range_query_function.h

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// The header defines an interface for functions taking and returning an int64_t
// and supporting range queries over their domain and codomain.
 
#ifndef OR_TOOLS_UTIL_RANGE_QUERY_FUNCTION_H_
#define OR_TOOLS_UTIL_RANGE_QUERY_FUNCTION_H_
 
#include <cstdint>
#include <functional>
 
namespace operations_research {
// RangeIntToIntFunction is an interface to int64_t->int64_t functions
// supporting fast answer to range queries about their domain/codomain.
class RangeIntToIntFunction {
 public:
  virtual ~RangeIntToIntFunction() = default;
 
  // Suppose f is the abstract underlying function.
  // Returns f(argument).
  // TODO(user): Rename to Run
  virtual int64_t Query(int64_t argument) const = 0;
  // Returns min_x f(x), where x is in [from, to).
  virtual int64_t RangeMin(int64_t from, int64_t to) const = 0;
  // Returns max_x f(x), where x is in [from, to).
  virtual int64_t RangeMax(int64_t from, int64_t to) const = 0;
  // Returns the first x from [range_begin, range_end) for which f(x) is in
  // [interval_begin, interval_end), or range_end if there is no such x.
  virtual int64_t RangeFirstInsideInterval(int64_t range_begin,
                                           int64_t range_end,
                                           int64_t interval_begin,
                                           int64_t interval_end) const = 0;
  // Returns the last x from [range_begin, range_end) for which f(x) is in
  // [interval_begin, interval_end), or range_begin-1 if there is no such x.
  virtual int64_t RangeLastInsideInterval(int64_t range_begin,
                                          int64_t range_end,
                                          int64_t interval_begin,
                                          int64_t interval_end) const = 0;
};
 
// RangeMinMaxIndexFunction is different from RangeIntToIntFunction in two ways:
//
//   1. It does not support codomain or value queries.
//
//   2. For domain queries it returns an argument where the minimum/maximum is
//      attained, rather than the minimum/maximum value.
class RangeMinMaxIndexFunction {
 public:
  virtual ~RangeMinMaxIndexFunction() = default;
  // Suppose f is the abstract underlying function.
  // Returns an x from [from, to), such that f(x) => f(y) for every y from
  // [from, to).
  virtual int64_t RangeMaxArgument(int64_t from, int64_t to) const = 0;
  // Returns an x from [from, to), such that f(x) <= f(y) for every y from
  // [from, to).
  virtual int64_t RangeMinArgument(int64_t from, int64_t to) const = 0;
};
 
// A copy of f is going to be stored in the returned object, so its closure
// should remain intact as long as the returned object is being used.
RangeIntToIntFunction* MakeBareIntToIntFunction(
    std::function<int64_t(int64_t)> f);
// It is assumed that f is defined over the interval [domain_start, domain_end).
// The function scans f once and it is safe to destroy f and its closure after
// MakeCachedIntToIntFunction returns.
RangeIntToIntFunction* MakeCachedIntToIntFunction(
    const std::function<int64_t(int64_t)>& f, int64_t domain_start,
    int64_t domain_end);
// It is safe to destroy the first argument and its closure after
// MakeCachedRangeMinMaxIndexFunction returns.
RangeMinMaxIndexFunction* MakeCachedRangeMinMaxIndexFunction(
    const std::function<int64_t(int64_t)>& f, int64_t domain_start,
    int64_t domain_end);
}  // namespace operations_research
 
#endif  // OR_TOOLS_UTIL_RANGE_QUERY_FUNCTION_H_