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#pragma once
 

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
 
// to help IDE parser
#include <agrum/base/core/hashTable.h>
 
namespace gum {
  // ===========================================================================
  // ===     IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHAINED LISTS USED IN THE HASH TABLES     ===
  // ===========================================================================
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTableList< Key, Val >::_copy_(const HashTableList< Key, Val >& from) {
    Bucket *ptr, *old_ptr{nullptr}, *new_elt{nullptr};
    // set the defaults
    _deb_list_ = nullptr;
 
    // copy from's list
    try {
      for (ptr = from._deb_list_; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next) {
        // copy the current from's bucket (may throw an exception either because
        // new cannot allocate the bucket or because the copy constructor of Val
        // throws an exception)
        new_elt = new Bucket(*ptr);
 
        // rechain properly the new list
        new_elt->prev = old_ptr;
 
        if (old_ptr != nullptr) old_ptr->next = new_elt;
        else _deb_list_ = new_elt;
 
        old_ptr = new_elt;
      }
 
      if (old_ptr != nullptr) old_ptr->next = nullptr;
 
      // update the number of elements stored into the list and the end of the
      // list
      _nb_elements_ = from._nb_elements_;
      _end_list_    = new_elt;
    } catch (...) {
      // problem: we could not allocate an element in the list => we delete
      // the elements created so far and we throw an exception
      while (_deb_list_ != nullptr) {
        Bucket* next_elt = _deb_list_->next;
        delete _deb_list_;
        _deb_list_ = next_elt;
      }
 
      _nb_elements_ = 0;
      _end_list_    = nullptr;
 
      throw;
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* HashTableList< Key, Val >::bucket(const Key& key) const {
    for (Bucket* ptr = _deb_list_; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next)
      if (ptr->key() == key) return ptr;
 
    return nullptr;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* HashTableList< Key, Val >::bucket(std::string_view key) const
    requires std::same_as< Key, std::string >
  {
    for (Bucket* ptr = _deb_list_; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next)
      if (ptr->key() == key) return ptr;
 
    return nullptr;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTableList< Key, Val >::erase(HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* ptr) {
    // check that the pointer is not nullptr
    if (ptr == nullptr) { GUM_ERROR(NullElement, "trying to erase a nullptr bucket") }
 
    // relink properly the doubly chained list
    if (ptr->prev != nullptr) ptr->prev->next = ptr->next;
    else _deb_list_ = ptr->next;
 
    if (ptr->next != nullptr) ptr->next->prev = ptr->prev;
    else _end_list_ = ptr->prev;
 
    // remove the current element from the list
    delete ptr;
 
    --_nb_elements_;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableList< Key, Val >::HashTableList() noexcept = default;
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableList< Key, Val >::HashTableList(const HashTableList< Key, Val >& from) {
    _copy_(from);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableList< Key, Val >::HashTableList(HashTableList< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept :
      _deb_list_{from._deb_list_}, _end_list_{from._end_list_}, _nb_elements_{from._nb_elements_} {
    from._deb_list_    = nullptr;
    from._end_list_    = nullptr;
    from._nb_elements_ = 0;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableList< Key, Val >::~HashTableList() {
    for (Bucket *next_ptr, *ptr = _deb_list_; ptr != nullptr; ptr = next_ptr) {
      next_ptr = ptr->next;
      delete ptr;
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTableList< Key, Val >::clear() {
    for (Bucket *next_ptr, *ptr = _deb_list_; ptr != nullptr; ptr = next_ptr) {
      next_ptr = ptr->next;
      delete ptr;
    }
 
    _nb_elements_ = Size(0);
    _deb_list_    = nullptr;
    _end_list_    = nullptr;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableList< Key, Val >&
      HashTableList< Key, Val >::operator=(const HashTableList< Key, Val >& from) {
    // avoid self assignment
    if (this != &from) {
      clear();
      _copy_(from);
    }
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableList< Key, Val >&
      HashTableList< Key, Val >::operator=(HashTableList< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept {
    // avoid self assignment
    if (this != &from) {
      _deb_list_      = from._deb_list_;
      _end_list_      = from._end_list_;
      _nb_elements_   = from._nb_elements_;
      from._deb_list_ = nullptr;
    }
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTableList< Key, Val >::value_type& HashTableList< Key, Val >::at(Size i) {
    if (i >= _nb_elements_) { GUM_ERROR(NotFound, "not enough elements in the chained list") }
 
    Bucket* ptr;
 
    for (ptr = _deb_list_; i; --i, ptr = ptr->next) {}
 
    return ptr->elt();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableList< Key, Val >::value_type&
      HashTableList< Key, Val >::at(Size i) const {
    if (i >= _nb_elements_) { GUM_ERROR(NotFound, "not enough elements in the chained list") }
 
    Bucket* ptr;
 
    for (ptr = _deb_list_; i; --i, ptr = ptr->next) {}
 
    return ptr->elt();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableList< Key, Val >::mapped_type&
      HashTableList< Key, Val >::operator[](const Key& key) const {
    for (Bucket* ptr = _deb_list_; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next)
      if (ptr->key() == key) return ptr->val();
 
    GUM_ERROR(NotFound, "No element with the key <" << key << ">")
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTableList< Key, Val >::mapped_type&
      HashTableList< Key, Val >::operator[](const Key& key) {
    for (Bucket* ptr = _deb_list_; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next)
      if (ptr->key() == key) return ptr->val();
 
    GUM_ERROR(NotFound, "No element with the key <" << key << ">")
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTableList< Key, Val >::exists(const Key& key) const {
    for (Bucket* ptr = _deb_list_; ptr != nullptr; ptr = ptr->next) {
      if (ptr->key() == key) { return true; }
    }
 
    return false;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTableList< Key, Val >::empty() const noexcept {
    return (_nb_elements_ == Size(0));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTableList< Key, Val >::insert(HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* new_elt) noexcept {
    // place the bucket at the beginning of the list
    new_elt->prev = nullptr;
    new_elt->next = _deb_list_;
 
    if (_deb_list_ != nullptr) _deb_list_->prev = new_elt;
    else _end_list_ = new_elt;
 
    _deb_list_ = new_elt;
 
    ++_nb_elements_;
  }
 
  // ===========================================================================
  // ===                   GENERIC HASH TABLE IMPLEMENTATION                 ===
  // ===========================================================================
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::_copy_(const HashTable< Key, Val >& table) {
    // in debug mode, check that this and table have ' __nodes' arrays of the
    // same size
    GUM_ASSERT(table._size_ == _size_);
 
    // try to fill the array of chained lists
    for (Size i = 0; i < table._size_; ++i) {
      try {
        _nodes_[i] = table._nodes_[i];
      } catch (...) {
        // here we could allocate the  _nodes_[j], j=0..i-1, so we should
        // deallocate them
        for (Size j = 0; j < _size_; ++j)
          _nodes_[j].clear();
 
