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/* Parallel Combinatorial BLAS Library (for Graph Computations) */
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/* date: 05/15/2016 --------------------------------------------*/
/* authors: Ariful Azad, Aydin Buluc, Adam Lugowski ------------*/
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#include "dcsc.h"
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include "Friends.h"
#include "SpHelper.h"
 
namespace combblas {
 
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>::Dcsc ():cp(NULL), jc(NULL), ir(NULL), numx(NULL),nz(0), nzc(0), memowned(true){}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>::Dcsc (IT nnz, IT nzcol): nz(nnz),nzc(nzcol),memowned(true)
{
    assert (nz != 0);
    assert (nzc != 0);
    cp = new IT[nzc+1];
    jc = new IT[nzc];
    ir = new IT[nz];
    numx = new NT[nz];
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
inline void Dcsc<IT,NT>::getindices (StackEntry<NT, std::pair<IT,IT> > * multstack, IT & rindex, IT & cindex, IT & j, IT nnz)
{
    if(j<nnz)
    {
        cindex = multstack[j].key.first;
        rindex = multstack[j].key.second;
    }
    else
    {
        rindex = std::numeric_limits<IT>::max();
        cindex = std::numeric_limits<IT>::max();
    }
    ++j;
}
    
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT,NT> & Dcsc<IT,NT>::AddAndAssign (StackEntry<NT, std::pair<IT,IT> > * multstack, IT mdim, IT ndim, IT nnz)
{
    if(nnz == 0)    return *this;
        
    IT estnzc = nzc + nnz;
    IT estnz  = nz + nnz;
    Dcsc<IT,NT> temp(estnz, estnzc);
 
    IT curnzc = 0;      // number of nonzero columns constructed so far
    IT curnz = 0;
    IT i = 0;
    IT j = 0;
    IT rindex, cindex;
    getindices(multstack, rindex, cindex,j,nnz);
 
    temp.cp[0] = 0;
    while(i< nzc && cindex < std::numeric_limits<IT>::max())    // i runs over columns of "this",  j runs over all the nonzeros of "multstack"
    {
        if(jc[i] > cindex)
        {
            IT columncount = 0;
            temp.jc[curnzc++] = cindex;
            do
            {
                temp.ir[curnz]      = rindex;
                temp.numx[curnz++]  = multstack[j-1].value;
 
                getindices(multstack, rindex, cindex,j,nnz);
                ++columncount;
            }
            while(temp.jc[curnzc-1] == cindex); // loop until cindex changes
 
            temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + columncount;
        }
        else if(jc[i] < cindex)
        {
            temp.jc[curnzc++] = jc[i++];
            for(IT k = cp[i-1]; k< cp[i]; ++k)
            {
                temp.ir[curnz]      = ir[k];
                temp.numx[curnz++]  = numx[k];
            }
            temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + (cp[i] - cp[i-1]);
        }
        else    // they are equal, merge the column
        {
            temp.jc[curnzc++] = jc[i];
            IT ii = cp[i];
            IT prevnz = curnz;      
            while (ii < cp[i+1] && cindex == jc[i]) // cindex would be MAX if multstack is deplated
            {
                if (ir[ii] < rindex)
                {
                    temp.ir[curnz] = ir[ii];
                    temp.numx[curnz++] = numx[ii++];
                }
                else if (ir[ii] > rindex)
                {
                    temp.ir[curnz] = rindex;
                    temp.numx[curnz++] = multstack[j-1].value;
 
                    getindices(multstack, rindex, cindex,j,nnz);
                }
                else
                {
                    temp.ir[curnz] = ir[ii];
                    temp.numx[curnz++] = numx[ii++] + multstack[j-1].value;
 
                    getindices(multstack, rindex, cindex,j,nnz);
                }
            }
            while (ii < cp[i+1])
            {
                temp.ir[curnz] = ir[ii];
                temp.numx[curnz++] = numx[ii++];
            }
            while (cindex == jc[i])
            {
                temp.ir[curnz] = rindex;
                temp.numx[curnz++] = multstack[j-1].value;
 
                getindices(multstack, rindex, cindex,j,nnz);
            }
            temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + curnz-prevnz;
            ++i;
        }
    }
    while(i< nzc)
    {
        temp.jc[curnzc++] = jc[i++];
        for(IT k = cp[i-1]; k< cp[i]; ++k)
        {
            temp.ir[curnz]      = ir[k];
            temp.numx[curnz++]  = numx[k];
        }
        temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + (cp[i] - cp[i-1]);
    }
    while(cindex < std::numeric_limits<IT>::max())
    {
        IT columncount = 0;
        temp.jc[curnzc++] = cindex;
        do
        {
            temp.ir[curnz]      = rindex;
            temp.numx[curnz++]  = multstack[j-1].value;
 
            getindices(multstack, rindex, cindex,j,nnz);
            ++columncount;
        }
        while(temp.jc[curnzc-1] == cindex); // loop until cindex changes
 
        temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + columncount;
    }
    temp.Resize(curnzc, curnz);
    *this = temp;
    return *this;
}
 
