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2 | package Algorithm::C3; |
3 | |
4 | use strict; |
5 | use warnings; |
6 | |
7 | use Carp 'confess'; |
8 | |
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9 | our $VERSION = '0.05'; |
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10 | |
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11 | sub merge { |
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12 | my ($root, $parent_fetcher, $cache) = @_; |
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13 | |
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14 | $cache ||= {}; |
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15 | my @STACK; # stack for simulating recursion |
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16 | |
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17 | my $pfetcher_is_coderef = ref($parent_fetcher) eq 'CODE'; |
18 | |
19 | unless ($pfetcher_is_coderef or $root->can($parent_fetcher)) { |
20 | confess "Could not find method $parent_fetcher in $root"; |
21 | } |
22 | |
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23 | my $current_root = $root; |
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24 | my $current_parents = [ $root->$parent_fetcher ]; |
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25 | my $recurse_mergeout = []; |
26 | my $i = 0; |
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27 | my %seen; |
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28 | |
29 | while(1) { |
30 | if($i < @$current_parents) { |
31 | my $new_root = $current_parents->[$i++]; |
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32 | die "Infinite loop detected" if $seen{$new_root}++; |
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33 | |
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34 | unless ($pfetcher_is_coderef or $new_root->can($parent_fetcher)) { |
35 | confess "Could not find method $parent_fetcher in $new_root"; |
36 | } |
37 | |
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38 | push(@STACK, [ |
39 | $current_root, |
40 | $current_parents, |
41 | $recurse_mergeout, |
42 | $i, |
43 | ]); |
44 | |
45 | $current_root = $new_root; |
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46 | $current_parents = $cache->{pfetch}->{$current_root} ||= [ $current_root->$parent_fetcher ]; |
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47 | $recurse_mergeout = []; |
48 | $i = 0; |
49 | next; |
50 | } |
51 | |
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52 | my $mergeout = $cache->{merge}->{$current_root} ||= do { |
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53 | |
54 | # This do-block is the code formerly known as the function |
55 | # that was a perl-port of the python code at |
56 | # http://www.python.org/2.3/mro.html :) |
57 | |
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58 | # Initial set (make sure everything is copied - it will be modded) |
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59 | my @seqs = map { [@$_] } (@$recurse_mergeout, $current_parents); |
60 | |
61 | # Construct the tail-checking hash |
62 | my %tails; |
63 | foreach my $seq (@seqs) { |
64 | $tails{$_}++ for (@$seq[1..$#$seq]); |
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65 | } |
66 | |
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67 | my @res = ( $current_root ); |
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68 | while (1) { |
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69 | my $cand; |
70 | my $winner; |
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71 | foreach (@seqs) { |
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72 | next if !@$_; |
73 | if(!$winner) { # looking for a winner |
74 | $cand = $_->[0]; # seq head is candidate |
75 | next if $tails{$cand}; # he loses if in %tails |
76 | push @res => $winner = $cand; |
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77 | } |
78 | if($_->[0] eq $winner) { |
79 | shift @$_; # strip off our winner |
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80 | $tails{$_->[0]}-- if @$_; # keep %tails sane |
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81 | } |
82 | } |
83 | last if !$cand; |
84 | die q{Inconsistent hierarchy found while merging '} |
85 | . $current_root . qq{':\n\t} |
86 | . qq{current merge results [\n\t\t} |
87 | . (join ",\n\t\t" => @res) |
88 | . qq{\n\t]\n\t} . qq{merging failed on '$cand'\n} |
89 | if !$winner; |
90 | } |
91 | \@res; |
92 | }; |
93 | |
94 | return @$mergeout if !@STACK; |
95 | |
96 | ($current_root, $current_parents, $recurse_mergeout, $i) |
97 | = @{pop @STACK}; |
98 | |
99 | push(@$recurse_mergeout, $mergeout); |
100 | } |
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101 | } |
102 | |
103 | 1; |
104 | |
105 | __END__ |
106 | |
107 | =pod |
108 | |
109 | =head1 NAME |
110 | |
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111 | Algorithm::C3 - A module for merging hierarchies using the C3 algorithm |
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112 | |
113 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
114 | |
115 | use Algorithm::C3; |
116 | |
117 | # merging a classic diamond |
118 | # inheritence graph like this: |
119 | # |
120 | # <A> |
121 | # / \ |
122 | # <B> <C> |
123 | # \ / |
124 | # <D> |
125 | |
126 | my @merged = Algorithm::C3::merge( |
127 | 'D', |
128 | sub { |
129 | # extract the ISA array |
130 | # from the package |
131 | no strict 'refs'; |
132 | @{$_[0] . '::ISA'}; |
133 | } |
134 | ); |
135 | |
136 | print join ", " => @merged; # prints D, B, C, A |
137 | |
138 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
139 | |
140 | This module implements the C3 algorithm. I have broken this out |
141 | into it's own module because I found myself copying and pasting |
142 | it way too often for various needs. Most of the uses I have for |
143 | C3 revolve around class building and metamodels, but it could |
144 | also be used for things like dependency resolution as well since |
145 | it tends to do such a nice job of preserving local precendence |
146 | orderings. |
147 | |
148 | Below is a brief explanation of C3 taken from the L<Class::C3> |
149 | module. For more detailed information, see the L<SEE ALSO> section |
150 | and the links there. |
151 | |
152 | =head2 What is C3? |
153 | |
