source: trunk/gcc/libjava/java/util/IdentityHashMap.java

/* IdentityHashMap.java -- a class providing a hashtable data structure,
   mapping Object --> Object, which uses object identity for hashing.
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package java.util;

import java.io.*;

/**
 * This class provides a hashtable-backed implementation of the
 * Map interface, but uses object identity to do its hashing.  In fact,
 * it uses object identity for comparing values, as well. It uses a
 * linear-probe hash table, which may have faster performance
 * than the chaining employed by HashMap.
 * <p>
 *
 * <em>WARNING: This is not a general purpose map. Because it uses
 * System.identityHashCode and ==, instead of hashCode and equals, for
 * comparison, it violated Map's general contract, and may cause
 * undefined behavior when compared to other maps which are not
 * IdentityHashMaps.  This is designed only for the rare cases when
 * identity semantics are needed.</em> An example use is
 * topology-preserving graph transformations, such as deep cloning,
 * or as proxy object mapping such as in debugging.
 * <p>
 *
 * This map permits <code>null</code> keys and values, and does not
 * guarantee that elements will stay in the same order over time. The
 * basic operations (<code>get</code> and <code>put</code>) take
 * constant time, provided System.identityHashCode is decent. You can
 * tune the behavior by specifying the expected maximum size. As more
 * elements are added, the map may need to allocate a larger table,
 * which can be expensive.
 * <p>
 *
 * This implementation is unsynchronized.  If you want multi-thread
 * access to be consistent, you must synchronize it, perhaps by using
 * <code>Collections.synchronizedMap(new IdentityHashMap(...));</code>.
 * The iterators are <i>fail-fast</i>, meaning that a structural modification
 * made to the map outside of an iterator's remove method cause the
 * iterator, and in the case of the entrySet, the Map.Entry, to
 * fail with a {@link ConcurrentModificationException}.
 *
 * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
 * @see System#identityHashCode(Object)
 * @see Collection
 * @see Map
 * @see HashMap
 * @see TreeMap
 * @see LinkedHashMap
 * @see WeakHashMap
 * @since 1.4
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public class IdentityHashMap extends AbstractMap
  implements Map, Serializable, Cloneable
{
  /** The default capacity. */
  private static final int DEFAULT_CAPACITY = 21;

  /**
   * This object is used to mark deleted items. Package visible for use by
   * nested classes.
   */
  static final Object tombstone = new Object();

  /**
   * This object is used to mark empty slots.  We need this because
   * using null is ambiguous. Package visible for use by nested classes.
   */
  static final Object emptyslot = new Object();

  /**
   * Compatible with JDK 1.4.
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 8188218128353913216L;

  /**
   * The number of mappings in the table. Package visible for use by nested
   * classes.
   * @serial
   */
  int size;

  /**
   * The table itself. Package visible for use by nested classes.
   */
  transient Object[] table;

  /**
   * The number of structural modifications made so far. Package visible for
   * use by nested classes.
   */
  transient int modCount;

  /**
   * The cache for {@link #entrySet()}.
   */
  private transient Set entries;

  /**
   * The threshold for rehashing, which is 75% of (table.length / 2).
   */
  private transient int threshold;

  /**
   * Create a new IdentityHashMap with the default capacity (21 entries).
   */
  public IdentityHashMap()
  {
    this(DEFAULT_CAPACITY);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new IdentityHashMap with the indicated number of
   * entries.  If the number of elements added to this hash map
   * exceeds this maximum, the map will grow itself; however, that
   * incurs a performance penalty.
   *
   * @param max initial size
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if max is negative
   */
  public IdentityHashMap(int max)
  {
    if (max < 0)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException();
    // Need at least two slots, or hash() will break.
    if (max < 2)
      max = 2;
    table = new Object[max << 1];
    Arrays.fill(table, emptyslot);
    threshold = (max >> 2) * 3;
  }

  /**
   * Create a new IdentityHashMap whose contents are taken from the
   * given Map.
   *
   * @param m The map whose elements are to be put in this map
   * @throws NullPointerException if m is null
   */
  public IdentityHashMap(Map m)
  {
    this(Math.max(m.size() << 1, DEFAULT_CAPACITY));
    putAll(m);
  }

