immutable_string.h

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#ifndef IMMUTABLE_STRING_H
#define IMMUTABLE_STRING_H
 
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/**
 * @file
 *
 * ImmutableString defines a storage format for strings that is designed to be
 * as compact as possible, while still being reasonably fast to decode. There
 * are two variants; one with length, and one with a “next” pointer that can
 * point to another string. As the name implies, both are designed to be
 * immutable, i.e., they are not designed to be changed (especially not in
 * length) after being encoded. See the individual classes for more details.
 */
 
#include <assert.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
 
#include <limits>
#include <string_view>
 
#include "my_compiler.h"
 
MY_COMPILER_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH()
MY_COMPILER_GCC_DIAGNOSTIC_IGNORE("-Wsuggest-override")
MY_COMPILER_CLANG_DIAGNOSTIC_IGNORE("-Wdeprecated-dynamic-exception-spec")
MY_COMPILER_MSVC_DIAGNOSTIC_IGNORE(4251)
#include <google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.h>
MY_COMPILER_DIAGNOSTIC_POP()
 
#include "template_utils.h"
 
/**
 * The variant with length (ImmutableStringWithLength) stores the length as a
 * Varint128 (similar to protobuf), immediately followed by the string itself.
 * (There is no zero termination.) This saves space over using e.g. a fixed
 * size_t as length, since most strings are short. This is used for keys in the
 * hash join buffer, but would be applicable other places as well.
 */
class ImmutableStringWithLength {
 public:
  ImmutableStringWithLength() = default;
  explicit ImmutableStringWithLength(const char *encoded) : m_ptr(encoded) {}
 
  inline std::string_view Decode() const;
 
  /// Encode the given string as an ImmutableStringWithLength, and returns
  /// a new object pointing to it. *dst must contain at least the number
  /// of bytes returned by RequiredBytesForEncode.
  ///
  /// “dst” is moved to one byte past the end of the written stream.
  static inline ImmutableStringWithLength Encode(const char *data,
                                                 size_t length, char **dst);
 
  /// Calculates an upper bound on the space required for encoding a string
  /// of the given length.
  static inline size_t RequiredBytesForEncode(size_t length) {
    static constexpr int kMaxVarintBytes = 10;
    return kMaxVarintBytes + length;
  }
 
  /// Compares full contents (data/size).
  inline bool operator==(ImmutableStringWithLength other) const;
 
 private:
  const char *m_ptr = nullptr;
};
 
// From protobuf.
inline uint64_t ZigZagEncode64(int64_t n) {
  // Note:  the right-shift must be arithmetic
  // Note:  left shift must be unsigned because of overflow
  return (static_cast<uint64_t>(n) << 1) ^ static_cast<uint64_t>(n >> 63);
}
 
// From protobuf.
inline int64_t ZigZagDecode64(uint64_t n) {
  // Note:  Using unsigned types prevent undefined behavior
  return static_cast<int64_t>((n >> 1) ^ (~(n & 1) + 1));
}
 
// Defined in sql/hash_join_buffer.cc, since that is the primary user
// of ImmutableString functionality.
std::pair<const char *, uint64_t> VarintParseSlow64(const char *p,
                                                    uint32_t res32);
 
// From protobuf. Included here because protobuf 3.6 does not expose the
// parse_context.h header to clients.
inline const char *VarintParse64(const char *p, uint64_t *out) {
  auto ptr = pointer_cast<const uint8_t *>(p);
  uint32_t res = ptr[0];
  if (!(res & 0x80)) {
    *out = res;
    return p + 1;
  }
  uint32_t x = ptr[1];
  res += (x - 1) << 7;
  if (!(x & 0x80)) {
    *out = res;
    return p + 2;
  }
  auto tmp = VarintParseSlow64(p, res);
  *out = tmp.second;
  return tmp.first;
}
 
std::string_view ImmutableStringWithLength::Decode() const {
  uint64_t size;
  const char *data = VarintParse64(m_ptr, &size);
  return {data, static_cast<size_t>(size)};
}
 
