package pvec

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Persistent vectors

Install

Dune Dependency

Authors

Maintainers

Sources

v0.1.1.tar.gz
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Persistent vectors for OCaml

pvec implements persistent vectors that

  • like arrays, store n elements with keys ranging from 0 to n-1,

  • also like arrays, support efficient random read and write access, but

  • unlike arrays, are persistent/immutable and resize dynamically.

Until recently I tried using lists until it stopped making sense, then transitioned to arrays where I had to. The mutable nature of arrays often introduced bugs. In some sense, I was trading speed for safety.

With persistent vectors I can have the best of both worlds. In many cases they strike a good balance between safety and speed.

Documentation

The pvec library exposes a single module Pvec. You can explore its interface online.

  • https://pkel.github.io/pvec/pvec/Pvec/index.html

This documentation is derived from the main branch on Github. You might have obtained a different version of the library from Opam.

If you're interested in the underlying data-structure, I recommend reading hyPiRion's series of blog posts.

License

This library is distributed under the ISC license. See ./LICENSE.

Progress

  • [x] base implementation

  • [x] test random updates & persistence

  • [x] basic documentation

  • [x] setup CI

  • [x] provide a couple of convenience functions (fold, map)

  • [x] write intro to pvec.mli and readme

  • [x] pick license

  • [x] release

  • [ ] more benchmarks

  • [ ] slice/range support for seq, copy, map & fold