        _nb_elements_ = Size(0);
 
        // propagate the exception
        throw;
      }
    }
 
    _nb_elements_ = table._nb_elements_;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::_create_(Size size) {
    // setup the  _nodes_ vector (contains only empty lists)
    _nodes_.resize(size);
 
    // set up properly the hash function
    _hash_func_.resize(size);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTable< Key, Val >::HashTable(Size size_param, bool resize_pol, bool key_uniqueness_pol) :
      // size must be >= 2 else we lose all the bits of the hash function
      _size_{Size(1) << _hashTableLog2_(std::max(Size(2), size_param))},
      _resize_policy_{resize_pol}, _key_uniqueness_policy_{key_uniqueness_pol} {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTable);
 
    // finalize the creation
    _create_(_size_);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTable< Key, Val >::HashTable(std::initializer_list< std::pair< Key, Val > > list) :
      // size must be >= 2 else we lose all the bits of the hash function
      _size_{Size(1) << _hashTableLog2_(std::max< Size >(Size(2), Size(list.size()) / 2))} {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTable);
 
    // setup the  _nodes_ vector (contains only empty lists)
    _create_(_size_);
 
    // insert all the elements
    for (const auto& elt: list) {
      insert(elt);
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTable< Key, Val >::HashTable(const HashTable< Key, Val >& table) :
      _size_{table._size_}, _resize_policy_{table._resize_policy_},
      _key_uniqueness_policy_{table._key_uniqueness_policy_}, _begin_index_{table._begin_index_} {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONS_CPY(HashTable);
 
    // setup the  _nodes_ vector (contains only empty lists)
    _create_(_size_);
 
    // fill with the content of table
    _copy_(table);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTable< Key, Val >::HashTable(HashTable< Key, Val >&& table) noexcept :
      _nodes_(std::move(table._nodes_)), _size_{table._size_}, _nb_elements_{table._nb_elements_},
      _hash_func_{table._hash_func_}, _resize_policy_{table._resize_policy_},
      _key_uniqueness_policy_{table._key_uniqueness_policy_}, _begin_index_{table._begin_index_} {
    // clear the safe iterators that pointed to the table
    for (auto* iter: table._safe_iterators_) {
      iter->clear();
    }
 
    // for debugging purposes
    table._size_        = 0;
    table._nb_elements_ = 0;
    GUM_CONS_MOV(HashTable);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::_clearIterators_() {
    const Size len = _safe_iterators_.size();
    for (Size i = Size(0); i < len; ++i)
      _safe_iterators_[i]->clear();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::clear() {
    // update all the registered iterators: they should now point to nullptr
    // and they are positioned to the end of the hashtable.
    _clearIterators_();
 
    // remove the buckets
    for (Size i = Size(0); i < _size_; ++i)
      _nodes_[i].clear();
 
    _nb_elements_ = Size(0);
    _begin_index_ = std::numeric_limits< Size >::max();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTable< Key, Val >::~HashTable() {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_DESTRUCTOR(HashTable);
 
    // update all the registered iterators: they should now point to nullptr
    // and their hashtable should be set to nullptr
    _clearIterators_();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTable< Key, Val >& HashTable< Key, Val >::operator=(const HashTable< Key, Val >& from) {
    // avoid self assignment
    if (this != &from) {
      // for debugging purposes
      GUM_OP_CPY(HashTable);
 
      // first remove the current content of the hashtable and make
      // the iterators point to end
      clear();
 
      // if sizes of from's and this'  _nodes_ vectors are not the same,
      // we need to remove the current  _nodes_' array and to create a
      // new array with the correct size
      if (_size_ != from._size_) {
        _nodes_.resize(from._size_);
        _size_ = from._size_;
 
        // update the hash function : this is important as the computation of
        // the hash values heavily depends on the size of the hash table
        _hash_func_.resize(_size_);
      }
 
      _resize_policy_         = from._resize_policy_;
      _key_uniqueness_policy_ = from._key_uniqueness_policy_;
      _begin_index_           = from._begin_index_;
 
      // perform the copy
      _copy_(from);
    }
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTable< Key, Val >& HashTable< Key, Val >::operator=(HashTable< Key, Val >&& table) noexcept {
    // avoid self assignment
    if (this != &table) {
      // for debugging purposes
      GUM_OP_MOV(HashTable);
 
      // make the iterators point to nothing
      for (auto* iter: table._safe_iterators_) {
        iter->clear();
      }
 
      // remove the current content of the hashtable and make
      // the safe iterators of this point to end
      clear();
 
      // also make the safe iterators of table point to end
      for (auto* iter: table._safe_iterators_) {
        iter->clear();
      }
 
      _nodes_                 = std::move(table._nodes_);
      _size_                  = table._size_;
      _nb_elements_           = table._nb_elements_;
      _hash_func_             = table._hash_func_;
      _resize_policy_         = table._resize_policy_;
      _key_uniqueness_policy_ = table._key_uniqueness_policy_;
      _begin_index_           = table._begin_index_;
 
