regex_automata/nfa/thompson/
map.rs

1// This module contains a couple simple and purpose built hash maps. The key
2// trade off they make is that they serve as caches rather than true maps. That
3// is, inserting a new entry may cause eviction of another entry. This gives
4// us two things. First, there's less overhead associated with inserts and
5// lookups. Secondly, it lets us control our memory usage.
6//
7// These maps are used in some fairly hot code when generating NFA states for
8// large Unicode character classes.
9//
10// Instead of exposing a rich hashmap entry API, we just permit the caller to
11// produce a hash of the key directly. The hash can then be reused for both
12// lookups and insertions at the cost of leaking abstraction a bit. But these
13// are for internal use only, so it's fine.
14//
15// The Utf8BoundedMap is used for Daciuk's algorithm for constructing a
16// (almost) minimal DFA for large Unicode character classes in linear time.
17// (Daciuk's algorithm is always used when compiling forward NFAs. For reverse
18// NFAs, it's only used when the compiler is configured to 'shrink' the NFA,
19// since there's a bit more expense in the reverse direction.)
20//
21// The Utf8SuffixMap is used when compiling large Unicode character classes for
22// reverse NFAs when 'shrink' is disabled. Specifically, it augments the naive
23// construction of UTF-8 automata by caching common suffixes. This doesn't
24// get the same space savings as Daciuk's algorithm, but it's basically as
25// fast as the naive approach and typically winds up using less memory (since
26// it generates smaller NFAs) despite the presence of the cache.
27//
28// These maps effectively represent caching mechanisms for sparse and
29// byte-range NFA states, respectively. The former represents a single NFA
30// state with many transitions of equivalent priority while the latter
31// represents a single NFA state with a single transition. (Neither state ever
32// has or is an epsilon transition.) Thus, they have different key types. It's
33// likely we could make one generic map, but the machinery didn't seem worth
34// it. They are simple enough.
35
36use alloc::{vec, vec::Vec};
37
38use crate::{
39    nfa::thompson::Transition,
40    util::{
41        int::{Usize, U64},
42        primitives::StateID,
43    },
44};
45
46// Basic FNV-1a hash constants as described in:
47// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowler%E2%80%93Noll%E2%80%93Vo_hash_function
48const PRIME: u64 = 1099511628211;
49const INIT: u64 = 14695981039346656037;
50
51/// A bounded hash map where the key is a sequence of NFA transitions and the
52/// value is a pre-existing NFA state ID.
53///
54/// std's hashmap can be used for this, however, this map has two important
55/// advantages. Firstly, it has lower overhead. Secondly, it permits us to
56/// control our memory usage by limited the number of slots. In general, the
57/// cost here is that this map acts as a cache. That is, inserting a new entry
58/// may remove an old entry. We are okay with this, since it does not impact
59/// correctness in the cases where it is used. The only effect that dropping
60/// states from the cache has is that the resulting NFA generated may be bigger
61/// than it otherwise would be.
62///
63/// This improves benchmarks that compile large Unicode character classes,
64/// since it makes the generation of (almost) minimal UTF-8 automaton faster.
65/// Specifically, one could observe the difference with std's hashmap via
66/// something like the following benchmark:
67///
68///   hyperfine "regex-cli debug thompson -qr --captures none '\w{90} ecurB'"
69///
70/// But to observe that difference, you'd have to modify the code to use
71/// std's hashmap.
72///
73/// It is quite possible that there is a better way to approach this problem.
74/// For example, if there happens to be a very common state that collides with
75/// a lot of less frequent states, then we could wind up with very poor caching
76/// behavior. Alas, the effectiveness of this cache has not been measured.
77/// Instead, ad hoc experiments suggest that it is "good enough." Additional
78/// smarts (such as an LRU eviction policy) have to be weighed against the
79/// amount of extra time they cost.
80#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
81pub struct Utf8BoundedMap {
82    /// The current version of this map. Only entries with matching versions
83    /// are considered during lookups. If an entry is found with a mismatched
84    /// version, then the map behaves as if the entry does not exist.
85    ///
86    /// This makes it possible to clear the map by simply incrementing the
87    /// version number instead of actually deallocating any storage.
88    version: u16,
89    /// The total number of entries this map can store.
90    capacity: usize,
91    /// The actual entries, keyed by hash. Collisions between different states
92    /// result in the old state being dropped.
93    map: Vec<Utf8BoundedEntry>,
94}
95
96/// An entry in this map.
97#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
98struct Utf8BoundedEntry {
99    /// The version of the map used to produce this entry. If this entry's
100    /// version does not match the current version of the map, then the map
101    /// should behave as if this entry does not exist.
102    version: u16,
103    /// The key, which is a sorted sequence of non-overlapping NFA transitions.
104    key: Vec<Transition>,
105    /// The state ID corresponding to the state containing the transitions in
106    /// this entry.
107    val: StateID,
108}
109
110impl Utf8BoundedMap {
111    /// Create a new bounded map with the given capacity. The map will never
112    /// grow beyond the given size.
113    ///
114    /// Note that this does not allocate. Instead, callers must call `clear`
115    /// before using this map. `clear` will allocate space if necessary.
116    ///
117    /// This avoids the need to pay for the allocation of this map when
118    /// compiling regexes that lack large Unicode character classes.
119    pub fn new(capacity: usize) -> Utf8BoundedMap {
120        assert!(capacity > 0);
121        Utf8BoundedMap { version: 0, capacity, map: vec![] }
122    }
123
124    /// Clear this map of all entries, but permit the reuse of allocation
125    /// if possible.
126    ///
127    /// This must be called before the map can be used.
128    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
129        if self.map.is_empty() {
130            self.map = vec![Utf8BoundedEntry::default(); self.capacity];
131        } else {
132            self.version = self.version.wrapping_add(1);
133            // If we loop back to version 0, then we forcefully clear the
134            // entire map. Otherwise, it might be possible to incorrectly
135            // match entries used to generate other NFAs.
136            if self.version == 0 {
137                self.map = vec![Utf8BoundedEntry::default(); self.capacity];
138            }
139        }
140    }
141
142    /// Return a hash of the given transitions.
143    pub fn hash(&self, key: &[Transition]) -> usize {
144        let mut h = INIT;
145        for t in key {
146            h = (h ^ u64::from(t.start)).wrapping_mul(PRIME);
147            h = (h ^ u64::from(t.end)).wrapping_mul(PRIME);
148            h = (h ^ t.next.as_u64()).wrapping_mul(PRIME);
149        }
150        (h % self.map.len().as_u64()).as_usize()
151    }
152
153    /// Retrieve the cached state ID corresponding to the given key. The hash
154    /// given must have been computed with `hash` using the same key value.
155    ///
156    /// If there is no cached state with the given transitions, then None is
157    /// returned.
158    pub fn get(&mut self, key: &[Transition], hash: usize) -> Option<StateID> {
159        let entry = &self.map[hash];
160        if entry.version != self.version {
161            return None;
162        }
163        // There may be a hash collision, so we need to confirm real equality.
164        if entry.key != key {
165            return None;
166        }
167        Some(entry.val)
168    }
169
170    /// Add a cached state to this map with the given key. Callers should
171    /// ensure that `state_id` points to a state that contains precisely the
172    /// NFA transitions given.
173    ///
174    /// `hash` must have been computed using the `hash` method with the same
175    /// key.
176    pub fn set(
177        &mut self,
178        key: Vec<Transition>,
179        hash: usize,
180        state_id: StateID,
181    ) {
182        self.map[hash] =
183            Utf8BoundedEntry { version: self.version, key, val: state_id };
184    }
185}
186
187/// A cache of suffixes used to modestly compress UTF-8 automata for large
188/// Unicode character classes.