154 | C3 is the name of an algorithm which aims to provide a sane method |
155 | resolution order under multiple inheritence. It was first introduced |
156 | in the langauge Dylan (see links in the L<SEE ALSO> section), and |
157 | then later adopted as the prefered MRO (Method Resolution Order) |
158 | for the new-style classes in Python 2.3. Most recently it has been |
159 | adopted as the 'canonical' MRO for Perl 6 classes, and the default |
160 | MRO for Parrot objects as well. |
161 | |
162 | =head2 How does C3 work. |
163 | |
164 | C3 works by always preserving local precendence ordering. This |
165 | essentially means that no class will appear before any of it's |
166 | subclasses. Take the classic diamond inheritence pattern for |
167 | instance: |
168 | |
169 | <A> |
170 | / \ |
171 | <B> <C> |
172 | \ / |
173 | <D> |
174 | |
175 | The standard Perl 5 MRO would be (D, B, A, C). The result being that |
176 | B<A> appears before B<C>, even though B<C> is the subclass of B<A>. |
177 | The C3 MRO algorithm however, produces the following MRO (D, B, C, A), |
178 | which does not have this same issue. |
179 | |
180 | This example is fairly trival, for more complex examples and a deeper |
181 | explaination, see the links in the L<SEE ALSO> section. |
182 | |
183 | =head1 FUNCTION |
184 | |
185 | =over 4 |
186 | |
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187 | =item B<merge ($root, $func_to_fetch_parent, $cache)> |
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188 | |
189 | This takes a C<$root> node, which can be anything really it |
190 | is up to you. Then it takes a C<$func_to_fetch_parent> which |
191 | can be either a CODE reference (see L<SYNOPSIS> above for an |
192 | example), or a string containing a method name to be called |
193 | on all the items being linearized. An example of how this |
194 | might look is below: |
195 | |
196 | { |
197 | package A; |
198 | |
199 | sub supers { |
200 | no strict 'refs'; |
201 | @{$_[0] . '::ISA'}; |
202 | } |
203 | |
204 | package C; |
205 | our @ISA = ('A'); |
206 | package B; |
207 | our @ISA = ('A'); |
208 | package D; |
209 | our @ISA = ('B', 'C'); |
210 | } |
211 | |
212 | print join ", " => Algorithm::C3::merge('D', 'supers'); |
213 | |
214 | The purpose of C<$func_to_fetch_parent> is to provide a way |
215 | for C<merge> to extract the parents of C<$root>. This is |
216 | needed for C3 to be able to do it's work. |
217 | |
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218 | The C<$cache> parameter is an entirely optional performance |
219 | measure, and should not change behavior. |
220 | |
221 | If supplied, it should be a hashref that merge can use as a |
222 | private cache between runs to speed things up. Generally |
223 | speaking, if you will be calling merge many times on related |
224 | things, and the parent fetching function will return constant |
225 | results given the same arguments during all of these calls, |
226 | you can and should reuse the same shared cache hash for all |
227 | of the calls. Example: |
228 | |
229 | sub do_some_merging { |
230 | my %merge_cache; |
231 | my @foo_mro = Algorithm::C3::Merge('Foo', \&get_supers, \%merge_cache); |
232 | my @bar_mro = Algorithm::C3::Merge('Bar', \&get_supers, \%merge_cache); |
233 | my @baz_mro = Algorithm::C3::Merge('Baz', \&get_supers, \%merge_cache); |
234 | my @quux_mro = Algorithm::C3::Merge('Quux', \&get_supers, \%merge_cache); |
235 | # ... |
236 | } |
237 | |
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238 | =back |
239 | |
240 | =head1 CODE COVERAGE |
241 | |
242 | I use B<Devel::Cover> to test the code coverage of my tests, below |
243 | is the B<Devel::Cover> report on this module's test suite. |
244 | |
245 | ------------------------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |
246 | File stmt bran cond sub pod time total |
247 | ------------------------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |
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248 | Algorithm/C3.pm 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 |
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249 | ------------------------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |
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250 | Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 |
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251 | ------------------------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |
252 | |
253 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
254 | |
255 | =head2 The original Dylan paper |
256 | |
257 | =over 4 |
258 | |
259 | =item L<http://www.webcom.com/haahr/dylan/linearization-oopsla96.html> |
260 | |
261 | =back |
262 | |
263 | =head2 The prototype Perl 6 Object Model uses C3 |
264 | |
265 | =over 4 |
266 | |
267 | =item L<http://svn.openfoundry.org/pugs/perl5/Perl6-MetaModel/> |
268 | |
269 | =back |
270 | |
271 | =head2 Parrot now uses C3 |
272 | |
273 | =over 4 |
274 | |
275 | =item L<http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/perl6-internals/2746631> |
276 | |
277 | =item L<http://use.perl.org/~autrijus/journal/25768> |
278 | |
279 | =back |
280 | |
281 | =head2 Python 2.3 MRO related links |
282 | |
283 | =over 4 |
284 | |
285 | =item L<http://www.python.org/2.3/mro.html> |
286 | |
287 | =item L<http://www.python.org/2.2.2/descrintro.html#mro> |
288 | |
289 | =back |
290 | |
291 | =head2 C3 for TinyCLOS |
292 | |
293 | =over 4 |
294 | |
295 | =item L<http://www.call-with-current-continuation.org/eggs/c3.html> |
296 | |
297 | =back |
298 | |
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299 | =head1 AUTHORS |
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300 | |
301 | Stevan Little, E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt> |
302 | |
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303 | Brandon L. Black, E<lt>blblack@gmail.comE<gt> |
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304 | |
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305 | =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE |
306 | |
307 | Copyright 2006 by Infinity Interactive, Inc. |
308 | |
309 | L<http://www.iinteractive.com> |
310 | |
311 | This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
312 | it under the same terms as Perl itself. |
313 | |
314 | =cut |