require 'date'
# Time Complexity from O(n log(n)) to O(n^2)
# Space Complexity O(log(n))
def quick_sort(data)
def sort(s_data, fst, lst)
return if fst >= lst
i, j = fst, lst
x = s_data[(fst + lst) / 2]
while i <= j
while s_data[i] < x
i += 1
end
while s_data[j] > x
j -= 1
end
if i <= j
s_data[i], s_data[j] = s_data[j], s_data[i]
i, j = i + 1, j - 1
end
sort(s_data, fst, j)
sort(s_data, i, lst)
end
return s_data
end
return sort(data[0..-1], 0, data.size - 1)
end
items = [4, 1, 5, 3, 2]
sortItems = quick_sort(items)
# sortItems is [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
puts "items is #{items}"
puts "sortItems is #{sortItems}"
# *** simplified speed test ***
items = (0..200).to_a
items[5], items[6] = items[6], items[5]
count = 1000
start = DateTime.now
count.times{ |i|
quick_sort(items)
}
delta = DateTime.now - start
seconds = (delta * 24 * 60 * 60).to_f
puts "seconds is #{seconds}"
# about 0.043217 seconds