X-Git-Url: https://git.ralfj.de/rust-101.git/blobdiff_plain/6b347ac8c0f8710bd0ca42d20d32511fcb53f188..ff92eaa5332ba1ac1efab2d6be3a227774fb5946:/src/part08.rs?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/src/part08.rs b/src/part08.rs index ad29565..17beefa 100644 --- a/src/part08.rs +++ b/src/part08.rs @@ -4,25 +4,31 @@ use std::{cmp,ops}; use part05::BigInt; -//@ As our next goal, let us implement addition for our `BigInt`. The main issue here will be dealing with the overflow. -//@ First of all, we will have to detect when an overflow happens. This is stored in a so-called *carry* bit, and we have to carry this -//@ information on to the next pair of digits we add. The core primitive of addition therefore is to add two digits *and* a -//@ carry, and to return the sum digit and the next carry. - -// So, let us write a function to "add with carry", and give it the appropriate type. Notice Rust's native support for pairs. +//@ As our next goal, let us implement addition for our `BigInt`. The main issue here will be +//@ dealing with the overflow. First of all, we will have to detect when an overflow happens. This +//@ is stored in a so-called *carry* bit, and we have to carry this information on to the next pair +//@ of digits we add. The core primitive of addition therefore is to add two digits *and* a carry, +//@ and to return the sum digit and the next carry. + +// So, let us write a function to "add with carry", and give it the appropriate type. Notice Rust's +// native support for pairs. fn overflowing_add(a: u64, b: u64, carry: bool) -> (u64, bool) { - //@ Rust's stanza on integer overflows may be a bit surprising: In general, when we write `a + b`, an overflow is - //@ considered an *error*. If you compile your program in debug mode, Rust will actually check for that error and panic - //@ the program in case of overflows. For performance reasons, no such checks are currently inserted for release builds. - //@ The reason for this is that many serious security vulnerabilities have been caused by integer overflows, so just assuming - //@ "per default" that they are intended is dangerous.
- //@ If you explicitly *do* want an overflow to happen, you can call the `wrapping_add` - //@ function (see [the documentation](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.u64.html#method.wrapping_add), - //@ there are similar functions for other arithmetic operations). There are also similar functions - //@ `checked_add` etc. to enforce the overflow check. + //@ Rust's stanza on integer overflows may be a bit surprising: In general, when we write `a + + //@ b`, an overflow is considered an *error*. If you compile your program in debug mode, Rust + //@ will actually check for that error and panic the program in case of overflows. For + //@ performance reasons, no such checks are currently inserted for release builds. + //@ The reason for this is that many serious security vulnerabilities have been caused by + //@ integer overflows, so just assuming "per default" that they are intended is dangerous. + //@
+ //@ If you explicitly *do* want an overflow to happen, you can call the `wrapping_add` function + //@ (see the + //@ [documentation](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.u64.html#method.wrapping_add), + //@ there are similar functions for other arithmetic operations). There are also similar + //@ functions `checked_add` etc. to enforce the overflow check. let sum = a.wrapping_add(b); - // If an overflow happened, then the sum will be smaller than *both* summands. Without an overflow, of course, it will be - // at least as large as both of them. So, let's just pick one and check. + // If an overflow happened, then the sum will be smaller than *both* summands. Without an + // overflow, of course, it will be at least as large as both of them. So, let's just pick one + // and check. if sum >= a { // The addition did not overflow.
