circular_buffer

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# CircularBuffer

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CircularBuffer provides a general-purpose circular buffer data structure.

```elixir
# Create a new circular buffer that holds 5 elements
iex> cb = CircularBuffer.new(5)
#CircularBuffer<[]>

# Fill it up
iex> cb = Enum.into(1..5, cb)
#CircularBuffer<[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]>

# Verify that 1 is the oldest and 5 is the newest element in the buffer
iex> CircularBuffer.oldest(cb)
1
iex> CircularBuffer.newest(cb)
5

# Add another element. 1 gets pushed out.
iex> cb = CircularBuffer.insert(cb, 6)
#CircularBuffer<[2, 3, 4, 5, 6]>

# CircularBuffer implements Enumerable so all Enum.* functions work
iex> Enum.sum(cb)
20
```

## Installation

```elixir
def deps do
  [
    {:circular_buffer, "~> 1.0"}
  ]
end
```

## Should I use this?

The entire codebase consists of around 70 lines, has been property-tested, and
has been in production for several years. Its implementation is similar to
Erlang’s [`queue`](https://www.erlang.org/docs/28/apps/stdlib/queue.html) module
but simplified for the circular buffer use case.