Added exclusive reference: `RefEx`. Added `try_completed_{ref,mut}()` which returns a slice of all the elements if the populator has completed.

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src/iter.rs

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ impl<T> ExactSizeIterator for PartialIter<T>{}
 trait PopulaterIter<T>: private::Sealed + Iterator<Item=T> + FusedIterator + ExactSizeIterator{
     fn as_debug(&self) -> &dyn Debug
     where T: Debug;
+    fn is_complete(&self) -> bool;
 }
 
 impl<T> private::Sealed for PartialIter<T>{}
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ impl<T> PopulaterIter<T> for PartialIter<T>
     where T: Debug {
 	self
     }
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn is_complete(&self) -> bool {
+	false
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> PopulaterIter<T> for FullIter<T>
@@ -94,8 +99,16 @@ impl<T> PopulaterIter<T> for FullIter<T>
     where T: Debug {
 	self
     }
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn is_complete(&self) -> bool {
+	false
+    }
 }
 
+/// An iterator over a `Populator<'a, T>`'s items.
+///
+/// # Length
+/// It is a full iterator of all completed elements, non-inserted elements are ignored.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct IntoIter<'a, T: 'a>(Box<dyn PopulaterIter<T> + 'a>);
 
@@ -103,9 +116,9 @@ pub struct IntoIter<'a, T: 'a>(Box<dyn PopulaterIter<T> + 'a>);
 impl<'a, Iter, T: 'a> From<Iter> for IntoIter<'a, T>
 where Iter: private::Sealed + PopulaterIter<T> + 'a
 {
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn from(v: Iter) -> Self {
-	Self(Box::new(v))
+#[inline(always)]
+fn from(v: Iter) -> Self {
+Self(Box::new(v))
     }
 }
  */
@@ -118,8 +131,28 @@ unsafe fn assume_init_boxed<T>(bx: Box<[MaybeUninit<T>]>) -> Box<[T]>
     Box::from_raw(raw as *mut [T])
 }
 
+#[inline(always)] 
+pub(crate) unsafe fn assume_init_mut<T>(slice: &mut [MaybeUninit<T>]) -> &mut [T]
+{
+    //MaybeUninit::slice_assume_init_ref(slice)
+    &mut (*(slice as *mut [MaybeUninit<T>] as *mut [T]))[..]
+}
+
+#[inline(always)] 
+pub(crate) unsafe fn assume_init_ref<T>(slice: &[MaybeUninit<T>]) -> &[T]
+{
+    //MaybeUninit::slice_assume_init_ref(slice)
+    &(*(slice.as_ref() as *const [MaybeUninit<T>] as *const [T]))[..]
+}
+
 impl<'a, T> IntoIter<'a, T>
 {
+    /// Does this iterator represent a fully completed `Populator<'a, T>`?
+    #[inline] 
+    pub fn is_complete(&self) -> bool
+    {
+	self.0.as_ref().is_complete()
+    }
     pub(super) fn create_from(mut pop: Populator<'a, T>) -> Self
     {
 	Self(if pop.is_full_exclusive() {

src/lib.rs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mod refer; pub use refer::*;
 pub struct Populator<'a, T: 'a>
 {
     values: UnsafeCell<Box<[MaybeUninit<T>]>>,
-    populates: Box<[AtomicBool]>, // 
+    pub(crate) populates: Box<[AtomicBool]>, // 
     populated: AtomicUsize, // number of populated items
 
     _lt: PhantomLifetime<'a>,
@@ -159,7 +159,42 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
 	    _lt: PhantomLifetime::new(),
 	}
     }
-
+    
+    /// Try to insert `value` at `idx` from an exclusive reference.
+    ///
+    /// If `idx` already has a value, then `Err(value)` is returned, otherwise, `value` is inserted into the table and a mutable reference to it is returned.
+    ///
+    /// # Exclusive accesses
+    /// Since this is an `&mut self` receiver, no atomic operations are required since there are no other threads with a reference to the current populator.
+    pub fn try_insert_exclusive(&mut self, idx: usize, value: T) -> Result<&mut T, T>
+    {
+	match self.populates[idx].get_mut() {
+	    &mut true => return Err(value),
+	    none => *none = true,
+	};
+	if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+	    match std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+		let mref = &mut self.values.get_mut()[idx];
+		*mref = MaybeUninit::new(value);
+		unsafe {
+		    mref.assume_init_mut()
+		}
+	    })) {
+		Err(p) => {
+		    *self.populates[idx].get_mut() = false;
+		    std::panic::resume_unwind(p)
+		},
+		Ok(mref) => Ok(mref),
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    let mref = &mut self.values.get_mut()[idx];
+	    *mref = MaybeUninit::new(value);
+	    Ok(unsafe {
+		mref.assume_init_mut()
+	    })
+	}
+    }
+    
     /// Try to insert `value` at `idx`.
     ///
     /// If `idx` already has a value, then `Err(value)` is returned, otherwise, `value` is inserted into the table and the number of items now populated is returned.
@@ -176,7 +211,10 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
 			*ptr = MaybeUninit::new(value);
 		    }
 		})) {
-		    Err(p) => std::panic::resume_unwind(p),
+		    Err(p) => {
+			self.populates[idx].store(false, atomic::Ordering::SeqCst); // Re-set to unoccupied
+			std::panic::resume_unwind(p)
+		    },
 		    Ok(_) => (),
 		}
 	    } else {
@@ -192,7 +230,6 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
 	    Err(value)
 	}
     }
-
     
