/** * @file * @author [Aditya Prakash](https://adityaprakash.tech) * @brief This is an implementation of a recursive version of the [Bubble sort algorithm](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/recursive-bubble-sort/) * * @details * The working principle of the Bubble sort algorithm. * Bubble sort is a simple sorting algorithm used to rearrange a set of ascending or descending order elements. * Bubble sort gets its name from the fact that data "bubbles" to the top of the dataset. * ### Algorithm * What is Swap? * Swapping two numbers means that we interchange their values. * Often, an additional variable is required for this operation. * This is further illustrated in the following: * void swap(int x, int y){ * int z = x; * x = y; * y = z; * } * The above process is a typical displacement process. * When we assign a value to x, the old value of x is lost. * That's why we create a temporary variable z to store the initial value of x. * z is further used to assign the initial value of x to y, to complete swapping. * Recursion * While the recursive method does not necessarily have advantages over iterative * versions, but it is useful to enhance the understanding of the algorithm and * recursion itself. In Recursive Bubble sort algorithm, we firstly call the * function on the entire array, and for every subsequent function call, we exclude * the last element. This fixes the last element for that sub-array.Formally, for * `ith` iteration, we consider elements up to n-i, where n is the number of * elements in the array. Exit condition: n==1; i.e. the sub-array contains only * one element. * Complexity * Time complexity: O(n) best case; O(n²) average case; O(n²) worst case * Space complexity: O(n) * We need to traverse the array `n * (n-1)` times. However, if the entire array is * already sorted, then we need to traverse it only once. Hence, O(n) is the best case * complexity */ #include /// for std::is_sorted #include /// for std::array #include /// for assert #include /// for integral typedefs #include /// for IO operations #include /// for std::vector /** * @namespace sorting * @brief Sorting algorithms */ namespace sorting { /** * @brief This is an implementation of the recursive_bubble_sort. A vector is * passed to the function which is then dereferenced, so that the changes are * reflected in the original vector. It also accepts a second parameter of * type `int` and name `n`, which is the size of the array. * * @tparam T type of data variables in the array * @param nums our array of elements. * @param n size of the array */ template void recursive_bubble_sort(std::vector *nums, uint64_t n) { if (n == 1) { //!< base case; when size of the array is 1 return; } for (uint64_t i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) { //!< iterating over the entire array //!< if a larger number appears before the smaller one, swap them. if ((*nums)[i] > (*nums)[i + 1]) { std::swap((*nums)[i], (*nums)[i + 1]); } } //!< calling the function after we have fixed the last element recursive_bubble_sort(nums, n - 1); } } // namespace sorting /** * @brief Self-test implementations * @returns void */ static void test() { // 1st example. Creating an array of type `int`. std::cout << "1st test using `int`\n"; const uint64_t size = 6; std::vector arr; // populating the array arr.push_back(22); arr.push_back(46); arr.push_back(94); arr.push_back(12); arr.push_back(37); arr.push_back(63); // array populating ends sorting::recursive_bubble_sort(&arr, size); assert(std::is_sorted(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr))); std::cout << " 1st test passed!\n"; // printing the array for (uint64_t i = 0; i < size; i++) { std::cout << arr[i] << ", "; } std::cout << std::endl; // 2nd example. Creating an array of type `double`. std::cout << "2nd test using doubles\n"; std::vector double_arr; // populating the array double_arr.push_back(20.4); double_arr.push_back(62.7); double_arr.push_back(12.2); double_arr.push_back(43.6); double_arr.push_back(74.1); double_arr.push_back(57.9); // array populating ends sorting::recursive_bubble_sort(&double_arr, size); assert(std::is_sorted(std::begin(double_arr), std::end(double_arr))); std::cout << " 2nd test passed!\n"; // printing the array for (uint64_t i = 0; i < size; i++) { std::cout << double_arr[i] << ", "; } std::cout << std::endl; } /** * @brief Main function * @returns 0 on exit */ int main() { test(); // run self-test implementations return 0; }