* This file is a part of LEMON, a generic C++ optimization library
* Copyright (C) 2003-2008
* Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
* (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
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#ifndef LEMON_BITS_ALTERATION_NOTIFIER_H
#define LEMON_BITS_ALTERATION_NOTIFIER_H
#include <lemon/bits/utility.h>
///\brief Observer notifier for graph alteration observers.
/// \brief Notifier class to notify observes about alterations in
/// The simple graph's can be refered as two containers, one node container
/// and one edge container. But they are not standard containers they
/// does not store values directly they are just key continars for more
/// value containers which are the node and edge maps.
/// The graph's node and edge sets can be changed as we add or erase
/// nodes and edges in the graph. Lemon would like to handle easily
/// that the node and edge maps should contain values for all nodes or
/// edges. If we want to check on every indicing if the map contains
/// the current indicing key that cause a drawback in the performance
/// in the library. We use another solution we notify all maps about
/// an alteration in the graph, which cause only drawback on the
/// alteration of the graph.
/// This class provides an interface to the container. The \e first() and \e
/// next() member functions make possible to iterate on the keys of the
/// container. The \e id() function returns an integer id for each key.
/// The \e maxId() function gives back an upper bound of the ids.
/// For the proper functonality of this class, we should notify it
/// about each alteration in the container. The alterations have four type
/// as \e add(), \e erase(), \e build() and \e clear(). The \e add() and
/// \e erase() signals that only one or few items added or erased to or
/// from the graph. If all items are erased from the graph or from an empty
/// graph a new graph is builded then it can be signaled with the
/// clear() and build() members. Important rule that if we erase items
/// from graph we should first signal the alteration and after that erase
/// them from the container, on the other way on item addition we should
/// first extend the container and just after that signal the alteration.
/// The alteration can be observed with a class inherited from the
/// \e ObserverBase nested class. The signals can be handled with
/// overriding the virtual functions defined in the base class. The
/// observer base can be attached to the notifier with the
/// \e attach() member and can be detached with detach() function. The
/// alteration handlers should not call any function which signals
/// an other alteration in the same notifier and should not
/// detach any observer from the notifier.
/// Alteration observers try to be exception safe. If an \e add() or
/// a \e clear() function throws an exception then the remaining
/// observeres will not be notified and the fulfilled additions will
/// be rolled back by calling the \e erase() or \e clear()
/// functions. Thence the \e erase() and \e clear() should not throw
/// exception. Actullay, it can be throw only
/// \ref AlterationObserver::ImmediateDetach ImmediateDetach
/// exception which detach the observer from the notifier.
/// There are some place when the alteration observing is not completly
/// reliable. If we want to carry out the node degree in the graph
/// as in the \ref InDegMap and we use the reverseEdge that cause
/// unreliable functionality. Because the alteration observing signals
/// only erasing and adding but not the reversing it will stores bad
/// degrees. The sub graph adaptors cannot signal the alterations because
/// just a setting in the filter map can modify the graph and this cannot
/// be watched in any way.
/// \param _Container The container which is observed.
/// \param _Item The item type which is obserbved.
template <typename _Container, typename _Item>
class AlterationNotifier {
typedef _Container Container;
/// \brief Exception which can be called from \e clear() and
/// From the \e clear() and \e erase() function only this
/// exception is allowed to throw. The exception immediatly
/// detaches the current observer from the notifier. Because the
/// \e clear() and \e erase() should not throw other exceptions
/// it can be used to invalidate the observer.
struct ImmediateDetach {};
/// \brief ObserverBase is the base class for the observers.
/// ObserverBase is the abstract base class for the observers.
/// It will be notified about an item was inserted into or
/// erased from the graph.
/// The observer interface contains some pure virtual functions
/// to override. The add() and erase() functions are
/// to notify the oberver when one item is added or
/// The build() and clear() members are to notify the observer
/// about the container is built from an empty container or
/// is cleared to an empty container.
typedef AlterationNotifier Notifier;
friend class AlterationNotifier;
/// \brief Default constructor.
/// Default constructor for ObserverBase.
ObserverBase() : _notifier(0) {}
/// \brief Constructor which attach the observer into notifier.
/// Constructor which attach the observer into notifier.
ObserverBase(AlterationNotifier& nf) {
/// \brief Constructor which attach the obserever to the same notifier.
/// Constructor which attach the obserever to the same notifier as
/// the other observer is attached to.
ObserverBase(const ObserverBase& copy) {
attach(*copy.notifier());
virtual ~ObserverBase() {
/// \brief Attaches the observer into an AlterationNotifier.
/// This member attaches the observer into an AlterationNotifier.
void attach(AlterationNotifier& nf) {
/// \brief Detaches the observer into an AlterationNotifier.
/// This member detaches the observer from an AlterationNotifier.
