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authorHunter Kvalevog <hunter@kvog.sh>2026-10-02 21:53:51 -0500
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-// This exercise explores the `Cow` (Clone-On-Write) smart pointer. It can
-// enclose and provide immutable access to borrowed data and clone the data
-// lazily when mutation or ownership is required. The type is designed to work
-// with general borrowed data via the `Borrow` trait.
-
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-
-fn abs_all(input: &mut Cow<[i32]>) {
- for ind in 0..input.len() {
- let value = input[ind];
- if value < 0 {
- // Clones into a vector if not already owned.
- input.to_mut()[ind] = -value;
- }
- }
-}
-
-fn main() {
- // You can optionally experiment here.
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
- use super::*;
-
- #[test]
- fn reference_mutation() {
- // Clone occurs because `input` needs to be mutated.
- let vec = vec![-1, 0, 1];
- let mut input = Cow::from(&vec);
- abs_all(&mut input);
- assert!(matches!(input, Cow::Owned(_)));
- }
-
- #[test]
- fn reference_no_mutation() {
- // No clone occurs because `input` doesn't need to be mutated.
- let vec = vec![0, 1, 2];
- let mut input = Cow::from(&vec);
- abs_all(&mut input);
- assert!(matches!(input, Cow::Borrowed(_)));
- }
-
- #[test]
- fn owned_no_mutation() {
- // We can also pass `vec` without `&` so `Cow` owns it directly. In this
- // case, no mutation occurs (all numbers are already absolute) and thus
- // also no clone. But the result is still owned because it was never
- // borrowed or mutated.
- let vec = vec![0, 1, 2];
- let mut input = Cow::from(vec);
- abs_all(&mut input);
- assert!(matches!(input, Cow::Owned(_)));
- }
-
- #[test]
- fn owned_mutation() {
- // Of course this is also the case if a mutation does occur (not all
- // numbers are absolute). In this case, the call to `to_mut()` in the
- // `abs_all` function returns a reference to the same data as before.
- let vec = vec![-1, 0, 1];
- let mut input = Cow::from(vec);
- abs_all(&mut input);
- assert!(matches!(input, Cow::Owned(_)));
- }
-}