Algorithms: Sorting

"use strict";
// Comb Sort in JavaScript
//
// PURPOSE
// Comb sort is a comparison-sort variant useful for understanding alternative ways to move
// misplaced values.
//
// METHOD
// Compare gap-separated elements, shrink the gap by approximately 1.3, and finish with gap-
// one passes until no swaps occur.
//
// COMPLEXITY
// O(n squared) worst-case time and O(1) auxiliary space. Not stable.
//
// CONTRACT
// Sorts ascending in place and returns 0. Intended for small collections; use a general-
// purpose O(n log n) sort for large workloads.
// Public APIs infer array lengths except in C, which accepts pointer/length pairs. Vertex
// counts and matrix dimensions remain explicit. Arrays must contain signed 32-bit integers.
// Sorted order, correct tree topology, and caller-owned data-structure invariants are
// preconditions; checking them on every query would change query complexity.
// Scalar and shape checks are included. Value-range checks are included where needed to
// prevent invalid indexing or nontermination. Allocation sizes are capped at 4,000,000
// workspace entries. Arithmetic outside Python raises an error on 32-bit overflow; Python
// uses arbitrary precision. Native allocation failures propagate. In-place outputs may be
// partly updated after arithmetic failure. These are single-threaded, in-memory
// implementations.
//
// LANGUAGE DETAILS
// Node.js 18+: Int32Array inputs and workspaces provide compact integer storage. Automatic
// lengths and checked arithmetic reject values outside signed 32-bit. Invalid inputs or
// overflow throw RangeError.
//
// EXAMPLE
// Expected return: 0.
// Expected a after call: [1, 1, 3, 4].
// Run: node example.js
// Tests for this exact source artifact run before publication. The accompanying source
// archive includes unit cases, runtime results, and source hashes.

function alg_require(valid) { if (!valid) throw new RangeError("invalid algorithm input"); }
function alg_checked(v) { if (!Number.isInteger(v) || v < -2147483648 || v > 2147483647) throw new RangeError("32-bit result overflow"); return v; }
function alg_add(a,b) { return alg_checked(a+b); }
function alg_sub(a,b) { return alg_checked(a-b); }
function alg_mul(a,b) { return alg_checked(a*b); }
function alg_size(n) { alg_require(Number.isInteger(n) && n>=0 && n<=4000000); return n; }

function comb_sort(a) {
    alg_require(a instanceof Int32Array);
    let n = a.length;
    alg_require(((n >= 0) && (n <= 1000000)));
    alg_require((a.length == n));
    let gap = n;
    let changed = 1;
    let i = 0;
    let temp = 0;
    while (((gap > 1) || (changed != 0))) {
        gap = Math.max(1, Math.floor(alg_mul(gap, 10) / 13));
        changed = 0;
        i = 0;
        while ((alg_add(i, gap) < n)) {
            if ((a[i] > a[alg_add(i, gap)])) {
                temp = a[i];
                a[i] = a[alg_add(i, gap)];
                a[alg_add(i, gap)] = temp;
                changed = 1;
            }
            i = alg_add(i, 1);
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

let a = new Int32Array([4, 1, 3, 1]);
let result = comb_sort(a);
console.log(result);
// Expected a: [1, 1, 3, 4]
console.log(Array.from(a));

from bisect import bisect_left

# Comb Sort in Python
#
# PURPOSE
# Comb sort is a comparison-sort variant useful for understanding alternative ways to move
# misplaced values.
#
# METHOD
# Compare gap-separated elements, shrink the gap by approximately 1.3, and finish with gap-
# one passes until no swaps occur.
#
# COMPLEXITY
# O(n squared) worst-case time and O(1) auxiliary space. Not stable.
#
# CONTRACT
# Sorts ascending in place and returns 0. Intended for small collections; use a general-
# purpose O(n log n) sort for large workloads.
# Public APIs infer array lengths except in C, which accepts pointer/length pairs. Vertex
# counts and matrix dimensions remain explicit. Arrays must contain signed 32-bit integers.
# Sorted order, correct tree topology, and caller-owned data-structure invariants are
# preconditions; checking them on every query would change query complexity.
# Scalar and shape checks are included. Value-range checks are included where needed to
# prevent invalid indexing or nontermination. Allocation sizes are capped at 4,000,000
# workspace entries. Arithmetic outside Python raises an error on 32-bit overflow; Python
# uses arbitrary precision. Native allocation failures propagate. In-place outputs may be
# partly updated after arithmetic failure. These are single-threaded, in-memory
# implementations.
#
# LANGUAGE DETAILS
# Python 3.9+: automatic lengths, native lists, arbitrary-precision arithmetic, and
# bisect_left for LIS. Invalid scalar/shape inputs raise ValueError. Integer element types
# and sorted/tree invariants remain caller preconditions.
#
# EXAMPLE
# Expected return: 0.
# Expected a after call: [1, 1, 3, 4].
# Run: python example.py
# Tests for this exact source artifact run before publication. The accompanying source
# archive includes unit cases, runtime results, and source hashes.

