code/__HELPERS/_lists.dm
| LAZYINITLIST | Initialize the lazylist |
|---|---|
| UNSETEMPTY | If the provided list is empty, set it to null |
| LAZYREMOVE | Remove an item from the list, set the list to null if empty |
| LAZYADD | Add an item to the list, if the list is null it will initialize it |
| LAZYOR | Add an item to the list if not already present, if the list is null it will initialize it |
| LAZYFIND | Returns the key of the submitted item in the list |
| LAZYACCESS | returns L[I] if L exists and I is a valid index of L, runtimes if L is not a list |
| LAZYSET | Sets the item K to the value V, if the list is null it will initialize it |
| LAZYSETLEN | Sets the length of a lazylist |
| LAZYLEN | Returns the length of the list |
| LAZYNULL | Sets a list to null |
| LAZYACCESSASSOC | Accesses an associative list, returns null if nothing is found |
| LAZYADDASSOCLIST | This is used to add onto lazy assoc list when the value you're adding is a /list/. This one has extra safety over lazyaddassoc because the value could be null (and thus cant be used to += objects) |
| QDEL_LAZYLIST | Qdel every item in the list before setting the list to null |
| LAZYCOPY | Use LAZYLISTDUPLICATE instead if you want it to null with no entries |
| LAZYCLEARLIST | Consider LAZYNULL instead |
| SANITIZE_LIST | Returns the list if it's actually a valid list, otherwise will initialize it |
| LAZYADDASSOC | Adds to the item K the value V, if the list is null it will initialize it |
| LAZYREMOVEASSOC | Removes the value V from the item K, if the item K is empty will remove it from the list, if the list is empty will set the list to null |
| LISTASSERTLEN | Ensures the length of a list is at least I, prefilling it with V if needed. if V is a proc call, it is repeated for each new index so that list() can just make a new list for each item. |
| COMPARE_KEY | Passed into BINARY_INSERT to compare keys |
| COMPARE_VALUE | Passed into BINARY_INSERT to compare values |
| BINARY_INSERT | Binary search sorted insert INPUT: Object to be inserted LIST: List to insert object into TYPECONT: The typepath of the contents of the list COMPARE: The object to compare against, usualy the same as INPUT COMPARISON: The variable on the objects to compare COMPTYPE: How should the values be compared? Either COMPARE_KEY or COMPARE_VALUE. |
| BINARY_INSERT_PROC_COMPARE | Custom binary search sorted insert utilising comparison procs instead of vars. INPUT: Object to be inserted LIST: List to insert object into TYPECONT: The typepath of the contents of the list COMPARE: The object to compare against, usualy the same as INPUT COMPARISON: The plaintext name of a proc on INPUT that takes a single argument to accept a single element from LIST and returns a positive, negative or zero number to perform a comparison. COMPTYPE: How should the values be compared? Either COMPARE_KEY or COMPARE_VALUE. |
| BINARY_INSERT_DEFINE | Even more custom binary search sorted insert, using defines instead of vars INPUT: Item to be inserted LIST: List to insert INPUT into TYPECONT: A define setting the var to the typepath of the contents of the list COMPARE: The item to compare against, usualy the same as INPUT COMPARISON: A define that takes an item to compare as input, and returns their comparable value COMPTYPE: How should the list be compared? Either COMPARE_KEY or COMPARE_VALUE. |
| /proc/english_list | Returns a list in plain english as a string |
| /proc/listgetindex | Returns list element or null. Should prevent "index out of bounds" error. |
| /proc/safepick | Return either pick(list) or null if list is not of type /list or is empty |
| /proc/isemptylist | Checks if the list is empty |
| /proc/is_type_in_list | Checks for specific types in a list |
| is_type_in_typecache | Checks for specific types in specifically structured (Assoc "type" = TRUE) lists ('typecaches') |
| /proc/is_string_in_list | Checks for a string in a list |
| /proc/remove_strings_from_list | Removes a string from a list |
| /proc/typecache_filter_list | returns a new list with only atoms that are in typecache L |
| /proc/typecache_filter_list_reverse | returns a new list with only atoms that are not in typecache L |
| /proc/typecacheof | Like typesof() or subtypesof(), but returns a typecache instead of a list |
| /proc/clearlist | Empties the list by setting the length to 0. Hopefully the elements get garbage collected |
| /proc/expand_weights | Takes a weighted list (see above) and expands it into raw entries This eats more memory, but saves time when actually picking from it |
| /proc/greatest_common_factor | Takes a list of numbers as input, returns the highest value that is cleanly divides them all Note: this implementation is expensive as heck for large numbers, I only use it because most of my usecase Is < 10 ints |
| /proc/pick_n_take | Pick a random element from the list and remove it from the list. |
| /proc/pop | Returns the top(last) element from the list and removes it from the list (typical stack function) |
| /proc/popleft | Returns the bottom(first) element from the list and removes it from the list (typical stack function) |
