symbol-tree

Turn any collection of objects into its own efficient tree or linked list using Symbol.

This library has been designed to provide an efficient backing data structure for DOM trees. You can also use this library as an efficient linked list. Any meta data is stored on your objects directly, which ensures any kind of insertion or deletion is performed in constant time. Because an ES6 Symbol is used, the meta data does not interfere with your object in any way.

Node.js 4+, io.js and modern browsers are supported.

Example

A linked list:

const SymbolTree = require('symbol-tree');
const tree = new SymbolTree();
 
let a = {foo: 'bar'}; // or `new Whatever()`
let b = {foo: 'baz'};
let c = {foo: 'qux'};
 
tree.insertBefore(b, a); // insert a before b
tree.insertAfter(b, c); // insert c after b
 
console.log(tree.nextSibling(a) === b);
console.log(tree.nextSibling(b) === c);
console.log(tree.previousSibling(c) === b);
 
tree.remove(b);
console.log(tree.nextSibling(a) === c);

A tree:

const SymbolTree = require('symbol-tree');
const tree = new SymbolTree();
 
let parent = {};
let a = {};
let b = {};
let c = {};
 
tree.prependChild(parent, a); // insert a as the first child
tree.appendChild(parent,c ); // insert c as the last child
tree.insertAfter(a, b); // insert b after a, it now has the same parent as a
 
console.log(tree.firstChild(parent) === a);
console.log(tree.nextSibling(tree.firstChild(parent)) === b);
console.log(tree.lastChild(parent) === c);
 
let grandparent = {};
tree.prependChild(grandparent, parent);
console.log(tree.firstChild(tree.firstChild(grandparent)) === a);

See api.md for more documentation.

Testing

Make sure you install the dependencies first:

npm install

You can now run the unit tests by executing:

npm test

The line and branch coverage should be 100%.

API Documentation

symbol-tree

Author: Joris van der Wel joris@jorisvanderwel.com

• symbol-tree
  • SymbolTree ⏏
    • new SymbolTree([description])
    • .initialize(object) ⇒ Object
    • .hasChildren(object) ⇒ Boolean
    • .firstChild(object) ⇒ Object
    • .lastChild(object) ⇒ Object
    • .previousSibling(object) ⇒ Object
    • .nextSibling(object) ⇒ Object
    • .parent(object) ⇒ Object
    • .lastInclusiveDescendant(object) ⇒ Object
    • .preceding(object, [options]) ⇒ Object
    • .following(object, [options]) ⇒ Object
    • .childrenToArray(parent, [options]) ⇒ Array.<Object>
    • .ancestorsToArray(object, [options]) ⇒ Array.<Object>
    • .treeToArray(root, [options]) ⇒ Array.<Object>
    • .childrenIterator(parent, [options]) ⇒ Object
    • .previousSiblingsIterator(object) ⇒ Object
    • .nextSiblingsIterator(object) ⇒ Object
    • .ancestorsIterator(object) ⇒ Object
    • .treeIterator(root, options) ⇒ Object
    • .index(child) ⇒ Number
    • .childrenCount(parent) ⇒ Number
    • .compareTreePosition(left, right) ⇒ Number
    • .remove(removeObject) ⇒ Object
    • .insertBefore(referenceObject, newObject) ⇒ Object
    • .insertAfter(referenceObject, newObject) ⇒ Object
    • .prependChild(referenceObject, newObject) ⇒ Object
    • .appendChild(referenceObject, newObject) ⇒ Object

SymbolTree ⏏

Kind: Exported class

new SymbolTree([description])

symbolTree.initialize(object) ⇒ Object

You can use this function to (optionally) initialize an object right after its creation, to take advantage of V8's fast properties. Also useful if you would like to freeze your object.

O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - object

symbolTree.hasChildren(object) ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the object has any children. Otherwise it returns false.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.firstChild(object) ⇒ Object

Returns the first child of the given object.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.lastChild(object) ⇒ Object

Returns the last child of the given object.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.previousSibling(object) ⇒ Object

Returns the previous sibling of the given object.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.nextSibling(object) ⇒ Object

Returns the next sibling of the given object.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.parent(object) ⇒ Object

Return the parent of the given object.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.lastInclusiveDescendant(object) ⇒ Object

Find the inclusive descendant that is last in tree order of the given object.

