2 files changed, 45 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/utils/hash.h b/utils/hash.h
index fbe10b4e..7e38bb2c 100755
--- a/utils/hash.h
+++ b/utils/hash.h
@@ -60,6 +60,34 @@ typename H::mapped_type & get_default(H &ht,K const& k,typename H::mapped_type c
   return const_cast<typename H::mapped_type &>(ht.insert(typename H::value_type(k,v)).first->second);
 }
 
+// get_or_construct w/ no arg: just use ht[k]
+template <class H,class K,class C0>
+typename H::mapped_type & get_or_construct(H &ht,K const& k,C0 const& c0) {
+  typedef typename H::mapped_type V;
+  typedef typename H::value_type KV;
+  typename H::iterator_type i=ht.find(k);
+  if (i==ht.end()) {
+    return const_cast<V &>(ht.insert(KV(k,V(c0))).first->second);
+  } else {
+    return i->second;
+  }
+}
+
+
+// get_or_call (0 arg)
+template <class H,class K,class F>
+typename H::mapped_type & get_or_call(H &ht,K const& k,F const& f) {
+  typedef typename H::mapped_type V;
+  typedef typename H::value_type KV;
+  typename H::iterator_type i=ht.find(k);
+  if (i==ht.end()) {
+    return const_cast<V &>(ht.insert(KV(k,f())).first->second);
+  } else {
+    return i->second;
+  }
+}
+
+
 // the below could also return a ref to the mapped max/min.  they have the advantage of not falsely claiming an improvement when an equal value already existed.  otherwise you could just modify the get_default and if equal assume new.
 template <class H,class K>
 bool improve_mapped_max(H &ht,K const& k,typename H::mapped_type const& v) {
diff --git a/utils/maybe_update_bound.h b/utils/maybe_update_bound.h
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d57215d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/maybe_update_bound.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef MAYBE_UPDATE_BOUND_H
+#define MAYBE_UPDATE_BOUND_H
+
+template <class To,class From>
+inline void maybe_increase_max(To &to,const From &from) {
+    if (to<from)
+        to=from;
+}
+
+template <class To,class From>
+inline void maybe_decrease_min(To &to,const From &from) {
+    if (from<to)
+        to=from;
+}
+
+
+#endif