Context
Table of Contents
This file is written in C because it is more natural to express the context in C than in Fortran.
3 files are produced:
- a header file :
qmckl_context.h
- a source file :
qmckl_context.c
- a test file :
test_qmckl_context.c
1 Context
The context variable is a handle for the state of the library, and
is stored in the following data structure, which can't be seen
outside of the library. To simplify compatibility with other
languages, the pointer to the internal data structure is converted
into a 64-bit signed integer, defined in the qmckl_context
type.
A value of 0 for the context is equivalent to a NULL
pointer.
1.0.1 Source
typedef struct qmckl_context_struct { struct qmckl_context_struct * prev; uint32_t tag; int32_t precision; int32_t range; } qmckl_context_struct; #define VALID_TAG 0xBEEFFACE #define INVALID_TAG 0xDEADBEEF
The tag is used internally to check if the memory domain pointed by a pointer is a valid context.
1.1 qmckl_context_check
Checks if the domain pointed by the pointer is a valid context.
Returns the input qmckl_context
if the context is valid, 0 otherwise.
1.1.1 Header
qmckl_context qmckl_context_check(const qmckl_context context) ;
1.1.2 Source
qmckl_context qmckl_context_check(const qmckl_context context) { qmckl_context_struct * ctx; if (context == (qmckl_context) 0) return (qmckl_context) 0; ctx = (qmckl_context_struct*) context; if (ctx->tag != VALID_TAG) return (qmckl_context) 0; return context; }
1.2 qmckl_context_create
To create a new context, use qmckl_context_create()
.
- On success, returns a pointer to a context using the
qmckl_context
type - Returns 0 upon failure to allocate the internal data structure
1.2.1 Header
qmckl_context qmckl_context_create();
1.2.2 Source
qmckl_context qmckl_context_create() { qmckl_context_struct* context; context = (qmckl_context_struct*) qmckl_malloc ((qmckl_context) 0, sizeof(qmckl_context_struct)); if (context == NULL) { return (qmckl_context) 0; } context->prev = NULL; context->precision = QMCKL_DEFAULT_PRECISION; context->range = QMCKL_DEFAULT_RANGE; context->tag = VALID_TAG; return (qmckl_context) context; }
1.3 qmckl_context_copy
This function makes a shallow copy of the current context.
- Copying the 0-valued context returns 0
- On success, returns a pointer to the new context using the
qmckl_context
type - Returns 0 upon failure to allocate the internal data structure for the new context
1.3.1 Header
qmckl_context qmckl_context_copy(const qmckl_context context);
1.3.2 Source
qmckl_context qmckl_context_copy(const qmckl_context context) { qmckl_context_struct* old_context; qmckl_context_struct* new_context; qmckl_context checked_context; checked_context = qmckl_context_check(context); if (checked_context == (qmckl_context) 0) { return (qmckl_context) 0; } new_context = (qmckl_context_struct*) qmckl_malloc (context, sizeof(qmckl_context_struct)); if (new_context == NULL) { return (qmckl_context) 0; } old_context = (qmckl_context_struct*) checked_context; new_context->prev = old_context; new_context->precision = old_context->precision; new_context->range = old_context->range; new_context->tag = VALID_TAG; return (qmckl_context) new_context; }
1.4 qmckl_context_previous
Returns the previous context
- On success, returns the ancestor of the current context
- Returns 0 for the initial context
- Returns 0 for the 0-valued context
1.4.1 Header
qmckl_context qmckl_context_previous(const qmckl_context context);
1.4.2 Source
qmckl_context qmckl_context_previous(const qmckl_context context) { qmckl_context checked_context; qmckl_context_struct* ctx; checked_context = qmckl_context_check(context); if (checked_context == (qmckl_context) 0) { return (qmckl_context) 0; } ctx = (qmckl_context_struct*) checked_context; return qmckl_context_check((qmckl_context) ctx->prev); }
1.5 qmckl_context_destroy
Destroys the current context, leaving the ancestors untouched.
- Succeeds if the current context is properly destroyed
- Fails otherwise
- Fails if the 0-valued context is given in argument
- Fails if the the pointer is not a valid context
1.5.1 Header
qmckl_exit_code qmckl_context_destroy(qmckl_context context);
1.5.2 Source
qmckl_exit_code qmckl_context_destroy(qmckl_context context) { qmckl_context_struct* ctx; qmckl_context checked_context; checked_context = qmckl_context_check(context); if (checked_context == (qmckl_context) 0) return QMCKL_FAILURE; ctx = (qmckl_context_struct*) context; if (ctx == NULL) return QMCKL_FAILURE; ctx->tag = INVALID_TAG; qmckl_free(ctx); return QMCKL_SUCCESS; }
2 Precision
The following functions set and get the expected required precision
and range. precision
should be an integer between 2 and 53, and
range
should be an integer between 2 and 11.
The setter functions functions return a new context as a 64-bit integer.
The getter functions return the value, as a 32-bit integer.
The update functions return QMCKL_SUCCESS
or QMCKL_FAILURE
.
2.1 qmckl_context_update_precision
2.1.1 Source
qmckl_exit_code qmckl_context_update_precision(const qmckl_context context, const int precision);
qmckl_exit_code qmckl_context_update_precision(const qmckl_context context, const int precision) { qmckl_context_struct* ctx; if (precision < 2) return QMCKL_FAILURE; if (precision > 53) return QMCKL_FAILURE; ctx = (qmckl_context_struct*) context; if (ctx == NULL) return QMCKL_FAILURE; ctx->precision = precision; return QMCKL_SUCCESS; }
2.2 qmckl_context_update_range
2.2.1 Source
qmckl_exit_code qmckl_context_update_range(const qmckl_context context, const int range);
qmckl_exit_code qmckl_context_update_range(const qmckl_context context, const int range) { qmckl_context_struct* ctx; if (range < 2) return QMCKL_FAILURE; if (range > 11) return QMCKL_FAILURE; ctx = (qmckl_context_struct*) context; if (ctx == NULL) return QMCKL_FAILURE; ctx->range = range; return QMCKL_SUCCESS; }
2.3 qmckl_context_set_precision
2.3.1 Source
qmckl_context qmckl_context_set_precision(const qmckl_context context, const int precision);
qmckl_context qmckl_context_set_precision(const qmckl_context context, const int precision) { qmckl_context new_context; new_context = qmckl_context_copy(context); if (new_context == 0) return 0; if (qmckl_context_update_precision(context, precision) == QMCKL_FAILURE) return 0; return new_context; }
2.4 qmckl_context_set_range
2.4.1 Source
qmckl_context qmckl_context_set_range(const qmckl_context context, const int range);
qmckl_context qmckl_context_set_range(const qmckl_context context, const int range) { qmckl_context new_context; new_context = qmckl_context_copy(context); if (new_context == 0) return 0; if (qmckl_context_update_range(context, range) == QMCKL_FAILURE) return 0; return new_context; }
2.5 qmckl_context_get_precision
2.5.1 Source
int qmckl_context_get_precision(const qmckl_context context);
int qmckl_context_get_precision(const qmckl_context context) { qmckl_context_struct* ctx; ctx = (qmckl_context_struct*) context; return ctx->precision; }
2.6 qmckl_context_get_range
2.6.1 Source
int qmckl_context_get_range(const qmckl_context context);
int qmckl_context_get_range(const qmckl_context context) { qmckl_context_struct* ctx; ctx = (qmckl_context_struct*) context; return ctx->range; }