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+/**
+ * Created by Liam Huang (Liam0205) on 2018/10/29.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SKIPLIST_SKIPLIST_HPP_
+#define SKIPLIST_SKIPLIST_HPP_
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <vector>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <random>
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <limits>
+#include <iostream>
+
+template <typename Value>
+class skiplist {
+  public:
+    using value_type = Value;
+    using hash_type  = std::hash<value_type>;
+    using key_type   = typename hash_type::result_type;
+    using size_type  = size_t;
+
+  private:
+    struct InternalNode {
+        value_type     value;
+        const key_type key;
+        std::vector<InternalNode*> forwards;  // pointers to successor nodes
+
+        InternalNode(const key_type& k, const size_type lv)
+            : value(), key(k), forwards(lv, nullptr) {}
+        InternalNode(const value_type& v, const size_type lv)
+            : value(v), key(hash_type()(value)), forwards(lv, nullptr) {}
+    };
+    using node_type = InternalNode;
+
+  private:
+    const size_type MAX_LEVEL                          = 16;
+    const double PROBABILITY                           = 0.5;
+    const unsigned int seed                            =
+        std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count();
+    mutable
+    std::default_random_engine generator               = std::default_random_engine(seed);
+    mutable
+    std::binomial_distribution<size_type> distribution =
+        std::binomial_distribution<size_type>(MAX_LEVEL - 1, PROBABILITY);
+    node_type* head                                    = nullptr;
+    node_type* nil                                     = nullptr;
+    static const value_type default_value;
+
+  public:
+    skiplist() {
+        key_type head_key = std::numeric_limits<key_type>::min();
+        key_type nil_key  = std::numeric_limits<key_type>::max();
+        head = new node_type(head_key, MAX_LEVEL);
+        nil  = new node_type(nil_key,  MAX_LEVEL);
+        std::fill(head->forwards.begin(), head->forwards.end(), nil);
+    }
+    skiplist(std::initializer_list<value_type> init) : skiplist() {
+        for (const value_type& v : init) {
+            insert(v);
+        }
+    }
+    skiplist(const skiplist& other) = delete;
+    skiplist(skiplist&& other) :
+        MAX_LEVEL(std::move(other.MAX_LEVEL)),
+        PROBABILITY(std::move(other.PROBABILITY)),
+        seed(std::move(other.seed)),
+        generator(std::move(other.generator)),
+        distribution(std::move(other.distribution)),
+        head(other.head),
+        nil(other.nil) {
+        other.head = nullptr;
+        other.nil  = nullptr;
+    }
+    ~skiplist() {
+        node_type* node = head;
+        while (nullptr != node and nullptr != node->forwards[0]) {
+            node_type* tmp = node;
+            node = node->forwards[0];
+            delete tmp;
+        }
+        delete node;
+    }
+    skiplist& operator=(const skiplist& other) = delete;
+    skiplist& operator=(skiplist&& other)      = delete;
+
+  private:
+    inline size_type get_random_level() const {
+        return distribution(generator);
+    }
+    static size_type get_node_level(const node_type* node) {
+        return node->forwards.size();
+    }
+    static node_type* make_node(const value_type& v, const size_type lv) {
+        return new node_type(v, lv);
+    }
+    /**
+     * @brief   returns a pointer to the first node such that
+     *          node->key == hash_type()(v) and node->value == v.
+     */
+    node_type* get_first_equal(const value_type& v) const {
+        const key_type target = hash_type()(v);
+        node_type* x = head;
+        for (size_type i = get_node_level(head); i > 0; --i) {
+            while (x->forwards[i - 1]->key < target or
+                    x->forwards[i - 1]->key == target and x->forwards[i - 1]->value != v) {
+                x = x->forwards[i - 1];
+            }
+        }
+        return x->forwards[0];
+    }
+    /**
+     * @brief   returns a collection of nodes.
