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/* DISTRIB.H - Interface to module for handling distributions over numbers. */

/* Copyright (c) 1995-2012 by Radford M. Neal and Peter Junteng Liu.
 *
 * Permission is granted for anyone to copy, use, modify, and distribute
 * these programs and accompanying documents for any purpose, provided
 * this copyright notice is retained and prominently displayed, and note
 * is made of any changes made to these programs.  These programs and
 * documents are distributed without any warranty, express or implied.
 * As the programs were written for research purposes only, they have not
 * been tested to the degree that would be advisable in any important
 * application.  All use of these programs is entirely at the user's own
 * risk.
 */


/* DATA STRUCTURES USED TO STORE A DISTRIBUTION LIST.  Entries in the list 
 * (distrib_entry) are stored in an array (distrib->list[]). */

typedef struct distrib_entry
{ int num;                      /* A positive number */
  double prop;                  /* Proportion for this number */
} distrib_entry;

typedef struct distrib
{ struct distrib_entry *list;   /* The list of numbers and proportions */
  int size;                     /* Number of entries in the list */
} distrib;


/* MACROS TO ACCESS ELEMENTS OF A DISTRIBUTION LIST.  Note that indexes for
   entries start at 0. */

#define distrib_num(d,i) \
  ((d)->list[i].num)            /* The number for the i'th entry */

#define distrib_prop(d,i) \
  ((d)->list[i].prop)           /* The i'th entry's proportion [probability] */

#define distrib_size(d) \
  ((d)->size)                   /* The length of the list (integer) */


/* PROCEDURES FOR DISTRIBUTION LISTS. */

distrib *distrib_create (char *);
void distrib_free (distrib *);

int distrib_max(distrib *);