class ECD_INDEX_TABLE_REPRESENTATION

(source code)

Client examples: ECO_DB_AUTOTEST_APP

description

A table index for assignment to a reflected field conforming to HASHABLE

notes

This is an experimental idea which in the end may not any better than existing TUPLE based indices. More thought required before finishing implemenation.

note
	description: "A table index for assignment to a reflected field conforming to ${HASHABLE}"
	notes: "[
		This is an experimental idea which in the end may not any better than existing TUPLE based
		indices. More thought required before finishing implemenation.
	]"

	author: "Finnian Reilly"
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 2001-2022 Finnian Reilly"
	contact: "finnian at eiffel hyphen loop dot com"

	license: "MIT license (See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License)"
	date: "2024-01-20 19:18:26 GMT (Saturday 20th January 2024)"
	revision: "4"


class
	ECD_INDEX_TABLE_REPRESENTATION [
		G -> EL_REFLECTIVELY_SETTABLE_STORABLE create make_default end, K -> detachable HASHABLE
	]

inherit
	EL_FIELD_REPRESENTATION [K, ECD_REFLECTIVE_INDEX_TABLE [G, K]]
		rename
			item as index_table
		end

feature -- Factory

	new_index (list: ECD_ARRAYED_LIST [G]; field: EL_REFLECTED_FIELD): like index_table
		do
			create Result.make (list, field)
		end

feature -- Basic operations

	append_comment (field_definition: STRING)
		-- append comment to meta data `field_definition'
		do
			field_definition.append (" -- " + value_type.name + " indexed with " + index_table.generator)
		end

end