      table._size_        = 0;   // necessary if we wish to perform moves iteratively,
      table._nb_elements_ = 0;   // i.e. x = std::move ( y ); y = std::move ( z ); ...
    }
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTable< Key, Val >::iterator& HashTable< Key, Val >::end() noexcept {
    return *(reinterpret_cast< const iterator* >(_HashTable_end_));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTable< Key, Val >::const_iterator&
      HashTable< Key, Val >::end() const noexcept {
    return *(reinterpret_cast< const const_iterator* >(_HashTable_cend_));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTable< Key, Val >::const_iterator&
      HashTable< Key, Val >::cend() const noexcept {
    return *(reinterpret_cast< const const_iterator* >(_HashTable_cend_));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::iterator HashTable< Key, Val >::begin() {
    // if the table is empty, make the begin and end point to the same element
    if (_nb_elements_ == Size(0)) return iterator{end()};
    else return iterator{*this};
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::const_iterator HashTable< Key, Val >::begin() const {
    // if the table is empty, make the begin and end point to the same element
    if (_nb_elements_ == Size(0)) return const_iterator{end()};
    else return const_iterator{*this};
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::const_iterator HashTable< Key, Val >::cbegin() const {
    // if the table is empty, make the begin and end point to the same element
    if (_nb_elements_ == Size(0)) return const_iterator{cend()};
    else return const_iterator{*this};
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTable< Key, Val >::iterator_safe& HashTable< Key, Val >::endSafe() noexcept {
    return *(reinterpret_cast< const iterator_safe* >(_HashTable_end_safe_));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTable< Key, Val >::const_iterator_safe&
      HashTable< Key, Val >::endSafe() const noexcept {
    return *(reinterpret_cast< const const_iterator_safe* >(_HashTable_cend_safe_));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTable< Key, Val >::const_iterator_safe&
      HashTable< Key, Val >::cendSafe() const noexcept {
    return *(reinterpret_cast< const const_iterator_safe* >(_HashTable_cend_safe_));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::iterator_safe HashTable< Key, Val >::beginSafe() {
    // if the table is empty, make the begin and end point to the same element
    if (_nb_elements_ == Size(0)) return iterator_safe{endSafe()};
    else return iterator_safe{*this};
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::const_iterator_safe HashTable< Key, Val >::beginSafe() const {
    // if the table is empty, make the begin and end point to the same element
    if (_nb_elements_ == Size(0)) return const_iterator_safe{endSafe()};
    else return const_iterator_safe{*this};
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::const_iterator_safe HashTable< Key, Val >::cbeginSafe() const {
    // if the table is empty, make the begin and end point to the same element
    if (_nb_elements_ == Size(0)) return const_iterator_safe{cendSafe()};
    else return const_iterator_safe{*this};
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  Val& HashTable< Key, Val >::operator[](const Key& key) {
    return _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)][key];
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const Val& HashTable< Key, Val >::operator[](const Key& key) const {
    return _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)][key];
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename K >
    requires(std::same_as< Key, std::string > && std::convertible_to< K, std::string_view >
             && !std::same_as< std::decay_t< K >, std::string >)
  Val& HashTable< Key, Val >::operator[](const K& key) {
    std::string_view sv{key};
    Bucket*          b = _nodes_[_hash_func_(sv)].bucket(sv);
    if (b == nullptr) { GUM_ERROR(NotFound, "No element with the key <" << sv << ">") }
    return b->val();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename K >
    requires(std::same_as< Key, std::string > && std::convertible_to< K, std::string_view >
             && !std::same_as< std::decay_t< K >, std::string >)
  const Val& HashTable< Key, Val >::operator[](const K& key) const {
    std::string_view sv{key};
    const Bucket*    b = _nodes_[_hash_func_(sv)].bucket(sv);
    if (b == nullptr) { GUM_ERROR(NotFound, "No element with the key <" << sv << ">") }
    return b->pair.second;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  Size HashTable< Key, Val >::size() const noexcept {
    return _nb_elements_;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  Size HashTable< Key, Val >::capacity() const noexcept {
    return _size_;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTable< Key, Val >::exists(const Key& key) const {
    return _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)].exists(key);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename K >
    requires(std::same_as< Key, std::string > && std::convertible_to< K, std::string_view >
             && !std::same_as< std::decay_t< K >, std::string >)
  bool HashTable< Key, Val >::exists(const K& key) const {
    std::string_view sv{key};
    return _nodes_[_hash_func_(sv)].bucket(sv) != nullptr;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  optional_ref< Val > HashTable< Key, Val >::tryGet(const Key& key) {
    Bucket* bucket = _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)].bucket(key);
    if (bucket == nullptr) return {};
    return bucket->val();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  optional_ref< const Val > HashTable< Key, Val >::tryGet(const Key& key) const {
    const Bucket* bucket = _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)].bucket(key);
    if (bucket == nullptr) return {};
    return bucket->pair.second;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename K >
    requires(std::same_as< Key, std::string > && std::convertible_to< K, std::string_view >
             && !std::same_as< std::decay_t< K >, std::string >)
  optional_ref< Val > HashTable< Key, Val >::tryGet(const K& key) {
    std::string_view sv{key};
    Bucket*          b = _nodes_[_hash_func_(sv)].bucket(sv);
    if (b == nullptr) return {};
    return b->val();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename K >
    requires(std::same_as< Key, std::string > && std::convertible_to< K, std::string_view >
             && !std::same_as< std::decay_t< K >, std::string >)
  optional_ref< const Val > HashTable< Key, Val >::tryGet(const K& key) const {
    std::string_view sv{key};
    const Bucket*    b = _nodes_[_hash_func_(sv)].bucket(sv);
    if (b == nullptr) return {};
    return optional_ref< const Val >{b->pair.second};
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::setResizePolicy(const bool new_policy) noexcept {
    _resize_policy_ = new_policy;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTable< Key, Val >::resizePolicy() const noexcept {
    return _resize_policy_;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::setKeyUniquenessPolicy(const bool new_policy) noexcept {
    _key_uniqueness_policy_ = new_policy;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTable< Key, Val >::keyUniquenessPolicy() const noexcept {
    return _key_uniqueness_policy_;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::resize(Size new_size) {
    // new_size must be >= 2 else all the bits of the hash function are lost
    new_size = std::max(Size(2), new_size);
 
    // find the real size for allocation (the smallest power of 2 greater
    // than or equal to new_size) and get its base-2 logarithm
    int log_size = _hashTableLog2_(new_size);
    new_size     = Size(1) << log_size;
 
    // check if the new size is different from the actual size
    // if not, nothing else need be done
 
    if (new_size != _size_) {
      // under automatic resize policy, check if the new size leaves
      // enough space for storing all the current elements
      if (!_resize_policy_
          || (_nb_elements_ <= new_size * HashTableConst::default_mean_val_by_slot)) {
        // create a new array of  _nodes_ to store the elements
        std::vector< HashTableList< Key, Val > > new_nodes(new_size);
 
        // set the new hash function
        _hash_func_.resize(new_size);
 
        // put all the elements of the current  _nodes_ array into the new one
        Bucket* bucket;
        Size    new_hashed_key;
 
        for (Size i = Size(0); i < _size_; ++i) {
          while ((bucket = _nodes_[i]._deb_list_) != nullptr) {
            // compute the new hashed key
            new_hashed_key = _hash_func_(bucket->key());
 
            // remove the bucket from the list of buckets of the current
            // node vector
            _nodes_[i]._deb_list_ = bucket->next;
 
            // put the bucket into the new  _nodes_ vector
            new_nodes[new_hashed_key].insert(bucket);
          }
        }
 
        // update the size of the hash table
        _size_        = new_size;
        _begin_index_ = std::numeric_limits< Size >::max();
 
        // substitute the current  _nodes_ array by the new one
        std::swap(_nodes_, new_nodes);
 
        // update the iterators
        for (auto iter: _safe_iterators_) {
          if (iter->_bucket_) iter->_index_ = _hash_func_(iter->_bucket_->key());
          else {
            iter->_next_bucket_ = nullptr;
            iter->_index_       = 0;
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::_insert_(HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* bucket) {
    Size hash_key = _hash_func_(bucket->key());
 
    // check that there does not already exist an element with the same key
    if (_key_uniqueness_policy_ && _nodes_[hash_key].exists(bucket->key())) {
      // remove the bucket from memory
      Key k = bucket->key();
      delete bucket;
      GUM_ERROR(DuplicateElement,
                "the hashtable contains an element with the same key (" << k << ")");
    }
 
