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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) ->
    %% the result contains list of [] for each match: We do not need
    %% actual values as we only count the data.
    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.