Add binary search.

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Oleksii Trekhleb
2018-04-16 19:30:29 +03:00
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import Comparator from '../../../utils/comparator/Comparator';
/**
* @param {*[]} sortedArray
* @param {*} seekElement
* @param {function(a, b)} [comparatorCallback]
* @return {number}
*/
export default function binarySearch(sortedArray, seekElement, comparatorCallback) {
const comparator = new Comparator(comparatorCallback);
let startIndex = 0;
let endIndex = sortedArray.length - 1;
while (startIndex <= endIndex) {
const middleIndex = startIndex + Math.floor((endIndex - startIndex) / 2);
// If we've found the element just return its position.
if (comparator.equal(sortedArray[middleIndex], seekElement)) {
return middleIndex;
}
// Decide which half to choose for seeking next: left or right one.
if (comparator.lessThen(sortedArray[middleIndex], seekElement)) {
// Go to the right half of the array.
startIndex = middleIndex + 1;
} else {
// Go to the left half of the array.
endIndex = middleIndex - 1;
}
}
return -1;
}