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#include <iostream>
#include <ostream>
#include <cassert>
#include <vector>
#include <set>
//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3738537/implementing-equivalence-relations-in-c-using-boostdisjoint-sets
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class E
{
//could be a GUID or something instead but the time complexity of
//std::multiset::equal_range with a simple int comparison should be logarithmic
static size_t _faucet;
public:
struct LessThan
{
bool operator()(const E* l, const E* r) const { return (l->eqValue() < r->eqValue()); }
};
using EL=std::vector<const E*>;
using ES=std::multiset<const E*, E::LessThan>;
using ER=std::pair<ES::iterator, ES::iterator>;
static size_t NewValue() { return ++_faucet; }
~E() { eqRemove(); }
E(size_t val) : _eqValue(val) {}
E(std::string name) : Name(name), _eqValue(NewValue()) { E::Elementals.insert(this); }
//not rly a great idea to use operator=() for this. demo only..
const E& operator=(const class E& other) { eqValue(other); return *this; }
//overriddable default equivalence interface
virtual size_t eqValue() const { return _eqValue; };
//clearly it matters how mutable you need your equivalence relationships to be,,
//in this implementation, if an element's equivalence relation changes then
//the element is going to be erased and re-inserted.
virtual void eqValue(const class E& other)
{
if (_eqValue == other._eqValue) return;
eqRemove();
_eqValue=other._eqValue;
E::Elementals.insert(this);
};
ES::iterator eqRemove()
{
auto range=E::Elementals.equal_range(this);
//worst-case complexity should be aprox linear over the range
for (auto it=range.first; it!=range.second; it++)
if (this == (*it))
return E::Elementals.erase(it);
return E::Elementals.end();
}
std::string Name; //some other attribute unique to the instance
static ES Elementals; //canonical set of elements with equivalence relations
protected:
size_t _eqValue=0;
};
size_t E::_faucet=0;
E::ES E::Elementals{};
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//random specialisation providing
//dynamic class-level equivalence
class StarFish : public E
{
public:
static void EqAssign(const class E& other)
{
if (StarFish::_id == other.eqValue()) return;
E el(StarFish::_id);
auto range=E::Elementals.equal_range(&el);
StarFish::_id=other.eqValue();
E::EL insertList(range.first, range.second);
E::Elementals.erase(range.first, range.second);
E::Elementals.insert(insertList.begin(), insertList.end());
}
StarFish() : E("starfish") {}
//base-class overrides
virtual size_t eqValue() const { return StarFish::_id; };
protected: //equivalence is a the class level
virtual void eqValue(const class E& other) { assert(0); }
private:
static size_t _id;
};
size_t StarFish::_id=E::NewValue();
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void eqPrint(const E& e)
{
std::cout << std::endl << "elementals equivalent to " << e.Name << ": ";
auto range=E::Elementals.equal_range(&e);
for (auto it=range.first; it!=range.second; it++)
std::cout << (*it)->Name << " ";
std::cout << std::endl << std::endl;
}
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void eqPrint()
{
for (auto it=E::Elementals.begin(); it!=E::Elementals.end(); it++)
std::cout << (*it)->Name << ": " << (*it)->eqValue() << " ";
std::cout << std::endl << std::endl;
}
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int main()
{
E e0{"zero"}, e1{"one"}, e2{"two"}, e3{"three"}, e4{"four"}, e5{"five"};
//per the OP
e0=e1=e2;
e3=e4;
e5=e3;
eqPrint(e0);
eqPrint(e3);
eqPrint(e5);
eqPrint();
StarFish::EqAssign(e3);
StarFish starfish1, starfish2;
starfish1.Name="fred";
eqPrint(e3);
//re-assignment
StarFish::EqAssign(e0);
e3=e0;
{ //out of scope removal
E e6{"six"};
e6=e4;
eqPrint(e4);
}
eqPrint(e5);
eqPrint(e0);
eqPrint();
return 0;
}
//////////////////////////////////////
//done
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