    // check whether there is sufficient space to insert the new pair
    // if not, resize the current hashtable
    if (_resize_policy_ && (_nb_elements_ >= _size_ * HashTableConst::default_mean_val_by_slot)) {
      resize(_size_ << 1);
      hash_key = _hash_func_(bucket->key());
    }
 
    // add the new pair
    _nodes_[hash_key].insert(bucket);
    ++_nb_elements_;
 
    // recompute the index of the beginning of the hashtable if possible
    // WARNING: if  _begin_index_ = std::numeric_limits<Size>::max (), we CANNOT
    // recompute the index because we cannot know whether the current index is
    // equal to max because there was no element in the hashtable or whether a
    // previous  _erase_() has set the index to max.
    if (_begin_index_ < hash_key) { _begin_index_ = hash_key; }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::value_type& HashTable< Key, Val >::insert(const Key& thekey,
                                                                            const Val& theval) {
    auto bucket = new Bucket(thekey, theval);
    _insert_(bucket);
    return bucket->elt();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::value_type& HashTable< Key, Val >::insert(Key&& thekey,
                                                                            Val&& theval) {
    auto bucket = new Bucket(std::move(thekey), std::move(theval));
    _insert_(bucket);
    return bucket->elt();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::value_type&
      HashTable< Key, Val >::insert(const std::pair< Key, Val >& elt) {
    auto bucket = new Bucket(reinterpret_cast< const value_type& >(elt));
    _insert_(bucket);
    return bucket->elt();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::value_type&
      HashTable< Key, Val >::insert(std::pair< Key, Val >&& elt) {
    auto bucket = new Bucket(std::move(reinterpret_cast< value_type& >(elt)));
    _insert_(bucket);
    return bucket->elt();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename... Args >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::value_type& HashTable< Key, Val >::emplace(Args&&... args) {
    auto bucket
        = new Bucket(HashTableBucket< Key, Val >::Emplace::EMPLACE, std::forward< Args >(args)...);
    _insert_(bucket);
    return bucket->elt();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::mapped_type&
      HashTable< Key, Val >::getWithDefault(const Key& key, const Val& default_value) {
    Bucket* bucket = _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)].bucket(key);
 
    if (bucket == nullptr) return insert(key, default_value).second;
    else return bucket->val();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::mapped_type&
      HashTable< Key, Val >::getWithDefault(Key&& key, Val&& default_value) {
    Bucket* bucket = _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)].bucket(key);
 
    if (bucket == nullptr) return insert(std::move(key), std::move(default_value)).second;
    else return bucket->val();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::set(const Key& key, const Val& value) {
    Bucket* bucket = _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)].bucket(key);
 
    if (bucket == nullptr) insert(key, value);
    else bucket->val() = value;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::_erase_(HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* bucket, Size index) {
    if (bucket == nullptr) return;
 
    // update the registered iterators pointing to this bucket
    for (auto iter: _safe_iterators_) {
      if (iter->_bucket_ == bucket) {
        iter->operator++();
        iter->_next_bucket_ = iter->_bucket_;
        iter->_bucket_      = nullptr;
      } else if (iter->_next_bucket_ == bucket) {
        iter->_bucket_ = bucket;
        iter->operator++();
        iter->_next_bucket_ = iter->_bucket_;
        iter->_bucket_      = nullptr;
      }
    }
 
    // remove the element from the  _nodes_ vector
    _nodes_[index].erase(bucket);
 
    --_nb_elements_;
 
    if ((index == _begin_index_) && _nodes_[index].empty()) {
      _begin_index_ = std::numeric_limits< Size >::max();
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::erase(const Key& key) {
    // get the hashed key
    Size hash = _hash_func_(key);
 
    // get the bucket containing the element to erase
    HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* bucket = _nodes_[hash].bucket(key);
 
    _erase_(bucket, hash);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename K >
    requires(std::same_as< Key, std::string > && std::convertible_to< K, std::string_view >
             && !std::same_as< std::decay_t< K >, std::string >)
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::erase(const K& key) {
    std::string_view             sv{key};
    Size                         hash   = _hash_func_(sv);
    HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* bucket = _nodes_[hash].bucket(sv);
    _erase_(bucket, hash);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::erase(const iterator_safe& iter) {
    _erase_(iter._getBucket_(), iter._getIndex_());
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::erase(const const_iterator_safe& iter) {
    _erase_(iter._getBucket_(), iter._getIndex_());
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::eraseByVal(const Val& val) {
    for (auto iter = cbegin(); iter != cend(); ++iter)
      if (iter._bucket_->val() == val) {
        _erase_(iter._getBucket_(), iter._getIndex_());
        return;
      }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::reset(const Key& key) {
    erase(key);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const Key& HashTable< Key, Val >::keyByVal(const Val& val) const {
    for (auto iter = begin(); iter != end(); ++iter)
      if (iter._bucket_->val() == val) return iter.key();
 
    GUM_ERROR(NotFound, "not enough elements in the chained list")
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const Key& HashTable< Key, Val >::key(const Key& key) const {
    // get the bucket corresponding to the key
    Bucket* bucket = _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)].bucket(key);
 
    if (bucket == nullptr) { GUM_ERROR(NotFound, "key does not belong to the hashtable") }
 
    return bucket->key();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  optional_ref< const Key > HashTable< Key, Val >::tryGetKey(const Key& key) const {
    // get the bucket corresponding to the key
    Bucket* bucket = _nodes_[_hash_func_(key)].bucket(key);
    return (bucket != nullptr) ? optional_ref< const Key >{bucket->key()}
                               : optional_ref< const Key >();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTable< Key, Val >::eraseAllVal(const Val& val) {
    for (auto iterAll = cbeginSafe(); iterAll != cendSafe(); ++iterAll) {
      if (iterAll._bucket_->val() == val) { _erase_(iterAll._bucket_, iterAll._index_); }
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTable< Key, Val >::empty() const noexcept {
    return (_nb_elements_ == Size(0));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename Mount >
  HashTable< Key, Mount > HashTable< Key, Val >::map(Mount (*f)(Val),
                                                     Size size,
                                                     bool resize_pol,
                                                     bool key_uniqueness_pol) const {
    // determine the proper size of the hashtable
    // by default, the size of the table is set so that the table does not take
    // too much space while allowing to add a few elements without needing to
    // resize in autmatic resizing mode
    if (size == 0) size = std::max(Size(2), _nb_elements_ / 2);
 
    // create a new table
    HashTable< Key, Mount > table(size, resize_pol, key_uniqueness_pol);
 
    // fill the new hash table
    for (auto iter = begin(); iter != end(); ++iter) {
      table.insert(iter.key(), f(iter.val()));
    }
 
    return table;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename Mount >
  HashTable< Key, Mount > HashTable< Key, Val >::map(Mount (*f)(Val&),
                                                     Size size,
                                                     bool resize_pol,
                                                     bool key_uniqueness_pol) const {
    // determine the proper size of the hashtable
    // by default, the size of the table is set so that the table does not take
    // too much space while allowing to add a few elements without needing to
    // resize in autmatic resizing mode
    if (size == Size(0)) size = std::max(Size(2), _nb_elements_ / 2);
 