+     *          returns[i] is the pointer to the last node at level i + 1
+     *          such that returns[i]->key < hash_type()(v) or
+     *          returns[i]->key == hash_type()(v) but returns[i]->value != v.
+     */
+    std::vector<node_type*> get_predecessors(const value_type& v) const {
+        const key_type target = hash_type()(v);
+        std::vector<node_type*> results(get_node_level(head), nullptr);
+        node_type* x = head;
+        for (size_type i = get_node_level(head); i > 0; --i) {
+            while (x->forwards[i - 1]->key < target or
+                    x->forwards[i - 1]->key == target and x->forwards[i - 1]->value != v) {
+                x = x->forwards[i - 1];
+            }
+            results[i - 1] = x;
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+  public:
+    const value_type& find(const value_type& target) {
+        node_type* x = get_first_equal(target);
+        if (nullptr != x and nil != x and x->value == target) {
+            return x->value;
+        } else {
+            return default_value;
+        }
+    }
+    void  insert(const value_type& value) {
+        std::vector<node_type*> preds       = get_predecessors(value);
+        const size_type         new_node_lv = get_random_level();
+        node_type*              new_node    = make_node(value, new_node_lv);
+        for (size_type i = 0; i != new_node_lv; ++i) {
+            new_node->forwards[i] = preds[i]->forwards[i];
+            preds[i]->forwards[i] = new_node;
+        }
+    }
+    void  erase(const value_type& value) {
+        std::vector<node_type*> preds = get_predecessors(value);
+
+        node_type* node               = preds[0]->forwards[0];
+        if (node == nil or node->value != value) { return; }
+
+        for (size_type i = 0; i != get_node_level(node); ++i) {
+            preds[i]->forwards[i] = node->forwards[i];
+        }
+        delete node;
+    }
+    void  print(std::ostream& os) const {
+        node_type* list = head->forwards[0];
+        os << "{";
+
+        while (list != nil) {
+            os << "key: " << list->key << " value: " << list->value
+               << " level: " << get_node_level(list);
+
+            list = list->forwards[0];
+
+            if (list != nil) os << " : ";
+
+            os << "\n";
+        }
+        os << "}\n";
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Value>
+const typename skiplist<Value>::value_type skiplist<Value>::default_value =
+    typename skiplist<Value>::value_type();
+
+#endif  // SKIPLIST_SKIPLIST_HPP_
+
diff --git a/c-cpp/17_skiplist/skiplist_test.cc b/c-cpp/17_skiplist/skiplist_test.cc
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+/**
+ * Created by Liam Huang (Liam0205) on 2018/10/30.
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "skiplist.hpp"
+
+int main() {
+    // 1. Initialize a skip list for test
+    // * default constructor
+    // * constructor with initializer list
+    // * insert
+    skiplist<std::string> ss{"1", "2", "3", "4", "5"};
+
+    // 1a. show
+    // * print
+    ss.print(std::cout);
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+
+    // 2. move construction
+    // * move constructor
+    skiplist<std::string> s(std::move(ss));
+
+    // 2a. show
+    // * print
+    s.print(std::cout);
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+
+    // 3.a find something doesn't exist.
+    // * find
+    auto f = s.find("0");
+    if (!f.empty()) {
+        std::cout << "Node found!\nvalue: " << f << '\n';
+    } else {
+        std::cout << "Node NOT found!\n";
+    }
+
+    // 3.b find something does exist.
+    // * find
+    auto ff = s.find("1");
+    if (!ff.empty()) {
+        std::cout << "Node found!\tvalue: " << ff << '\n';
+    } else {
+        std::cout << "Node NOT found!\n";
+    }
+
+    // 4. insert() - reassign
+    s.insert("TEST");
+
+    // 4a. print()
+    s.print(std::cout);
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+
+    // 5. erase()
+    s.erase("TEST");
+
+    // 5a. print();
+    s.print(std::cout);
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+
+    std::cout << "\nDone!\n";
+
+    return 0;
+    // 6. destructor
+}