在研究了一段时间后,这是我的解决方案。我留下了一些关于我所做工作的大致想法的内容,但还有很多话要说。
-module(erlang2).
-compile(export_all).
-export([reduce/2]).
reduce(Func, List) ->
reduce(root, Func, List).
%When done send results to Parent
reduce(Parent, _, [A]) ->
%send to parent
Parent ! { self(), A};
%I tried this at first to take care of one el in list, but it didn't work
%length ([]) ->
% Parent ! {self(), A};
%get contents of list, apply function and store in Parent
reduce(Parent, Func, List) ->
{ Left, Right } = lists:split(trunc(length(List)/2), List),
Me = self(),
%io:format("Splitting in two~n"),
Pl = spawn(fun() -> reduce(Me, Func, Left) end),
Pr = spawn(fun() -> reduce(Me, Func, Right) end),
%merge results in parent and call Func on final left and right halves
combine(Parent, Func,[Pl, Pr]).
%merge pl and pl and combine in parent
combine(Parent, Func, [Pl, Pr]) ->
%wait for processes to complete (using receive) and then send to Parent
receive
{ Pl, Sorted } -> combine(Parent, Func, Pr, Sorted);
{ Pr, Sorted } -> combine(Parent, Func, Pl, Sorted)
end.
combine(Parent, Func, P, List) ->
%wait and store in results and then call ! to send
receive
{ P, Sorted } ->
Results = Func(Sorted, List),
case Parent of
root ->
Results;
%send results to parent
_ -> Parent ! {self(), Results}
end
end.