// **Exercise 08.1**: Write the code to handle adding the carry in this case. @@ -48,21 +54,27 @@ fn test_overflowing_add() { } // ## Associated Types -//@ Now we are equipped to write the addition function for `BigInt`. As you may have guessed, the `+` operator -//@ is tied to a trait (`std::ops::Add`), which we are going to implement for `BigInt`. +//@ Now we are equipped to write the addition function for `BigInt`. As you may have guessed, the +//@ `+` operator is tied to a trait (`std::ops::Add`), which we are going to implement for +//@ `BigInt`. //@ -//@ In general, addition need not be homogeneous: You could add things of different types, like vectors and points. So when implementing -//@ `Add` for a type, one has to specify the type of the other operand. In this case, it will also be `BigInt` (and we could have left it -//@ away, since that's the default). +//@ In general, addition need not be homogeneous: You could add things of different types, like +//@ vectors and points. So when implementing `Add` for a type, one has to specify the type of the +//@ other operand. In this case, it will also be `BigInt` (and we could have left it away, since +//@ that's the default). impl ops::Add for BigInt { - //@ Besides static functions and methods, traits can contain *associated types*: This is a type chosen by every particular implementation - //@ of the trait. The methods of the trait can then refer to that type. In the case of addition, it is used to give the type of the result. - //@ (Also see the [documentation of `Add`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/ops/trait.Add.html).) + //@ Besides static functions and methods, traits can contain *associated types*: This is a type + //@ chosen by every particular implementation of the trait. The methods of the trait can then + //@ refer to that type. In the case of addition, it is used to give the type of the result. + //@ (Also see the + //@[documentation of `Add`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/ops/trait.Add.html).) //@ - //@ In general, you can consider the two `BigInt` given above (in the `impl` line) *input* types of trait search: When - //@ `a + b` is invoked with `a` having type `T` and `b` having type `U`, Rust tries to find an implementation of `Add` for - //@ `T` where the right-hand type is `U`. The associated types, on the other hand, are *output* types: For every combination - //@ of input types, there's a particular result type chosen by the corresponding implementation of `Add`. + //@ In general, you can consider the two `BigInt` given above (in the `impl` line) *input* + //@ types of trait search: When `a + b` is invoked with `a` having type `T` and `b` having type + //@ `U`, Rust tries to find an implementation of `Add` for `T` where the right-hand type is + //@ `U`. The associated types, on the other hand, are *output* types: For every combination of + //@ input types, there's a particular result type chosen by the corresponding implementation of + //@ `Add`. // Here, we choose the result type to be again `BigInt`. type Output = BigInt; @@ -77,8 +89,10 @@ impl ops::Add for BigInt { for i in 0..max_len { let lhs_val = if i < self.data.len() { self.data[i] } else { 0 }; let rhs_val = if i < rhs.data.len() { rhs.data[i] } else { 0 }; - // Compute next digit and carry. Then, store the digit for the result, and the carry for later. - //@ Notice how we can obtain names for the two components of the pair that `overflowing_add` returns. + // Compute next digit and carry. Then, store the digit for the result, and the carry + // for later. + //@ Notice how we can obtain names for the two components of the pair that + //@ `overflowing_add` returns. let (sum, new_carry) = overflowing_add(lhs_val, rhs_val, carry); /*@*/ result_vec.push(sum); /*@*/ carry = new_carry; /*@*/ @@ -91,13 +105,14 @@ impl ops::Add for BigInt { } } -// ## Traits and borrowed types -//@ If you inspect the addition function above closely, you will notice that it actually consumes ownership of both operands -//@ to produce the result. This is, of course, in general not what we want. We'd rather like to be able to add two `&BigInt`. +// ## Traits and reference types +//@ If you inspect the addition function above closely, you will notice that it actually consumes +//@ ownership of both operands to produce the result. This is, of course, in general not what we +//@ want. We'd rather like to be able to add two `&BigInt`. -// Writing this out becomes a bit tedious, because trait implementations (unlike functions) require full explicit annotation -// of lifetimes. Make sure you understand exactly what the following definition says. Notice that we can implement a trait for -// a borrowed type! +// Writing this out becomes a bit tedious, because trait implementations (unlike functions) require +// full explicit annotation of lifetimes. Make sure you understand exactly what the following +// definition says. Notice that we can implement a trait for a reference type! impl<'a, 'b> ops::Add<&'a BigInt> for &'b BigInt { type Output = BigInt; fn add(self, rhs: &'a BigInt) -> Self::Output { @@ -106,16 +121,19 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ops::Add<&'a BigInt> for &'b BigInt { } } -// **Exercise 08.4**: Implement the two missing combinations of arguments for `Add`. You should not have to duplicate the implementation. +// **Exercise 08.4**: Implement the two missing combinations of arguments for `Add`. You should not +// have to duplicate the implementation. // ## Modules -//@ As you learned, tests can be written right in the middle of your development in Rust. However, it is -//@ considered good style to bundle all tests together. This is particularly useful in cases where -//@ you wrote utility functions for the tests, that no other code should use. - -// Rust calls a bunch of definitions that are grouped together a *module*. You can put the tests in a submodule as