slice.h

#pragma once
 
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stddef.h>
 
namespace fl {
 
// Slice<int> is equivalent to int* with a length. It is used to pass around
// arrays of integers with a length, without needing to pass around a separate
// length parameter.
// It works just like an array of objects, but it also knows its length.
template<typename T>
class Slice {
public:
    Slice() : mData(nullptr), mSize(0) {}
    Slice(T* data, size_t size) : mData(data), mSize(size) {}
 
    Slice(const Slice& other) : mData(other.mData), mSize(other.mSize) {}
 
 
    Slice& operator=(const Slice& other) {
        mData = other.mData;
        mSize = other.mSize;
        return *this;
    }
 
    // Automatic promotion to const Slice<const T>
    operator Slice<const T>() const {
        return *this;
    }
 
    T& operator[](size_t index) {
        // No bounds checking in embedded environment
        return mData[index];
    }
 
    const T& operator[](size_t index) const {
        // No bounds checking in embedded environment
        return mData[index];
    }
 
    T* begin() const {
        return mData;
    }
 
    T* end() const {
        return mData + mSize;
    }
 
    size_t length() const {
        return mSize;
    }
 
    const T* data() const {
        return mData;
    }
 
    T* data() {
        return mData;
    }
 
    size_t size() const {
        return mSize;
    }
 
    Slice<T> slice(size_t start, size_t end) const {
        // No bounds checking in embedded environment
        return Slice<T>(mData + start, end - start);
    }
 
    Slice<T> slice(size_t start) const {
        // No bounds checking in embedded environment
        return Slice<T>(mData + start, mSize - start);
    }
 
    // Find the first occurrence of a value in the slice
    // Returns the index of the first occurrence if found, or size_t(-1) if not found
    size_t find(const T& value) const {
        for (size_t i = 0; i < mSize; ++i) {
            if (mData[i] == value) {
                return i;
            }
        }
        return size_t(-1);
    }
 
private:
    T* mData;
    size_t mSize;
};
 
} // namespace fl