gistfile1.js

// A RingBufffer

function RingBuffer(sz) {
    this._max = sz;
    this._buffer = new Array(sz);
    this._head = -1;
}

RingBuffer.prototype = {

    push: function(el){
        // summary: Push a new element into the ring buffer.
        //          May discard the oldest existing element.
        var h = this._head + 1;
        if(h === this._max) h = 0; // wrap to the beginning
        this._buffer[h] = el;
        this._head = h;
        return this;
    },

    pop: function(){
        // summary: Pull the most recently pushed element out of
        //          the buffer.
        var el = this._buffer[this._head];
        if(el === undefined) {
            return undefined;
        }

        var h = this._head - 1;
        if(h === -1 && this._buffer[this._max-1] !== undefined) {
            h = this._max-1;
        }
        this._buffer[this._head] = undefined;
        this._head = h;
        return el;
    },

    _visit: function(fn){
        var l=0,h=this._head;
        while(this._buffer[h] !== undefined && l !== this._max) {
            if(fn) fn(this._buffer[h], l);
            l++; h--;
            if(h === -1 && this._buffer[this._max - 1] !== undefined) {
                h = this._max - 1;
            }
        }
        return l;
    },

    length: function(){
        return this._visit();
    },

    toArray: function(){
        var ar = [];
        this._visit(function(el) { ar.push(el); } );
        return ar;
    },

    toString: function(){
        var body = this.length() === 0 ? "" : "[ " + this.toArray().join(", ") + " ]";
        return "[RingBuffer " + body + "]";
    }
};