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// Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.
// This file contains a template for a Most Recently Used cache that allows
// constant-time access to items using a key, but easy identification of the
// least-recently-used items for removal. Each key can only be associated with
// one payload item at a time.
//
// The key object will be stored twice, so it should support efficient copying.
//
// NOTE: While all operations are O(1), this code is written for
// legibility rather than optimality. If future profiling identifies this as
// a bottleneck, there is room for smaller values of 1 in the O(1). :]
#ifndef BASE_CONTAINERS_MRU_CACHE_H_
#define BASE_CONTAINERS_MRU_CACHE_H_
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <utility>
#include "base/basictypes.h"
#include "base/containers/hash_tables.h"
#include "base/logging.h"
namespace base {
// MRUCacheBase ----------------------------------------------------------------
// This template is used to standardize map type containers that can be used
// by MRUCacheBase. This level of indirection is necessary because of the way
// that template template params and default template params interact.
template <class KeyType, class ValueType>
struct MRUCacheStandardMap {
typedef std::map<KeyType, ValueType> Type;
};
// Base class for the MRU cache specializations defined below.
// The deletor will get called on all payloads that are being removed or
// replaced.
template <class KeyType, class PayloadType, class DeletorType,
template <typename, typename> class MapType = MRUCacheStandardMap>
class MRUCacheBase {
public:
// The payload of the list. This maintains a copy of the key so we can
// efficiently delete things given an element of the list.
typedef std::pair<KeyType, PayloadType> value_type;
private:
typedef std::list<value_type> PayloadList;
typedef typename MapType<KeyType,
typename PayloadList::iterator>::Type KeyIndex;
public:
typedef typename PayloadList::size_type size_type;
typedef typename PayloadList::iterator iterator;
typedef typename PayloadList::const_iterator const_iterator;
typedef typename PayloadList::reverse_iterator reverse_iterator;
typedef typename PayloadList::const_reverse_iterator const_reverse_iterator;
enum { NO_AUTO_EVICT = 0 };
// The max_size is the size at which the cache will prune its members to when
// a new item is inserted. If the caller wants to manager this itself (for
// example, maybe it has special work to do when something is evicted), it
// can pass NO_AUTO_EVICT to not restrict the cache size.
explicit MRUCacheBase(size_type max_size) : max_size_(max_size) {
}
MRUCacheBase(size_type max_size, const DeletorType& deletor)
: max_size_(max_size), deletor_(deletor) {
}
virtual ~MRUCacheBase() {
iterator i = begin();
while (i != end())
i = Erase(i);
}
size_type max_size() const { return max_size_; }
// Inserts a payload item with the given key. If an existing item has
// the same key, it is removed prior to insertion. An iterator indicating the
// inserted item will be returned (this will always be the front of the list).
//
// The payload will be copied. In the case of an OwningMRUCache, this function
// will take ownership of the pointer.
iterator Put(const KeyType& key, const PayloadType& payload) {
// Remove any existing payload with that key.
typename KeyIndex::iterator index_iter = index_.find(key);
if (index_iter != index_.end()) {
// Erase the reference to it. This will call the deletor on the removed
// element. The index reference will be replaced in the code below.
Erase(index_iter->second);
} else if (max_size_ != NO_AUTO_EVICT) {
// New item is being inserted which might make it larger than the maximum
// size: kick the oldest thing out if necessary.
ShrinkToSize(max_size_ - 1);
}
ordering_.push_front(value_type(key, payload));
index_.insert(std::make_pair(key, ordering_.begin()));
return ordering_.begin();
}
// Retrieves the contents of the given key, or end() if not found. This method
// has the side effect of moving the requested item to the front of the
// recency list.
//
// TODO(brettw) We may want a const version of this function in the future.
iterator Get(const KeyType& key) {
typename KeyIndex::iterator index_iter = index_.find(key);
if (index_iter == index_.end())
return end();
typename PayloadList::iterator iter = index_iter->second;
// Move the touched item to the front of the recency ordering.
ordering_.splice(ordering_.begin(), ordering_, iter);
return ordering_.begin();
}
// Retrieves the payload associated with a given key and returns it via
// result without affecting the ordering (unlike Get).
iterator Peek(const KeyType& key) {
typename KeyIndex::const_iterator index_iter = index_.find(key);
if (index_iter == index_.end())
return end();
return index_iter->second;
}
const_iterator Peek(const KeyType& key) const {
typename KeyIndex::const_iterator index_iter = index_.find(key);
if (index_iter == index_.end())
return end();
return index_iter->second;
}
// Erases the item referenced by the given iterator. An iterator to the item
// following it will be returned. The iterator must be valid.
iterator Erase(iterator pos) {
deletor_(pos->second);
index_.erase(pos->first);
return ordering_.erase(pos);
}
// MRUCache entries are often processed in reverse order, so we add this
// convenience function (not typically defined by STL containers).
