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Persistent Segment Tree

Segment tree preserving all versions via path copying — O(log n) per update, O(n + q log n) total memory.

#persistent#segment-tree#versioned#path-copying
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#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;

struct Node {
    ll val, pref;
    Node *L, *R;
    Node(ll v = 0) : val(v), pref(max(0LL, v)), L(this), R(this) {}
    Node(ll v, ll p, Node* l, Node* r) : val(v), pref(p), L(l), R(r) {}
};

Node* merge(Node* a, Node* b) {
    return new Node(a->val + b->val, max(a->pref, a->val + b->pref), a, b);
}

const int MAXV = 2e5 + 5;
Node* roots[MAXV];
int N;
ll Lx, Rx;

void init(int n, ll lx = 1, ll rx = -1) {
    N = n; Lx = lx; Rx = (rx < lx ? n : rx);
    for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++) roots[i] = new Node();
}

Node* build(ll a[], ll l, ll r) {
    if (l == r) return new Node(a[l]);
    ll mid = l + (r - l) / 2;
    return merge(build(a, l, mid), build(a, mid + 1, r));
}

void build(ll a[]) { roots[0] = build(a, Lx, Rx); }

Node* update(Node* nd, ll pos, ll val, ll lx, ll rx) {
    if (pos < lx || pos > rx) return nd;
    if (lx == rx) return new Node(val);
    ll mid = lx + (rx - lx) / 2;
    Node* l = update(nd->L, pos, val, lx, mid);
    Node* r = update(nd->R, pos, val, mid + 1, rx);
    return merge(l, r);
}

void insert(ll pos, ll val, int cur, int prev) {
    roots[cur] = update(roots[prev], pos, val, Lx, Rx);
}

void update(ll pos, ll val, int cur) {
    roots[cur] = update(roots[cur], pos, val, Lx, Rx);
}

Node* query(Node* nd, ll l, ll r, ll lx, ll rx) {
    if (!nd || lx > r || rx < l) return new Node();
    if (lx >= l && rx <= r) return nd;
    ll mid = (lx + rx) / 2;
    return merge(query(nd->L, l, r, lx, mid), query(nd->R, l, r, mid + 1, rx));
}

ll query(ll l, ll r, int t) { return query(roots[t], l, r, Lx, Rx)->pref; }
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Persistent Segment Tree

Preserves all previous versions after each update via path copying. Each update creates O(logn)O(\log n) new nodes while sharing unmodified subtrees with the prior version.

How It Works

  • roots[t] points to the root of version tt

  • Point update on version tt creates a new path from root to leaf, reusing unchanged subtrees

  • Query any version at any time
  • Operations

  • build(v) — build initial version from array

  • insert(idx, val, curTime, prevTime) — create new version from previous

  • update(idx, val, curTime) — modify current version in-place

  • query(l, r, time) — range query on version tt
  • When to Use

  • kk-th smallest in a range (with coordinate compression)

  • Range queries across historical versions

  • Online queries where rollback is needed
  • Notes

  • Default combine: sum + max prefix sum (modify operation() for your needs)

  • Supports implicit coordinates with range [109,109][-10^9, 10^9]

  • Self-referencing default node avoids null checks
  • Complexity

  • Build — O(n)O(n)

  • Update — O(logn)O(\log n) time and space per version

  • Query — O(logn)O(\log n)

  • Total space — O(n+qlogn)O(n + q \log n)