Save only module name in File, not whole module

src/storage/file/mod.rs

@@ -23,14 +23,18 @@ use self::header::data::*;
  * Internal abstract view on a file. Does not exist on the FS and is just kept
  * internally until it is written to disk.
  */
-pub struct File<'a> {
-    pub owning_module   : &'a Module<'a>,
+pub struct File {
+    pub owning_module_name  : &'static str,
     pub header              : FileHeaderData,
     pub data                : String,
     pub id                  : FileID,
 }
 
-impl<'a> File<'a> {
+impl File {
+
+    pub fn owner_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        self.owning_module_name
+    }
 
     pub fn header(&self) -> &FileHeaderData {
         &self.header
@@ -48,17 +52,13 @@ impl<'a> File<'a> {
         &self.id
     }
 
-    pub fn owner(&self) -> &'a Module<'a> {
-        self.owning_module
-    }
-
     pub fn matches_with(&self, r: &Regex) -> bool {
         r.is_match(&self.data[..]) || self.header.matches_with(r)
     }
 
 }
 
-impl<'a> Display for File<'a> {
+impl Display for File {
 
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(fmt,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl<'a> Display for File<'a> {
         FileID: '{:?}'
         Header: '{:?}'
         Data  : '{:?}'",
-               self.owning_module,
+               self.owning_module_name,
                self.header,
                self.data,
                self.id);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<'a> Display for File<'a> {
 
 }
 
-impl<'a> Debug for File<'a> {
+impl Debug for File {
 
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(fmt,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl<'a> Debug for File<'a> {
         FileID: '{:?}'
         Header: '{:?}'
         Data  : '{:?}'",
-               self.owning_module,
+               self.owning_module_name,
                self.header,
                self.data,
                self.id);

src/storage/mod.rs

@@ -14,23 +14,25 @@ use storage::file::hash::FileHash;
 use storage::parser::{FileHeaderParser, Parser, ParserError};
 use storage::file::header::data::FileHeaderData;
 
-type Cache<'a> = HashMap<FileID, RefCell<File<'a>>>;
+type Cache = HashMap<FileID, RefCell<File>>;
 
-pub struct Store<'a> {
-    cache : RefCell<Cache<'a>>,
+pub struct Store {
+    cache : RefCell<Cache>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Store<'a> {
+impl Store {
 
-    pub fn new() -> Store<'a> {
+    pub fn new() -> Store {
         Store {
             cache: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_file(&self, module: &'a Module<'a>) -> File<'a> {
+    pub fn new_file(&self, module: &Module)
+        -> &RefCell<File>
+    {
         let f = File {
-            owning_module: module,
+            owning_module_name: module.name(),
             header: FileHeaderData::Null,
             data: String::from(""),
             id: self.get_new_file_id(),
@@ -39,9 +41,14 @@ impl<'a> Store<'a> {
         f
     }
 
-    pub fn new_file_from_parser_result(&self, module: &'a Module<'a>, id: FileID, header: FileHeaderData, data: String) -> File<'a> {
+    pub fn new_file_from_parser_result(&self,
+                                       module: &Module,
+                                       id: FileID,
+                                       header: FileHeaderData,
+                                       data: String) -> File
+    {
         let f = File {
-            owning_module: module,
+            owning_module_name: module.name(),
             header: header,
             data: data,
             id: id,
@@ -50,9 +57,9 @@ impl<'a> Store<'a> {
         f
     }
 
-    pub fn new_file_with_header(&self, module: &'a Module<'a>, h: FileHeaderData) -> File<'a> {
+    pub fn new_file_with_header(&self, module: &Module, h: FileHeaderData) -> File {
         let f = File {
-            owning_module: module,
+            owning_module_name: module.name(),
             header: h,
             data: String::from(""),
             id: self.get_new_file_id(),
@@ -61,9 +68,9 @@ impl<'a> Store<'a> {
         f
     }
 
-    pub fn new_file_with_data(&self, module: &'a Module<'a>, d: String) -> File<'a> {
+    pub fn new_file_with_data(&self, module: &Module, d: String) -> File {
         let f = File {
-            owning_module: module,
+            owning_module_name: module.name(),
             header: FileHeaderData::Null,
             data: d,
             id: self.get_new_file_id(),
@@ -72,9 +79,9 @@ impl<'a> Store<'a> {
         f
     }
 
-    pub fn new_file_with_content(&self, module: &'a Module<'a>, h: FileHeaderData, d: String) -> File<'a> {
+    pub fn new_file_with_content(&self, module: &Module, h: FileHeaderData, d: String) -> File {
         let f = File {
-            owning_module: module,
+            owning_module_name: module.name(),
             header: h,
             data: d,
             id: self.get_new_file_id(),

src/ui/file.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub trait FilePrinter {
     /*
      * Print a list of files
      */
-    fn print_files<'a, I: Iterator<Item = File<'a>>>(&self, files: I) {
+    fn print_files<I: Iterator<Item = File>>(&self, files: I) {
         for file in files {
             self.print_file(&file);
         }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl FilePrinter for TablePrinter {
         self.sp.print_file(f);
     }
 
-    fn print_files<'a, I: Iterator<Item = File<'a>>>(&self, files: I) {
+    fn print_files<I: Iterator<Item = File>>(&self, files: I) {
         use prettytable::Table;
         use prettytable::row::Row;
         use prettytable::cell::Cell;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl FilePrinter for TablePrinter {
             debug!("Printing file: {:?}", file);
             i += 1;
             let cell_i  = Cell::new(&format!("{}", i)[..]);
-            let cell_o  = Cell::new(&format!("{}", file.owner().name())[..]);
+            let cell_o  = Cell::new(&format!("{}", file.owner_name())[..]);
 
             let id : String = file.id().clone().into();
             let cell_id = Cell::new(&id[..]);