AbstractBSPTreeMergeOperator.java

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package org.apache.commons.geometry.core.partitioning.bsp;

import org.apache.commons.geometry.core.Point;
import org.apache.commons.geometry.core.partitioning.bsp.AbstractBSPTree.AbstractNode;

/** Class containing the basic algorithm for merging two {@link AbstractBSPTree}
 * instances. Subclasses must override the
 * {@link #mergeLeaf(AbstractBSPTree.AbstractNode, AbstractBSPTree.AbstractNode)} method
 * to implement the merging logic for their particular use case. The remainder of the
 * algorithm is independent of the use case.
 *
 * <p>This class does not expose any public methods so that subclasses can present their own
 * public API, tailored to the specific types being worked with. In particular, most subclasses
 * will want to restrict the tree types used with the algorithm, which is difficult to implement
 * cleanly at this level.</p>
 *
 * <p>This class maintains state during the merging process and is therefore
 * <em>not</em> thread-safe.</p>
 * @param <P> Point implementation type
 * @param <N> BSP tree node implementation type
 */
public abstract class AbstractBSPTreeMergeOperator<P extends Point<P>, N extends AbstractNode<P, N>> {

    /** The tree that the merge operation output will be written to. All existing content
     * in this tree is overwritten.
     */
    private AbstractBSPTree<P, N> outputTree;

    /** Set the tree used as output for this instance.
     * @param outputTree the tree used as output for this instance
     */
    protected void setOutputTree(final AbstractBSPTree<P, N> outputTree) {
        this.outputTree = outputTree;
    }

    /** Get the tree used as output for this instance.
     * @return the tree used as output for this instance
     */
    protected AbstractBSPTree<P, N> getOutputTree() {
        return outputTree;
    }

    /** Perform a merge operation with the two input trees and store the result in the output tree. The
     * output tree may be one of the input trees, in which case, the tree is modified in place.
     * @param input1 first input tree
     * @param input2 second input tree
     * @param output output tree all previous content in this tree is overwritten
     */
    protected void performMerge(final AbstractBSPTree<P, N> input1, final AbstractBSPTree<P, N> input2,
            final AbstractBSPTree<P, N> output) {

        setOutputTree(output);

        final N root1 = input1.getRoot();
        final N root2 = input2.getRoot();

        final N outputRoot = performMergeRecursive(root1, root2);

        getOutputTree().setRoot(outputRoot);
    }

    /** Recursively merge two nodes.
     * @param node1 node from the first input tree
     * @param node2 node from the second input tree
     * @return a merged node
     */
    private N performMergeRecursive(final N node1, final N node2) {

        if (node1.isLeaf() || node2.isLeaf()) {
            // delegate to the mergeLeaf method if we can no longer continue
            // merging recursively
            final N merged = mergeLeaf(node1, node2);

            // copy the merged node to the output if needed (in case mergeLeaf
            // returned one of the input nodes directly)
            return outputTree.importSubtree(merged);
        } else {
            final N partitioned = outputTree.splitSubtree(node2, node1.getCut());

            final N minus = performMergeRecursive(node1.getMinus(), partitioned.getMinus());

            final N plus = performMergeRecursive(node1.getPlus(), partitioned.getPlus());

            final N outputNode = outputTree.copyNode(node1);
            outputNode.setSubtree(node1.getCut(), minus, plus);

            return outputNode;
        }
    }

    /** Create a new node in the output tree. The node is associated with the output tree but
     * is not attached to a parent node.
     * @return a new node associated with the output tree but not yet attached to a parent
     */
    protected N outputNode() {
        return outputTree.createNode();
    }

    /** Place the subtree rooted at the given input node into the output tree. The subtree
     * is copied if needed.
     * @param node the root of the subtree to copy
     * @return a subtree in the output tree
     */
    protected N outputSubtree(final N node) {
        return outputTree.importSubtree(node);
    }

    /** Merge a leaf node from one input with a subtree from another.
     * <p>When this method is called, one or both of the given nodes will be a leaf node.
     * This method is expected to return a node representing the merger of the two given
     * nodes. The way that the returned node is determined defines the overall behavior of
     * the merge operation.
     * </p>
     * <p>The return value can be one of the two input nodes or a completely different one.</p>
     * @param node1 node from the first input tree
     * @param node2 node from the second input tree
     * @return node representing the merger of the two input nodes
     */
    protected abstract N mergeLeaf(N node1, N node2);
}