reverse_iterator Erase(reverse_iterator pos) {
// We have to actually give it the incremented iterator to delete, since
// the forward iterator that base() returns is actually one past the item
// being iterated over.
return reverse_iterator(Erase((++pos).base()));
}
// Shrinks the cache so it only holds |new_size| items. If |new_size| is
// bigger or equal to the current number of items, this will do nothing.
void ShrinkToSize(size_type new_size) {
for (size_type i = size(); i > new_size; i--)
Erase(rbegin());
}
// Deletes everything from the cache.
void Clear() {
for (typename PayloadList::iterator i(ordering_.begin());
i != ordering_.end(); ++i)
deletor_(i->second);
index_.clear();
ordering_.clear();
}
// Returns the number of elements in the cache.
size_type size() const {
// We don't use ordering_.size() for the return value because
// (as a linked list) it can be O(n).
DCHECK(index_.size() == ordering_.size());
return index_.size();
}
// Allows iteration over the list. Forward iteration starts with the most
// recent item and works backwards.
//
// Note that since these iterators are actually iterators over a list, you
// can keep them as you insert or delete things (as long as you don't delete
// the one you are pointing to) and they will still be valid.
iterator begin() { return ordering_.begin(); }
const_iterator begin() const { return ordering_.begin(); }
iterator end() { return ordering_.end(); }
const_iterator end() const { return ordering_.end(); }
reverse_iterator rbegin() { return ordering_.rbegin(); }
const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const { return ordering_.rbegin(); }
reverse_iterator rend() { return ordering_.rend(); }
const_reverse_iterator rend() const { return ordering_.rend(); }
bool empty() const { return ordering_.empty(); }
private:
PayloadList ordering_;
KeyIndex index_;
size_type max_size_;
DeletorType deletor_;
DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MRUCacheBase);
};
// MRUCache --------------------------------------------------------------------
// A functor that does nothing. Used by the MRUCache.
template<class PayloadType>
class MRUCacheNullDeletor {
public:
void operator()(const PayloadType& payload) {}
};
// A container that does not do anything to free its data. Use this when storing
// value types (as opposed to pointers) in the list.
template <class KeyType, class PayloadType>
class MRUCache : public MRUCacheBase<KeyType,
PayloadType,
MRUCacheNullDeletor<PayloadType> > {
private:
typedef MRUCacheBase<KeyType, PayloadType,
MRUCacheNullDeletor<PayloadType> > ParentType;
public:
// See MRUCacheBase, noting the possibility of using NO_AUTO_EVICT.
explicit MRUCache(typename ParentType::size_type max_size)
: ParentType(max_size) {
}
virtual ~MRUCache() {
}
private:
DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MRUCache);
};
// OwningMRUCache --------------------------------------------------------------
template<class PayloadType>
class MRUCachePointerDeletor {
public:
void operator()(const PayloadType& payload) { delete payload; }
};
// A cache that owns the payload type, which must be a non-const pointer type.
// The pointers will be deleted when they are removed, replaced, or when the
// cache is destroyed.
template <class KeyType, class PayloadType>
class OwningMRUCache
: public MRUCacheBase<KeyType,
PayloadType,
MRUCachePointerDeletor<PayloadType> > {
private:
typedef MRUCacheBase<KeyType, PayloadType,
MRUCachePointerDeletor<PayloadType> > ParentType;
public:
// See MRUCacheBase, noting the possibility of using NO_AUTO_EVICT.
explicit OwningMRUCache(typename ParentType::size_type max_size)
: ParentType(max_size) {
}
virtual ~OwningMRUCache() {
}
private:
DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(OwningMRUCache);
};
// HashingMRUCache ------------------------------------------------------------
template <class KeyType, class ValueType>
struct MRUCacheHashMap {
typedef base::hash_map<KeyType, ValueType> Type;
};
// This class is similar to MRUCache, except that it uses base::hash_map as
// the map type instead of std::map. Note that your KeyType must be hashable
// to use this cache.
template <class KeyType, class PayloadType>
class HashingMRUCache : public MRUCacheBase<KeyType,
PayloadType,
MRUCacheNullDeletor<PayloadType>,
MRUCacheHashMap> {
private:
typedef MRUCacheBase<KeyType, PayloadType,
MRUCacheNullDeletor<PayloadType>,
MRUCacheHashMap> ParentType;
public:
// See MRUCacheBase, noting the possibility of using NO_AUTO_EVICT.
explicit HashingMRUCache(typename ParentType::size_type max_size)
: ParentType(max_size) {
}
virtual ~HashingMRUCache() {
}
private:
DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(HashingMRUCache);
};
} // namespace base
#endif // BASE_CONTAINERS_MRU_CACHE_H_