include/ceres/internal/expression_graph.h

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// Author: darius.rueckert@fau.de (Darius Rueckert)

#ifndef CERES_PUBLIC_EXPRESSION_TREE_H_
#define CERES_PUBLIC_EXPRESSION_TREE_H_

#include <vector>

#include "expression.h"

namespace ceres {
namespace internal {

// A directed, acyclic, unconnected graph containing all expressions of a
// program.
//
// The expression graph is stored linear in the expressions_ array. The order is
// identical to the execution order. Each expression can have multiple children
// and multiple parents.
// A is child of B     <=>  B has A as a parameter    <=> B.DirectlyDependsOn(A)
// A is parent of B    <=>  A has B as a parameter    <=> A.DirectlyDependsOn(B)
class ExpressionGraph {
 public:
  // Creates an expression and adds it to expressions_.
  // The returned reference will be invalid after this function is called again.
  Expression& CreateExpression(ExpressionType type);

  // Checks if A depends on B.
  // -> B is a descendant of A
  bool DependsOn(ExpressionId A, ExpressionId B) const;

  Expression& ExpressionForId(ExpressionId id) { return expressions_[id]; }
  const Expression& ExpressionForId(ExpressionId id) const {
    return expressions_[id];
  }

  int Size() const { return expressions_.size(); }

 private:
  // All Expressions are referenced by an ExpressionId. The ExpressionId is the
  // index into this array. Each expression has a list of ExpressionId as
  // arguments. These references form the graph.
  std::vector<Expression> expressions_;
};

// After calling this method, all operations on 'ExpressionRef' objects will be
// recorded into an ExpressionGraph. You can obtain this graph by calling
// StopRecordingExpressions.
//
// Performing expression operations before calling StartRecordingExpressions or
// calling StartRecodring. twice is an error.
void StartRecordingExpressions();

// Stops recording and returns all expressions that have been executed since the
// call to StartRecordingExpressions. The internal ExpressionGraph will be
// invalidated and a second consecutive call to this method results in an error.
ExpressionGraph StopRecordingExpressions();

// Returns a pointer to the active expression tree.
// Normal users should not use this functions.
ExpressionGraph* GetCurrentExpressionGraph();

}  // namespace internal
}  // namespace ceres
#endif