 
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>::Dcsc (StackEntry<NT, std::pair<IT,IT> > * multstack, IT mdim, IT ndim, IT nnz): nz(nnz),memowned(true)
{
    nzc = std::min(ndim, nnz);  // nzc can't exceed any of those
 
    assert(nz != 0 );
    cp = new IT[nzc+1]; // to be shrinked
    jc = new IT[nzc];   // to be shrinked
    ir = new IT[nz];
    numx = new NT[nz];
    
    IT curnzc = 0;              // number of nonzero columns constructed so far
    IT cindex = multstack[0].key.first;
    IT rindex = multstack[0].key.second;
 
    ir[0]   = rindex;
    numx[0] = multstack[0].value;
    jc[curnzc] = cindex;
    cp[curnzc] = 0; 
    ++curnzc;
 
    for(IT i=1; i<nz; ++i)
    {
        cindex = multstack[i].key.first;
        rindex = multstack[i].key.second;
 
        ir[i]   = rindex;
        numx[i] = multstack[i].value;
        if(cindex != jc[curnzc-1])
        {
            jc[curnzc] = cindex;
            cp[curnzc++] = i;
        }
    }
    cp[curnzc] = nz;
    Resize(curnzc, nz); // only shrink cp & jc arrays
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>::Dcsc (IT nnz, const std::vector<IT> & indices, bool isRow): nz(nnz),nzc(nnz),memowned(true)
{
    assert((nnz != 0) && (indices.size() == nnz));
    cp = new IT[nnz+1]; 
    jc = new IT[nnz];
    ir = new IT[nnz];
    numx = new NT[nnz];
 
    SpHelper::iota(cp, cp+nnz+1, 0);  // insert sequential values {0,1,2,..}
    std::fill_n(numx, nnz, static_cast<NT>(1));
    
    if(isRow)
    {
        SpHelper::iota(ir, ir+nnz, 0);  
        std::copy (indices.begin(), indices.end(), jc);
    }
    else
    {
        SpHelper::iota(jc, jc+nnz, 0);
        std::copy (indices.begin(), indices.end(), ir); 
    }
}
 
 
template <class IT, class NT>
template <typename NNT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>::operator Dcsc<IT,NNT>() const
{
    Dcsc<IT,NNT> convert(nz, nzc);  
    
    for(IT i=0; i< nz; ++i)
    {       
        convert.numx[i] = static_cast<NNT>(numx[i]);        
    }
    std::copy(ir, ir+nz, convert.ir);   // copy(first, last, result)
    std::copy(jc, jc+nzc, convert.jc);
    std::copy(cp, cp+nzc+1, convert.cp);
    return convert;
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
template <typename NIT, typename NNT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>::operator Dcsc<NIT,NNT>() const
{
    Dcsc<NIT,NNT> convert(nz, nzc); 
    
    for(IT i=0; i< nz; ++i)
        convert.numx[i] = static_cast<NNT>(numx[i]);        
    for(IT i=0; i< nz; ++i)
        convert.ir[i] = static_cast<NIT>(ir[i]);
    for(IT i=0; i< nzc; ++i)
        convert.jc[i] = static_cast<NIT>(jc[i]);
    for(IT i=0; i<= nzc; ++i)
        convert.cp[i] = static_cast<NIT>(cp[i]);
    return convert;
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>::Dcsc (const Dcsc<IT,NT> & rhs): nz(rhs.nz), nzc(rhs.nzc),memowned(true)
{
    if(nz > 0)
    {
        numx = new NT[nz];
        ir = new IT[nz];
        std::copy(rhs.numx, rhs.numx + nz, numx);   // numx can be a non-POD type
        std::copy(rhs.ir, rhs.ir + nz, ir);
    }
    else
    {
        numx = NULL;
        ir = NULL;
    }
    if(nzc > 0)
    {
        jc = new IT[nzc];
        cp = new IT[nzc+1];
        std::copy(rhs.jc, rhs.jc + nzc, jc);
        std::copy(rhs.cp, rhs.cp + nzc + 1, cp);
    }
    else
    {
        jc = NULL;
        cp = NULL;
    }
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT,NT> & Dcsc<IT,NT>::operator=(const Dcsc<IT,NT> & rhs)
{
    if(this != &rhs)        
    {
        // make empty first !
        if(nz > 0)
        {
            delete[] numx;
            delete[] ir;    
        }
        if(nzc > 0)
        {
            delete[] jc;
            delete[] cp;
        }
        nz = rhs.nz;
        nzc = rhs.nzc;
        if(nz > 0)
        {
            numx = new NT[nz];
            ir = new IT[nz];
            std::copy(rhs.numx, rhs.numx + nz, numx);   // numx can be a non-POD type
            std::copy(rhs.ir, rhs.ir + nz, ir);
        }
        else
        {
            numx = NULL;
            ir = NULL;
        }
        if(nzc > 0)
        {
            jc = new IT[nzc];
                    cp = new IT[nzc+1];
                    std::copy(rhs.jc, rhs.jc + nzc, jc);
                    std::copy(rhs.cp, rhs.cp + nzc + 1, cp);
        }
        else
        {
            jc = NULL;
            cp = NULL;
        }
    }
    return *this;
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT, NT> & Dcsc<IT,NT>::operator+=(const Dcsc<IT,NT> & rhs) // add and assign operator
{
    IT estnzc = nzc + rhs.nzc;
    IT estnz  = nz + rhs.nz;
    Dcsc<IT,NT> temp(estnz, estnzc);
 
