merge: Add alternative implementation for InsertionSort and relative test. Add additional algorithm description (#915)

Co-authored-by: Andrea Tota <tota@qi4m.com>
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Andrea Tota
2022-03-04 15:11:37 +01:00
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/* In insertion sort, we divide the initial unsorted array into two parts;
* sorted part and unsorted part. Initially the sorted part just has one
* element (Array of only 1 element is a sorted array). We then pick up
* element one by one from unsorted part; insert into the sorted part at
* the correct position and expand sorted part one element at a time.
*/
* sorted part and unsorted part. Initially the sorted part just has one
* element (Array of only 1 element is a sorted array). We then pick up
* element one by one from unsorted part; insert into the sorted part at
* the correct position and expand sorted part one element at a time.
*/
export function insertionSort (unsortedList) {
const len = unsortedList.length
for (let i = 1; i < len; i++) {
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unsortedList[j + 1] = tmp
}
}
/**
* @function insertionSortAlternativeImplementation
* @description InsertionSort is a stable sorting algorithm
* @param {Integer[]} array - Array of integers
* @return {Integer[]} - Sorted array
* @see [InsertionSort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksort)
*/
/*
* Big-O Analysis
* Time Complexity
- O(N^2) on average and worst case scenario
- O(N) on best case scenario (when input array is already almost sorted)
* Space Complexity
- O(1)
*/
export function insertionSortAlternativeImplementation (array) {
const length = array.length
if (length < 2) return array
for (let i = 1; i < length; i++) {
// Take current element in array
const currentItem = array[i]
// Take index of previous element in array
let j = i - 1
// While j >= 0 and previous element is greater than current element
while (j >= 0 && array[j] > currentItem) {
// Move previous, greater element towards the unsorted part
array[j + 1] = array[j]
j--
}
// Insert currentItem number at the correct position in sorted part.
array[j + 1] = currentItem
}
// Return array sorted in ascending order
return array
}