CMPS 101
Algorithms and Abstract Data Types Programming Assignment 1
Our goal in this project is to build an Integer List ADT in C and use it to alphabetize the lines in a file. This ADT module will also be used (with some modifications) in future programming assignments, so you should test it thoroughly, even though not all of its features will be used here. Begin by reading the handouts ADT.pdf and ADT-More.pdf posted on the class webpage for a thorough explanation of the programming practices and conventions required in this class for implementing ADTs in C.
Program Operation
The main program for this project will be called Lex.c. Your List ADT module will be contained in files called List.h and List.c, and will export its services to the client module Lex.c. The required List operations are specified in detail below. Lex.c will take two command line arguments giving the names of an input file and an output file, respectively.
Lex
strcmp(s1, s2)<0 is true if and only if s1 comes before s2 strcmp(s1, s2)>0 is true if and only if s1 comes after s2 strcmp(s1, s2)==0 is true if and only if s1 is identical to s2
4. Use the List constructed in (3) to print the array in alphabetical order to the output file. Note that at no time is the array ever sorted. Instead you are indirectly sorting the array by building a List of indices in a certain order.
See the example FileIO.c to learn about file input-output operations in C if you are not already familiar with them. I will place a number of matched pairs of input-output files in the examples section, along with a python script that creates random input files, along with their matched output files. Use these tools to test your program once it is up and running.
List ADT Specifications
Your list module for this project will be a bi-directional queue that includes a “cursor” to be used for iteration. Think of the cursor as highlighting or underscoring a distinguished element in the list. Note that it is a valid state for this ADT to have no distinguished element, i.e. the cursor may be undefined or “off the list”, which is in fact its default state. Thus the set of “mathematical structures” for this ADT consists of all finite sequences of integers in which at most one element is underscored. A list has two ends referred to as “front” and “back” respectively. The cursor will be used by the client to traverse the list in either direction. Each list element is associated with an index ranging from 0 (front) to 𝑛 − 1 (back), where 𝑛 is the length of the list. Your List module will export a List type along with the following operations.
// Constructors-Destructors —————————————————
List newList(void);
void freeList(List*
// state, and returns false (0) otherwise.
// Manipulation procedures —————————————————-
// Creates and returns a new empty List.
pL); // Frees all heap memory associated with *pL, and sets
// *pL to NULL.
———————————————————– // Returns the number of elements in L.
// Returns index of cursor element if defined, -1 otherwise. // Returns front element of L. Pre: length()>0
// Access functions
int length(List L);
int index(List L);
int front(List L);
int back(List L);
int get(List L);
int equals(List A, List B); // Returns true (1) iff Lists A and B are in same
void clear(List L);
void moveFront(List L);
void moveBack(List L);
void movePrev(List L);
void moveNext(List L);
// Resets L to its original empty state.
// If L is non-empty, sets cursor under the front element, // otherwise does nothing.
// If L is non-empty, sets cursor under the back element, // otherwise does nothing.
// If cursor is defined and not at front, move cursor one // step toward the front of L; if cursor is defined and at // front, cursor becomes undefined; if cursor is undefined // do nothing
// If cursor is defined and not at back, move cursor one // step toward the back of L; if cursor is defined and at // back, cursor becomes undefined; if cursor is undefined // do nothing
// Returns back element of L. Pre: length()>0
// Returns cursor element of L. Pre: length()>0, index()>=0
void prepend(List L, int data); // Insert new element into L. If L is non-empty, // insertion takes place before front element.
void append(List L, int data); // Insert new element into L. If L is non-empty, // insertion takes place after back element.
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void insertBefore(List L, int data); // Insert new element before cursor. // Pre: length()>0, index()>=0
void insertAfter(List L, int data); // Insert new element before cursor. // Pre: length()>0, index()>=0
void deleteFront(List L);
void deleteBack(List L);
void delete(List L);
// Delete the front element. Pre: length()>0
// Delete the back element. Pre: length()>0
// Delete cursor element, making cursor undefined. // Pre: length()>0, index()>=0
// Other operations ———————————————————– void printList(FILE* out, List L); // Prints to the file pointed to by out, a
// string representation of L consisting
// of a space separated sequence of integers,
// with front on left.
