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| 1 | +# core.base.bloom_filter |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This module provides a Bloom filter implementation, a probabilistic data structure used to test whether an element is a member of a set. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +::: tip TIP |
| 6 | +To use this module, you need to import it first: `import("core.base.bloom_filter")` |
| 7 | +::: |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +A Bloom filter is a space-efficient probabilistic data structure that is used to test whether an element is a member of a set. False positive matches are possible, but false negatives are not. This makes it useful for checking membership with high probability and minimal memory usage. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +## bloom_filter.new |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +- Create a new Bloom filter |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +#### Function Prototype |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +::: tip API |
| 18 | +```lua |
| 19 | +bloom_filter.new(opt?: <table>) |
| 20 | +``` |
| 21 | +::: |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +#### Parameter Description |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +| Parameter | Description | |
| 26 | +|-----------|-------------| |
| 27 | +| opt | Optional. Configuration options:<br>- `probability` - False positive probability (default: 0.001)<br>- `hash_count` - Number of hash functions (default: 3)<br>- `item_maxn` - Maximum number of items (default: 1000000) | |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +#### Return Value |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +| Type | Description | |
| 32 | +|------|-------------| |
| 33 | +| bloom_filter | Returns a bloom filter instance | |
| 34 | +| nil, string | Returns nil and error message on failure | |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +#### Usage |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +```lua |
| 39 | +import("core.base.bloom_filter") |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +-- Create a new bloom filter with default settings |
| 42 | +local filter = bloom_filter.new() |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +-- Create with custom settings |
| 45 | +local filter = bloom_filter.new({ |
| 46 | + probability = 0.001, |
| 47 | + hash_count = 3, |
| 48 | + item_maxn = 1000000 |
| 49 | +}) |
| 50 | +``` |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +::: tip TIP |
| 53 | +Supported probability values: 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.0001, 0.00001, 0.000001 |
| 54 | +::: |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +## filter:set |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +- Add an item to the Bloom filter |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +#### Function Prototype |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +::: tip API |
| 63 | +```lua |
| 64 | +filter:set(item: <string>) |
| 65 | +``` |
| 66 | +::: |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +#### Parameter Description |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +| Parameter | Description | |
| 71 | +|-----------|-------------| |
| 72 | +| item | Required. String item to add to the filter | |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +#### Return Value |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +| Type | Description | |
| 77 | +|------|-------------| |
| 78 | +| boolean | Returns true if item was successfully added, false if it already exists | |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +#### Usage |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +```lua |
| 83 | +import("core.base.bloom_filter") |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +local filter = bloom_filter.new() |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +-- Add items to the filter |
| 88 | +if filter:set("hello") then |
| 89 | + print("Item added successfully") |
| 90 | +end |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +-- Note: false positives are possible |
| 93 | +if filter:set("hello") then |
| 94 | + print("This won't print - item already exists") |
| 95 | +else |
| 96 | + print("Item already exists (may be false positive)") |
| 97 | +end |
| 98 | +``` |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +## filter:get |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +- Check if an item exists in the Bloom filter |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +#### Function Prototype |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +::: tip API |
| 107 | +```lua |
| 108 | +filter:get(item: <string>) |
| 109 | +``` |
| 110 | +::: |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +#### Parameter Description |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +| Parameter | Description | |
| 115 | +|-----------|-------------| |
| 116 | +| item | Required. String item to check | |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +#### Return Value |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +| Type | Description | |
| 121 | +|------|-------------| |
| 122 | +| boolean | Returns true if item exists, false otherwise | |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +#### Usage |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +```lua |
