daemon/table/cs-policy.hpp

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#ifndef NFD_DAEMON_TABLE_CS_POLICY_HPP
#define NFD_DAEMON_TABLE_CS_POLICY_HPP

#include "cs-internal.hpp"
#include "cs-entry-impl.hpp"

namespace nfd {
namespace cs {

class Cs;

/** \brief represents a CS replacement policy
 */
class Policy : noncopyable
{
public:
  explicit
  Policy(const std::string& policyName);

  virtual
  ~Policy();

  const std::string&
  getName() const;

public:
  /** \brief gets cs
   */
  Cs*
  getCs() const;

  /** \brief sets cs
   */
  void
  setCs(Cs *cs);

  /** \brief gets hard limit (in number of entries)
   */
  size_t
  getLimit() const;

  /** \brief sets hard limit (in number of entries)
   *  \post getLimit() == nMaxEntries
   *  \post cs.size() <= getLimit()
   *
   *  The policy may evict entries if necessary.
   */
  void
  setLimit(size_t nMaxEntries);

  /** \brief emits when an entry is being evicted
   *
   *  A policy implementation should emit this signal to cause CS to erase the entry from its index.
   *  CS should connect to this signal and erase the entry upon signal emission.
   */
  signal::Signal<Policy, iterator> beforeEvict;

  /** \brief invoked by CS after a new entry is inserted
   *  \post cs.size() <= getLimit()
   *
   *  The policy may evict entries if necessary.
   *  During this process, \p i might be evicted.
   */
  void
  afterInsert(iterator i);

  /** \brief invoked by CS after an existing entry is refreshed by same Data
   *
   *  The policy may witness this refresh to make better eviction decisions in the future.
   */
  void
  afterRefresh(iterator i);

  /** \brief invoked by CS before an entry is erased due to management command
   *  \warning CS must not invoke this method if an entry is erased due to eviction.
   */
  void
  beforeErase(iterator i);

  /** \brief invoked by CS before an entry is used to match a lookup
   *
   *  The policy may witness this usage to make better eviction decisions in the future.
   */
  void
  beforeUse(iterator i);

protected:
  /** \brief invoked after a new entry is created in CS
   *
   *  When overridden in a subclass, a policy implementation should decide whether to accept \p i.
   *  If \p i is accepted, it should be inserted into a cleanup index.
   *  Otherwise, \p beforeEvict signal should be emitted with \p i to inform CS to erase the entry.
   *  A policy implementation may decide to evict other entries by emitting \p beforeEvict signal,
   *  in order to keep CS size under limit.
   */
  virtual void
  doAfterInsert(iterator i) = 0;

  /** \brief invoked after an existing entry is refreshed by same Data
   *
   *  When overridden in a subclass, a policy implementation may witness this operation
   *  and adjust its cleanup index.
   */
  virtual void
  doAfterRefresh(iterator i) = 0;

  /** \brief invoked before an entry is erased due to management command
   *  \note This will not be invoked for an entry being evicted by policy.
   *
   *  When overridden in a subclass, a policy implementation should erase \p i
   *  from its cleanup index without emitted \p afterErase signal.
   */
  virtual void
  doBeforeErase(iterator i) = 0;

  /** \brief invoked before an entry is used to match a lookup
   *
   *  When overridden in a subclass, a policy implementation may witness this operation
   *  and adjust its cleanup index.
   */
  virtual void
  doBeforeUse(iterator i) = 0;

  /** \brief evicts zero or more entries
   *  \post CS size does not exceed hard limit
   */
  virtual void
  evictEntries() = 0;

protected:
  DECLARE_SIGNAL_EMIT(beforeEvict)

private:
  std::string m_policyName;
  size_t m_limit;
  Cs* m_cs;
};

inline const std::string&
Policy::getName() const
{
  return m_policyName;
}

inline Cs*
Policy::getCs() const
{
  return m_cs;
}

inline void
Policy::setCs(Cs *cs)
{
  m_cs = cs;
}

inline size_t
Policy::getLimit() const
{
  return m_limit;
}

} // namespace cs
} // namespace nfd

#endif // NFD_DAEMON_TABLE_CS_POLICY_HPP