  /**
   * Remove all mappings from this map.
   */
  public void clear()
  {
    if (size != 0)
      {
        modCount++;
        Arrays.fill(table, emptyslot);
        size = 0;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Creates a shallow copy where keys and values are not cloned.
   */
  public Object clone()
  {
    try
      {
        IdentityHashMap copy = (IdentityHashMap) super.clone();
        copy.table = (Object[]) table.clone();
        copy.entries = null; // invalidate the cache
        return copy;
      }
    catch (CloneNotSupportedException e)
      {
        // Can't happen.
        return null;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Tests whether the specified key is in this map.  Unlike normal Maps,
   * this test uses <code>entry == key</code> instead of
   * <code>entry == null ? key == null : entry.equals(key)</code>.
   *
   * @param key the key to look for
   * @return true if the key is contained in the map
   * @see #containsValue(Object)
   * @see #get(Object)
   */
  public boolean containsKey(Object key)
  {
    return key == table[hash(key)];
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if this HashMap contains the value.  Unlike normal maps,
   * this test uses <code>entry == value</code> instead of
   * <code>entry == null ? value == null : entry.equals(value)</code>.
   *
   * @param value the value to search for in this HashMap
   * @return true if at least one key maps to the value
   * @see #containsKey(Object)
   */
  public boolean containsValue(Object value)
  {
    for (int i = table.length - 1; i > 0; i -= 2)
      if (table[i] == value)
        return true;
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a "set view" of this Map's entries. The set is backed by
   * the Map, so changes in one show up in the other.  The set supports
   * element removal, but not element addition.
   * <p>
   *
   * <em>The semantics of this set, and of its contained entries, are
   * different from the contract of Set and Map.Entry in order to make
   * IdentityHashMap work.  This means that while you can compare these
   * objects between IdentityHashMaps, comparing them with regular sets
   * or entries is likely to have undefined behavior.</em>  The entries
   * in this set are reference-based, rather than the normal object
   * equality.  Therefore, <code>e1.equals(e2)</code> returns
   * <code>e1.getKey() == e2.getKey() && e1.getValue() == e2.getValue()</code>,
   * and <code>e.hashCode()</code> returns
   * <code>System.identityHashCode(e.getKey()) ^
   *       System.identityHashCode(e.getValue())</code>.
   * <p>
   *
   * Note that the iterators for all three views, from keySet(), entrySet(),
   * and values(), traverse the Map in the same sequence.
   *
   * @return a set view of the entries
   * @see #keySet()
   * @see #values()
   * @see Map.Entry
   */
  public Set entrySet()
  {
    if (entries == null)
      entries = new AbstractSet()
      {
        public int size()
        {
          return size;
        }

        public Iterator iterator()
        {
          return new IdentityIterator(ENTRIES);
        }

        public void clear()
        {
          IdentityHashMap.this.clear();
        }

        public boolean contains(Object o)
        {
          if (! (o instanceof Map.Entry))
            return false;
          Map.Entry m = (Map.Entry) o;
          return m.getValue() == table[hash(m.getKey()) + 1];
        }

        public int hashCode()
        {
          return IdentityHashMap.this.hashCode();
        }

        public boolean remove(Object o)
        {
          if (! (o instanceof Map.Entry))
            return false;
          Object key = ((Map.Entry) o).getKey();
          int h = hash(key);
          if (table[h] == key)
            {
              size--;
              modCount++;
              table[h] = tombstone;
              table[h + 1] = tombstone;
              return true;
            }
          return false;
        }
      };
    return entries;
  }

  /**
   * Compares two maps for equality. This returns true only if both maps
   * have the same reference-identity comparisons. While this returns
   * <code>this.entrySet().equals(m.entrySet())</code> as specified by Map,
   * this will not work with normal maps, since the entry set compares
   * with == instead of .equals.
   *
   * @param o the object to compare to
   * @return true if it is equal
   */
  public boolean equals(Object o)
  {
    // Why did Sun specify this one? The superclass does the right thing.
    return super.equals(o);
  }

  /**
   * Return the value in this Map associated with the supplied key, or
   * <code>null</code> if the key maps to nothing.
   *
   * <p>NOTE: Since the value could also be null, you must use
   * containsKey to see if this key actually maps to something.
   * Unlike normal maps, this tests for the key with <code>entry ==
   * key</code> instead of <code>entry == null ? key == null :
   * entry.equals(key)</code>.
   *
   * @param key the key for which to fetch an associated value
   * @return what the key maps to, if present
   * @see #put(Object, Object)
   * @see #containsKey(Object)
   */
  public Object get(Object key)
  {
    int h = hash(key);
    return table[h] == key ? table[h + 1] : null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the hashcode of this map. This guarantees that two
   * IdentityHashMaps that compare with equals() will have the same hash code,
   * but may break with comparison to normal maps since it uses
   * System.identityHashCode() instead of hashCode().
   *
   * @return the hash code
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    int hash = 0;
    for (int i = table.length - 2; i >= 0; i -= 2)
      {
        Object key = table[i];
        if (key == emptyslot || key == tombstone)
          continue;
        hash += (System.identityHashCode(key)
                 ^ System.identityHashCode(table[i + 1]));
      }
    return hash;
  }