    // create a new table
    HashTable< Key, Mount > table(size, resize_pol, key_uniqueness_pol);
 
    // fill the new hash table
    for (auto iter = begin(); iter != end(); ++iter) {
      table.insert(iter.key(), f(const_cast< Val& >(iter.val())));
    }
 
    return table;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename Mount >
  HashTable< Key, Mount > HashTable< Key, Val >::map(Mount (*f)(const Val&),
                                                     Size size,
                                                     bool resize_pol,
                                                     bool key_uniqueness_pol) const {
    // determine the proper size of the hashtable
    // by default, the size of the table is set so that the table does not take
    // too much space while allowing to add a few elements without needing to
    // resize in autmatic resizing mode
    if (size == Size(0)) size = std::max(Size(2), _nb_elements_ / 2);
 
    // create a new table
    HashTable< Key, Mount > table(size, resize_pol, key_uniqueness_pol);
 
    // fill the new hash table
    for (auto iter = begin(); iter != end(); ++iter) {
      table.insert(iter.key(), f(iter.val()));
    }
 
    return table;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename Mount >
  HashTable< Key, Mount > HashTable< Key, Val >::map(const Mount& val,
                                                     Size         size,
                                                     bool         resize_pol,
                                                     bool         key_uniqueness_pol) const {
    // determine the proper size of the hashtable
    // by default, the size of the table is set so that the table does not take
    // too much space while allowing to add a few elements without needing to
    // resize in autmatic resizing mode
    if (size == Size(0)) size = std::max(Size(2), _nb_elements_ / 2);
 
    // create a new table
    HashTable< Key, Mount > table(size, resize_pol, key_uniqueness_pol);
 
    // fill the new hash table
    for (auto iter = begin(); iter != end(); ++iter) {
      table.insert(iter.key(), val);
    }
 
    return table;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTable< Key, Val >::operator==(const HashTable< Key, Val >& from) const {
    // checks whether the two hashtables contain the same number of elements
    if (from._nb_elements_ != _nb_elements_) return false;
 
    // parse this and check that each element also belongs to from
    for (auto iter = begin(); iter != end(); ++iter) {
      if (auto p = from.tryGet(iter.key()); !p || iter.val() != *p) return false;
    }
 
    return true;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const HashTableList< Key, Val >& list) {
    bool deja = false;
    stream << "[";
 
    for (HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* ptr = list._deb_list_; ptr;
         ptr = ptr->list.next, deja = true) {
      if (deja) stream << " , ";
 
      stream << ptr->key() << "=>" << ptr->val();
    }
 
    stream << "]";
 
    return stream;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const HashTableList< Key*, Val >& list) {
    bool deja = false;
    stream << "[";
 
    for (HashTableBucket< Key, Val >* ptr = list._deb_list_; ptr;
         ptr = ptr->list.next, deja = true) {
      if (deja) stream << " , ";
 
      stream << ptr->key() << "=>" << ptr->val();
    }
 
    stream << "]";
 
    return stream;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const HashTable< Key, Val >& table) {
    bool deja = false;
    stream << "{";
 
    for (Size i = Size(0); i < table._size_; ++i)
      for (auto ptr = table._nodes_[i]._deb_list_; ptr; ptr = ptr->next) {
        if (deja) stream << " , ";
 
        stream << ptr->key() << "=>" << ptr->val();
 
        deja = true;
      }
 
    stream << "}";
 
    return stream;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const HashTable< Key*, Val >& table) {
    bool deja = false;
    stream << "{";
 
    for (Size i = Size(0); i < table._size_; ++i)
      for (auto ptr = table._nodes_[i]._deb_list_; ptr; ptr = ptr->next) {
        if (deja) stream << " , ";
 
        stream << ptr->key() << "=>" << ptr->val();
 
        deja = true;
      }
 
    stream << "}";
 
    return stream;
  }
 
  // ===========================================================================
  // ===                SAFE HASH TABLE ITERATORS IMPLEMENTATION             ===
  // ===========================================================================
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::_insertIntoSafeList_() const {
    _table_->_safe_iterators_.push_back(
        const_cast< HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >* >(this));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::_removeFromSafeList_() const {
    if (_table_ == nullptr) return;
 
    // find where the iterator is
    std::vector< HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >* >& iter_vect = _table_->_safe_iterators_;
 
    auto len = iter_vect.size();
    for (Size i = Size(0); i < len; ++i) {
      if (iter_vect[i] == this) {
        iter_vect.erase(iter_vect.begin() + i);
        break;
      }
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIteratorSafe() {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableConstIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIteratorSafe(
      const HashTable< Key, Val >& tab) :
      _table_{reinterpret_cast< const HashTable< Key, Val >* >(&tab)} {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableConstIteratorSafe);
 
    // make the hashtable keep track of this iterator
    _insertIntoSafeList_();
 
    if (_table_->_nb_elements_) {
      if (_table_->_begin_index_ != std::numeric_limits< Size >::max()) {
        _index_  = _table_->_begin_index_;
        _bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._end_list_;
      } else {
        // find the element we shall point to from the start of the hashtable
        for (Size i = _table_->_size_ - Size(1);; --i) {
          // no test on i since
          //  _nb_elements_ != 0
          if (_table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_) {
            _index_                = i;
            _bucket_               = _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._end_list_;
            _table_->_begin_index_ = _index_;
            break;
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIteratorSafe(
      const HashTable< Key, Val >& tab,
      Size ind_elt) : _table_{reinterpret_cast< const HashTable< Key, Val >* >(&tab)} {
    Size i;
 
    // check if we are looking for a begin() and we know for sure its index
    if ((ind_elt == Size(0)) && (_table_->_begin_index_ != std::numeric_limits< Size >::max())) {
      _index_  = _table_->_begin_index_;
      _bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._end_list_;
    } else {
      // check if it is faster to find the ind_eltth element from the start or
      // from the end of the hashtable
      if (ind_elt < (_table_->_nb_elements_ >> 1)) {
        // find the element we shall point to from the start of the hashtable
        for (i = _table_->_size_ - 1;; --i) {
          // no test on i since
          // ind_elt < table_-> _nb_elements_
          if (_table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_) {
            if (ind_elt >= _table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_)
              ind_elt -= _table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_;
            else {
              for (_bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[i]._end_list_; ind_elt;
                   --ind_elt, _bucket_ = _bucket_->prev) {}
 
              _index_ = i;
              break;
            }
          }
        }
      } else {
        // ind_elt = the index of the element we should point to
        // check if the index passed as parameter is valid
        if (ind_elt >= _table_->_nb_elements_) {
          GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Not enough elements in the hashtable")
        }
 
