Hash tables in shared memory
Manages a shared memory object as a hash table like Netshm.manage
,
and additionally represent arbitrary O'Caml values.
It is essential that the same data managers are passed as at the time when the hash table was initialized.
For example, to get a hash table from int
to string
, use
manage Netshm_data.int_manager Netshm_data.string_manager lm sd
add tbl key value
: Adds the binding of key
to value
to the
table. Previous bindings are not removed, but simply hidden.
find tbl key
: Finds the current binding of key
in tbl
or
raises Not_found
if no such binding exists.
find_all tbl key
returns the list of all data
associated with key
in tbl
.
The current binding is returned first, then the previous
bindings, in reverse order of introduction in the table.
remove tbl key
removes the current binding of key
in tbl
,
restoring the previous binding if it exists.
It does nothing if key
is not bound in tbl
.
replace tbl key value
replaces the current binding of key
in tbl
by a binding of key
to value
. If key
is unbound in tbl
,
a binding of key
to value
is added to tbl
.
iter f tbl
applies f
to all bindings in table tbl
.
f
receives the key as first argument, and the associated value
as second argument. Each binding is presented exactly once to f
.
The order in which the bindings are passed to f
is unspecified.
However, if the table contains several bindings for the same key,
they are passed to f
in reverse order of introduction, that is,
the most recent binding is passed first.
While the iteration is in progress, the table is locked. That means you cannot modify it during the iteration.
iter_keys f tbl
applies f
to all keys in table tbl
. If there
are several bindings for a key, f
is only called once.
While the iteration is in progress, the table is locked. That means you cannot modify it during the iteration.
fold f tbl init
computes
(f kN dN ... (f k1 d1 init)...)
,
where k1 ... kN
are the keys of all bindings in tbl
,
and d1 ... dN
are the associated values.
Each binding is presented exactly once to f
.
The order in which the bindings are passed to f
is unspecified.
However, if the table contains several bindings for the same key,
they are passed to f
in reverse order of introduction, that is,
the most recent binding is passed first.
While the iteration is in progress, the table is locked. That means you cannot modify it during the iteration.