     #[inline(always)]
     fn bounds_okay(&self, idx: usize) -> bool
@@ -224,6 +261,7 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
 	self.bounds_check(idx);
 	Ref {
 	    pop: self,
+	    inserted: &self.populates[idx],
 	    idx
 	}
     }
@@ -235,12 +273,29 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
     #[inline]
     pub fn into_ref(self: Arc<Self>, idx: usize) -> OwnedRef<'a, T>
     {
+	self.bounds_check(idx);
 	OwnedRef {
 	    pop: self,
 	    idx
 	}
     }
-    //TODO: get_excusive -> RefEx
+
+    /// Get an exclusive reference for the item at `idx` whether it exists or not.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// If the index is out of bounds
+    ///
+    /// # Exclusivity
+    /// No atomic operations are performed on the returned reference, since as long as it exists, no other reference to this instance can exist.
+    #[inline] 
+    pub fn get_ref_exclusive(&mut self, idx: usize) -> RefEx<'_, 'a, T>
+    {
+	self.bounds_check(idx);
+	RefEx {
+	    pop: self,
+	    idx,
+	}
+    }
 
     /// Try to get an exclusive, mutable reference to an item at `idx` if an item exists there.
     ///
@@ -268,7 +323,7 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
     ///
     /// # Panics
     /// If `idx` already has a value inserted.
-    #[inline] // Maybe?
+    #[inline]
     pub fn insert(&self, idx: usize, value: T) -> usize
     {
 	#[inline(never)]
@@ -283,8 +338,30 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
 	    Err(_) => panic_inserted(idx),
 	}
     }
+    
+    /// Insert `value` into `idx` through an exclusive reference.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// If `idx` already has a value inserted.
+    ///
+    /// # Exclusivity
+    /// No atomic operations are required since the `&mut self` receiver guarantees no other references to this instance currently exist.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn insert_exclusive(&mut self, idx: usize, value: T) -> &mut T
+    {
+	#[inline(never)]
+	#[cold]
+	fn panic_inserted(i: usize) -> !
+	{
+	    panic!("There is already a value at {}", i)
+	}
 
-
+	match self.try_insert_exclusive(idx, value) {
+	    Ok(v) => v,
+	    Err(_) => panic_inserted(idx),
+	}
+    }
+    
     #[inline(always)]
     fn take_all(&mut self) -> (Box<[MaybeUninit<T>]>, Box<[AtomicBool]>)
     {
@@ -299,6 +376,8 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
 	let inner = self.values.get_mut();
 	mem::replace(inner, vec![].into_boxed_slice())
     }
+
+    
     
     /// If all values are populated, then convert it into a boxed slice and return it.
     pub fn try_complete(mut self) -> Result<Box<[T]>, Self>
@@ -317,6 +396,30 @@ impl<'a, T> Populator<'a, T>
 	}
     }
 
+    /// If all values are populated, returns a slice of all the elements.
+    ///
+    /// Performs a single atomic load of the number of currently inserted elements to check for completion
+    pub fn try_completed_ref(&self) -> Option<&[T]>
+    {
+	if self.populated.load(atomic::Ordering::SeqCst) == self.len() {
+	    Some(unsafe { iter::assume_init_ref(&*self.values.get()) })
+	} else {
+	    None
+	}
+    }
+    
+    /// If all values are populated, returns a mutable slice of all the elements.
+    ///
+    /// # Exclusivity
+    /// No atomic operations are required since this exclusive reference to `self` ensures there are no other references to this instance.
+    pub fn try_completed_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut [T]>
+    {
+	if *self.populated.get_mut() == self.len() {
+	    Some(unsafe { iter::assume_init_mut(self.values.get_mut()) })
+	} else {
+	    None
+	}
+    }
     /// Returns the completed population.
     ///
     /// # Panics