  /**
   * Returns true if there are no key-value mappings currently in this Map
   * @return <code>size() == 0</code>
   */
  public boolean isEmpty()
  {
    return size == 0;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a "set view" of this Map's keys. The set is backed by the
   * Map, so changes in one show up in the other.  The set supports
   * element removal, but not element addition.
   * <p>
   *
   * <em>The semantics of this set are different from the contract of Set
   * in order to make IdentityHashMap work.  This means that while you can
   * compare these objects between IdentityHashMaps, comparing them with
   * regular sets is likely to have undefined behavior.</em>  The hashCode
   * of the set is the sum of the identity hash codes, instead of the
   * regular hashCodes, and equality is determined by reference instead
   * of by the equals method.
   * <p>
   *
   * @return a set view of the keys
   * @see #values()
   * @see #entrySet()
   */
  public Set keySet()
  {
    if (keys == null)
      keys = new AbstractSet()
      {
        public int size()
        {
          return size;
        }

        public Iterator iterator()
        {
          return new IdentityIterator(KEYS);
        }

        public void clear()
        {
          IdentityHashMap.this.clear();
        }

        public boolean contains(Object o)
        {
          return containsKey(o);
        }

        public int hashCode()
        {
          int hash = 0;
          for (int i = table.length - 2; i >= 0; i -= 2)
            {
              Object key = table[i];
              if (key == emptyslot || key == tombstone)
                continue;
              hash += System.identityHashCode(key);
            }
          return hash;

        }

        public boolean remove(Object o)
        {
          int h = hash(o);
          if (table[h] == o)
            {
              size--;
              modCount++;
              table[h] = tombstone;
              table[h + 1] = tombstone;
              return true;
            }
          return false;
        }
      };
    return keys;
  }

  /**
   * Puts the supplied value into the Map, mapped by the supplied key.
   * The value may be retrieved by any object which <code>equals()</code>
   * this key. NOTE: Since the prior value could also be null, you must
   * first use containsKey if you want to see if you are replacing the
   * key's mapping.  Unlike normal maps, this tests for the key
   * with <code>entry == key</code> instead of
   * <code>entry == null ? key == null : entry.equals(key)</code>.
   *
   * @param key the key used to locate the value
   * @param value the value to be stored in the HashMap
   * @return the prior mapping of the key, or null if there was none
   * @see #get(Object)
   */
  public Object put(Object key, Object value)
  {
    // Rehash if the load factor is too high.
    if (size > threshold)
      {
        Object[] old = table;
        // This isn't necessarily prime, but it is an odd number of key/value
        // slots, which has a higher probability of fewer collisions.
        table = new Object[old.length << 1 + 2];
        Arrays.fill(table, emptyslot);
        size = 0;
        threshold = (table.length >>> 3) * 3;

        for (int i = old.length - 2; i >= 0; i -= 2)
          {
            Object oldkey = old[i];
            if (oldkey != tombstone && oldkey != emptyslot)
              // Just use put.  This isn't very efficient, but it is ok.
              put(oldkey, old[i + 1]);
          }
      }

    int h = hash(key);
    if (table[h] == key)
      {
        Object r = table[h + 1];
        table[h + 1] = value;
        return r;
      }

    // At this point, we add a new mapping.
    modCount++;
    size++;
    table[h] = key;
    table[h + 1] = value;
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this. If a key
   * is already in this map, its value is replaced.
   *
   * @param m the map to copy
   * @throws NullPointerException if m is null
   */
  public void putAll(Map m)
  {
    // Why did Sun specify this one? The superclass does the right thing.
    super.putAll(m);
  }

