/* * Cocktail shaker sort is a sort algorithm that is a bidirectional bubble sort * more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_shaker_sort * more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_sort * */ function cocktailShakerSort (items) { for (let i = items.length - 1; i > 0; i--) { let swapped = false let temp, j // backwards for (j = items.length - 1; j > i; j--) { if (items[j] < items[j - 1]) { temp = items[j] items[j] = items[j - 1] items[j - 1] = temp swapped = true } } // forwards for (j = 0; j < i; j++) { if (items[j] > items[j + 1]) { temp = items[j] items[j] = items[j + 1] items[j + 1] = temp swapped = true } } if (!swapped) { return } } } // Implementation of cocktailShakerSort var ar = [5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 12, 14] // Array before Sort console.log(ar) cocktailShakerSort(ar) // Array after sort console.log(ar)