    IT curnzc = 0;
    IT curnz = 0;
    IT i = 0;
    IT j = 0;
    temp.cp[0] = 0;
    while(i< nzc && j<rhs.nzc)
    {
        if(jc[i] > rhs.jc[j])
        {
            temp.jc[curnzc++] = rhs.jc[j++];
            for(IT k = rhs.cp[j-1]; k< rhs.cp[j]; ++k)
            {
                temp.ir[curnz]      = rhs.ir[k];
                temp.numx[curnz++]  = rhs.numx[k];
            }
            temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + (rhs.cp[j] - rhs.cp[j-1]);
        }
        else if(jc[i] < rhs.jc[j])
        {
            temp.jc[curnzc++] = jc[i++];
            for(IT k = cp[i-1]; k< cp[i]; k++)
            {
                temp.ir[curnz]      = ir[k];
                temp.numx[curnz++]  = numx[k];
            }
            temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + (cp[i] - cp[i-1]);
        }
        else
        {
            temp.jc[curnzc++] = jc[i];
            IT ii = cp[i];
            IT jj = rhs.cp[j];
            IT prevnz = curnz;      
            while (ii < cp[i+1] && jj < rhs.cp[j+1])
            {
                if (ir[ii] < rhs.ir[jj])
                {
                    temp.ir[curnz] = ir[ii];
                    temp.numx[curnz++] = numx[ii++];
                }
                else if (ir[ii] > rhs.ir[jj])
                {
                    temp.ir[curnz] = rhs.ir[jj];
                    temp.numx[curnz++] = rhs.numx[jj++];
                }
                else
                {
                    temp.ir[curnz] = ir[ii];
                    temp.numx[curnz++] = numx[ii++] + rhs.numx[jj++];       // might include zeros
                }
            }
            while (ii < cp[i+1])
            {
                temp.ir[curnz] = ir[ii];
                temp.numx[curnz++] = numx[ii++];
            }
            while (jj < rhs.cp[j+1])
            {
                temp.ir[curnz] = rhs.ir[jj];
                temp.numx[curnz++] = rhs.numx[jj++];
            }
            temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + curnz-prevnz;
            ++i;
            ++j;
        }
    }
    while(i< nzc)
    {
        temp.jc[curnzc++] = jc[i++];
        for(IT k = cp[i-1]; k< cp[i]; ++k)
        {
            temp.ir[curnz]  = ir[k];
            temp.numx[curnz++] = numx[k];
        }
        temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + (cp[i] - cp[i-1]);
    }
    while(j < rhs.nzc)
    {
        temp.jc[curnzc++] = rhs.jc[j++];
        for(IT k = rhs.cp[j-1]; k< rhs.cp[j]; ++k)
        {
            temp.ir[curnz]  = rhs.ir[k];
            temp.numx[curnz++]  = rhs.numx[k];
        }
        temp.cp[curnzc] = temp.cp[curnzc-1] + (rhs.cp[j] - rhs.cp[j-1]);
    }
    temp.Resize(curnzc, curnz);
    *this = temp;
    return *this;
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
bool Dcsc<IT,NT>::operator==(const Dcsc<IT,NT> & rhs)
{
    if(nzc != rhs.nzc) return false;
    bool same = std::equal(cp, cp+nzc+1, rhs.cp);
    same = same && std::equal(jc, jc+nzc, rhs.jc);
    same = same && std::equal(ir, ir+nz, rhs.ir);
    
#ifdef DEBUG
  std::vector<NT> error(nz);
  std::transform(numx, numx+nz, rhs.numx, error.begin(), absdiff<NT>());
  std::vector< std::pair<NT, NT> > error_original_pair(nz);
    for(IT i=0; i < nz; ++i)
        error_original_pair[i] = std::make_pair(error[i], numx[i]);
    if(error_original_pair.size() > 10) // otherwise would crush for small data
    {
        partial_sort(error_original_pair.begin(), error_original_pair.begin()+10, error_original_pair.end(), std::greater< std::pair<NT,NT> >());
    std::cout << "Highest 10 different entries are: " << std::endl;
        for(IT i=0; i < 10; ++i)
            std::cout << "Diff: " << error_original_pair[i].first << " on " << error_original_pair[i].second << std::endl;
    }
    else
    {
        sort(error_original_pair.begin(), error_original_pair.end(), std::greater< std::pair<NT,NT> >());
        std::cout << "Highest different entries are: " << std::endl;
        for(typename std::vector< std::pair<NT, NT> >::iterator it=error_original_pair.begin(); it != error_original_pair.end(); ++it)
            std::cout << "Diff: " << it->first << " on " << it->second << std::endl;
    }
    std::cout << "Same before num: " << same << std::endl;
#endif
 
