sample4.cpp

Exmaple demonstrates bitvector serialization/deserialization.For more information please visit: http://bmagic.sourceforge.net

See also:

bm::serializer

bm::deserialize

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/** \example sample4.cpp
 Exmaple demonstrates bitvector serialization/deserialization.
 
For more information please visit:  http://bmagic.sourceforge.net

  \sa bm::serializer
  \sa bm::deserialize 

*/

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>
#include "bm.h"
#include "bmserial.h"

using namespace std;


// This exmaple demonstrates bitvector serialization/deserialization.



const unsigned MAX_VALUE = 1000000;

// This procedure creates very dense bitvector.
// The resulting set will consists mostly from ON (1) bits
// interrupted with small gaps of 0 bits.

void fill_bvector(bm::bvector<>* bv)
{
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < MAX_VALUE; ++i)
    {
        if (rand() % 2500)
        {
            bv->set_bit(i);
        }
    }
}


void print_statistics(const bm::bvector<>& bv)
{
    bm::bvector<>::statistics st;
    bv.calc_stat(&st);

    cout << "Bits count:" << bv.count() << endl;
    cout << "Bit blocks:" << st.bit_blocks << endl;
    cout << "GAP blocks:" << st.gap_blocks << endl;
    cout << "Memory used:"<< st.memory_used << endl;
    cout << "Max.serialize mem.:" << st.max_serialize_mem << endl << endl;;
}


unsigned char* serialize_bvector(bm::serializer<bm::bvector<> >& bvs, 
                                 bm::bvector<>& bv)
{
    // It is reccomended to optimize vector before serialization.
    bv.optimize();  

    bm::bvector<>::statistics st;
    bv.calc_stat(&st);

    cout << "Bits count:" << bv.count() << endl;
    cout << "Bit blocks:" << st.bit_blocks << endl;
    cout << "GAP blocks:" << st.gap_blocks << endl;
    cout << "Memory used:"<< st.memory_used << endl;
    cout << "Max.serialize mem.:" << st.max_serialize_mem << endl;

    // Allocate serialization buffer.
    unsigned char*  buf = new unsigned char[st.max_serialize_mem];

    // Serialization to memory.
    unsigned len = bvs.serialize(bv, buf, 0);


    cout << "Serialized size:" << len << endl << endl;

    return buf;
}


int main(void)
{
    bm::bvector<>   bv1;    
    bm::bvector<>   bv2;

    bv2.set_new_blocks_strat(bm::BM_GAP);  //  set DGAP compression mode ON

    fill_bvector(&bv1);
    fill_bvector(&bv2);

    // Prepare a serializer class 
    //  for best performance it is best to create serilizer once and reuse it
    //  (saves a lot of memory allocations)
    //
    bm::serializer<bm::bvector<> > bvs;

    // next settings provide lowest serilized size 
    bvs.byte_order_serialization(false);
    bvs.gap_length_serialization(false);
    bvs.set_compression_level(4);


    unsigned char* buf1 = serialize_bvector(bvs, bv1);
    unsigned char* buf2 = serialize_bvector(bvs, bv2);

    // Serialized bvectors (buf1 and buf2) now ready to be
    // saved to a database, file or send over a network.

    // ...

    // Deserialization.

    bm::bvector<>  bv3;

    // As a result of desrialization bv3 will contain all bits from
    // bv1 and bv3:
    //   bv3 = bv1 OR bv2

    bm::deserialize(bv3, buf1);
    bm::deserialize(bv3, buf2);

    print_statistics(bv3);

    // After a complex operation we can try to optimize bv3.

    bv3.optimize();

    print_statistics(bv3);

    delete [] buf1;
    delete [] buf2;

    return 0;
}