#include <stddef.h>
-/** The type of a set. */
+/**
+ * The abstract type of a set.
+ *
+ * This sets stores copies of its elements, so there is no need
+ * to store the elements after there were added to a set.
+ *
+ * @see pset
+ */
typedef struct set set;
-/** an entry of a set */
+/** The entry of a set, representing an element in the set and it's meta-information */
typedef struct set_entry {
- unsigned hash;
- size_t size;
- int dptr[1]; /**< data copied in must not need more
+ unsigned hash; /**< the hash value of the element */
+ size_t size; /**< the size of the element */
+ int dptr[1]; /**< the element itself, data copied in must not need more
alignment than this */
} set_entry;
-/** the type of a set compare function */
+/**
+ * The type of a set compare function.
+ *
+ * @param elt pointer to an element
+ * @param key pointer to another element
+ * @param size size of the elements
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 if the elements are identically, non-zero else
+ */
typedef int (*set_cmp_fun) (const void *elt, const void *key, size_t size);
-/** creates a new set */
-set *new_set (set_cmp_fun, int slots);
+/**
+ * Creates a new set.
+ *
+ * @param func the compare function of this set
+ * @param slots number of slots
+ *
+ * @returns
+ * created set
+ */
+set *new_set (set_cmp_fun func, int slots);
+
+/** Deletes a set and all elements of it. */
+void del_set (set *set);
+
+/**
+ * Searches an element in a set.
+ *
+ * @param set the set to search in
+ * @param key the element to is searched
+ * @param size the size of key
+ * @param hash the hash value of key
+ *
+ * @return
+ * the address of the found element in the set of NULL if it was not found
+ */
+void *set_find (set *set, const void *key, size_t size, unsigned hash);
-/** deletes a set */
-void del_set (set *);
+/**
+ * Inserts an element into a set.
+ *
+ * @param set the set to insert in
+ * @param key a pointer to the element to be inserted
+ * @param size the size of the element that should be inserted
+ * @param hash the hash-value of the element
+ *
+ * @return a pointer to the inserted element
+ *
+ * @note
+ * It is not possible to insert on element more than once. If a element
+ * that should be inserted is already in the set, this functions does
+ * nothing but returning its pointer.
+ */
+void *set_insert (set *set, const void *key, size_t size, unsigned hash);
-void *set_find (set *, const void *key, size_t, unsigned hash);
-void *set_insert (set *, const void *key, size_t, unsigned hash);
-set_entry *set_hinsert (set *, const void *key, size_t, unsigned hash);
+/**
+ * Inserts an element into a set and returns its set_entry.
+ *
+ * @param set the set to insert in
+ * @param key a pointer to the element to be inserted
+ * @param size the size of the element that should be inserted
+ * @param hash the hash-value of the element
+ *
+ * @return a pointer to the set_entry of the inserted element
+ *
+ * @note
+ * It is not possible to insert on element more than once. If a element
+ * that should be inserted is already in the set, this functions does
+ * nothing but returning its set_entry.
+ */
+set_entry *set_hinsert (set *set, const void *key, size_t size, unsigned hash);
-/** returns the first element of a set */
-void *set_first (set *);
+/** Returns the first element of a set. */
+void *set_first (set *set);
-/** returns the next element of a set */
-void *set_next (set *);
+/** Returns the next element of a set. */
+void *set_next (set *set);
-/** breaks the iteration of a set. Must be called before the next set_first() call */
-void set_break (set *);
+/** Breaks the iteration of a set. Must be called before the next set_first() call */
+void set_break (set *set);
+/* implementation specific */
#define new_set(cmp, slots) (SET_TRACE (new_set) ((cmp), (slots)))
#define set_find(set, key, size, hash) \
_set_search ((set), (key), (size), (hash), _set_find)