/**
* @file
* @brief [Shunting Yard Algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunting_yard_algorithm)
* @details From Wikipedia: In computer science,
* the shunting yard algorithm is a method for parsing arithmetical or logical expressions, or a combination of both, specified in infix notation.
* It can produce either a postfix notation string, also known as Reverse Polish notation (RPN), or an abstract syntax tree (AST).
* The algorithm was invented by Edsger Dijkstra and named the "shunting yard" algorithm because its operation resembles that of a railroad shunting yard.
* @author [CascadingCascade](https://github.com/CascadingCascade)
*/
#include <assert.h> /// for assertion
#include <stdio.h> /// for IO operations
#include <stdlib.h> /// for memory management
#include <string.h> /// for string operations
#include <ctype.h> /// for isdigit()
/**
* @brief Helper function that returns each operator's precedence
* @param operator the operator to be queried
* @returns the operator's precedence
*/
int getPrecedence(char operator) {
switch (operator) {
case '+':
case '-': {
return 1;
}
case '*':
case '/': {
return 2;
}
case '^': {
return 3;
}
default:{
fprintf(stderr,"Error: Invalid operator\n");
return -1;
}
}
}
/**
* @brief Helper function that returns each operator's associativity
* @param operator the operator to be queried
* @returns '1' if the operator is left associative
* @returns '0' if the operator is right associative
*/
int getAssociativity(char operator) {
switch (operator) {
case '^': {
return 0;
}
case '+':
case '-':
case '*':
case '/': {
return 1;
}
default: {
fprintf(stderr,"Error: Invalid operator\n");
return -1;
}
}
}
/**
* @brief An implementation of the shunting yard that converts infix notation to reversed polish notation
* @param input pointer to input string
* @param output pointer to output location
* @returns `1` if a parentheses mismatch is detected
* @returns `0` if no mismatches are detected
*/
int shuntingYard(const char *input, char *output) {
const unsigned int inputLength = strlen(input);
char* operatorStack = (char*) malloc(sizeof(char) * inputLength);
// This pointer points at where we should insert the next element,
// Hence stackPointer - 1 is used when accessing elements
unsigned int stackPointer = 0;
// We will parse the input with strtok(),
// Since strtok() is destructive, we make a copy of the input to preserve the original string
char* str = malloc(sizeof(char) * inputLength + 1);
strcpy(str,input);
char* token = strtok(str," ");
// We will push to output with strcat() and strncat(),
// This initializes output to be a string with a length of zero
output[0] = '\0';
while (token != NULL) {
// If it's a number, push it to the output directly
if (isdigit(token[0])) {
strcat(output,token);
strcat(output," ");
token = strtok(NULL," ");
continue;
}
switch (token[0]) {
// If it's a left parenthesis, push it to the operator stack for later matching
case '(': {
operatorStack[stackPointer++] = token[0];
break;
}
// If it's a right parenthesis, search for a left parenthesis to match it
case ')': {
// Guard statement against accessing an empty stack
if(stackPointer < 1) {
fprintf(stderr,"Error: Mismatched parentheses\n");
free(operatorStack);
free(str);
return 1;
}
while (operatorStack[stackPointer - 1] != '(') {
// strncat() with a count of 1 is used to append characters to output
const unsigned int i = (stackPointer--) - 1;
strncat(output, &operatorStack[i], 1);
strcat(output," ");
// If the operator stack is exhausted before a match can be found,
// There must be a mismatch
if(stackPointer == 0) {
fprintf(stderr,"Error: Mismatched parentheses\n");
free(operatorStack);
free(str);
return 1;
}
}
// Discards the parentheses now the matching is complete,
// Simply remove the left parenthesis from the stack is enough,
// Since the right parenthesis didn't enter the stack in the first place
stackPointer--;
break;
}
// If it's an operator(o1), we compare it to whatever is at the top of the operator stack(o2)
default: {
// Places the operator into the stack directly if it's empty
if(stackPointer < 1) {
operatorStack[stackPointer++] = token[0];
break;
}
// We need to check if there's actually a valid operator at the top of the stack
if((stackPointer - 1 > 0) && operatorStack[stackPointer - 1] != '(') {
const int precedence1 = getPrecedence(token[0]);
const int precedence2 = getPrecedence(operatorStack[stackPointer - 1]);
const int associativity = getAssociativity(token[0]);
// We pop operators from the stack, if...
while ( // ... their precedences are equal, and o1 is left associative, ...
((associativity && precedence1 == precedence2) ||
// ... or o2 simply have a higher precedence, ...
precedence2 > precedence1) &&
// ... and there are still operators available to be popped.
((stackPointer - 1 > 0) && operatorStack[stackPointer - 1] != '(')) {
strncat(output,&operatorStack[(stackPointer--) - 1],1);
strcat(output," ");
}
}
// We'll save o1 for later
operatorStack[stackPointer++] = token[0];
break;
}
}
token = strtok(NULL," ");
}
free(str);
// Now all input has been exhausted,
// Pop everything from the operator stack, then push them to the output
while (stackPointer > 0) {
// If there are still leftover left parentheses in the stack,
// There must be a mismatch
if(operatorStack[stackPointer - 1] == '(') {
fprintf(stderr,"Error: Mismatched parentheses\n");
free(operatorStack);
return 1;
}
const unsigned int i = (stackPointer--) - 1;
strncat(output, &operatorStack[i], 1);
if (i != 0) {
strcat(output," ");
}
}
free(operatorStack);
return 0;
}
/**
* @brief Self-test implementations
* @returns void
*/
static void test() {
char* in = malloc(sizeof(char) * 50);
char* out = malloc(sizeof(char) * 50);
int i;
strcpy(in,"3 + 4 * ( 2 - 1 )");
printf("Infix: %s\n",in);
i = shuntingYard(in, out);
printf("RPN: %s\n",out);
printf("Return code: %d\n\n",i);
assert(strcmp(out,"3 4 2 1 - * +") == 0);
assert(i == 0);
strcpy(in,"3 + 4 * 2 / ( 1 - 5 ) ^ 2 ^ 3");
printf("Infix: %s\n",in);
i = shuntingYard(in, out);
printf("RPN: %s\n",out);
printf("Return code: %d\n\n",i);
assert(strcmp(out,"3 4 2 * 1 5 - 2 3 ^ ^ / +") == 0);
assert(i == 0);
printf("Testing successfully completed!\n");
free(in);
free(out);
}
/**
* @brief Main function
* @returns 0 on exit
*/
int main() {
test(); // Run self-test implementations
return 0;
}