| 127 | +import("core.base.bloom_filter") |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +local filter = bloom_filter.new() |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +-- Add some items |
| 132 | +filter:set("hello") |
| 133 | +filter:set("xmake") |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +-- Check for items |
| 136 | +if filter:get("hello") then |
| 137 | + print("hello exists") |
| 138 | +end |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +if filter:get("not exists") then |
| 141 | + print("This won't print") |
| 142 | +else |
| 143 | + print("Item not found") |
| 144 | +end |
| 145 | +``` |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +::: warning NOTE |
| 148 | +Bloom filters can produce false positives (claiming an item exists when it doesn't), but never false negatives (claiming an item doesn't exist when it does). |
| 149 | +::: |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +## filter:data |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | +- Get the Bloom filter data as a bytes object |
| 154 | + |
| 155 | +#### Function Prototype |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +::: tip API |
| 158 | +```lua |
| 159 | +filter:data() |
| 160 | +``` |
| 161 | +::: |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | +#### Parameter Description |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | +No parameters |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +#### Return Value |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +| Type | Description | |
| 170 | +|------|-------------| |
| 171 | +| bytes | Returns the filter data as a bytes object | |
| 172 | +| nil, string | Returns nil and error message on failure | |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | +#### Usage |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +```lua |
| 177 | +import("core.base.bloom_filter") |
| 178 | + |
| 179 | +local filter = bloom_filter.new() |
| 180 | +filter:set("hello") |
| 181 | +filter:set("xmake") |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +-- Get the filter data |
| 184 | +local data = filter:data() |
| 185 | + |
| 186 | +-- Save or transfer the data |
| 187 | +print("Filter size:", data:size()) |
| 188 | +``` |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +## filter:data_set |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | +- Set the Bloom filter data from a bytes object |
| 193 | + |
| 194 | +#### Function Prototype |
| 195 | + |
| 196 | +::: tip API |
| 197 | +```lua |
| 198 | +filter:data_set(data: <bytes>) |
| 199 | +``` |
| 200 | +::: |
| 201 | + |
| 202 | +#### Parameter Description |
| 203 | + |
| 204 | +| Parameter | Description | |
| 205 | +|-----------|-------------| |
| 206 | +| data | Required. Bytes object containing the filter data | |
| 207 | + |
| 208 | +#### Return Value |
| 209 | + |
| 210 | +| Type | Description | |
| 211 | +|------|-------------| |
| 212 | +| boolean | Returns true if data was set successfully | |
| 213 | + |
| 214 | +#### Usage |
| 215 | + |
| 216 | +```lua |
| 217 | +import("core.base.bloom_filter") |
| 218 | + |
| 219 | +-- Create first filter and add items |
| 220 | +local filter1 = bloom_filter.new() |
| 221 | +filter1:set("hello") |
| 222 | +filter1:set("xmake") |
| 223 | + |
| 224 | +-- Get data from first filter |
| 225 | +local data = filter1:data() |
| 226 | + |
| 227 | +-- Create second filter and load data |
| 228 | +local filter2 = bloom_filter.new() |
| 229 | +filter2:data_set(data) |
| 230 | + |
| 231 | +-- Both filters now contain the same items |
| 232 | +assert(filter2:get("hello") == true) |
| 233 | +assert(filter2:get("xmake") == true) |
| 234 | +``` |
| 235 | + |
| 236 | +## filter:clear |
| 237 | + |
| 238 | +- Clear all items from the Bloom filter |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | +#### Function Prototype |
| 241 | + |
| 242 | +::: tip API |
| 243 | +```lua |
| 244 | +filter:clear() |
| 245 | +``` |
| 246 | +::: |
| 247 | + |
| 248 | +#### Parameter Description |
| 249 | + |
| 250 | +No parameters |
| 251 | + |
| 252 | +#### Return Value |
| 253 | + |
| 254 | +| Type | Description | |
| 255 | +|------|-------------| |
| 256 | +| boolean | Returns true on success, false on failure | |
| 257 | + |
| 258 | +#### Usage |
| 259 | + |
| 260 | +```lua |
| 261 | +import("core.base.bloom_filter") |
| 262 | + |
| 263 | +local filter = bloom_filter.new() |
| 264 | +filter:set("hello") |
| 265 | +filter:set("xmake") |
| 266 | + |
| 267 | +-- Clear all items |
| 268 | +filter:clear() |
| 269 | + |
| 270 | +-- Items are now removed |
| 271 | +assert(filter:get("hello") == false) |
| 272 | +assert(filter:get("xmake") == false) |
| 273 | +``` |
| 274 | + |
| 275 | +## filter:cdata |
| 276 | + |
| 277 | +- Get the internal C data handle |
| 278 | + |
| 279 | +#### Function Prototype |
| 280 | + |
| 281 | +::: tip API |
| 282 | +```lua |
| 283 | +filter:cdata() |
| 284 | +``` |
| 285 | +::: |
| 286 | + |
| 287 | +#### Parameter Description |
| 288 | + |
| 289 | +No parameters |
| 290 | + |
| 291 | +#### Return Value |
| 292 | + |
| 293 | +| Type | Description | |
| 294 | +|------|-------------| |
| 295 | +| userdata | Returns the internal C data handle | |
| 296 | + |
| 297 | +#### Usage |
| 298 | + |
| 299 | +```lua |
| 300 | +import("core.base.bloom_filter") |
| 301 | + |
| 302 | +local filter = bloom_filter.new() |
| 303 | +local cdata = filter:cdata() |
| 304 | +print("C data handle:", cdata) |
| 305 | +``` |
| 306 | + |
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