def alg_require(condition):
    if not condition:
        raise ValueError("invalid algorithm input; see contract")
def alg_size(n):
    alg_require(0 <= n <= 4000000)
    return n

def comb_sort(a: list[int]) -> int:
    alg_require(isinstance(a, list) and len(a) <= 1000000)
    n: int = len(a)
    alg_require(n >= 0 and n <= 1000000)
    alg_require(len(a) == n)
    gap: int = n
    changed: int = 1
    i: int = 0
    temp: int = 0
    while gap > 1 or changed != 0:
        gap = max(1, gap * 10 // 13)
        changed = 0
        i = 0
        while i + gap < n:
            if a[i] > a[i + gap]:
                temp = a[i]
                a[i] = a[i + gap]
                a[i + gap] = temp
                changed = 1
            i += 1
    return 0

a = [4, 1, 3, 1]
result = comb_sort(a)
print(result)
# Expected a: [1, 1, 3, 4]
print(a)

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <errno.h>
// Comb Sort in C
//
// PURPOSE
// Comb sort is a comparison-sort variant useful for understanding alternative ways to move
// misplaced values.
//
// METHOD
// Compare gap-separated elements, shrink the gap by approximately 1.3, and finish with gap-
// one passes until no swaps occur.
//
// COMPLEXITY
// O(n squared) worst-case time and O(1) auxiliary space. Not stable.
//
// CONTRACT
// Sorts ascending in place and returns 0. Intended for small collections; use a general-
// purpose O(n log n) sort for large workloads.
// Public APIs infer array lengths except in C, which accepts pointer/length pairs. Vertex
// counts and matrix dimensions remain explicit. Arrays must contain signed 32-bit integers.
// Sorted order, correct tree topology, and caller-owned data-structure invariants are
// preconditions; checking them on every query would change query complexity.
// Scalar and shape checks are included. Value-range checks are included where needed to
// prevent invalid indexing or nontermination. Allocation sizes are capped at 4,000,000
// workspace entries. Arithmetic outside Python raises an error on 32-bit overflow; Python
// uses arbitrary precision. Native allocation failures propagate. In-place outputs may be
// partly updated after arithmetic failure. These are single-threaded, in-memory
// implementations.
//
// LANGUAGE DETAILS
// C99: checked calloc/free workspace, const input pointers, explicit size_t lengths. Errors
// return INT_MIN with errno=EINVAL, ERANGE, or ENOMEM. Check errno before using a result.
// Input/output arrays must not alias. No variable-length stack arrays.
//
// EXAMPLE
// Expected return: 0.
// Expected a after call: [1, 1, 3, 4].
// Run: gcc -std=c99 -O2 example.c -o example && ./example
// Tests for this exact source artifact run before publication. The accompanying source
// archive includes unit cases, runtime results, and source hashes.

static int alg_min(int a, int b) { return a < b ? a : b; }
static int alg_max(int a, int b) { return a > b ? a : b; }
static int alg_checked(int64_t v, int *error) {
    if (v < INT_MIN || v > INT_MAX) { *error = 1; return 0; }
    return (int)v;
}
static int alg_add(int a, int b, int *e) { return alg_checked((int64_t)a+b,e); }
static int alg_sub(int a, int b, int *e) { return alg_checked((int64_t)a-b,e); }
static int alg_mul(int a, int b, int *e) { return alg_checked((int64_t)a*b,e); }