| /proc/next_list_item | Returns the next item in a list |
| /proc/previous_list_item | Returns the previous item in a list |
| /proc/shuffle | Randomize: Return the list in a random order |
| /proc/shuffle_inplace | Same as shuffle, but returns nothing and acts on list in place |
| /proc/uniqueList | Returns a list without duplicate entrys |
| /proc/sortKey | Sort a list by CKEY |
| /proc/sortRecord | Sort datum records in a list |
| /proc/bitfield_to_list | Converts a bitfield to a list of numbers (or words if a wordlist is provided) |
| KEYBYINDEX | Returns the key based on the index |
| /proc/find_record | Find a datum record from a list |
| /proc/removeNullsFromList | remove all nulls from a list |
| /proc/assoc_to_keys | Turns an associative list into a flat list of keys |
| /proc/sort_list | sort any value in a list |
| /proc/sort_names | uses sort_list() but uses the var's name specifically. This should probably be using mergeAtom() instead |
| /proc/assert_sorted | Runtimes if the passed in list is not sorted |
| /proc/deep_compare_list | Compares 2 lists, returns TRUE if they are the same |
| /proc/pick_weight | Picks a random element from a list based on a weighting system. For example, given the following list: A = 6, B = 3, C = 1, D = 0 A would have a 60% chance of being picked, B would have a 30% chance of being picked, C would have a 10% chance of being picked, and D would have a 0% chance of being picked. You should only pass integers in. |
| LAZY_LISTS_OR | ORs two lazylists together without inserting errant nulls, returning a new list and not modifying the existing lists. |
Define Details
BINARY_INSERT
Binary search sorted insert INPUT: Object to be inserted LIST: List to insert object into TYPECONT: The typepath of the contents of the list COMPARE: The object to compare against, usualy the same as INPUT COMPARISON: The variable on the objects to compare COMPTYPE: How should the values be compared? Either COMPARE_KEY or COMPARE_VALUE.
BINARY_INSERT_DEFINE
Even more custom binary search sorted insert, using defines instead of vars INPUT: Item to be inserted LIST: List to insert INPUT into TYPECONT: A define setting the var to the typepath of the contents of the list COMPARE: The item to compare against, usualy the same as INPUT COMPARISON: A define that takes an item to compare as input, and returns their comparable value COMPTYPE: How should the list be compared? Either COMPARE_KEY or COMPARE_VALUE.
BINARY_INSERT_PROC_COMPARE
Custom binary search sorted insert utilising comparison procs instead of vars. INPUT: Object to be inserted LIST: List to insert object into TYPECONT: The typepath of the contents of the list COMPARE: The object to compare against, usualy the same as INPUT COMPARISON: The plaintext name of a proc on INPUT that takes a single argument to accept a single element from LIST and returns a positive, negative or zero number to perform a comparison. COMPTYPE: How should the values be compared? Either COMPARE_KEY or COMPARE_VALUE.
COMPARE_KEY
Passed into BINARY_INSERT to compare keys
COMPARE_VALUE
Passed into BINARY_INSERT to compare values
KEYBYINDEX
Returns the key based on the index
LAZYACCESS
returns L[I] if L exists and I is a valid index of L, runtimes if L is not a list
LAZYACCESSASSOC
Accesses an associative list, returns null if nothing is found
LAZYADD
Add an item to the list, if the list is null it will initialize it
LAZYADDASSOC
Adds to the item K the value V, if the list is null it will initialize it
LAZYADDASSOCLIST
This is used to add onto lazy assoc list when the value you're adding is a /list/. This one has extra safety over lazyaddassoc because the value could be null (and thus cant be used to += objects)
LAZYCLEARLIST
Consider LAZYNULL instead
LAZYCOPY
Use LAZYLISTDUPLICATE instead if you want it to null with no entries
LAZYFIND
Returns the key of the submitted item in the list
LAZYINITLIST
Initialize the lazylist
LAZYLEN
Returns the length of the list
LAZYNULL
Sets a list to null
LAZYOR
Add an item to the list if not already present, if the list is null it will initialize it
LAZYREMOVE
Remove an item from the list, set the list to null if empty
LAZYREMOVEASSOC
Removes the value V from the item K, if the item K is empty will remove it from the list, if the list is empty will set the list to null
LAZYSET
Sets the item K to the value V, if the list is null it will initialize it
LAZYSETLEN
Sets the length of a lazylist
LAZY_LISTS_OR
ORs two lazylists together without inserting errant nulls, returning a new list and not modifying the existing lists.
LISTASSERTLEN
Ensures the length of a list is at least I, prefilling it with V if needed. if V is a proc call, it is repeated for each new index so that list() can just make a new list for each item.
QDEL_LAZYLIST
Qdel every item in the list before setting the list to null
SANITIZE_LIST
Returns the list if it's actually a valid list, otherwise will initialize it
UNSETEMPTY
If the provided list is empty, set it to null
is_type_in_typecache
Checks for specific types in specifically structured (Assoc "type" = TRUE) lists ('typecaches')