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<WRAP><color red><fs 200%>Corning Community College</fs></color></WRAP>
<WRAP><fs 150%>CSCS2320 Data Structures</fs></WRAP>
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======Project: SLL4======

=====Errata=====
This section will document any updates applied to the project since original release:

  * __revision #__: <description> (DATESTAMP)

=====Objective=====
In this project, we take a step up from our singly linked list implementation- just as the singly-linked list was a step up from the individual nodes as an organizing unit for nodes.

So what does this give us? An organizing unit for lists! I'm calling them "ListGroups" or "GroupOfLists", and with our sll3 addition of a **there** pointer to the list struct, we'll be working with groups of linked lists.

=====Project Overview=====

====group.h====
We can now organize our lists with this new groupoflists struct (typedef'ed to **Group** for typing convenience).

<code c>
#ifndef _GROUP_H
#define _GROUP_H

#include "list.h"                        // list relies on node to work

struct groupoflists {
    List *initial;                       // pointer to first list
    List *closing;                       // pointer to last list
};
typedef struct groupoflists Group;       // cuz we deserve nice things
typedef long   int          sli;         // short name for big thing

Group *mkgroup(void);                    // create/allocate new Group
Group *rmgroup(Group *);                 // clear/deallocate Group

Group *linsert(Group *, List *, List *); // add list before given list
Group *lappend(Group *, List *, List *); // add list after given list
Group *lobtain(Group *, List **);        // obtain/disconnect list from group

sli    ldisplay(Group *, sli);           // display list group

sli    lgetpos(Group  *, List *);        // retrieve position of list
List  *lsetpos(Group  *, sli);           // seek to list in group

#endif
</code>

You should notice a striking similarity to the core list functionality (a first and a last pointer-- only to Lists, and not Nodes), and the presence of Group manipulation and utility functions (appending, inserting, obtaining, displaying, getting/setting position, creating, and removing a group).

This project will test the level of your abstraction skills-- for there isn't that much of a conceptual difference between the list functions and the group functions. The more you understand that, the easier this project will be.
====group library====
In **src/group/**, you will find 7 new C files:

  * **obtain.c**   - which will house the group lobtain() function (to disconnect lists from a group)
  * **pos.c**      - which will handle getting/setting list positions within the group
  * **mk.c**       - which will handle creating (allocating) a new group struct
  * **rm.c**       - which will handle deallocating (purging) the group 
  * **insert.c**   - which will handle inserting (linsert()) a new list into the group
  * **append.c**   - which will house the group appending function **lappend()**
  * **display.c**  - which will house the group display (**ldisplay()**) function.

Take a look at the code there. These are the files that contain functions which will be compiled and archived into the group library (**libgroup.a**) we will be using in this and future projects.

Figure out what is going on, make sure you understand it.

====Group library unit tests====
In **unit/group/**, you will find the unit tests and verify scripts for the functions to be implementated in the group library.

These are complete runnable programs (when compiled, and linked against the group library, which is all handled for you by the **Makefile** system in place).

Of particular importance, I want you to take a close look at:

  * the source code to each of these unit tests
    * the purpose of these programs is to validate the correct functionality of the respective library functions
    * follow the logic
    * make sure you understand what is going on
    * ask questions to get clarification!
  * the output from these programs once compiled and ran
    * analyze the output
    * make sure you understand what is going on
    * ask questions to get clarification!

=====Expected Results=====
To assist you in verifying a correct implementation, a fully working implementation of the node library, list library (with new modifications), and group library should resemble the following:

====group library====
Here is what you should get for all the functions completed in the group library:

<cli>
lab46:~/src/data/sll4$ make check
======================================================
=    Verifying Singly-Linked Group Functionality     =
======================================================
   [mkgroup] Total:   5, Matches:   5, Mismatches:   0
   [rmgroup] Total:   3, Matches:   3, Mismatches:   0
   [linsert] Total:  20, Matches:  20, Mismatches:   0
   [lappend] Total:  20, Matches:  20, Mismatches:   0
   [lobtain] Total:  15, Matches:  15, Mismatches:   0
  [ldisplay] Total:  31, Matches:  31, Mismatches:   0
   [lgetpos] Total:  14, Matches:  14, Mismatches:   0
   [lsetpos] Total:  14, Matches:  14, Mismatches:   0
======================================================
   [RESULTS] Total: 122, Matches: 122, Mismatches:   0
======================================================
lab46:~/src/data/sll4$ 
</cli>
=====Submission=====
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