *item2);

// Callback function for zlist_freefn method
typedef void (zlist_free_fn) (
    void *data);

//  Create a new list container
CZMQ_EXPORT zlist_t *
    zlist_new (void);

//  Destroy a list container
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zlist_destroy (zlist_t **self_p);

//  Return the item at the head of list. If the list is empty, returns NULL.
//  Leaves cursor pointing at the head item, or NULL if the list is empty.  
CZMQ_EXPORT void *
    zlist_first (zlist_t *self);

//  Return the next item. If the list is empty, returns NULL. To move to
//  the start of the list call zlist_first (). Advances the cursor.     
CZMQ_EXPORT void *
    zlist_next (zlist_t *self);

//  Return the item at the tail of list. If the list is empty, returns NULL.
//  Leaves cursor pointing at the tail item, or NULL if the list is empty.  
CZMQ_EXPORT void *
    zlist_last (zlist_t *self);

//  Return first item in the list, or null, leaves the cursor
CZMQ_EXPORT void *
    zlist_head (zlist_t *self);

//  Return last item in the list, or null, leaves the cursor
CZMQ_EXPORT void *
    zlist_tail (zlist_t *self);

//  Return the current item of list. If the list is empty, returns NULL.     
//  Leaves cursor pointing at the current item, or NULL if the list is empty.
CZMQ_EXPORT void *
    zlist_item (zlist_t *self);

//  Append an item to the end of the list, return 0 if OK or -1 if this  
//  failed for some reason (out of memory). Note that if a duplicator has
//  been set, this method will also duplicate the item.                  
CZMQ_EXPORT int
    zlist_append (zlist_t *self, void *item);

//  Push an item to the start of the list, return 0 if OK or -1 if this  
//  failed for some reason (out of memory). Note that if a duplicator has
//  been set, this method will also duplicate the item.                  
CZMQ_EXPORT int
    zlist_push (zlist_t *self, void *item);

//  Pop the item off the start of the list, if any
CZMQ_EXPORT void *
    zlist_pop (zlist_t *self);

//  Checks if an item already is present. Uses compare method to determine if 
//  items are equal. If the compare method is NULL the check will only compare
//  pointers. Returns true if item is present else false.                     
CZMQ_EXPORT bool
    zlist_exists (zlist_t *self, void *item);

//  Remove the specified item from the list if present
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zlist_remove (zlist_t *self, void *item);

//  Make a copy of list. If the list has autofree set, the copied list will  
//  duplicate all items, which must be strings. Otherwise, the list will hold
//  pointers back to the items in the original list. If list is null, returns
//  NULL.                                                                    
//  Caller owns return value and must destroy it when done.
CZMQ_EXPORT zlist_t *
    zlist_dup (zlist_t *self);

//  Purge all items from list
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zlist_purge (zlist_t *self);

//  Return number of items in the list
CZMQ_EXPORT size_t
    zlist_size (zlist_t *self);

//  Sort the list. If the compare function is null, sorts the list by     
//  ascending key value using a straight ASCII comparison. If you specify 
//  a compare function, this decides how items are sorted. The sort is not
//  stable, so may reorder items with the same keys. The algorithm used is
//  combsort, a compromise between performance and simplicity.            
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zlist_sort (zlist_t *self, zlist_compare_fn compare);

//  Set list for automatic item destruction; item values MUST be strings. 
//  By default a list item refers to a value held elsewhere. When you set 
//  this, each time you append or push a list item, zlist will take a copy
//  of the string value. Then, when you destroy the list, it will free all
//  item values automatically. If you use any other technique to allocate 
//  list values, you must free them explicitly before destroying the list.
//  The usual technique is to pop list items and destroy them, until the  
//  list is empty.                                                        
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zlist_autofree (zlist_t *self);

//  Sets a compare function for this list. The function compares two items.
//  It returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if the 
//  first item is found, respectively, to be less than, to match, or be    
//  greater than the second item.                                          
//  This function is used for sorting, removal and exists checking.        
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zlist_comparefn (zlist_t *self, zlist_compare_fn fn);

//  Set a free function for the specified list item. When the item is     
//  destroyed, the free function, if any, is called on that item.         
//  Use this when list items are dynamically allocated, to ensure that    
//  you don't have memory leaks. You can pass 'free' or NULL as a free_fn.
//  Returns the item, or NULL if there is no such item.                   
CZMQ_EXPORT void *
    zlist_freefn (zlist_t *self, void *item, zlist_free_fn fn, bool at_tail);

//  Self test of this class.
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zlist_test (bool verbose);

//  @end


#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif