Add stdalgo::iterator_range and switch config tag reading to use it.

This allows us to use range-based for loops which were not possible
with the previous config tag system.

1 files changed, 69 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/iterator_range.h b/include/iterator_range.h
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+/*
+ * InspIRCd -- Internet Relay Chat Daemon
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2020 Sadie Powell <sadie@witchery.services>
+ *
+ * This file is part of InspIRCd.  InspIRCd is free software: you can
+ * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace stdalgo
+{
+	template <typename Iterator>
+	class iterator_range;
+}
+
+template <typename Iterator>
+class stdalgo::iterator_range
+{
+ private:
+	/** An iterator which points to the start of the range. */
+	const Iterator begini;
+
+	/* An iterator which points to one past the end of the range. */
+	const Iterator endi;
+
+ public:
+ 	/** Initialises a new iterator range with the specified iterators.
+ 	 * @param begin An iterator which points to the start of the range.
+ 	 * @param end An iterator which points to one past the end of the range.
+ 	 */
+	iterator_range(Iterator begin, Iterator end)
+		: begini(begin)
+		, endi(end)
+	{
+	}
+
+	/** Initialises a new iterator range from a pair of iterators.
+	 * @param range A pair of iterators in the format [first, last).
+	 */
+	iterator_range(std::pair<Iterator, Iterator> range)
+		: begini(range.first)
+		, endi(range.second)
+	{
+	}
+
+	/** Determines whether the iterator range is empty. */
+	bool empty() const { return begini == endi; }
+
+	/** Retrieves an iterator which points to the start of the range. */
+	const Iterator& begin() const { return begini; }
+
+	/** Retrieves an iterator which points to one past the end of the range. */
+	const Iterator& end() const { return endi; }
+
+	/** Retrieves the number of hops within the iterator range. */
+	typename Iterator::difference_type count() const { return std::distance(begini, endi); }
+};