189#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
190pub struct Utf8SuffixMap {
191    /// The current version of this map. Only entries with matching versions
192    /// are considered during lookups. If an entry is found with a mismatched
193    /// version, then the map behaves as if the entry does not exist.
194    version: u16,
195    /// The total number of entries this map can store.
196    capacity: usize,
197    /// The actual entries, keyed by hash. Collisions between different states
198    /// result in the old state being dropped.
199    map: Vec<Utf8SuffixEntry>,
200}
201
202/// A key that uniquely identifies an NFA state. It is a triple that represents
203/// a transition from one state for a particular byte range.
204#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
205pub struct Utf8SuffixKey {
206    pub from: StateID,
207    pub start: u8,
208    pub end: u8,
209}
210
211/// An entry in this map.
212#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
213struct Utf8SuffixEntry {
214    /// The version of the map used to produce this entry. If this entry's
215    /// version does not match the current version of the map, then the map
216    /// should behave as if this entry does not exist.
217    version: u16,
218    /// The key, which consists of a transition in a particular state.
219    key: Utf8SuffixKey,
220    /// The identifier that the transition in the key maps to.
221    val: StateID,
222}
223
224impl Utf8SuffixMap {
225    /// Create a new bounded map with the given capacity. The map will never
226    /// grow beyond the given size.
227    ///
228    /// Note that this does not allocate. Instead, callers must call `clear`
229    /// before using this map. `clear` will allocate space if necessary.
230    ///
231    /// This avoids the need to pay for the allocation of this map when
232    /// compiling regexes that lack large Unicode character classes.
233    pub fn new(capacity: usize) -> Utf8SuffixMap {
234        assert!(capacity > 0);
235        Utf8SuffixMap { version: 0, capacity, map: vec![] }
236    }
237
238    /// Clear this map of all entries, but permit the reuse of allocation
239    /// if possible.
240    ///
241    /// This must be called before the map can be used.
242    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
243        if self.map.is_empty() {
244            self.map = vec![Utf8SuffixEntry::default(); self.capacity];
245        } else {
246            self.version = self.version.wrapping_add(1);
247            if self.version == 0 {
248                self.map = vec![Utf8SuffixEntry::default(); self.capacity];
249            }
250        }
251    }
252
253    /// Return a hash of the given transition.
254    pub fn hash(&self, key: &Utf8SuffixKey) -> usize {
255        // Basic FNV-1a hash as described:
256        // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowler%E2%80%93Noll%E2%80%93Vo_hash_function
257        const PRIME: u64 = 1099511628211;
258        const INIT: u64 = 14695981039346656037;
259
260        let mut h = INIT;
261        h = (h ^ key.from.as_u64()).wrapping_mul(PRIME);
262        h = (h ^ u64::from(key.start)).wrapping_mul(PRIME);
263        h = (h ^ u64::from(key.end)).wrapping_mul(PRIME);
264        (h % self.map.len().as_u64()).as_usize()
265    }
266
267    /// Retrieve the cached state ID corresponding to the given key. The hash
268    /// given must have been computed with `hash` using the same key value.
269    ///
270    /// If there is no cached state with the given key, then None is returned.
271    pub fn get(
272        &mut self,
273        key: &Utf8SuffixKey,
274        hash: usize,
275    ) -> Option<StateID> {
276        let entry = &self.map[hash];
277        if entry.version != self.version {
278            return None;
279        }
280        if key != &entry.key {
281            return None;
282        }
283        Some(entry.val)
284    }
285
286    /// Add a cached state to this map with the given key. Callers should
287    /// ensure that `state_id` points to a state that contains precisely the
288    /// NFA transition given.
289    ///
290    /// `hash` must have been computed using the `hash` method with the same
291    /// key.
292    pub fn set(&mut self, key: Utf8SuffixKey, hash: usize, state_id: StateID) {
293        self.map[hash] =
294            Utf8SuffixEntry { version: self.version, key, val: state_id };
295    }
296}