• O(n) (worst case) where n is the depth of the subtree of object

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.preceding(object, [options]) ⇒ Object

Find the preceding object (A) of the given object (B). An object A is preceding an object B if A and B are in the same tree and A comes before B in tree order.

• O(n) (worst case)
• O(1) (amortized when walking the entire tree)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.following(object, [options]) ⇒ Object

Find the following object (A) of the given object (B). An object A is following an object B if A and B are in the same tree and A comes after B in tree order.

• O(n) (worst case) where n is the amount of objects in the entire tree
• O(1) (amortized when walking the entire tree)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.childrenToArray(parent, [options]) ⇒ Array.<Object>

Append all children of the given object to an array.

• O(n) where n is the amount of children of the given parent

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.ancestorsToArray(object, [options]) ⇒ Array.<Object>

Append all inclusive ancestors of the given object to an array.

• O(n) where n is the amount of ancestors of the given object

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.treeToArray(root, [options]) ⇒ Array.<Object>

Append all descendants of the given object to an array (in tree order).

• O(n) where n is the amount of objects in the sub-tree of the given object

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.childrenIterator(parent, [options]) ⇒ Object

Iterate over all children of the given object

• O(1) for a single iteration

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - An iterable iterator (ES6)

symbolTree.previousSiblingsIterator(object) ⇒ Object

Iterate over all the previous siblings of the given object. (in reverse tree order)

• O(1) for a single iteration

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - An iterable iterator (ES6)

symbolTree.nextSiblingsIterator(object) ⇒ Object

Iterate over all the next siblings of the given object. (in tree order)

• O(1) for a single iteration

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - An iterable iterator (ES6)

symbolTree.ancestorsIterator(object) ⇒ Object

Iterate over all inclusive ancestors of the given object

• O(1) for a single iteration

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - An iterable iterator (ES6)

symbolTree.treeIterator(root, options) ⇒ Object

Iterate over all descendants of the given object (in tree order).

Where n is the amount of objects in the sub-tree of the given root:

• O(n) (worst case for a single iteration)
• O(n) (amortized, when completing the iterator)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - An iterable iterator (ES6)

symbolTree.index(child) ⇒ Number

Find the index of the given object (the number of preceding siblings).

• O(n) where n is the amount of preceding siblings
• O(1) (amortized, if the tree is not modified)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Number - The number of preceding siblings, or -1 if the object has no parent

symbolTree.childrenCount(parent) ⇒ Number

Calculate the number of children.

• O(n) where n is the amount of children
• O(1) (amortized, if the tree is not modified)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.compareTreePosition(left, right) ⇒ Number

Compare the position of an object relative to another object. A bit set is returned:

• DISCONNECTED : 1
• PRECEDING : 2
• FOLLOWING : 4
• CONTAINS : 8
• CONTAINED_BY : 16

The semantics are the same as compareDocumentPosition in DOM, with the exception that DISCONNECTED never occurs with any other bit.

where n and m are the amount of ancestors of left and right; where o is the amount of children of the lowest common ancestor of left and right:

• O(n + m + o) (worst case)
• O(n + m) (amortized, if the tree is not modified)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree

symbolTree.remove(removeObject) ⇒ Object

Remove the object from this tree. Has no effect if already removed.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - removeObject

symbolTree.insertBefore(referenceObject, newObject) ⇒ Object

Insert the given object before the reference object. newObject is now the previous sibling of referenceObject.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - newObject
Throws:

• Error If the newObject is already present in this SymbolTree

symbolTree.insertAfter(referenceObject, newObject) ⇒ Object

Insert the given object after the reference object. newObject is now the next sibling of referenceObject.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - newObject
Throws:

• Error If the newObject is already present in this SymbolTree

symbolTree.prependChild(referenceObject, newObject) ⇒ Object

Insert the given object as the first child of the given reference object. newObject is now the first child of referenceObject.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - newObject
Throws:

• Error If the newObject is already present in this SymbolTree

symbolTree.appendChild(referenceObject, newObject) ⇒ Object

Insert the given object as the last child of the given reference object. newObject is now the last child of referenceObject.

• O(1)

Kind: instance method of SymbolTree
Returns: Object - newObject
Throws:

• Error If the newObject is already present in this SymbolTree