/** * Cocktail Shaker Sort is an algorithm that is a Bidirectional Bubble Sort. * * The algorithm extends bubble sort by operating in two directions. * While it improves on bubble sort by more quickly moving items to the beginning of the list, it provides only marginal * performance improvements. * * Wikipedia (Cocktail Shaker Sort): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_shaker_sort * Wikipedia (Bubble Sort): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_sort */ export function cocktailShakerSort(items) { for (let i = items.length - 1; i > 0; i--) { let j // Backwards for (j = items.length - 1; j > i; j--) { if (items[j] < items[j - 1]) { ;[items[j], items[j - 1]] = [items[j - 1], items[j]] } } // Forwards for (j = 0; j < i; j++) { if (items[j] > items[j + 1]) { ;[items[j], items[j + 1]] = [items[j + 1], items[j]] } } } return items }