List copyList(List L); // Returns a new List representing the same integer
// sequence as L. The cursor in the new list is undefined,
// regardless of the state of the cursor in L. The state // of L is unchanged.
The above operations are required for full credit, though it is not expected that all will be used by the client module in this project. The following operation is optional, and may come in handy in some future assignment:
List concatList(List A, List B); // Returns a new List which is the concatenation of // A and B. The cursor in the new List is undefined,
// regardless of the states of the cursors in A and B. // The states of A and B are unchanged.
Notice that the above operations offer a standard method for the client to iterate in either direction over the elements in a List. A typical loop in the client might appear as follows.
moveFront(L);
while( index(L)>=0 ){
x = get(L);
// do something with x
moveNext(L);
}
Toiteratefrombacktofront,replacemoveFront()bymoveBack()andmoveNext()bymovePrev(). One could just as well set this up as a for loop. Observe that in the special case where L is empty, the cursor is necessarily undefined, so that index(L) returns -1, making the loop repetition condition initially false. Therefore the loop executes zero times, as it should on an empty List. It is required that function index() be implemented efficiently, which means that it should not itself contain a loop.
The underlying data structure for the List ADT will be a doubly linked list. The file List.c should therefore contain a private (non-exported) struct called NodeObj and a pointer to that struct called Node. The struct NodeObj should contain fields for an int (the data), and two Node references (the previous and next Nodes, respectively.) You should also include a constructor and destructor for the private Node type. The private (non-exported) struct ListObj should contain fields of type Node referring to the front, back and cursor elements, respectively. ListObj should also contain int fields for the length of a List, and the index of the cursor element. When the cursor is undefined, an appropriate value for the index field is -1, since that is what is returned by function index() in such a case. Study the examples Queue.c and Stack.c on the course webpage if any of the above is unclear.
Create a separate file called ListTest.c to serve as a test client for your List ADT. Do not submit this file, just use it for your own tests. Another test client will be placed on the webpage called ListClient.c. Place this file in the directory containing your completed List.c and List.h, then compile, link and run it. The correct output is included in ListClient.c as a comment. You will submit this file unchanged with your project.
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You are required to submit a Makefile that creates an executable binary file called Lex, which is the main program for this project. Include a clean target in your Makefile that removes Lex and any associated .o files to aid the grader in cleaning the submit directory. One possible Makefile will be included on the course webpage under Examples/pa1. You may alter this Makefile as you see fit to perform other tasks such as submit. See lab assignment 1 from my CMPS 12B website https://classes.soe.ucsc.edu/cmps012b/Spring19/lab1.pdf to learn basic information about Makefiles.
Note that the compile operations mentioned in the above Makefile call the gcc compiler with the flag -std=c99. It is a requirement of this and all other assignments that your program compile without warnings or errors under gcc (with the c99 flag), and run properly in the Linux computing environment on the UNIX Timeshare unix.ucsc.edu provided by ITS. Your C programs must also run without memory leaks. Test them using valgrind on unix.ucsc.edu by doing
valgrind program_name argument_list.
You must also submit a README file for this (and every) assignment. README will list each file submitted, together with a brief description of its role in the project, along with any special notes to myself and the grader. README is essentially a table of contents for the project, and nothing more. You will therefore submit six files in all:
List.h written by you
List.c written by you
ListClient.c provided on webpage, do not alter
Lex.c written by you
Makefile provided on webpage, alter as you see fit README written by you
Points will be deducted if you misspell these file names, or if you submit .o files, executable binary files, input- output files, or any other files not specified above. Each source file you submit must begin with a comment block containing your name, CruzID, and the assignment name (pa1 in this case).
Advice
The examples Queue.c and Stack.c on the website are good starting points for the List ADT module in this project. You are welcome to simply start with one of those files, rename things, then add functionality until the specifications for the List ADT are met. You should first design and build your List ADT, test it thoroughly, and only then start coding Lex.c. Start early and ask questions if anything is unclear. Information on how to turn in your project is posted on the class webpage.
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