follows. -//@ The `cfg` attribute controls whether this module is even compiled: If we added some functions that are useful for testing, -//@ Rust would not bother compiling them when you just build your program for normal use. Other than that, tests work as usually. +//@ As you learned, tests can be written right in the middle of your development in Rust. However, +//@ it is considered good style to bundle all tests together. This is particularly useful in cases +//@ where you wrote utility functions for the tests, that no other code should use. + +// Rust calls a bunch of definitions that are grouped together a *module*. You can put the tests in +// a submodule as follows. +//@ The `cfg` attribute controls whether this module is even compiled: If we added some functions +//@ that are useful for testing, Rust would not bother compiling them when you just build your +//@ program for normal use. Other than that, tests work as usually. #[cfg(test)] mod tests { use part05::BigInt; @@ -129,27 +147,36 @@ mod tests { // **Exercise 08.5**: Add some more cases to this test. } } -//@ As already mentioned, outside of the module, only those items declared public with `pub` may be used. Submodules can access -//@ everything defined in their parents. Modules themselves are also hidden from the outside per default, and can be made public -//@ with `pub`. When you use an identifier (or, more general, a *path* like `mod1::submod::name`), it is interpreted as being -//@ relative to the current module. So, for example, to access `overflowing_add` from within `my_mod`, you would have to give a more -//@ explicit path by writing `super::overflowing_add`, which tells Rust to look in the parent module. +//@ As already mentioned, outside of the module, only those items declared public with `pub` may be +//@ used. Submodules can access everything defined in their parents. Modules themselves are also +//@ hidden from the outside per default, and can be made public with `pub`. When you use an +//@ identifier (or, more general, a *path* like `mod1::submod::name`), it is interpreted as being +//@ relative to the current module. So, for example, to access `overflowing_add` from within +//@ `my_mod`, you would have to give a more explicit path by writing `super::overflowing_add`, +//@ which tells Rust to look in the parent module. //@ -//@ You can make names from other modules available locally with `use`. Per default, `use` works globally, so e.g. -//@ `use std;` imports the *global* name `std`. By adding `super::` or `self::` to the beginning of the path, you make it relative -//@ to the parent or current module, respectively. (You can also explicitly construct an absolute path by starting it with `::`, -//@ e.g., `::std::cmp::min`). You can say `pub use path;` to simultaneously *import* names and make them publicly available to others. -//@ Finally, you can import all public items of a module at once with `use module::*;`. +//@ You can make names from other modules available locally with `use`. Per default, `use` works +//@ globally, so e.g. `use std;` imports the *global* name `std`. By adding `super::` or `self::` +//@ to the beginning of the path, you make it relative to the parent or current module, +//@ respectively. (You can also explicitly construct an absolute path by starting it with `::`, +//@ e.g., `::std::cmp::min`). You can say `pub use path;` to simultaneously *import* names and make +//@ them publicly available to others. Finally, you can import all public items of a module at once +//@ with `use module::*;`. //@ -//@ Modules can be put into separate files with the syntax `mod name;`. To explain this, let me take a small detour through -//@ the Rust compilation process. Cargo starts by invoking`rustc` on the file `src/lib.rs` or `src/main.rs`, depending on whether -//@ you compile an application or a library. When `rustc` encounters a `mod name;`, it looks for the files `name.rs` and -//@ `name/mod.rs` and goes on compiling there. (It is an error for both of them to exist.) You can think of the contents of the -//@ file being embedded at this place. However, only the file where compilation started, and files `name/mod.rs` can load modules -//@ from other files. This ensures that the directory structure mirrors the structure of the modules, with `mod.rs`, `lib.rs` -//@ and `main.rs` representing a directory or crate itself (similar to, e.g., `__init__.py` in Python). - -// **Exercise 08.6**: Write a subtraction function, and testcases for it. Decide for yourself how you want to handle negative results. -// For example, you may want to return an `Option`, to panic, or to return `0`. - -//@ [index](main.html) | [previous](part07.html) | [next](part09.html) +//@ Modules can be put into separate files with the syntax `mod name;`. To explain this, let me +//@ take a small detour through the Rust compilation process. Cargo starts by invoking`rustc` on +//@ the file `src/lib.rs` or `src/main.rs`, depending on whether you compile an application or a +//@ library. When `rustc` encounters a `mod name;`, it looks for the files `name.rs` and +//@ `name/mod.rs` and goes on compiling there. (It is an error for both of them to exist.) +//@ You can think of the contents of the file being embedded at this place. However, only the file +//@ where compilation started, and files `name/mod.rs` can load modules from other files. This +//@ ensures that the directory structure mirrors the structure of the modules, with `mod.rs`, +//@ `lib.rs` and `main.rs` representing a directory or crate itself (similar to, e.g., +//@ `__init__.py` in Python). + +// **Exercise 08.6**: Write a subtraction function, and testcases for it. Decide for yourself how +// you want to handle negative results. For example, you may want to return an `Option`, to panic, +// or to return `0`. + +//@ [index](main.html) | [previous](part07.html) | [raw source](workspace/src/part08.rs) | +//@ [next](part09.html)