int comb_sort(int *a, size_t a_length) {
    int alg_error = 0;
    int alg_result = INT_MIN;
    errno = 0;
    if (a_length > 1000000 || (a_length && !a)) { errno = EINVAL; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    int n = (int)a_length;
    if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    if (!(((n >= 0) && (n <= 1000000)))) { errno = EINVAL; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    if (!(((int)a_length == n))) { errno = EINVAL; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    int gap = n;
    if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    int changed = 1;
    if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    int i = 0;
    if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    int temp = 0;
    if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    while (1) {
        int alg_condition = ((gap > 1) || (changed != 0));
        if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
        if (!alg_condition) break;
        gap = alg_max(1, (alg_mul(gap, 10, &alg_error) / 13));
        if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
        changed = 0;
        if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
        i = 0;
        if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
        while (1) {
            int alg_condition = (alg_add(i, gap, &alg_error) < n);
            if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
            if (!alg_condition) break;
            int alg_condition_1 = (a[i] > a[alg_add(i, gap, &alg_error)]);
            if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
            if (alg_condition_1) {
                temp = a[i];
                if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
                a[i] = a[alg_add(i, gap, &alg_error)];
                if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
                a[alg_add(i, gap, &alg_error)] = temp;
                if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
                changed = 1;
                if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
            }
            i = alg_add(i, 1, &alg_error);
            if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
        }
    }
    alg_result = 0;
    if (alg_error) { errno = ERANGE; alg_result = INT_MIN; goto alg_cleanup; }
    goto alg_cleanup;
alg_cleanup:
    return alg_result;
}

int main(void) {
    int a[] = {4, 1, 3, 1};
    int result = comb_sort(a, 4);
    printf("%d\n", result);
    // Expected a: [1, 1, 3, 4]
    for (int alg_print = 0; alg_print < 4; alg_print++) printf("%d ", a[alg_print]);
    printf("\n");
    if (errno) { perror("algorithm"); return 1; }
    return 0;
}

#include <stdio.h>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <cstdint>
#include <limits>
// Comb Sort in C++
//
// PURPOSE
// Comb sort is a comparison-sort variant useful for understanding alternative ways to move
// misplaced values.
//
// METHOD
// Compare gap-separated elements, shrink the gap by approximately 1.3, and finish with gap-
// one passes until no swaps occur.
//
// COMPLEXITY
// O(n squared) worst-case time and O(1) auxiliary space. Not stable.
//
// CONTRACT
// Sorts ascending in place and returns 0. Intended for small collections; use a general-
// purpose O(n log n) sort for large workloads.
// Public APIs infer array lengths except in C, which accepts pointer/length pairs. Vertex
// counts and matrix dimensions remain explicit. Arrays must contain signed 32-bit integers.
// Sorted order, correct tree topology, and caller-owned data-structure invariants are
// preconditions; checking them on every query would change query complexity.
// Scalar and shape checks are included. Value-range checks are included where needed to
// prevent invalid indexing or nontermination. Allocation sizes are capped at 4,000,000
// workspace entries. Arithmetic outside Python raises an error on 32-bit overflow; Python
// uses arbitrary precision. Native allocation failures propagate. In-place outputs may be
// partly updated after arithmetic failure. These are single-threaded, in-memory
// implementations.
//
// LANGUAGE DETAILS
// C++17: const vector references for inputs, mutable references for outputs, RAII workspace,
// standard lower_bound for LIS. Invalid inputs throw invalid_argument; overflow throws
// overflow_error; allocation failure propagates bad_alloc.
//
// EXAMPLE
// Expected return: 0.
// Expected a after call: [1, 1, 3, 4].
// Run: g++ -std=c++17 -O2 example.cpp -o example && ./example
// Tests for this exact source artifact run before publication. The accompanying source
// archive includes unit cases, runtime results, and source hashes.

