r"""
Base class for Decoders

Representation of an error-correction algorithm for a code.

AUTHORS:

- David Joyner (2009-02-01): initial version
- David Lucas (2015-06-29): abstract class version

"""
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#       Copyright (C) 2009 David Joyner <wdjoyner@gmail.com>
#                     2015 David Lucas <david.lucas@inria.fr>
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#  version 2 or later (at your preference).
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from sage.misc.abstract_method import abstract_method
from sage.structure.sage_object import SageObject

class Decoder(SageObject):
    r"""
    Abstract top-class for :class:`Decoder` objects.

    Every decoder class should inherit from this abstract class.

    To implement an decoder, you need to:

    - inherit from :class:`Decoder`

    - call ``Decoder.__init__`` in the subclass constructor.
      Example: ``super(SubclassName, self).__init__(code, input_space,
      connected_encoder_name)``.
      By doing that, your subclass will have all the parameters described above initialized.

    - Then, you need to override one of decoding methods, either :meth:`decode_to_code` or
      :meth:`decode_to_message`. You can also override the optional method :meth:`decoding_radius`.

    - By default, comparison of :class:`Decoder` (using methods ``__eq__`` and ``__ne__`` ) are
      by memory reference: if you build the same decoder twice, they will be different. If you
      need something more clever, override ``__eq__`` and ``__ne__`` in your subclass.

    - As :class:`Decoder` is not designed to be instantiated, it does not have any representation
      methods. You should implement ``_repr_`` and ``_latex_`` methods in the subclass.
    """

    @classmethod
    def decoder_type(cls):
        r"""
        Returns the set of types of ``self``.

        This method can be called on both an uninstantiated decoder class,
        or on an instance of a decoder class.

        The types of a decoder are a set of labels commonly associated with
        decoders which describe the nature and behaviour of the decoding
        algorithm. It should be considered as an informal descriptor but
        can be coarsely relied upon for e.g. program logic.

        The following are the most common types and a brief definition:

        ======================  ================================================
        Decoder type            Definition
        ======================  ================================================
        always-succeed          The decoder always returns a closest codeword if
                                the number of errors is up to the decoding
                                radius.
        bounded-distance        Any vector with Hamming distance at most
                                ``decoding_radius()`` to a codeword is
                                decodable to some codeword. If ``might-fail`` is
                                also a type, then this is not a guarantee but an
                                expectancy.
        complete                The decoder decodes every word in the ambient
                                space of the code.
        dynamic                 Some of the decoder's types will only be
                                determined at construction time
                                (depends on the parameters).
        half-minimum-distance   The decoder corrects up to half the minimum
                                distance, or a specific lower bound thereof.
        hard-decision           The decoder uses no information on which
                                positions are more likely to be in error or not.
        list-decoder            The decoder outputs a list of likely codewords,
                                instead of just a single codeword.
        might-fail              The decoder can fail at decoding even within its
                                usual promises, e.g. bounded distance.
        not-always-closest      The decoder does not guarantee to always return a
                                closest codeword.
        probabilistic           The decoder has internal randomness which can affect
                                running time and the decoding result.
        soft-decision           As part of the input, the decoder takes
                                reliability information on which positions are
                                more likely to be in error. Such a decoder only
                                works for specific channels.
        ======================  ================================================


        EXAMPLES:

        We call it on a class::

            sage: codes.decoders.LinearCodeSyndromeDecoder.decoder_type()
            {'dynamic', 'hard-decision'}

        We can also call it on a instance of a Decoder class::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1, 0, 0, 1], [0, 1, 1, 1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: D.decoder_type()
            {'complete', 'hard-decision', 'might-error'}
        """
        return cls._decoder_type

    def _instance_decoder_type(self):
        r"""
        This doc-string will be overridden at instantiation by that of
        `Decoder.decoder_type`.

        EXAMPLES:

        Test to satisfy the doc-testing framework::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1, 0, 0, 1], [0, 1, 1, 1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: D.decoder_type() #indirect doctest
            {'complete', 'hard-decision', 'might-error'}
        """
        return self._decoder_type

    def __init__(self, code, input_space, connected_encoder_name):
        r"""
        Initializes mandatory parameters for :class:`Decoder` objects.

        This method only exists for inheritance purposes as it initializes
        parameters that need to be known by every decoder. An abstract
        decoder object should never be created.