  /**
   * Removes from the HashMap and returns the value which is mapped by
   * the supplied key. If the key maps to nothing, then the HashMap
   * remains unchanged, and <code>null</code> is returned.
   *
   * NOTE: Since the value could also be null, you must use
   * containsKey to see if you are actually removing a mapping.
   * Unlike normal maps, this tests for the key with <code>entry ==
   * key</code> instead of <code>entry == null ? key == null :
   * entry.equals(key)</code>.
   *
   * @param key the key used to locate the value to remove
   * @return whatever the key mapped to, if present
   */
  public Object remove(Object key)
  {
    int h = hash(key);
    if (table[h] == key)
      {
        modCount++;
        size--;
        Object r = table[h + 1];
        table[h] = tombstone;
        table[h + 1] = tombstone;
        return r;
      }
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the number of kay-value mappings currently in this Map
   * @return the size
   */
  public int size()
  {
    return size;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a "collection view" (or "bag view") of this Map's values.
   * The collection is backed by the Map, so changes in one show up
   * in the other.  The collection supports element removal, but not element
   * addition.
   * <p>
   *
   * <em>The semantics of this set are different from the contract of
   * Collection in order to make IdentityHashMap work.  This means that
   * while you can compare these objects between IdentityHashMaps, comparing
   * them with regular sets is likely to have undefined behavior.</em>
   * Likewise, contains and remove go by == instead of equals().
   * <p>
   *
   * @return a bag view of the values
   * @see #keySet()
   * @see #entrySet()
   */
  public Collection values()
  {
    if (values == null)
      values = new AbstractCollection()
      {
        public int size()
        {
          return size;
        }

        public Iterator iterator()
        {
          return new IdentityIterator(VALUES);
        }

        public void clear()
        {
          IdentityHashMap.this.clear();
        }

        public boolean remove(Object o)
        {
          for (int i = table.length - 1; i > 0; i -= 2)
            if (table[i] == o)
              {
                modCount++;
                table[i - 1] = tombstone;
                table[i] = tombstone;
                size--;
                return true;
              }
          return false;
        }
      };
    return values;
  }

  /**
   * Helper method which computes the hash code, then traverses the table
   * until it finds the key, or the spot where the key would go.
   *
   * @param key the key to check
   * @return the index where the key belongs
   * @see #IdentityHashMap(int)
   * @see #put(Object, Object)
   */
  // Package visible for use by nested classes.
  int hash(Object key)
  {
    // Implementation note: it is feasible for the table to have no
    // emptyslots, if it is full with entries and tombstones, so we must
    // remember where we started. If we encounter the key or an emptyslot,
    // we are done.  If we encounter a tombstone, the key may still be in
    // the array.  If we don't encounter the key, we use the first emptyslot
    // or tombstone we encountered as the location where the key would go.
    // By requiring at least 2 key/value slots, and rehashing at 75%
    // capacity, we guarantee that there will always be either an emptyslot
    // or a tombstone somewhere in the table.
    int h = Math.abs(System.identityHashCode(key) % (table.length >> 1)) << 1;
    int del = -1;
    int save = h;

    do
      {
        if (table[h] == key)
          return h;
        if (table[h] == emptyslot)
          break;
        if (table[h] == tombstone && del < 0)
          del = h;
        h -= 2;
        if (h < 0)
          h = table.length - 2;
      }
    while (h != save);

    return del < 0 ? h : del;
  }

  /**
   * This class allows parameterized iteration over IdentityHashMaps.  Based
   * on its construction, it returns the key or value of a mapping, or
   * creates the appropriate Map.Entry object with the correct fail-fast
   * semantics and identity comparisons.
   *
   * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
   * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
   */
  private final class IdentityIterator implements Iterator
  {
    /**
     * The type of this Iterator: {@link #KEYS}, {@link #VALUES},
     * or {@link #ENTRIES}.
     */
    final int type;
    /** The number of modifications to the backing Map that we know about. */
    int knownMod = modCount;
    /** The number of elements remaining to be returned by next(). */
    int count = size;
    /** Location in the table. */
    int loc = table.length;

    /**
     * Construct a new Iterator with the supplied type.
     * @param type {@link #KEYS}, {@link #VALUES}, or {@link #ENTRIES}
     */
    IdentityIterator(int type)
    {
      this.type = type;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the Iterator has more elements.
     * @return true if there are more elements
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the Map was modified
     */
    public boolean hasNext()
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      return count > 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the next element in the Iterator's sequential view.
     * @return the next element
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the Map was modified
     * @throws NoSuchElementException if there is none
     */
    public Object next()
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      if (count == 0)
        throw new NoSuchElementException();
      count--;

      Object key;
      do
        {
          loc -= 2;
          key = table[loc];
        }
      while (key == emptyslot || key == tombstone);

      return type == KEYS ? key : (type == VALUES ? table[loc + 1]
                                   : new IdentityEntry(loc));
    }

