generic_utils: add memoize decorator, OrderedSet, find
diff --git a/generic_utils.py b/generic_utils.py
index cebfb7f..d4b1892 100644
--- a/generic_utils.py
+++ b/generic_utils.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 Intended to be imported into another namespace
 """
 
+import functools
 import sys
 import of_g
 
@@ -73,3 +74,102 @@
     @param out_str The stringified output to write
     """
     of_g.loxigen_log_file.write(str(obj) + "\n")
+
+################################################################
+#
+# Memoize
+#
+################################################################
+
+def memoize(obj):
+    """ A function/method decorator that memoizes the result"""
+    cache = obj.cache = {}
+
+    @functools.wraps(obj)
+    def memoizer(*args, **kwargs):
+        key = str(args) + str(kwargs)
+        if key not in cache:
+            cache[key] = obj(*args, **kwargs)
+        return cache[key]
+    return memoizer
+
+################################################################
+#
+# OrderedSet
+#
+################################################################
+
+import collections
+
+class OrderedSet(collections.MutableSet):
+    """
+    A set implementations that retains insertion order.  From the receipe
+    http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576694/
+    as referred to in the python documentation
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, iterable=None):
+        self.end = end = []
+        end += [None, end, end]         # sentinel node for doubly linked list
+        self.map = {}                   # key --> [key, prev, next]
+        if iterable is not None:
+            self |= iterable
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.map)
+
+    def __contains__(self, key):
+        return key in self.map
+
+    def add(self, key):
+        if key not in self.map:
+            end = self.end
+            curr = end[1]
+            curr[2] = end[1] = self.map[key] = [key, curr, end]
+
+    def discard(self, key):
+        if key in self.map:
+            key, prev, next = self.map.pop(key)
+            prev[2] = next
+            next[1] = prev
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        end = self.end
+        curr = end[2]
+        while curr is not end:
+            yield curr[0]
+            curr = curr[2]
+
+    def __reversed__(self):
+        end = self.end
+        curr = end[1]
+        while curr is not end:
+            yield curr[0]
+            curr = curr[1]
+
+    def pop(self, last=True):
+        if not self:
+            raise KeyError('set is empty')
+        key = self.end[1][0] if last else self.end[2][0]
+        self.discard(key)
+        return key
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        if not self:
+            return '%s()' % (self.__class__.__name__,)
+        return '%s(%r)' % (self.__class__.__name__, list(self))
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if isinstance(other, OrderedSet):
+            return len(self) == len(other) and list(self) == list(other)
+        return set(self) == set(other)
+
+def find(iterable, func):
+    """
+    find the first item in iterable for which func returns something true'ish.
+    @raise KeyError if no item in iterable fulfills the condition
+    """
+    for i in iterable:
+        if func(i):
+            return i
+    raise KeyError("Couldn't find value that matches: %s" % repr(func))