bsearch-ruby 0.1.1

data/bsearch.rb

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+# Binary search algorithm
+module BSearch
+  VERSION = '0.1.1'
+
+  # Assume's haystack is an array of comparable objects
+  def self.bsearch(needle, haystack, first=0, last=nil)
+    last ||= haystack.size - 1
+    return nil if last < first # not found, or empty haystack
+
+    cur = first + (last - first)/2
+    case needle <=> haystack[cur]
+    when -1 # needle is smaller than cur value
+      bsearch(needle, haystack, first, cur-1)
+    when 1 # needle is larger than cur value
+      bsearch(needle, haystack, cur+1, last)
+    when 0
+      cur
+    end
+  end
+end

data/test_bsearch.rb

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+require 'test/unit'
+require_relative 'bsearch'
+
+class BSearchTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  def test_bsearch_results
+    ary = (0..9).to_a
+    ary.each do |i|
+      assert_equal i, BSearch.bsearch(i, ary)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_empty_haystack
+    assert_nil BSearch.bsearch(0, [])
+  end
+
+  def test_not_found
+    needles = [1,3,5,7]
+    haystack = [2,4,6]
+    needles.each{|n| assert_nil BSearch.bsearch(n, haystack) }
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: bsearch-ruby
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.1.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Aaron Suggs
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-07-31 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: A binary search implementation in ruby
+email: aaron@ktheory.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- bsearch.rb
+- test_bsearch.rb
+homepage: https://gist.github.com/3219940
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options:
+- --charset=UTF-8
+require_paths:
+- .
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: 1.9.3
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.24
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Binary search
+test_files:
+- test_bsearch.rb