/*
Copyright 2014 Workiva, LLC

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/

package skip

type widths []uint64

type nodes []*node

type node struct {
	// forward denotes the forward pointing pointers in this
	// node.
	forward nodes
	//zero level pre node
	preNode *node
	// widths keeps track of the distance between this pointer
	// and the forward pointers so we can access skip list
	// values by position in logarithmic time.
	widths widths
	// entry is the associated value with this node.
	entry Comparator
}

func (n *node) Compare(e Comparator) int {
	return n.entry.Compare(e)
}

// newNode will allocate and return a new node with the entry
// provided.  maxLevels will determine the length of the forward
// pointer list associated with this node.
func newNode(cmp Comparator, maxLevels uint8) *node {
	return &node{
		entry:   cmp,
		forward: make(nodes, maxLevels),
		widths:  make(widths, maxLevels),
	}
}