    /**
     * Removes from the backing Map the last element which was fetched
     * with the <code>next()</code> method.
     *
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the Map was modified
     * @throws IllegalStateException if called when there is no last element
     */
    public void remove()
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      if (loc == table.length || table[loc] == tombstone)
        throw new IllegalStateException();
      modCount++;
      size--;
      table[loc] = tombstone;
      table[loc + 1] = tombstone;
      knownMod++;
    }
  } // class IdentityIterator

  /**
   * This class provides Map.Entry objects for IdentityHashMaps.  The entry
   * is fail-fast, and will throw a ConcurrentModificationException if
   * the underlying map is modified, or if remove is called on the iterator
   * that generated this object.  It is identity based, so it violates
   * the general contract of Map.Entry, and is probably unsuitable for
   * comparison to normal maps; but it works among other IdentityHashMaps.
   *
   * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
   */
  private final class IdentityEntry implements Map.Entry
  {
    /** The location of this entry. */
    final int loc;
    /** The number of modifications to the backing Map that we know about. */
    final int knownMod = modCount;

    /**
     * Constructs the Entry.
     *
     * @param loc the location of this entry in table
     */
    IdentityEntry(int loc)
    {
      this.loc = loc;
    }

    /**
     * Compares the specified object with this entry, using identity
     * semantics. Note that this can lead to undefined results with
     * Entry objects created by normal maps.
     *
     * @param o the object to compare
     * @return true if it is equal
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the entry was invalidated
     *         by modifying the Map or calling Iterator.remove()
     */
    public boolean equals(Object o)
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount || table[loc] == tombstone)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      if (! (o instanceof Map.Entry))
        return false;
      Map.Entry e = (Map.Entry) o;
      return table[loc] == e.getKey() && table[loc + 1] == e.getValue();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the key of this entry.
     *
     * @return the key
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the entry was invalidated
     *         by modifying the Map or calling Iterator.remove()
     */
    public Object getKey()
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount || table[loc] == tombstone)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      return table[loc];
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of this entry.
     *
     * @return the value
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the entry was invalidated
     *         by modifying the Map or calling Iterator.remove()
     */
    public Object getValue()
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount || table[loc] == tombstone)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      return table[loc + 1];
    }

    /**
     * Returns the hashcode of the entry, using identity semantics.
     * Note that this can lead to undefined results with Entry objects
     * created by normal maps.
     *
     * @return the hash code
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the entry was invalidated
     *         by modifying the Map or calling Iterator.remove()
     */
    public int hashCode()
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount || table[loc] == tombstone)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      return (System.identityHashCode(table[loc])
              ^ System.identityHashCode(table[loc + 1]));
    }

    /**
     * Replaces the value of this mapping, and returns the old value.
     *
     * @param value the new value
     * @return the old value
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the entry was invalidated
     *         by modifying the Map or calling Iterator.remove()
     */
    public Object setValue(Object value)
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount || table[loc] == tombstone)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      Object r = table[loc + 1];
      table[loc + 1] = value;
      return r;
    }

    /**
     * This provides a string representation of the entry. It is of the form
     * "key=value", where string concatenation is used on key and value.
     *
     * @return the string representation
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the entry was invalidated
     *         by modifying the Map or calling Iterator.remove()
     */
    public final String toString()
    {
      if (knownMod != modCount || table[loc] == tombstone)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      return table[loc] + "=" + table[loc + 1];
    }
  } // class IdentityEntry

  /**
   * Reads the object from a serial stream.
   *
   * @param s the stream to read from
   * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the underlying stream fails
   * @throws IOException if the underlying stream fails
   * @serialData expects the size (int), followed by that many key (Object)
   *             and value (Object) pairs, with the pairs in no particular
   *             order
   */
  private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
    throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
  {
    s.defaultReadObject();

    int num = s.readInt();
    table = new Object[Math.max(num << 1, DEFAULT_CAPACITY) << 1];
    // Read key/value pairs.
    while (--num >= 0)
      put(s.readObject(), s.readObject());
  }

  /**
   * Writes the object to a serial stream.
   *
   * @param s the stream to write to
   * @throws IOException if the underlying stream fails
   * @serialData outputs the size (int), followed by that many key (Object)
   *             and value (Object) pairs, with the pairs in no particular
   *             order
   */
  private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
    throws IOException
  {
    s.defaultWriteObject();
    s.writeInt(size);
    for (int i = table.length - 2; i >= 0; i -= 2)
      {
        Object key = table[i];
        if (key != tombstone && key != emptyslot)
          {
            s.writeObject(key);
            s.writeObject(table[i + 1]);
          }
      }
  }
}