neo4j/graph: Add a sequential identification scheme.
[nit.git] / lib / neo4j / graph / sequential_id.nit
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10
11 # Provides a sequential identification scheme for Neo4j nodes.
12 module neo4j::graph::sequential_id
13
14 import graph
15 private import pipeline
16
17
18 # A Neo4j node collection using a sequential identification scheme.
19 #
20 # The local IDs are sequential numbers (integers) starting at `1`.
21 #
22 # Note: When loading nodes, the local IDs should forms a mostly contiguous
23 # range starting at `1`. Else, this collection will consume a lot of memory.
24 # Futhermore, the local IDs **must** be positive.
25 #
26 # ~~~nit
27 # var nodes = new SequentialNodeCollection("id")
28 # var a = nodes.create_node
29 # var b = new NeoNode
30 # var c = new NeoNode
31 #
32 # nodes.register b
33 # c["id"] = 4
34 # nodes.add c
35 # assert a["id"] == 1
36 # assert b["id"] == 2
37 # assert c["id"] == 4
38 # assert nodes.to_a == [a, b, c]
39 # ~~~
40 class SequentialNodeCollection
41 super NeoNodeCollection
42
43 redef type ID_TYPE: Int
44
45 private var nodes = new Array[nullable NeoNode]
46
47 redef fun iterator do return new NullSkipper[NeoNode](self.nodes.iterator)
48
49 redef fun get_or_null(id) do
50 if id < 0 or id > nodes.length then return null
51 return nodes[id]
52 end
53
54 redef fun register(node) do
55 nodes.add node
56 id_of(node) = nodes.length
57 end
58
59 redef fun add(node) do
60 var id = node[id_property]
61 assert id isa Int else
62 sys.stderr.write "The local ID must be an `Int`.\n"
63 end
64 assert id >= 0 else
65 sys.stderr.write "The local ID must be greater or equal to 0. Got {id}.\n"
66 end
67 # Pad with nulls.
68 var delta = id - nodes.length
69 while delta > 0 do
70 nodes.add null
71 delta -= 1
72 end
73 nodes[id] = node
74 end
75
76 redef fun remove_at(id) do
77 nodes[id] = null
78 end
79 end