        // find the element we shall point to from the end of the hashtable
        for (i = 0, ind_elt = _table_->_nb_elements_ - ind_elt - 1;; ++i) {
          if (_table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_) {
            if (ind_elt >= _table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_)
              ind_elt -= _table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_;
            else {
              for (_bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[i]._deb_list_; ind_elt;
                   --ind_elt, _bucket_ = _bucket_->next) {}
 
              _index_ = i;
              break;
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
 
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableConstIteratorSafe);
 
    // make the hashtable keep track of this iterator
    _insertIntoSafeList_();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIteratorSafe(
      const HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& from) :
      _table_{from._table_}, _index_{from._index_}, _bucket_{from._bucket_},
      _next_bucket_{from._next_bucket_} {
    // make the hashtable keep track of this iterator
    if (_table_ != nullptr) { _insertIntoSafeList_(); }
 
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONS_CPY(HashTableConstIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIteratorSafe(
      const HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >& from) :
      _table_{from._table_}, _index_{from._index_}, _bucket_{from._bucket_} {
    // make the hashtable keep track of this iterator
    if (_table_ != nullptr) { _insertIntoSafeList_(); }
 
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONS_CPY(HashTableConstIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIteratorSafe(
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept :
      _table_{from._table_}, _index_{from._index_}, _bucket_{from._bucket_},
      _next_bucket_{from._next_bucket_} {
    GUM_CONS_MOV(HashTableConstIteratorSafe);
 
    // find "from" in the hashtable's list of safe iterators and substitute
    // it by this
    if (_table_ != nullptr) {
      std::vector< HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >* >& vect = _table_->_safe_iterators_;
 
      for (auto ptr = vect.rbegin(); ptr != vect.rend(); ++ptr) {
        if (*ptr == &from) {
          *ptr         = this;
          from._table_ = nullptr;
          break;
        }
      }
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::~HashTableConstIteratorSafe() noexcept {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_DESTRUCTOR(HashTableConstIteratorSafe);
 
    // remove the iterator from the table's iterator list
    _removeFromSafeList_();
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(
      const HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& from) {
    // here, no need to avoid self assignment: this would slow down normal
    // assignments and, in any case, this would not result in an iterator in
    // an incoherent state
    // check if the current hashtable is different from that of "from". In such
    // a case, we shall remove the iterator from its current hashtable
    // iterator's
    // list and add it to the new hashtable iterator's list
    if (_table_ != from._table_) {
      // remove the iterator from its hashtable iterator's list'
      _removeFromSafeList_();
 
      _table_ = from._table_;
 
      // add to the new table
      if (_table_) { _insertIntoSafeList_(); }
    }
 
    _index_       = from._index_;
    _bucket_      = from._bucket_;
    _next_bucket_ = from._next_bucket_;
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(
      const HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >& from) {
    // here, no need to avoid self assignment: this would slow down normal
    // assignments and, in any case, this would not result in an iterator in
    // an incoherent state
    // check if the current hashtable is different from that of "from". In such
    // a case, we shall remove the iterator from its current hashtable
    // iterator's
    // list and add it to the new hashtable iterator's list
    if (_table_ != from._table_) {
      // remove the iterator from its hashtable iterator's list'
      _removeFromSafeList_();
 
      _table_ = from._table_;
 
      // add to the new table
      if (_table_) { _insertIntoSafeList_(); }
    }
 
    _index_       = from._index_;
    _bucket_      = from._bucket_;
    _next_bucket_ = nullptr;
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept {
    // here, no need to avoid self assignment: this would slow down normal
    // assignments and, in any case, this would not result in an iterator in
    // an incoherent state
    // check if the current hashtable is different from that of "from". In such
    // a case, we shall remove the iterator from its current hashtable
    // iterator's
    // list and add it to the new hashtable iterator's list
    if (_table_ != from._table_) {
      // remove the iterator from its hashtable iterator's list'
      _removeFromSafeList_();
 
      if (from._table_ != nullptr) {
        // substitute from by this in the list of safe iterators
        std::vector< HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >* >& vect
            = from._table_->_safe_iterators_;
 
        for (auto ptr = vect.rbegin(); ptr != vect.rend(); ++ptr) {
          if (*ptr == &from) {
            *ptr = this;
            break;
          }
        }
      }
 
      _table_      = from._table_;
      from._table_ = nullptr;
    }
 
    _index_       = from._index_;
    _bucket_      = from._bucket_;
    _next_bucket_ = from._next_bucket_;
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::key_type&
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::key() const {
    if (_bucket_ != nullptr) return _bucket_->key();
    else { GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Accessing a nullptr object") }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::mapped_type&
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::val() const {
    if (_bucket_ != nullptr) return _bucket_->val();
    else { GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Accessing a nullptr object") }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::clear() noexcept {
    // remove the iterator from the table's iterator list
    _removeFromSafeList_();
 
    // set its table as well as the element it points to to 0
    _table_       = nullptr;
    _bucket_      = nullptr;
    _next_bucket_ = nullptr;
    _index_       = Size(0);
  }
 
  // WARNING: never inline this function: this result in g++4.3.3 producing a
  // code that segfaults.
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator++() noexcept {
    // if  _bucket_ != nullptr then use it, else use next_bucket
    if (_bucket_ == nullptr) {
      // note that this case only happens when the iterator pointed to an
      // element that has just been erased. Fortunately, in this case, the
      // Hashtable's erase functions update appropriately the _next_bucket_
      // and  _index_ fields.
      _bucket_      = _next_bucket_;
      _next_bucket_ = nullptr;
    } else {
      // ok, here we can use _bucket_ as a starting point
 
      // if we are not pointing on the first element of the chained list, just
      // point to the preceding bucket in this list
      if (_bucket_->prev) {
        _bucket_ = _bucket_->prev;
        // here, no need to update  _next_bucket_, which is compulsorily
        // equal to nullptr, nor  _index_ which has not changed.
      } else {
        // ok, here we are on the beginning of a chained list,
        // so 2 cases can obtain:
        // 1/ index = 0 : then we have reached the end of the hashtable
        // 2/ index != 0 => we must search for a new slot containing elements
 
        // case 1:
        if (_index_ == Size(0)) {
          _bucket_ = nullptr;
          // we are thus at the end() of the hashTable
        }
        // case 2:
        else {
          // arrived here, we need to parse the hash table until we find a new
          // bucket because we are pointing on a chained list with no more
          // element
          // to the left of the current element
          if (_index_ > Size(0)) {
            for (Size i = _index_ - Size(1); i > Size(0); --i) {
              if (_table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_) {
                _index_  = i;
                _bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[i]._end_list_;
                return *this;
              }
            }
          }
 
          if (_table_->_nodes_[0]._nb_elements_) _bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[0]._end_list_;
          else _bucket_ = nullptr;
 
