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-module(p1_mnesia).

-author('mickael.remond@process-one.net').

-export([count_records/2]).

%% Return the number of records matching a given match expression.
%% This function is intended to be used inside a Mnesia transaction.
%% The count has been written to use the fewest possible memory by
%% getting the record by small increment and by using continuation.
-define(BATCHSIZE, 100).

count_records(Tab, MatchExpression) ->
    case mnesia:select(Tab, [{MatchExpression, [], [[]]}],
		       ?BATCHSIZE, read)
	of
      {Result, Cont} ->
	  Count = length(Result),
	  count_records_cont(Cont, Count);
      '$end_of_table' -> 0
    end.

count_records_cont(Cont, Count) ->
    case mnesia:select(Cont) of
      {Result, Cont} ->
	  NewCount = Count + length(Result),
	  count_records_cont(Cont, NewCount);
      '$end_of_table' -> Count
    end.