programming-examples/ruby/Algorithms/pancake_sort.rb
2019-11-15 12:59:38 +01:00

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#Given an unsorted array , sort the array when with only using the operation flip(a,i).
#flip(a,i) means reversing the array a from index 0 to i
#Time-complexity: O(n^2), In-place, Not-stable
=begin
Algorithm:Find the max element index max_i,flip(a,i),flip(0,len-1)(now max is at its right position),
decrease len by 1
=end
def pancake_sort(a)
n=a.length
for i in n.downto(2)
max_i=find_max(a,i)
unless max_i == i-1
flip(a,max_i)
flip(a,i-1)
end
end
return a
end
def find_max(a,len)
max_i=0
i=1
while i<len
max_i=i if a[i]>a[max_i]
i+=1
end
return max_i
end
def flip(a,len)
start=0
while start<len
a[start],a[len]=a[len],a[start]
start+=1
len-=1
end
end
pancake_sort([3,5,1,6,8,7,7,1,2,9]) #=> [1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9]