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This crate provides RleVec, a vector like structure that stores runs of identical values coded
by the value and the number of repeats.
If your data consists of long stretches of identical values is can be beneficial to only store the number of times each value occurs. This can result in significant space savings, but there is a cost. Accessing an arbitrary index requires a binary search over the stored runs resulting in a O(log n) complexity versus O(1) for a normal vector. Other complexities are in the table where n is equal to the number of runs, not the length of a comparable Vec.
| push | index | set with breaking a run | set without breaking a run | insert with breaking a run | insert without breaking a run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RleVec | O(1) | O(log n) | O((log n) + 2n) | O(log n) | O((log n) + 2n) | O((log n) + n) |
Vec | O(1) | O(1) | O(1)* | O(n) |