    ErrorTolerantEqual<NT> epsilonequal;
    same = same && std::equal(numx, numx+nz, rhs.numx, epsilonequal );
    return same;
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::EWiseMult(const Dcsc<IT,NT> & rhs, bool exclude)  
{
    // We have a class with a friend function and a member function with the same name. Calling the friend function from the member function 
    // might (if the signature is the same) give compilation errors if not preceded by :: that denotes the global scope.
    *this = combblas::EWiseMult((*this), &rhs, exclude);    // call the binary version
}
 
 
template <class IT, class NT>
template <typename _UnaryOperation, typename GlobalIT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>* Dcsc<IT,NT>::PruneI(_UnaryOperation __unary_op, bool inPlace, GlobalIT rowOffset, GlobalIT colOffset)
{
    // Two-pass algorithm
    IT prunednnz = 0;
    IT prunednzc = 0;
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        bool colexists = false;
        for(IT j=cp[i]; j < cp[i+1]; ++j)
        {
            if(!(__unary_op(make_tuple(rowOffset+ir[j], colOffset+jc[i], numx[j]))))    // keep this nonzero
            {
                ++prunednnz;
                colexists = true;
            }
        }
        if(colexists)   ++prunednzc;
    }
    IT * oldcp = cp; 
    IT * oldjc = jc;
    IT * oldir = ir;    
    NT * oldnumx = numx;    
 
    cp = new IT[prunednzc+1];
    jc = new IT[prunednzc];
    ir = new IT[prunednnz];
    numx = new NT[prunednnz];
 
    IT cnzc = 0;
    IT cnnz = 0;
    cp[cnzc] = 0;
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        for(IT j = oldcp[i]; j < oldcp[i+1]; ++j)
        {
            if(!(__unary_op(make_tuple(rowOffset+oldir[j], colOffset+oldjc[i], oldnumx[j])))) // keep this nonzero
            {
                ir[cnnz] = oldir[j];    
                numx[cnnz++] =  oldnumx[j];
            }
        }
        if(cnnz > cp[cnzc])
        {
            jc[cnzc] = oldjc[i];
            cp[cnzc+1] = cnnz;
            ++cnzc;
        }
    }
    assert(cnzc == prunednzc);
    assert(cnnz == prunednnz);
    if (inPlace)
    {
        // delete the memory pointed by previous pointers
        DeleteAll(oldnumx, oldir, oldjc, oldcp);
        nz = cnnz;
        nzc = cnzc;
        return NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        // create a new object to store the data
        Dcsc<IT,NT>* ret = new Dcsc<IT,NT>();
        ret->cp = cp; 
        ret->jc = jc;
        ret->ir = ir;   
        ret->numx = numx;
        ret->nz = cnnz;
        ret->nzc = cnzc;
 
        // put the previous pointers back       
        cp = oldcp;
        jc = oldjc;
        ir = oldir;
        numx = oldnumx;
        
        return ret;
    }
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
template <typename _UnaryOperation>
Dcsc<IT,NT>* Dcsc<IT,NT>::Prune(_UnaryOperation __unary_op, bool inPlace)
{
    // Two-pass algorithm
    IT prunednnz = 0;
    IT prunednzc = 0;
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        bool colexists = false;
        for(IT j=cp[i]; j < cp[i+1]; ++j)
        {
            if(!(__unary_op(numx[j])))  // keep this nonzero
            {
                ++prunednnz;
                colexists = true;
            }
        }
        if(colexists)   ++prunednzc;
    }
    IT * oldcp = cp; 
    IT * oldjc = jc;
    IT * oldir = ir;    
    NT * oldnumx = numx;    
 
    cp = new IT[prunednzc+1];
    jc = new IT[prunednzc];
    ir = new IT[prunednnz];
    numx = new NT[prunednnz];
 
    IT cnzc = 0;
    IT cnnz = 0;
    cp[cnzc] = 0;
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        for(IT j = oldcp[i]; j < oldcp[i+1]; ++j)
        {
            if(!(__unary_op(oldnumx[j]))) // keep this nonzero
            {
                ir[cnnz] = oldir[j];    
                numx[cnnz++] =  oldnumx[j];
            }
        }
        if(cnnz > cp[cnzc])
        {
            jc[cnzc] = oldjc[i];
            cp[cnzc+1] = cnnz;
            ++cnzc;
        }
    }
    assert(cnzc == prunednzc);
    assert(cnnz == prunednnz);
    if (inPlace)
    {
        // delete the memory pointed by previous pointers
        DeleteAll(oldnumx, oldir, oldjc, oldcp);
        nz = cnnz;
        nzc = cnzc;
        return NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        // create a new object to store the data
        Dcsc<IT,NT>* ret = new Dcsc<IT,NT>();
        ret->cp = cp; 
        ret->jc = jc;
        ret->ir = ir;   
        ret->numx = numx;
        ret->nz = cnnz;
        ret->nzc = cnzc;
 