static int alg_min(int a, int b) { return a < b ? a : b; }
static int alg_max(int a, int b) { return a > b ? a : b; }
static void alg_require(bool valid) { if (!valid) throw std::invalid_argument("invalid algorithm input"); }
static int alg_checked(int64_t v) { if (v < INT32_MIN || v > INT32_MAX) throw std::overflow_error("32-bit result overflow"); return (int)v; }
static int alg_add(int a,int b) { return alg_checked((int64_t)a+b); }
static int alg_sub(int a,int b) { return alg_checked((int64_t)a-b); }
static int alg_mul(int a,int b) { return alg_checked((int64_t)a*b); }
static size_t alg_size(int n) { alg_require(n>=0 && n<=4000000); return (size_t)n; }

int comb_sort(std::vector<int>& a) {
    alg_require(a.size() <= 1000000);
    int n = (int)a.size();
    alg_require(((n >= 0) && (n <= 1000000)));
    alg_require(((int)a.size() == n));
    int gap = n;
    int changed = 1;
    int i = 0;
    int temp = 0;
    while (((gap > 1) || (changed != 0))) {
        gap = alg_max(1, (alg_mul(gap, 10) / 13));
        changed = 0;
        i = 0;
        while ((alg_add(i, gap) < n)) {
            if ((a[i] > a[alg_add(i, gap)])) {
                temp = a[i];
                a[i] = a[alg_add(i, gap)];
                a[alg_add(i, gap)] = temp;
                changed = 1;
            }
            i = alg_add(i, 1);
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

int main(void) {
    std::vector<int> a = {4, 1, 3, 1};
    int result = comb_sort(a);
    printf("%d\n", result);
    // Expected a: [1, 1, 3, 4]
    for (int alg_print = 0; alg_print < 4; alg_print++) printf("%d ", a[alg_print]);
    printf("\n");
    return 0;
}

using System;
// Comb Sort in C#
//
// PURPOSE
// Comb sort is a comparison-sort variant useful for understanding alternative ways to move
// misplaced values.
//
// METHOD
// Compare gap-separated elements, shrink the gap by approximately 1.3, and finish with gap-
// one passes until no swaps occur.
//
// COMPLEXITY
// O(n squared) worst-case time and O(1) auxiliary space. Not stable.
//
// CONTRACT
// Sorts ascending in place and returns 0. Intended for small collections; use a general-
// purpose O(n log n) sort for large workloads.
// Public APIs infer array lengths except in C, which accepts pointer/length pairs. Vertex
// counts and matrix dimensions remain explicit. Arrays must contain signed 32-bit integers.
// Sorted order, correct tree topology, and caller-owned data-structure invariants are
// preconditions; checking them on every query would change query complexity.
// Scalar and shape checks are included. Value-range checks are included where needed to
// prevent invalid indexing or nontermination. Allocation sizes are capped at 4,000,000
// workspace entries. Arithmetic outside Python raises an error on 32-bit overflow; Python
// uses arbitrary precision. Native allocation failures propagate. In-place outputs may be
// partly updated after arithmetic failure. These are single-threaded, in-memory
// implementations.
//
// LANGUAGE DETAILS
// C# / .NET 10: ReadOnlySpan<int> inputs, Span<int> outputs, primitive workspace arrays,
// Array.BinarySearch for LIS, and checked integer arithmetic. Invalid arguments and overflow
// throw exceptions.
//
// EXAMPLE
// Expected return: 0.
// Expected a after call: [1, 1, 3, 4].
// Run: Use Program.cs in a net10.0 console project; dotnet run.
// Tests for this exact source artifact run before publication. The accompanying source
// archive includes unit cases, runtime results, and source hashes.

class Program {
    static void alg_require(bool valid) { if (!valid) throw new ArgumentException("invalid algorithm input"); }
    static int alg_size(int n) { alg_require(n>=0 && n<=4000000); return n; }

    static int comb_sort(Span<int> a) {
        checked {
            int n = a.Length;
            alg_require(((n >= 0) && (n <= 1000000)));
            alg_require((a.Length == n));
            int gap = n;
            int changed = 1;
            int i = 0;
            int temp = 0;
            while (((gap > 1) || (changed != 0))) {
                gap = Math.Max(1, ((gap * 10) / 13));
                changed = 0;
                i = 0;
                while (((i + gap) < n)) {
                    if ((a[i] > a[(i + gap)])) {
                        temp = a[i];
                        a[i] = a[(i + gap)];
                        a[(i + gap)] = temp;
                        changed = 1;
                    }
                    i = (i + 1);
                }
            }
            return 0;
        }
    }

    static void Main() {
        int[] a = new int[] {4, 1, 3, 1};
        int result = comb_sort(a);
        Console.WriteLine(result);
        // Expected a: [1, 1, 3, 4]
        Console.WriteLine("[" + string.Join(", ", a) + "]");
    }
}