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defmodule SData.MerkleList do
  @moduledoc """
  A simple Merkle list store.

  Future improvements:
  - When messages are inserted other than at the top, all intermediate hashes
    change. Keep track of the mapping from old hashes to new hashes so that get
    requests can work even for hashes that are not valid anymore.
  - group items in "pages" (bigger bundles)
  """

  use GenServer

  @doc """
    Start a Merkle List storage process.


    `cmp` is a function that compares stored items and provides a total order.
    It must return:
      - `:after` if the first argument is more recent
      - `:duplicate` if the two items are the same
      - `:before` if the first argument is older
  """
  def start_link(cmp) do
    GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, cmp)
  end

  def init(cmp) do
    root_item = :root
    root_hash = SData.term_hash root_item
    state = %{
              root:  root_hash,
              top:   root_hash,
              cmp:   cmp,
              store: %{ root_hash => root_item }
            }
    {:ok, state}
  end

  defp state_push(item, state) do
    new_item = {item, state.top}
    new_item_hash = SData.term_hash new_item
    new_store = Map.put(state.store, new_item_hash, new_item)
    %{ state | :top => new_item_hash, :store => new_store }
  end

  defp state_pop(state) do
    if state.top == state.root do
      :error
    else
      {item, next} = Map.get(state.store, state.top)
      new_store = Map.delete(state.store, state.top)
      new_state = %{ state | :top => next, :store => new_store }
      {:ok, item, new_state}
    end
  end

  defp insert_many(state, [], _callback) do
    state
  end

  defp insert_many(state, [item | rest], callback) do
    case state_pop(state) do
      :error ->
        new_state = state_push(item, insert_many(state, rest, callback))
        callback.(item)
        new_state
      {:ok, front, state_rest} ->
        case state.cmp.(item, front) do
          :after ->
            new_state = state_push(item, insert_many(state, rest, callback))
            callback.(item)
            new_state
          :duplicate -> insert_many(state, rest, callback)
          :before -> state_push(front, insert_many(state_rest, [item | rest], callback))
        end
    end
  end

  def handle_cast({:insert, item}, state) do
    handle_cast({:insert_many, [item]}, state)
  end

  def handle_cast({:insert_many, items}, state) do
    handle_cast({:insert_many, items, fn _ -> nil end}, state)
  end

  def handle_cast({:insert_many, items, callback}, state) do
    items_sorted = Enum.sort(items, fn (x, y) -> state.cmp.(x, y) == :after end)
    new_state = insert_many(state, items_sorted, callback)
    {:noreply, new_state}
  end

  def handle_call({:read, qbegin, qlimit}, _from, state) do
    begin = qbegin || state.top
    limit = qlimit || 20
    items = get_items_list(state, begin, limit)
    {:reply, items, state}
  end

  def handle_call(:top, _from, state) do
    {:reply, state.top, state}
  end

  def handle_call(:root, _from, state) do
    {:reply, state.root, state}
  end

  def handle_call({:has, hash}, _from, state) do
    {:reply, Map.has_key?(state.store, hash), state}
  end

  defp get_items_list(state, begin, limit) do
    case limit do
      0 -> {:ok, [], begin}
      _ ->
        case Map.fetch(state.store, begin) do
          {:ok, :root} ->
            {:ok, [], nil }
          {:ok, {item, next}} ->
            case get_items_list(state, next, limit - 1) do
              {:ok, rest, past} ->
                {:ok, [ item | rest ], past }
              {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
            end
          :error -> {:error, begin}
        end
    end
  end

  @doc """
    Compare function for timestamped strings
  """
  def cmp_ts_str({ts1, str1}, {ts2, str2}) do
    cond do
      ts1 > ts2 -> :after
      ts1 < ts2 -> :before
      str1 == str2 -> :duplicate
      str1 > str2 -> :after
      str1 < str2 -> :before
    end
  end
end