        // put the previous pointers back       
        cp = oldcp;
        jc = oldjc;
        ir = oldir;
        numx = oldnumx;
        
        return ret;
    }
}
 
 
template <class IT, class NT>
template <typename _BinaryOperation>
Dcsc<IT,NT>* Dcsc<IT,NT>::PruneColumn(NT* pvals, _BinaryOperation __binary_op, bool inPlace)
{
    // Two-pass algorithm
    IT prunednnz = 0;
    IT prunednzc = 0;
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        bool colexists = false;
        for(IT j=cp[i]; j < cp[i+1]; ++j)
        {
            IT colid = jc[i];
            if(!(__binary_op(numx[j], pvals[colid])))   // keep this nonzero
            {
                ++prunednnz;
                colexists = true;
            }
        }
        if(colexists)   ++prunednzc;
    }
    IT * oldcp = cp;
    IT * oldjc = jc;
    IT * oldir = ir;
    NT * oldnumx = numx;
    
    cp = new IT[prunednzc+1];
    jc = new IT[prunednzc];
    ir = new IT[prunednnz];
    numx = new NT[prunednnz];
    
    IT cnzc = 0;
    IT cnnz = 0;
    cp[cnzc] = 0;
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        for(IT j = oldcp[i]; j < oldcp[i+1]; ++j)
        {
            IT colid = oldjc[i];
            if(!(__binary_op(oldnumx[j], pvals[colid])))
            {
                ir[cnnz] = oldir[j];
                numx[cnnz++] =  oldnumx[j];
            }
        }
        if(cnnz > cp[cnzc])
        {
            jc[cnzc] = oldjc[i];
            cp[cnzc+1] = cnnz;
            ++cnzc;
        }
    }
    assert(cnzc == prunednzc);
    if (inPlace)
    {
        // delete the memory pointed by previous pointers
        DeleteAll(oldnumx, oldir, oldjc, oldcp);
        nz = cnnz;
        nzc = cnzc;
        return NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        // create a new object to store the data
        Dcsc<IT,NT>* ret = new Dcsc<IT,NT>();
        ret->cp = cp; 
        ret->jc = jc;
        ret->ir = ir;   
        ret->numx = numx;
        ret->nz = cnnz;
        ret->nzc = cnzc;
        
        // put the previous pointers back       
        cp = oldcp;
        jc = oldjc;
        ir = oldir;
        numx = oldnumx;
        
        return ret;
    }
}
 
 
// prune selected columns indexed by pinds
template <class IT, class NT>
template <typename _BinaryOperation>
Dcsc<IT,NT>* Dcsc<IT,NT>::PruneColumn(IT* pinds, NT* pvals, _BinaryOperation __binary_op, bool inPlace)
{
    // Two-pass algorithm
    IT prunednnz = 0;
    IT prunednzc = 0;
    IT k = 0;
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        bool colexists = false;
        IT colid = jc[i];
        if(colid==pinds[k]) // pinds is sorted
        {
            for(IT j=cp[i]; j < cp[i+1]; ++j)
            {
                if(!(__binary_op(numx[j], pvals[k])))   // keep this nonzero
                {
                    ++prunednnz;
                    colexists = true;
                }
            }
            k++;
        }
        else // untouched columns
        {
            colexists = true;
            prunednnz += (cp[i+1] - cp[i]);
        }
        if(colexists)   ++prunednzc;
    }
    IT * oldcp = cp;
    IT * oldjc = jc;
    IT * oldir = ir;
    NT * oldnumx = numx;
    
    cp = new IT[prunednzc+1];
    jc = new IT[prunednzc];
    ir = new IT[prunednnz];
    numx = new NT[prunednnz];
    
    IT cnzc = 0;
    IT cnnz = 0;
    cp[cnzc] = 0;
    k = 0;
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        IT colid = oldjc[i];
        if(colid==pinds[k]) // prunned columns
        {
            for(IT j = oldcp[i]; j < oldcp[i+1]; ++j)
            {
                if(!(__binary_op(oldnumx[j], pvals[k])))
                {
                    ir[cnnz] = oldir[j];
                    numx[cnnz++] =  oldnumx[j];
                }
            }
            k++;
        }
        else // copy other columns
        {
            for(IT j = oldcp[i]; j < oldcp[i+1]; ++j)
            {
                ir[cnnz] = oldir[j];
                numx[cnnz++] =  oldnumx[j];
            }
        }
        if(cnnz > cp[cnzc])
        {
            jc[cnzc] = oldjc[i];
            cp[cnzc+1] = cnnz;
            ++cnzc;
        }
    }
    assert(cnzc == prunednzc);
    if (inPlace)
    {
        // delete the memory pointed by previous pointers
        DeleteAll(oldnumx, oldir, oldjc, oldcp);
        nz = cnnz;
        nzc = cnzc;
        return NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        // create a new object to store the data
        Dcsc<IT,NT>* ret = new Dcsc<IT,NT>();
        ret->cp = cp;
        ret->jc = jc;
        ret->ir = ir;
        ret->numx = numx;
        ret->nz = cnnz;
        ret->nzc = cnzc;
        