          _index_ = 0;
        }
      }
    }
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator+=(Size nb) noexcept {
    if ((nb == Size(0)) || (_table_ == nullptr)) return *this;
 
    // if  _bucket_ != nullptr then use it, else use next_bucket
    if (_bucket_ == nullptr) {
      // note that this case only happens when the iterator pointed to an
      // element
      // that has just been erased. Fortunately, in this case, the Hashtable's
      // erase functions update appropriately the  _next_bucket_ and  _index_
      // fields.
      _bucket_      = _next_bucket_;
      _next_bucket_ = nullptr;
      --nb;
    }
 
    // ok, here we can use  _bucket_ as a starting point: parse all the elements
    // of the current chained list
    for (; nb && _bucket_ != nullptr; --nb, _bucket_ = _bucket_->prev) {}
 
    if (_bucket_ != nullptr) return *this;
 
    // here, we shall skip all the chained list that have not sufficiently
    // many elements
    --_index_;
 
    for (; _index_ < _table_->_size_ && nb >= _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._nb_elements_;
         nb -= _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._nb_elements_, --_index_) {}
 
    // here: either  _index_ >=  _table_-> _size_, which means that we did not find
    // the element we looked for, i.e., we are at the end of the hashtable, or
    // nb <  _table_-> _nodes_[ _index_]. _nb_elements_, and we should parse the
    // chained list to get the element (which, we know for sure, exists)
    if (_index_ >= _table_->_size_) {
      _index_ = Size(0);
      return *this;
    }
 
    for (_bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._end_list_; nb; --nb, _bucket_ = _bucket_->prev) {}
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator+(Size nb) const {
    return HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >{*this} += nb;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator==(
      const HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& from) const noexcept {
    return ((_bucket_ == from._bucket_) && (_index_ == from._index_));
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::value_type&
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator*() const {
    if (_bucket_) return _bucket_->elt();
    else { GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Accessing a nullptr object") }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableBucket< Key, Val >*
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::_getBucket_() const noexcept {
    return _bucket_;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  Size HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::_getIndex_() const noexcept {
    return _index_;
  }
 
  // ===========================================================================
  // ===                SAFE HASH TABLE ITERATORS IMPLEMENTATION             ===
  // ===========================================================================
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableIteratorSafe() :
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >() {
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableIteratorSafe(const HashTable< Key, Val >& tab) :
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >(tab) {
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableIteratorSafe(const HashTable< Key, Val >& tab,
                                                           Size                         ind_elt) :
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >(tab, ind_elt) {
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableIteratorSafe(
      const HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& from) :
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >(from) {
    GUM_CONS_CPY(HashTableIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableIteratorSafe(
      const HashTableIterator< Key, Val >& from) : HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >(from) {
    GUM_CONS_CPY(HashTableIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::HashTableIteratorSafe(
      HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept :
      HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >(std::move(from)) {
    GUM_CONS_MOV(HashTableIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::~HashTableIteratorSafe() noexcept {
    GUM_DESTRUCTOR(HashTableIteratorSafe);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::mapped_type&
      HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::val() {
    return const_cast< Val& >(HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::val());
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&
      HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(const HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& from) {
    GUM_OP_CPY(HashTableIteratorSafe);
    HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(from);
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&
      HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(const HashTableIterator< Key, Val >& from) {
    GUM_OP_CPY(HashTableIteratorSafe);
    HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(from);
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(
      HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept {
    HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator=(std::move(from));
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator++() noexcept {
    HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator++();
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >&
      HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator+=(Size nb) noexcept {
    HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator+=(nb);
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val > HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator+(Size nb) const {
    HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val > iter{*this};
    iter += nb;
    return iter;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator==(
      const HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >& from) const noexcept {
    return HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator==(from);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::value_type&
      HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator*() {
    return const_cast< Val& >(HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator*());
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::value_type&
      HashTableIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator*() const {
    return HashTableConstIteratorSafe< Key, Val >::operator*();
  }
 
  // ===========================================================================
  // ===            UNSAFE HASH TABLE CONST ITERATORS IMPLEMENTATION         ===
  // ===========================================================================
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIterator() noexcept {
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableConstIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIterator(
      const HashTable< Key, Val >& tab) noexcept :
      _table_{reinterpret_cast< const HashTable< Key, Val >* >(&tab)} {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableConstIterator);
 
    if (_table_->_nb_elements_) {
      if (_table_->_begin_index_ != std::numeric_limits< Size >::max()) {
        _index_  = _table_->_begin_index_;
        _bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._end_list_;
      } else {
        // find the element we shall point to from the start of the hashtable
        for (Size i = _table_->_size_ - Size(1);; --i) {
          // no test on i since
          //  _nb_elements_ != 0
          if (_table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_) {
            _index_                = i;
            _bucket_               = _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._end_list_;
            _table_->_begin_index_ = _index_;
            break;
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIterator(const HashTable< Key, Val >& tab,
                                                             Size                         ind_elt) :
      _table_{reinterpret_cast< const HashTable< Key, Val >* >(&tab)} {
    Size i;
 
    // check if we are looking for a begin() and we know for sure its index
    if ((ind_elt == Size(0)) && (_table_->_begin_index_ != std::numeric_limits< Size >::max())) {
      _index_  = _table_->_begin_index_;
      _bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._end_list_;
    } else {
      // check if it is faster to find the ind_eltth element from the start or
      // from the end of the hashtable
      if (ind_elt < (_table_->_nb_elements_ >> 1)) {
        // find the element we shall point to from the start of the hashtable
        for (i = _table_->_size_ - 1;; --i) {
          // no test on i since
          // ind_elt < table_-> _nb_elements_
          if (_table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_) {
            if (ind_elt >= _table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_)
              ind_elt -= _table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_;
            else {
              for (_bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[i]._end_list_; ind_elt;
                   --ind_elt, _bucket_ = _bucket_->prev) {}
 
              _index_ = i;
              break;
            }
          }
        }
      } else {
        // ind_elt = the index of the element we should point to
        // check if the index passed as parameter is valid
        if (ind_elt >= _table_->_nb_elements_) {
          GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Not enough elements in the hashtable")
        }
 
        // find the element we shall point to from the end of the hashtable
        for (i = 0, ind_elt = _table_->_nb_elements_ - ind_elt - 1;; ++i) {
          if (_table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_) {
            if (ind_elt >= _table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_)
              ind_elt -= _table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_;
            else {
              for (_bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[i]._deb_list_; ind_elt;
                   --ind_elt, _bucket_ = _bucket_->next) {}
 
              _index_ = i;
              break;
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
 
