VectorSearcher.java

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package org.apache.arrow.algorithm.search;

import org.apache.arrow.algorithm.sort.VectorValueComparator;
import org.apache.arrow.vector.ValueVector;

/** Search for a particular element in the vector. */
public final class VectorSearcher {

  /** Result returned when a search fails. */
  public static final int SEARCH_FAIL_RESULT = -1;

  /**
   * Search for a particular element from the key vector in the target vector by binary search. The
   * target vector must be sorted.
   *
   * @param targetVector the vector from which to perform the sort.
   * @param comparator the criterion for the sort.
   * @param keyVector the vector containing the element to search.
   * @param keyIndex the index of the search key in the key vector.
   * @param <V> the vector type.
   * @return the index of a matched element if any, and -1 otherwise.
   */
  public static <V extends ValueVector> int binarySearch(
      V targetVector, VectorValueComparator<V> comparator, V keyVector, int keyIndex) {
    comparator.attachVectors(keyVector, targetVector);

    // perform binary search
    int low = 0;
    int high = targetVector.getValueCount() - 1;

    while (low <= high) {
      int mid = low + (high - low) / 2;
      int cmp = comparator.compare(keyIndex, mid);
      if (cmp < 0) {
        high = mid - 1;
      } else if (cmp > 0) {
        low = mid + 1;
      } else {
        return mid;
      }
    }
    return SEARCH_FAIL_RESULT;
  }

  /**
   * Search for a particular element from the key vector in the target vector by traversing the
   * vector in sequence.
   *
   * @param targetVector the vector from which to perform the search.
   * @param comparator the criterion for element equality.
   * @param keyVector the vector containing the element to search.
   * @param keyIndex the index of the search key in the key vector.
   * @param <V> the vector type.
   * @return the index of a matched element if any, and -1 otherwise.
   */
  public static <V extends ValueVector> int linearSearch(
      V targetVector, VectorValueComparator<V> comparator, V keyVector, int keyIndex) {
    comparator.attachVectors(keyVector, targetVector);
    for (int i = 0; i < targetVector.getValueCount(); i++) {
      if (comparator.compare(keyIndex, i) == 0) {
        return i;
      }
    }
    return SEARCH_FAIL_RESULT;
  }

  private VectorSearcher() {}
}