        // put the previous pointers back
        cp = oldcp;
        jc = oldjc;
        ir = oldir;
        numx = oldnumx;
        
        return ret;
    }
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::EWiseScale(NT ** scaler)  
{
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        IT colid = jc[i];
        for(IT j=cp[i]; j < cp[i+1]; ++j)
        {
            IT rowid = ir[j];
            numx[j] *= scaler[rowid][colid];
        }
    }
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
template <typename _BinaryOperation>
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::UpdateDense(NT ** array, _BinaryOperation __binary_op) const
{
    for(IT i=0; i<nzc; ++i)
    {
        IT colid = jc[i];
        for(IT j=cp[i]; j < cp[i+1]; ++j)
        {
            IT rowid = ir[j];
            array[rowid][colid] = __binary_op(array[rowid][colid], numx[j]);
        }
    }
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
IT Dcsc<IT,NT>::ConstructAux(IT ndim, IT * & aux) const
{
    float cf  = static_cast<float>(ndim+1) / static_cast<float>(nzc);
    IT colchunks = static_cast<IT> ( ceil( static_cast<float>(ndim+1) / ceil(cf)) );
 
    aux  = new IT[colchunks+1]; 
 
    IT chunksize    = static_cast<IT>(ceil(cf));
    IT reg      = 0;
    IT curchunk = 0;
    aux[curchunk++] = 0;
    for(IT i = 0; i< nzc; ++i)
    {
        if(jc[i] >= curchunk * chunksize)       // beginning of the next chunk
        {
            while(jc[i] >= curchunk * chunksize)    // consider any empty chunks
            {
                aux[curchunk++] = reg;
            }
        }
        reg = i+1;
    }
    while(curchunk <= colchunks)
    {
        aux[curchunk++] = reg;
    }
    return colchunks;
}
 
template <class IT, class NT>
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::Resize(IT nzcnew, IT nznew)
{
    if(nzcnew == 0)
    {
        delete[] jc;
        delete[] cp;
        nzc = 0;
    }
    if(nznew == 0)
    {
        delete[] ir;
        delete[] numx;
        nz = 0;
    }
    if ( nzcnew == 0 && nznew == 0)
    {
        return; 
    }
    if (nzcnew != nzc)  
    {
        IT * tmpcp = cp; 
        IT * tmpjc = jc;
        cp = new IT[nzcnew+1];
        jc = new IT[nzcnew];    
        if(nzcnew > nzc)    // Grow it (copy all of the old elements)
        {
            std::copy(tmpcp, tmpcp+nzc+1, cp);  // copy(first, end, result)
            std::copy(tmpjc, tmpjc+nzc, jc);
        }
        else        // Shrink it (copy only a portion of the old elements)
        {
            std::copy(tmpcp, tmpcp+nzcnew+1, cp);   
            std::copy(tmpjc, tmpjc+nzcnew, jc);
        }
        delete[] tmpcp; // delete the memory pointed by previous pointers
        delete[] tmpjc;
        nzc = nzcnew;
    }
    if (nznew != nz)
    {   
        NT * tmpnumx = numx; 
        IT * tmpir = ir;
        numx = new NT[nznew];   
        ir = new IT[nznew];
        if(nznew > nz)  // Grow it (copy all of the old elements)
        {
            std::copy(tmpnumx, tmpnumx+nz, numx);   // numx can be non-POD
            std::copy(tmpir, tmpir+nz, ir);
        }
        else    // Shrink it (copy only a portion of the old elements)
        {
            std::copy(tmpnumx, tmpnumx+nznew, numx);    
            std::copy(tmpir, tmpir+nznew, ir);
        }
        delete[] tmpnumx;   // delete the memory pointed by previous pointers
        delete[] tmpir;
        nz = nznew;
    }
}
 
template<class IT, class NT>
IT Dcsc<IT,NT>::AuxIndex(const IT colind, bool & found, IT * aux, IT csize) const
{
    IT base = static_cast<IT>(floor((float) (colind/csize)));
    IT start = aux[base];
    IT end = aux[base+1];
 
    IT * itr = std::find(jc + start, jc + end, colind);
    
    found = (itr != jc + end);
    return (itr-jc);
}
 
template<class IT, class NT>
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::Split(Dcsc<IT,NT> * & A, Dcsc<IT,NT> * & B, IT cut)
{
    IT * itr = std::lower_bound(jc, jc+nzc, cut);
    IT pos = itr - jc;
 
    if(cp[pos] == 0)
    {
        A = NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        A = new Dcsc<IT,NT>(cp[pos], pos);
        std::copy(jc, jc+pos, A->jc);
        std::copy(cp, cp+pos+1, A->cp);
        std::copy(ir, ir+cp[pos], A->ir);
        std::copy(numx, numx + cp[pos], A->numx);   // copy(first, last, result)
    }   
    if(nz-cp[pos] == 0)
    {
        B = NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        B = new Dcsc<IT,NT>(nz-cp[pos], nzc-pos);
        std::copy(jc+pos, jc+ nzc, B->jc);
        transform(B->jc, B->jc + (nzc-pos), B->jc, bind2nd(std::minus<IT>(), cut));
        std::copy(cp+pos, cp+nzc+1, B->cp);
        transform(B->cp, B->cp + (nzc-pos+1), B->cp, bind2nd(std::minus<IT>(), cp[pos]));
        std::copy(ir+cp[pos], ir+nz, B->ir);
        std::copy(numx+cp[pos], numx+nz, B->numx);  // copy(first, last, result)
    }
}
 
