TDictionary save to file

Question

I have a lot of files(about 160 000) and I need to have information about position of individual words in files(fulltext). So I used Dictionary like this:

WordDict : TDictionary<string, TDictionary<string, TIntegerDynArray>>;

Now I know that WORD1 is in FILE1,FILE3 and FILE100 and positions in each file <1,3,5>,<2,8,35> etc. I can fill it, I can use it - its very fast. But I don't know how effectively store dictionary to file.

EDIT: effectively - I mean quickly and small size of file

Answer 1

You can use the streaming system of Delphi to write a proprietary stream format. If size matters (contrary to speed) you can zip the stream. Here is some code:

type
  TFilePos = TArray<Integer>;
  TFileDict = TDictionary<string, TFilePos>;
  TWordDict = class (TDictionary<string, TFileDict>)
  private
    procedure LoadFromStream(stream: TStream);
    procedure SaveToStream(stream: TStream);
  public
    procedure LoadFromZip(const AFileName: string);
    procedure LoadFromFile(const AFileName: string);
    procedure SaveToZip(const AFileName: string);
    procedure SaveToFile(const AFileName: string);
  end;

procedure TWordDict.LoadFromZip(const AFileName: string);
var
  stream: TStream;
  localHeader: TZipHeader;
  zipFile: TZipFile;
begin
  zipFile := TZipFile.Create;
  try
    zipFIle.Open(AFIleName, zmRead);
    zipFile.Read('worddict', stream, localHeader);
    try
      LoadFromStream(stream);
    finally
      stream.Free;
    end;
    zipFile.Close;
  finally
    zipFile.Free;
  end;
end;

procedure TWordDict.SaveToZip(const AFileName: string);
var
  stream: TStream;
  zipFile: TZipFile;
begin
  stream := TMemoryStream.Create;
  try
    SaveToStream(stream);
    stream.Position := 0;
    zipFile := TZipFile.Create;
    try
      zipFile.Open(AFileName, zmWrite);
      zipFile.Add(stream, 'worddict');
      zipFile.Close;
    finally
      zipFile.Free;
    end;
  finally
    stream.Free;
  end;
end;

procedure TWordDict.SaveToStream(stream: TStream);
var
  posi: System.Generics.Collections.TPair<string, TFilePos>;
  i: Integer;
  pair: System.Generics.Collections.TPair<string, TFileDict>;
  writer: TWriter;
begin
  writer := TWriter.Create(stream, 4096);
  try
    writer.WriteListBegin;
    for pair in Self do
    begin
      writer.WriteString(pair.Key);
      writer.WriteListBegin;
      for posi in pair.Value do
      begin
        writer.WriteString(posi.Key);
        writer.WriteInteger(Length(posi.Value));
        for i in posi.Value do
        begin
          writer.WriteInteger(i);
        end;
      end;
      writer.WriteListEnd;
    end;
    writer.WriteListEnd;
  finally
    writer.Free;
  end;
end;

procedure TWordDict.LoadFromStream(stream: TStream);
var
  sFiles: TFileDict;
  aPosi: TFilePos;
  size: Integer;
  i: Integer;
  sWord: string;
  reader: TReader;
  sFile: string;
begin
  Clear;
  reader := TReader.Create(stream, 1024);
  try
    reader.ReadListBegin;
    while not reader.EndOfList do
    begin
      sWord := reader.ReadString;
      sFiles := TFileDict.Create;
      reader.ReadListBegin;
      while not reader.EndOfList do
      begin
        sFile := reader.ReadString;
        size := reader.ReadInteger;
        SetLength(aPosi, size);
        for I := 0 to size - 1 do
        begin
          aPosi[I] := reader.ReadInteger;
        end;
        sFiles.Add(sFile, Copy(aPosi));
      end;
      reader.ReadListEnd;
      Add(sWord, sFiles);
    end;
    reader.ReadListEnd;
  finally
    reader.Free;
  end;
end;

procedure TWordDict.LoadFromFile(const AFileName: string);
var
  stream: TStream;
begin
  stream := TFileStream.Create(AFileName, fmOpenRead);
  try
    LoadFromStream(stream);
  finally
    stream.Free;
  end;
end;

procedure TWordDict.SaveToFile(const AFileName: string);
var
  stream: TStream;
begin
  stream := TFileStream.Create(AFileName, fmCreate);
  try
    SaveToStream(stream);
  finally
    stream.Free;
  end;
end;