        INPUT:

        - ``code`` -- the associated code of ``self``

        - ``input_space`` -- the input space of ``self``, which is the ambient space
          of ``self``'s ``code``

        - ``connected_encoder_name`` -- the associated encoder, which will be
          used by ``self`` to recover elements from the message space

        EXAMPLES:

        We first create a new :class:`Decoder` subclass::

            sage: from sage.coding.decoder import Decoder
            sage: class DecoderExample(Decoder):
            ....:   def __init__(self, code):
            ....:       in_space = code.ambient_space()
            ....:       connected_enc = "GeneratorMatrix"
            ....:       super(DecoderExample, self).__init__(code, in_space, connected_enc)

        We now create a member of our brand new class::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1, 0, 0, 1], [0, 1, 1, 1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = DecoderExample(C)

        We can check its parameters::

            sage: D.input_space()
            Vector space of dimension 4 over Finite Field of size 2
            sage: D.connected_encoder()
            Generator matrix-based encoder for [4, 2] linear code over GF(2)
            sage: D.code()
            [4, 2] linear code over GF(2)
        """
        self.decoder_type = self._instance_decoder_type
        self._code = code
        self._input_space = input_space
        self._connected_encoder_name = connected_encoder_name

    def __hash__(self):
        r"""
        Returns the hash value of ``self``.

        This is a generic implementation which should be overwritten on decoders
        with extra arguments.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: hash(D) #random
            7575380076354998465
        """
        C = self.code()
        Str = str(C)
        return hash((C, Str)) ^ hash(Str) ^ hash(C)

    def __ne__(self, other):
        r"""
        Tests inequality of ``self`` and ``other``.

        This is a generic implementation, which returns the inverse of ``__eq__`` for self.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: D1 = LinearCode(G).decoder()
            sage: D2 = LinearCode(G).decoder()
            sage: D1 != D2
            False
            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,1,1]])
            sage: D2 = LinearCode(G).decoder()
            sage: D1 != D2
            True
        """
        return not self == other



    def decode_to_code(self, r):
        r"""
        Corrects the errors in ``r`` and returns a codeword.

        This is a default implementation which assumes that the method
        :meth:`decode_to_message` has been implemented, else it returns an exception.

        INPUT:

        - ``r`` -- a element of the input space of ``self``.

        OUTPUT:

        - a vector of :meth:`code`.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: word = vector(GF(2), (1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0))
            sage: word in C
            True
            sage: w_err = word + vector(GF(2), (1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
            sage: w_err in C
            False
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: D.decode_to_code(w_err)
            (1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0)
        """
        if hasattr(self, "defaulting_decode_to_message"):
            raise NotImplementedError
        else:
            word = self.decode_to_message(r)
            return self.connected_encoder().encode(word)

    def connected_encoder(self):
        r"""
        Returns the connected encoder of ``self``.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: D.connected_encoder()
            Generator matrix-based encoder for [7, 4] linear code over GF(2)
        """
        return self.code().encoder(encoder_name=self._connected_encoder_name)

    def decode_to_message(self, r):
        r"""
        Decode ``r`` to the message space of :meth:`connected_encoder`.

        This is a default implementation, which assumes that the
        method :meth:`decode_to_code` has been implemented, else it
        returns an exception.

        INPUT:

        - ``r`` -- a element of the input space of ``self``.

        OUTPUT:

        - a vector of :meth:`message_space`.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: word = vector(GF(2), (1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0))
            sage: w_err = word + vector(GF(2), (1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: D.decode_to_message(w_err)
            (0, 1, 1, 0)
        """
        self.defaulting_decode_to_message = True
        return self.code().unencode(self.decode_to_code(r))

    def code(self):
        r"""
        Returns the code for this :class:`Decoder`.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: D.code()
            [7, 4] linear code over GF(2)
        """
        return self._code

    def message_space(self):
        r"""
        Returns the message space of ``self``'s :meth:`connected_encoder`.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: D.message_space()
            Vector space of dimension 4 over Finite Field of size 2
        """
        return self.connected_encoder().message_space()

    def input_space(self):
        r"""
        Returns the input space of ``self``.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = C.decoder()
            sage: D.input_space()
            Vector space of dimension 7 over Finite Field of size 2
        """
        if hasattr(self, "_input_space"):
            return self._input_space
        else:
            raise NotImplementedError("Decoder does not have an _input_space parameter")

    @abstract_method(optional = True)
    def decoding_radius(self, **kwargs):
        r"""
        Returns the maximal number of errors that ``self`` is able to correct.

        This is an abstract method and it should be implemented in subclasses.

        EXAMPLES::

            sage: G = Matrix(GF(2), [[1,1,1,0,0,0,0],[1,0,0,1,1,0,0],[0,1,0,1,0,1,0],[1,1,0,1,0,0,1]])
            sage: C = LinearCode(G)
            sage: D = codes.decoders.LinearCodeSyndromeDecoder(C)
            sage: D.decoding_radius()
            1
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

Decoder._instance_decoder_type.__func__.__doc__ = Decoder.decoder_type.__doc__

class DecodingError(Exception):
    r"""
    Special exception class to indicate an error during decoding.
    """
    pass