ImmutableStringWithLength ImmutableStringWithLength::Encode(const char *data,
                                                            size_t length,
                                                            char **dst) {
  using google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream;
 
  const char *base = *dst;
  uint8_t *ptr = CodedOutputStream::WriteVarint64ToArray(
      length, pointer_cast<uint8_t *>(*dst));
  if (length != 0) {  // Avoid sending nullptr to memcpy().
    memcpy(ptr, data, length);
  }
  *dst = pointer_cast<char *>(ptr + length);
 
  return ImmutableStringWithLength(base);
}
 
bool ImmutableStringWithLength::operator==(
    ImmutableStringWithLength other) const {
  return Decode() == other.Decode();
}
 
/**
 * LinkedImmutableString is designed for storing rows (values) in hash join. It
 * does not need a length, since it is implicit from the contents; however,
 * since there might be multiple values with the same key, we simulate a
 * multimap by having a “next” pointer. (Normally, linked lists are a bad idea
 * due to pointer chasing, but here, we're doing so much work for each value
 * that the overhead disappears into the noise.)
 *
 * As the next pointer is usually be very close in memory to ourselves
 * (nearly all rows are stored in the same MEM_ROOT), we don't need to store
 * the entire pointer; instead, we store the difference between the start of
 * this string and the next pointer, as a zigzag-encoded Varint128. As with
 * the length in ImmutableStringWithLength, this typically saves 6–7 bytes
 * for each value. The special value of 0 means that there is no next pointer
 * (ie., it is nullptr), as that would otherwise be an infinite loop.
 */
class LinkedImmutableString {
 public:
  struct Decoded;
 
  /// NOTE: nullptr is a legal value for encoded, and signals the same thing
  /// as nullptr would on a const char *.
  explicit LinkedImmutableString(const char *encoded) : m_ptr(encoded) {}
 
  inline Decoded Decode() const;
 
  /// Encode the given string and “next” pointer as a header for
  /// LinkedImmutableString, and returns a new object pointing to it.
  /// Note that unlike ImmutableStringWithLength::Encode(), this only
  /// encodes the header; since there is no explicitly stored length,
  /// you must write the contents of the string yourself.
  ///
  /// *dst must contain at least the number of bytes returned by
  /// RequiredBytesForEncode. It is moved to one byte past the end of the
  /// written stream (which is the right place to store the string itself).
  static inline LinkedImmutableString EncodeHeader(LinkedImmutableString next,
                                                   char **dst);
 
  /// Calculates an upper bound on the space required for encoding a string
  /// of the given length.
  static inline size_t RequiredBytesForEncode(size_t length) {
    static constexpr int kMaxVarintBytes = 10;
    return kMaxVarintBytes + length;
  }
 
  inline bool operator==(std::nullptr_t) const { return m_ptr == nullptr; }
  inline bool operator!=(std::nullptr_t) const { return m_ptr != nullptr; }
 
 private:
  const char *m_ptr;
};
 
struct LinkedImmutableString::Decoded {
  const char *data;
  LinkedImmutableString next{nullptr};
};
 
LinkedImmutableString::Decoded LinkedImmutableString::Decode() const {
  LinkedImmutableString::Decoded decoded;
  uint64_t ptr_diff;
  const char *ptr = VarintParse64(m_ptr, &ptr_diff);
  decoded.data = ptr;
  if (ptr_diff == 0) {
    decoded.next = LinkedImmutableString{nullptr};
  } else {
    decoded.next = LinkedImmutableString(m_ptr + ZigZagDecode64(ptr_diff));
  }
  return decoded;
}
 
LinkedImmutableString LinkedImmutableString::EncodeHeader(
    LinkedImmutableString next, char **dst) {
  using google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream;
 
  const char *base = *dst;
  uint8_t *ptr = pointer_cast<uint8_t *>(*dst);
  if (next.m_ptr == nullptr) {
    *ptr++ = 0;
  } else {
    ptr = CodedOutputStream::WriteVarint64ToArray(
        ZigZagEncode64(next.m_ptr - base), ptr);
  }
  *dst = pointer_cast<char *>(ptr);
  return LinkedImmutableString(base);
}
 
#endif  // IMMUTABLE_STRING_H