src/refer.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct Ref<'re, 'a, T: 'a>
     pub(super) idx: usize,
     //TODO: Maybe add inserted bool, or state representing if this Ref has made a change to the populator. The value will be loaded on creation of the Ref, and will be used as a cached version of `completes[idx].load()`
     //TODO:   OR: Hold a reference to the actual AtomicBool at `idx` itself?
+    pub(super) inserted: &'re AtomicBool
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)] // PartialEq, PartialOrd //XXX: TODO: Should this actually be `Clone`? Ref isn't, because its supposed to be a single reference. But since this is arc'd?
@@ -17,6 +18,12 @@ pub struct OwnedRef<'a, T: 'a> // PartialEq, PartialOrd
     pub(super) idx: usize,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)] 
+pub struct RefEx<'re, 'a, T: 'a>
+{
+    pub(super) pop: &'re mut Populator<'a, T>,
+    pub(super) idx: usize,
+}
 
 impl<'a, T: 'a> PartialEq for OwnedRef<'a, T>
 {
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@ impl<'re, 'a, T: 'a> Ref<'re, 'a, T>
     #[inline]
     pub fn exists(&self) -> bool
     {
-	self.pop.exists(self.idx)
+	self.inserted.load(atomic::Ordering::SeqCst)
     }	
     /// Try to insert `value` at the referred slot.
     ///
@@ -166,6 +173,107 @@ impl<'a,  T:'a> OwnedRef<'a, T>
     }
 }
 
+//RefEx: Exclusive reference, holds &'re mut Populator<'a, T>
+impl<'re, 'a, T: 'a> RefEx<'re, 'a ,T>
+{
+    /// Get a reference to the parent
+    #[inline] 
+    pub fn parent(&self) -> &Populator<'a, T>
+    {
+	&self.pop
+    }
+    /// Get a mutable reference to the parent
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn parent_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Populator<'a, T>
+    {
+	self.pop
+    }
+    /// The index that this `RefEx` refers to.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn slot(&self) -> usize
+    {
+	self.idx
+    }
+    /// Checks if the references item currently exists.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn exists(&mut self) -> bool
+    {
+	self.pop.exists_exclusive(self.idx)
+    }
+    /// Try to insert `value` at the referred slot.
+    ///
+    /// If the slot already has a value, then `Err(value)` is returned, otherwise, `value` is inserted into the table and a reference to the new element is returned
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn try_insert(&mut self, value: T) -> Result<&T, T>
+    {
+	self.pop.try_insert_exclusive(self.idx, value).map(|x| &*x)
+    }
+    /// Try to insert `value` at the referred slot.
+    ///
+    /// If the slot already has a value, then `Err(value)` is returned, otherwise, `value` is inserted into the table and a mutable reference to the new element is returned.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn try_insert_mut(&mut self, value: T) -> Result<&mut T, T>
+    {
+	self.pop.try_insert_exclusive(self.idx, value)
+    }
+    /// Insert `value` at the referred slot and returns a reference to the inserted element.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// If the slot has a value.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, value: T) -> &T
+    {
+	&*self.pop.insert_exclusive(self.idx, value)
+    }
+    /// Insert `value` at the referred slot and returns a reference to the inserted element.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// If the slot has a value.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn insert_mut(&mut self, value: T) -> &mut T
+    {
+	self.pop.insert_exclusive(self.idx, value)
+    }
+
+    /// Consume into the inner populator and slot index
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn into_parts(self) -> (&'re mut Populator<'a, T>, usize)
+    {
+	(self.pop, self.idx)
+    }
+    
+    /// Consume into the inner populator
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> &'re mut Populator<'a, T>
+    {
+	self.pop
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'re, 'a, T: 'a> From<(&'re Populator<'a, T>, usize)> for Ref<'re, 'a, T>
+{
+    #[inline] 
+    fn from((pop, idx): (&'re Populator<'a, T>, usize)) -> Self
+    {
+	Self {
+	    pop,
+	    idx,
+	    inserted: &pop.populates[idx]
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'re, 'a, T: 'a> From<Ref<'re, 'a, T>> for (&'re Populator<'a, T>, usize)
+{
+    #[inline] 
+    fn from(from: Ref<'re, 'a, T>) -> Self
+    {
+	(from.pop, from.idx)
+    }
+}
+
+
+
 impl<'a, T: 'a> From<(Arc<Populator<'a, T>>, usize)> for OwnedRef<'a, T>
 {
     #[inline]
@@ -185,4 +293,19 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a> From<OwnedRef<'a, T>> for (Arc<Populator<'a, T>>, usize)
     }
 }
 
-//TODO: RefEx: Exclusive reference, holds &'re mut Populator<'a, T>
+impl<'re, 'a, T: 'a> From<RefEx<'re, 'a, T>> for (&'re mut Populator<'a, T>, usize)
+{
+    #[inline] 
+    fn from(from: RefEx<'re, 'a, T>) -> Self {
+	(from.pop, from.idx)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'re, 'a, T: 'a> From<(&'re mut Populator<'a, T>, usize)> for RefEx<'re, 'a, T>
+{
+    #[inline] 
+    fn from((pop, idx): (&'re mut Populator<'a, T>, usize)) -> Self
+    {
+	Self { pop, idx }
+    }
+}