template<class IT, class NT>
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::ColSplit(std::vector< Dcsc<IT,NT>* > & parts, std::vector<IT> & cuts)
{
    IT * jcbegin = jc;
    std::vector<IT> pos; // pos has "parts-1" entries
    for(auto cutpoint = cuts.begin(); cutpoint != cuts.end(); ++cutpoint)
    {
        IT * itr = std::lower_bound(jcbegin, jc+nzc, *cutpoint);
        pos.push_back(itr - jc);
        jcbegin = itr;  // so that lower_bound searches a smaller vector
    }
    
    if(cp[pos[0]] == 0) // first piece
    {
        parts[0] = NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        parts[0] = new Dcsc<IT,NT>(cp[pos[0]], pos[0]); // Dcsc(nnz, nzc)
        std::copy(jc, jc+pos[0], parts[0]->jc);    // std::copy
        std::copy(cp, cp+pos[0]+1, parts[0]->cp);
        std::copy(ir, ir+cp[pos[0]], parts[0]->ir);
        std::copy(numx, numx + cp[pos[0]], parts[0]->numx); // copy(first, last, result)
    }
    int ncuts =  cuts.size(); // all except last piece
    for(int i=1; i< ncuts; ++i) // treat the first piece differently
    {
        if(cp[pos[i]] - cp[pos[i-1]] == 0)
        {
            parts[i] =  NULL;
        }
        else
        {
            parts[i] = new Dcsc<IT,NT>(cp[pos[i]] - cp[pos[i-1]], pos[i] - pos[i-1]); // Dcsc(nnz, nzc)
            std::copy(jc+pos[i-1], jc+pos[i], parts[i]->jc);    // std::copy
            transform(parts[i]->jc, parts[i]->jc + (pos[i]-pos[i-1]), parts[i]->jc, bind2nd(std::minus<IT>(), cuts[i-1]));  // cuts[i-1] is well defined as i>=1
 
            std::copy(cp+pos[i-1], cp+pos[i]+1, parts[i]->cp);
            transform(parts[i]->cp, parts[i]->cp + (pos[i]-pos[i-1]+1), parts[i]->cp, bind2nd(std::minus<IT>(), cp[pos[i-1]]));
 
            std::copy(ir+cp[pos[i-1]], ir+cp[pos[i]], parts[i]->ir);
            std::copy(numx+cp[pos[i-1]], numx + cp[pos[i]], parts[i]->numx);    // copy(first, last, result)
        }
    }
    if(nz - cp[pos[ncuts-1]] == 0)
    {
        parts[ncuts] = NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        parts[ncuts] = new Dcsc<IT,NT>(nz-cp[pos[ncuts-1]], nzc-pos[ncuts-1]);  // ncuts = npieces -1
        std::copy(jc+pos[ncuts-1], jc+ nzc, parts[ncuts]->jc);
        transform(parts[ncuts]->jc, parts[ncuts]->jc + (nzc-pos[ncuts-1]), parts[ncuts]->jc, bind2nd(std::minus<IT>(), cuts[ncuts-1]));
        
        std::copy(cp+pos[ncuts-1], cp+nzc+1, parts[ncuts]->cp);
        transform(parts[ncuts]->cp, parts[ncuts]->cp + (nzc-pos[ncuts-1]+1), parts[ncuts]->cp, bind2nd(std::minus<IT>(), cp[pos[ncuts-1]]));
        std::copy(ir+cp[pos[ncuts-1]], ir+nz, parts[ncuts]->ir);
        std::copy(numx+cp[pos[ncuts-1]], numx+nz, parts[ncuts]->numx);
    }
}
 
 
// Assumes A and B are not NULL
// When any is NULL, this function is not called anyway
template<class IT, class NT>
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::Merge(const Dcsc<IT,NT> * A, const Dcsc<IT,NT> * B, IT cut)
{
    assert((A != NULL) && (B != NULL));     // handled at higher level
    IT cnz = A->nz + B->nz;
    IT cnzc = A->nzc + B->nzc;
    if(cnz > 0)
    {
        *this = Dcsc<IT,NT>(cnz, cnzc);     // safe, because "this" can not be NULL inside a member function
 
        std::copy(A->jc, A->jc + A->nzc, jc);   // copy(first, last, result)
        std::copy(B->jc, B->jc + B->nzc, jc + A->nzc);
        transform(jc + A->nzc, jc + cnzc, jc + A->nzc, bind2nd(std::plus<IT>(), cut));
 
        std::copy(A->cp, A->cp + A->nzc, cp);
        std::copy(B->cp, B->cp + B->nzc +1, cp + A->nzc);
        transform(cp + A->nzc, cp+cnzc+1, cp + A->nzc, bind2nd(std::plus<IT>(), A->cp[A->nzc]));
    
        std::copy(A->ir, A->ir + A->nz, ir);
        std::copy(B->ir, B->ir + B->nz, ir + A->nz);
 
