lib/llist.c

/* llist.c - Linked list functions
 *
 * Linked list structures have a next pointer as their first element.
 */

#include "toys.h"

// Call a function (such as free()) on each element of a linked list.
void llist_traverse(void *list, void (*using)(void *data))
{
  while (list) {
    void *pop = llist_pop(&list);
    using(pop);

    // End doubly linked list too.
    if (list==pop) break;
  }
}

// Return the first item from the list, advancing the list (which must be called
// as &list)
void *llist_pop(void *list)
{
  // I'd use a void ** for the argument, and even accept the typecast in all
  // callers as documentation you need the &, except the stupid compiler
  // would then scream about type-punned pointers.  Screw it.
  void **llist = (void **)list;
  void **next = (void **)*llist;
  *llist = *next;

  return (void *)next;
}

void dlist_add_nomalloc(struct double_list **list, struct double_list *new)
{
  if (*list) {
    new->next = *list;
    new->prev = (*list)->prev;
    (*list)->prev->next = new;
    (*list)->prev = new;
  } else *list = new->next = new->prev = new;
}


// Add an entry to the end of a doubly linked list
struct double_list *dlist_add(struct double_list **list, char *data)
{
  struct double_list *new = xmalloc(sizeof(struct double_list));

  new->data = data;
  dlist_add_nomalloc(list, new);

  return new;
}