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableConstIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIterator(
      const HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >& from) noexcept :
      _table_{from._table_}, _index_{from._index_}, _bucket_{from._bucket_} {
    GUM_CONS_CPY(HashTableConstIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableConstIterator(
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept :
      _table_{from._table_}, _index_{from._index_}, _bucket_{from._bucket_} {
    GUM_CONS_MOV(HashTableConstIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::~HashTableConstIterator() noexcept {
    // for debugging purposes
    GUM_DESTRUCTOR(HashTableConstIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >& HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator=(
      const HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >& from) noexcept = default;
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >& HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator=(
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept {
    // here, no need to avoid self assignment: this would slow down normal
    // assignments and, in any case, this would not result in an iterator in
    // an incoherent state
    _table_  = from._table_;
    _index_  = from._index_;
    _bucket_ = from._bucket_;
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::key_type&
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::key() const {
    if (_bucket_) return _bucket_->pair.first;
    else { GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Accessing a nullptr object") }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::mapped_type&
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::val() const {
    if (_bucket_) return _bucket_->val();
    else { GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Accessing a nullptr object") }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  void HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::clear() noexcept {
    _table_  = nullptr;
    _bucket_ = nullptr;
    _index_  = 0;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >& HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator++() noexcept {
    // if  _bucket_ == nullptr then we are at the end of the hashtable
    if (_bucket_ == nullptr) return *this;
 
    // if we are not pointing on the first element of the chained list, just
    // point to the next bucket in this list
    if (_bucket_->prev) {
      _bucket_ = _bucket_->prev;
      // here, no need to update  _index_ which has not changed.
    } else {
      // ok, here we are on the end of a chained list,
      // so 2 cases can obtain:
      // 1/ index = 0 : then we have reached the end of the hashtable
      // 2/ index != 0 => we must search for a new slot containing elements
 
      // case 1:
      if (_index_ == Size(0)) {
        _bucket_ = nullptr;
        // we are thus at the end() of the hashTable
      }
 
      // case 2:
      else {
        // arrived here, we need to parse the hash table until we find a new
        // bucket because we are pointing on a chained list with no more element
        // to the right of the current element
        for (Size i = _index_ - Size(1); i; --i) {
          if (_table_->_nodes_[i]._nb_elements_) {
            _index_  = i;
            _bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[i]._end_list_;
            return *this;
          }
        }
 
        if (_table_->_nodes_[0]._nb_elements_) _bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[0]._end_list_;
        else _bucket_ = nullptr;
 
        _index_ = Size(0);
      }
    }
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >&
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator+=(Size nb) noexcept {
    if ((nb == 0) || (_table_ == nullptr) || (_bucket_ == nullptr)) return *this;
 
    // ok, here we can use  _bucket_ as a starting point: parse all the elements
    // of the current chained list
    for (; nb && _bucket_ != nullptr; --nb, _bucket_ = _bucket_->prev) {}
 
    if (_bucket_ != nullptr) return *this;
 
    // here, we shall skip all the chained list that have not sufficiently
    // many elements
    --_index_;
 
    for (; _index_ < _table_->_size_ && nb >= _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._nb_elements_;
         nb -= _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._nb_elements_, --_index_) {}
 
    // here: either  _index_ >=  _table_-> _size_, which means that we did not find
    // the element we looked for, i.e., we are at the end of the hashtable, or
    // nb <  _table_-> _nodes_[ _index_]. _nb_elements_, and we should parse the
    // chained list to get the element (which, we know for sure, exists)
    if (_index_ >= _table_->_size_) {
      _index_ = 0;
      return *this;
    }
 
    for (_bucket_ = _table_->_nodes_[_index_]._end_list_; nb; --nb, _bucket_ = _bucket_->prev) {}
 
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator+(Size nb) const noexcept {
    return HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >{*this} += nb;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator==(
      const HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >& from) const noexcept {
    return (_bucket_ == from._bucket_);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::value_type&
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator*() const {
    if (_bucket_) return _bucket_->elt();
    else { GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Accessing a nullptr object") }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTable< Key, Val >::Bucket*
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::_getBucket_() const noexcept {
    return _bucket_;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  Size HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::_getIndex_() const noexcept {
    return _index_;
  }
 
  // ===========================================================================
  // ===               UNSAFE HASH TABLE ITERATORS IMPLEMENTATION            ===
  // ===========================================================================
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableIterator() noexcept :
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >() {
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableIterator(const HashTable< Key, Val >& tab) noexcept :
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >(tab) {
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableIterator(const HashTable< Key, Val >& tab, Size ind_elt) :
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >(tab, ind_elt) {
    GUM_CONSTRUCTOR(HashTableIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableIterator(
      const HashTableIterator< Key, Val >& from) noexcept :
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >(from) {
    GUM_CONS_CPY(HashTableIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::HashTableIterator(HashTableIterator< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept :
      HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >(std::move(from)) {
    GUM_CONS_MOV(HashTableIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::~HashTableIterator() noexcept {
    GUM_DESTRUCTOR(HashTableIterator);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::mapped_type& HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::val() {
    if (this->_bucket_) return this->_bucket_->val();
    else { GUM_ERROR(UndefinedIteratorValue, "Accessing a nullptr object") }
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >&
      HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::operator=(const HashTableIterator< Key, Val >& from) noexcept {
    HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator=(from);
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >&
      HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::operator=(HashTableIterator< Key, Val >&& from) noexcept {
    HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator=(std::move(from));
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >& HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::operator++() noexcept {
    HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator++();
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val >& HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::operator+=(Size nb) noexcept {
    HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator+=(nb);
    return *this;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableIterator< Key, Val > HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::operator+(Size nb) const noexcept {
    HashTableIterator< Key, Val > iter{*this};
    iter += nb;
    return iter;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  bool HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::operator==(
      const HashTableIterator< Key, Val >& from) const noexcept {
    return HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator==(from);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  typename HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::value_type& HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::operator*() {
    return const_cast< value_type& >(HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator*());
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  const typename HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::value_type&
      HashTableIterator< Key, Val >::operator*() const {
    return HashTableConstIterator< Key, Val >::operator*();
  }
 
  // ===========================================================================
  // ===              IMPLEMENTATION OF HashTableBucket                      ===
  // ===========================================================================
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableBucket< Key, Val >::HashTableBucket(const std::pair< const Key, Val >& p) : pair(p) {}
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  HashTableBucket< Key, Val >::HashTableBucket(std::pair< const Key, Val >&& p) :
      pair(std::move(p)) {}
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  template < typename... Args >
  HashTableBucket< Key, Val >::HashTableBucket(Emplace e, Args&&... args) :
      // emplace (universal) constructor
      pair(std::forward< Args >(args)...) {}
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  std::pair< const Key, Val >& HashTableBucket< Key, Val >::elt() {
    return pair;
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  Key& HashTableBucket< Key, Val >::key() {
    return const_cast< Key& >(pair.first);
  }
 
  template < typename Key, typename Val >
  Val& HashTableBucket< Key, Val >::val() {
    return pair.second;
  }
 
} /* namespace gum */