source: src/helpers.cpp@ 943d02

/** \file helpers.cpp
 *
 * Implementation of some auxiliary functions for memory dis-/allocation and so on 
 */


#include "helpers.hpp"

/********************************************** helpful functions *********************************/


/** Asks for a double value and checks input
 * \param *text question
 */
double ask_value(const char *text)
{
  double test = 0.1439851348959832147598734598273456723948652983045928346598365;
  do {
    cout << Verbose(0) << text;
    cin >> test;
  } while (test == 0.1439851348959832147598734598273456723948652983045928346598365);
  return test;   
};


/** Wrapper for allocating'ing a memory range with *output if it fails.
 * \param size number of chars to alloc for \a *buffer
 * \param *output message if malloc fails
 * \return pointer to memory range
 */
void * Malloc(size_t size, const char* output) 
{
  void *buffer = NULL;
  buffer = (void *)malloc(size); // alloc
  if (buffer == NULL)
    cout << Verbose(0) << "Malloc failed - pointer is NULL: " << output << endl;
  return(buffer);
};

/** Wrapper for allocating'ing a memory range with *output if it fails.
 * \param size number of chars to alloc for \a *buffer
 * \param *output message if malloc fails
 * \return pointer to memory range
 */
void * Calloc(size_t size, const char* output) 
{
  void *buffer = NULL;
  buffer = (void *)calloc(size, (size_t)0); // alloc
  if (buffer == NULL)
    cout << Verbose(0) << "Calloc failed - pointer is NULL: " << output << endl;
  return(buffer);
};

/** Wrapper for reallocating'ing a memory range with *output if it fails.
 * \param *OldPointer pointer to old memory range
 * \param size number of chars to alloc for \a *buffer
 * \param *output message if malloc fails
 * \return pointer to memory range
 */
void * ReAlloc(void * OldPointer, size_t size, const char* output) 
{
  void *buffer = NULL;
  if (OldPointer == NULL)
        cout << Verbose(0) << "ReAlloc impossible - old is NULL: " << output << endl;
  buffer = (void *)realloc(OldPointer, size); // alloc
  if (buffer == NULL)
    cout << Verbose(0) << "ReAlloc failed - new is NULL: " << output << endl;
  return(buffer);
};

/** Wrapper for free'ing an allocated memory range with *output if it fails.
 * \param *buffer pointer to buffer to be free'd
 * \param *output message if free fails
 */
void Free(void ** buffer, const char* output) 
{
  if (*buffer == NULL) {
    //cout << Verbose(5) << "Free not necesary: " << output << endl;
  } else {
    free(*buffer);
  }
  *buffer = NULL;
};

/** Malloc string array and set its length to the allocated length.
 * \param *output message if malloc fails
 * \param size number of chars to alloc for \a *buffer
 * \return pointer to string array
 */
char* MallocString(size_t size, const char* output) 
{
  size_t i;
  char *buffer;
  buffer = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * (size+1)); // alloc
  if (buffer == NULL)
    cout << Verbose(0) << output << endl;
  for (i=0;i<size;i++)  // reset
    buffer[i] = i % 2 == 0 ? 'p': 'c';
  buffer[size] = '\0'; // and set length marker on its end
  return(buffer);
}

/** modulo operator for doubles.
 * \param *b pointer to double
 * \param lower_bound lower bound
 * \param upper_bound upper bound
 */
void bound(double *b, double lower_bound, double upper_bound)
{
  double step = (upper_bound - lower_bound);
  while (*b >= upper_bound)
    *b -= step;    
  while (*b < lower_bound)
    *b += step;    
}; 

/** Flips two doubles.
 * \param *x pointer to first double
 * \param *y pointer to second double
 */
void flip(double *x, double *y)
{
  double tmp;
  tmp = *x;
  *x = *y;
  *y = tmp;
};

/** Returns the power of \a n with respect to \a base.
 * \param base basis
 * \param n power
 * \return \f$base^n\f$
 */
int pot(int base, int n)
{
  int res = 1;
  int j;
  for (j=0;j<n;j++)
    res *= base;
  return res;
};

/** Returns a string with \a i prefixed with 0s to match order of total number of molecules in digits.
 * \param FragmentNumber total number of fragments to determine necessary number of digits
 * \param digits number to create with 0 prefixed
 * \return allocated(!) char array with number in digits, ten base.
 */
char *FixedDigitNumber(const int FragmentNumber, const int digits)
{
  char *returnstring;
  int number = FragmentNumber;
  int order = 0;
  while (number != 0) { // determine number of digits needed
    number = (int)floor(((double)number / 10.));
    order++;
    //cout << "Number is " << number << ", order is " << order << "." << endl;
  }
  // allocate string
  returnstring = (char *) Malloc(sizeof(char)*(order+2), "MoleculeListClass::CreateFragmentNumberForOutput: *returnstring");
  // terminate  and fill string array from end backward
  returnstring[order] = '\0';
  number = digits;
  for (int i=order-1;i>=0;i--){
    returnstring[i] = '0' + (char)(number % 10);
    number = (int)floor(((double)number / 10.));
  }
  return returnstring;
};