        // since numx is potentially non-POD, we use std::copy
        std::copy(A->numx, A->numx + A->nz, numx);
        std::copy(B->numx, B->numx + B->nz, numx + A->nz);
    }
}
 
 
template<class IT, class NT>
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::ColConcatenate(std::vector< Dcsc<IT,NT>* > & parts, std::vector<IT> & offsets)
{
    IT cnz = 0;
    IT cnzc = 0;
    size_t nmembers = parts.size();
    for(size_t i=0; i< nmembers; ++i)
    {
        cnz += parts[i]->nz;
        cnzc += parts[i]->nzc;
    }
    if(cnz > 0)
    {
        *this = Dcsc<IT,NT>(cnz, cnzc);     // safe, because "this" can not be NULL inside a member function
        
        IT run_nz = 0;
        IT run_nzc = 0;
        for(size_t i=0; i< nmembers; ++i)
        {
            std::copy(parts[i]->jc, parts[i]->jc + parts[i]->nzc, jc + run_nzc);
            transform(jc + run_nzc, jc + run_nzc + parts[i]->nzc, jc + run_nzc, bind2nd(std::plus<IT>(), offsets[i]));
            
            // remember: cp[nzc] = nnz
            std::copy(parts[i]->cp, parts[i]->cp + parts[i]->nzc, cp + run_nzc);
            transform(cp + run_nzc, cp + run_nzc + parts[i]->nzc, cp + run_nzc, bind2nd(std::plus<IT>(),run_nz));
            
            std::copy(parts[i]->ir, parts[i]->ir + parts[i]->nz, ir + run_nz);
            std::copy(parts[i]->numx, parts[i]->numx + parts[i]->nz, numx + run_nz);
            
            run_nzc += parts[i]->nzc;
            run_nz += parts[i]->nz;
        }
        // adjust the last pointer
        cp[run_nzc] = run_nz;
    }
}
 
template<class IT, class NT>
template<class VT>  
void Dcsc<IT,NT>::FillColInds(const VT * colnums, IT nind, std::vector< std::pair<IT,IT> > & colinds, IT * aux, IT csize) const
{
    if ( aux == NULL || (nzc / nind) < THRESHOLD)       // use scanning indexing
    {
        IT mink = std::min(nzc, nind);
        std::pair<IT,IT> * isect = new std::pair<IT,IT>[mink];
        std::pair<IT,IT> * range1 = new std::pair<IT,IT>[nzc];
        std::pair<IT,IT> * range2 = new std::pair<IT,IT>[nind];
        
        for(IT i=0; i < nzc; ++i)
        {
            range1[i] = std::make_pair(jc[i], i);   // get the actual nonzero value and the index to the ith nonzero
        }
        for(IT i=0; i < nind; ++i)
        {
            range2[i] = std::make_pair(static_cast<IT>(colnums[i]), 0); // second is dummy as all the intersecting elements are copied from the first range
        }
 
        std::pair<IT,IT> * itr = set_intersection(range1, range1 + nzc, range2, range2+nind, isect, SpHelper::first_compare<IT> );
        // isect now can iterate on a subset of the elements of range1
        // meaning that the intersection can be accessed directly by isect[i] instead of range1[isect[i]]
        // this is because the intersecting elements are COPIED to the output range "isect"
 
        IT kisect = static_cast<IT>(itr-isect);     // size of the intersection 
        for(IT j=0, i =0; j< nind; ++j)
        {
            // the elements represented by jc[isect[i]] are a subset of the elements represented by colnums[j]
            if( i == kisect || isect[i].first != static_cast<IT>(colnums[j]))
            {
                // not found, signal by setting first = second
                colinds[j].first = 0;
                colinds[j].second = 0;  
            }
            else    // i < kisect && dcsc->jc[isect[i]] == colnums[j]
            {
                IT p = isect[i++].second;
                colinds[j].first = cp[p];
                colinds[j].second = cp[p+1];
            }
        }
        DeleteAll(isect, range1, range2);
    }
    else        // use aux based indexing
    {
        bool found;
        for(IT j =0; j< nind; ++j)
        {
            IT pos = AuxIndex(static_cast<IT>(colnums[j]), found, aux, csize);
            if(found)
            {
                colinds[j].first = cp[pos];
                colinds[j].second = cp[pos+1];
            }
            else    // not found, signal by setting first = second
            {
                colinds[j].first = 0;
                colinds[j].second = 0;
            }
        }
    }
}
 
 
template <class IT, class NT>
Dcsc<IT,NT>::~Dcsc()
{
    if(nz > 0)          // dcsc may be empty
    {
        delete[] numx;
        delete[] ir;
    }
    if(nzc > 0)
    {
        delete[] jc;
        delete[] cp;
    }
}
 
}