bsnes/snespurify/nall/sort.hpp

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#ifndef NALL_SORT_HPP
#define NALL_SORT_HPP
#include <nall/utility.hpp>
//class: merge sort
//average: O(n log n)
//worst: O(n log n)
//memory: O(n)
//stack: O(log n)
//stable?: yes
//notes:
//there are two primary reasons for choosing merge sort
//over the (usually) faster quick sort*:
//1: it is a stable sort.
//2: it lacks O(n^2) worst-case overhead.
//(* which is also O(n log n) in the average case.)
namespace nall {
template<typename T>
void sort(T list[], unsigned length) {
if(length <= 1) return; //nothing to sort
//use insertion sort to quickly sort smaller blocks
if(length < 64) {
for(unsigned i = 0; i < length; i++) {
unsigned min = i;
for(unsigned j = i + 1; j < length; j++) {
if(list[j] < list[min]) min = j;
}
if(min != i) swap(list[i], list[min]);
}
return;
}
//split list in half and recursively sort both
unsigned middle = length / 2;
sort(list, middle);
sort(list + middle, length - middle);
//left and right are sorted here; perform merge sort
T *buffer = new T[length];
unsigned offset = 0;
unsigned left = 0;
unsigned right = middle;
while(left < middle && right < length) {
if(list[left] < list[right]) {
buffer[offset++] = list[left++];
} else {
buffer[offset++] = list[right++];
}
}
while(left < middle) buffer[offset++] = list[left++];
while(right < length) buffer[offset++] = list[right++];
for(unsigned i = 0; i < length; i++) list[i] = buffer[i];
delete[] buffer;
}
}
#endif