#527 GlobalMatrix and GlobalVector: add free functions that provide operators...

#527 GlobalMatrix and GlobalVector: add free functions that provide operators < and == for numbering subset(s).

Sources/Core/LinearAlgebra/GlobalMatrix.cpp

@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ namespace HappyHeart
         Swap(static_cast<Parent&>(A), static_cast<Parent&>(B));
         
     }
+    
+    
+    bool NumberingSubsetEqual(const GlobalMatrix& lhs, const GlobalMatrix& rhs)
+    {
+        return lhs.GetRowNumberingSubset() == rhs.GetRowNumberingSubset()
+        && lhs.GetColNumberingSubset() == rhs.GetColNumberingSubset();
+    }
+    
+    
+    bool NumberingSubsetLess(const GlobalMatrix& lhs, const GlobalMatrix& rhs)
+    {
+        const auto& lhs_row_subset = lhs.GetRowNumberingSubset();
+        const auto& rhs_row_subset = rhs.GetRowNumberingSubset();
+        
+        if (lhs_row_subset == rhs_row_subset)
+            return lhs.GetColNumberingSubset() < rhs.GetColNumberingSubset();        
+        
+        return lhs_row_subset < rhs_row_subset;
+    }
   
 
 } // namespace HappyHeart

Sources/Core/LinearAlgebra/GlobalMatrix.hpp

@@ -99,6 +99,27 @@ namespace HappyHeart
     };
     
     
+    /*!
+     * \brief Returns true when two GlobalMatrices share the same numbering subsets.
+     *
+     * This is intended to be used in containers in which at most one GlobalMatrix with (row_numbering_subset,
+     * col_numbering_subset) may be found.
+     */
+    bool NumberingSubsetEqual(const GlobalMatrix& lhs, const GlobalMatrix& rhs);
+    
+    
+    /*!
+     * \brief operator< for the numbering subsets.
+     *
+     * Row subset are compared first, and in case of equality columns ones are looked at.
+     *
+     * This is intended to be used in containers in which at most one GlobalMatrix with (row_numbering_subset,
+     * col_numbering_subset) may be found.
+     */
+    bool NumberingSubsetLess(const GlobalMatrix& lhs, const GlobalMatrix& rhs);
+
+    
+    
     
     /*!
      * \brief Swap two matrices.

Sources/Core/LinearAlgebra/GlobalMatrix.hxx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace HappyHeart
     {
         return col_numbering_subset_;
     }
-
+    
     
 } // namespace HappyHeart
 

Sources/Core/LinearAlgebra/GlobalVector.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ namespace HappyHeart
         Swap(static_cast<Parent&>(A), static_cast<Parent&>(B));
         
     }
+    
+    
+    
+    bool NumberingSubsetEqual(const GlobalVector& lhs, const GlobalVector& rhs)
+    {
+        return lhs.GetNumberingSubset() == rhs.GetNumberingSubset();
+    }
+    
+    
+    bool NumberingSubsetLess(const GlobalVector& lhs, const GlobalVector& rhs)
+    {
+        return lhs.GetNumberingSubset()< rhs.GetNumberingSubset();
+    }
+
   
 
 } // namespace HappyHeart

Sources/Core/LinearAlgebra/GlobalVector.hpp

@@ -90,6 +90,25 @@ namespace HappyHeart
     };
     
     
+    /*!
+     * \brief Returns true when two GlobalVectors share the same numbering subset.
+     *
+     * This is intended to be used in containers in which at most one GlobalVector with a given numbering
+     * subset may be found.
+     */
+    bool NumberingSubsetEqual(const GlobalVector& lhs, const GlobalVector& rhs);
+    
+    
+    /*!
+     * \brief operator< for the numbering subsets.
+     *
+     * This is intended to be used in containers in which at most one GlobalVector with a given numbering
+     * subset may be found.
+     */
+    bool NumberingSubsetLess(const GlobalVector& lhs, const GlobalVector& rhs);
+
+    
+    
     /*!
      * \brief Swap two vectors.
      *