=begin File: binary_search_insertion.rb Created Time: 2024-04-09 Author: Blue Bean (lonnnnnnner@gmail.com) =end ### Binary search insertion point (no duplicates) ### def binary_search_insertion_simple(nums, target) # Initialize closed interval [0, n-1] i, j = 0, nums.length - 1 while i <= j # Calculate the midpoint index m m = (i + j) / 2 if nums[m] < target i = m + 1 # target is in the interval [m+1, j] elsif nums[m] > target j = m - 1 # target is in the interval [i, m-1] else return m # Found target, return insertion point m end end i # Target not found, return insertion point i end ### Binary search insertion point (with duplicates) ### def binary_search_insertion(nums, target) # Initialize closed interval [0, n-1] i, j = 0, nums.length - 1 while i <= j # Calculate the midpoint index m m = (i + j) / 2 if nums[m] < target i = m + 1 # target is in the interval [m+1, j] elsif nums[m] > target j = m - 1 # target is in the interval [i, m-1] else j = m - 1 # The first element less than target is in the interval [i, m-1] end end i # Return insertion point i end ### Driver Code ### if __FILE__ == $0 # Array without duplicate elements nums = [1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 15, 23, 26, 31, 35] puts "\nArray nums = #{nums}" # Binary search for insertion point for target in [6, 9] index = binary_search_insertion_simple(nums, target) puts "Insertion point index for element #{target} is #{index}" end # Array with duplicate elements nums = [1, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 10, 12, 15] puts "\nArray nums = #{nums}" # Binary search for insertion point for target in [2, 6, 20] index = binary_search_insertion(nums, target) puts "Insertion point index for element #{target} is #{index}" end end