--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Extra sorting algorithms. -- -- @submodule gears.sort --------------------------------------------------------------------------- local tsort = {} local gtable = require("gears.table") local mt = { __index = tsort } local function add_node(self, node) if not self._edges[node] then self._edges[node] = {} end end --- Ensure that `node` appears after all `dependencies`. -- @param node The node that edges are added to. -- @tparam table dependencies List of nodes that have to appear before `node`. function tsort:append(node, dependencies) add_node(self, node) for _, dep in ipairs(dependencies) do add_node(self, dep) self._edges[node][dep] = true end end --- Ensure that `node` appears before all `subordinates`. -- @param node The node that edges are added to. -- @tparam table subordinates List of nodes that have to appear after `node`. function tsort:prepend(node, subordinates) for _, dep in ipairs(subordinates) do self:append(dep, { node }) end end local HANDLING, DONE = 1, 2 local function visit(result, self, state, node) if state[node] == DONE then -- This node is already in the output return end if state[node] == HANDLING then -- We are handling this node already and managed to visit it again -- from itself. Thus, there must be a loop. result.BAD = node return true end state[node] = HANDLING -- Before this node, all nodes that it depends on must appear for dep in pairs(self._edges[node]) do if visit(result, self, state, dep) then return true end end state[node] = DONE table.insert(result, node) end --- Create a copy of this topological sort. -- This is useful to backup it before adding elements that can potentially -- have circular dependencies and thus render the original useless. function tsort:clone() local new = tsort.topological() -- Disable deep copy as the sorted values may be objects or tables new._edges = gtable.clone(self._edges, false) return new end --- Remove a node from the topological map. -- -- @param node The node function tsort:remove(node) self._edges[node] = nil for _, deps in pairs(self._edges) do deps[node] = nil end end --- Try to sort the nodes. -- @treturn[1] table A sorted list of nodes -- @treturn[2] nil -- @return[2] A node around which a loop exists function tsort:sort() local result, state = {}, {} for node in pairs(self._edges) do if visit(result, self, state, node) then return nil, result.BAD end end return result end --- A topological sorting class. -- -- The object returned by this function allows to create simple dependency -- graphs. It can be used for decision making or ordering of complex sequences. -- -- --@DOC_text_gears_sort_topological_EXAMPLE@ -- -- @function gears.sort.topological function tsort.topological() return setmetatable({ _edges = {}, }, mt) end return setmetatable(tsort, {__call = function(_, ...) return tsort.topological(...) end})