_notifier->detach(*this);
/// \brief Gives back a pointer to the notifier which the map
/// This function gives back a pointer to the notifier which the map
Notifier* notifier() const { return const_cast<Notifier*>(_notifier); }
/// Gives back true when the observer is attached into a notifier.
bool attached() const { return _notifier != 0; }
ObserverBase& operator=(const ObserverBase& copy);
typename std::list<ObserverBase*>::iterator _index;
/// \brief The member function to notificate the observer about an
/// item is added to the container.
/// The add() member function notificates the observer about an item
/// is added to the container. It have to be overrided in the
virtual void add(const Item&) = 0;
/// \brief The member function to notificate the observer about
/// more item is added to the container.
/// The add() member function notificates the observer about more item
/// is added to the container. It have to be overrided in the
virtual void add(const std::vector<Item>& items) = 0;
/// \brief The member function to notificate the observer about an
/// item is erased from the container.
/// The erase() member function notificates the observer about an
/// item is erased from the container. It have to be overrided in
virtual void erase(const Item&) = 0;
/// \brief The member function to notificate the observer about
/// more item is erased from the container.
/// The erase() member function notificates the observer about more item
/// is erased from the container. It have to be overrided in the
virtual void erase(const std::vector<Item>& items) = 0;
/// \brief The member function to notificate the observer about the
/// The build() member function notificates the observer about the
/// container is built from an empty container. It have to be
/// overrided in the subclasses.
virtual void build() = 0;
/// \brief The member function to notificate the observer about all
/// items are erased from the container.
/// The clear() member function notificates the observer about all
/// items are erased from the container. It have to be overrided in
virtual void clear() = 0;
const Container* container;
typedef std::list<ObserverBase*> Observers;
/// \brief Default constructor.
/// The default constructor of the AlterationNotifier.
/// It creates an empty notifier.
/// Constructor with the observed container parameter.
AlterationNotifier(const Container& _container)
: container(&_container) {}
/// \brief Copy Constructor of the AlterationNotifier.
/// Copy constructor of the AlterationNotifier.
/// It creates only an empty notifier because the copiable
/// notifier's observers have to be registered still into that notifier.
AlterationNotifier(const AlterationNotifier& _notifier)
: container(_notifier.container) {}
/// Destructor of the AlterationNotifier.
typename Observers::iterator it;
for (it = _observers.begin(); it != _observers.end(); ++it) {
/// \brief Sets the container.
void setContainer(const Container& _container) {
AlterationNotifier& operator=(const AlterationNotifier&);
/// \brief First item in the container.
/// Returns the first item in the container. It is
/// for start the iteration on the container.
void first(Item& item) const {
/// \brief Next item in the container.
/// Returns the next item in the container. It is
/// for iterate on the container.
void next(Item& item) const {
/// \brief Returns the id of the item.
/// Returns the id of the item provided by the container.
int id(const Item& item) const {
return container->id(item);
/// \brief Returns the maximum id of the container.
/// Returns the maximum id of the container.
return container->maxId(Item());
void attach(ObserverBase& observer) {
observer._index = _observers.insert(_observers.begin(), &observer);
observer._notifier = this;
void detach(ObserverBase& observer) {
_observers.erase(observer._index);
observer._index = _observers.end();
/// \brief Notifies all the registed observers about an item added to
/// It notifies all the registed observers about an item added to
void add(const Item& item) {
typename Observers::reverse_iterator it;
for (it = _observers.rbegin(); it != _observers.rend(); ++it) {
typename Observers::iterator jt;
for (jt = it.base(); jt != _observers.end(); ++jt) {
/// \brief Notifies all the registed observers about more item added to
/// It notifies all the registed observers about more item added to
void add(const std::vector<Item>& items) {
typename Observers::reverse_iterator it;
for (it = _observers.rbegin(); it != _observers.rend(); ++it) {
typename Observers::iterator jt;
for (jt = it.base(); jt != _observers.end(); ++jt) {
/// \brief Notifies all the registed observers about an item erased from
/// It notifies all the registed observers about an item erased from
void erase(const Item& item) throw() {
typename Observers::iterator it = _observers.begin();
while (it != _observers.end()) {
} catch (const ImmediateDetach&) {
it = _observers.erase(it);
(*it)->_index = _observers.end();
/// \brief Notifies all the registed observers about more item erased
/// It notifies all the registed observers about more item erased from
void erase(const std::vector<Item>& items) {
typename Observers::iterator it = _observers.begin();
while (it != _observers.end()) {
} catch (const ImmediateDetach&) {
it = _observers.erase(it);
(*it)->_index = _observers.end();
/// \brief Notifies all the registed observers about the container is
/// Notifies all the registed observers about the container is built
/// from an empty container.
typename Observers::reverse_iterator it;
for (it = _observers.rbegin(); it != _observers.rend(); ++it) {
typename Observers::iterator jt;
for (jt = it.base(); jt != _observers.end(); ++jt) {
/// \brief Notifies all the registed observers about all items are
/// Notifies all the registed observers about all items are erased
typename Observers::iterator it = _observers.begin();
while (it != _observers.end()) {
} catch (const ImmediateDetach&) {
it = _observers.erase(it);
(*it)->_index = _observers.end();