stakach-algorithms 1.0.4 → 1.0.5

data/lib/containers/heap.rb

@@ -1,507 +1,507 @@
-=begin rdoc
-    A Heap is a container that satisfies the heap property that nodes are 
-    always smaller in value than their parent node.
-    
-    The Algorithms::Containers::Heap class is flexible and upon 
-    initialization, takes an optional block that determines how the items are 
-    ordered. Two versions that are included are the 
-    Algorithms::Containers::MaxHeap and Algorithms::Containers::MinHeap that 
-    return the largest and smallest items on each invocation, respectively.
-    
-    This library implements a Fibonacci heap, which allows O(1) complexity for 
-    most methods.
-=end
-module Algorithms
-  module Containers
-    class Heap
-      include Enumerable
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     size -> int
-      #
-      # Return the number of elements in the heap.
-      def size
-        @size
-      end
-      alias_method :length, :size
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     Heap.new(optional_array) { |x, y| optional_comparison_fn } 
-      #     -> new_heap
-      #
-      # If an optional array is passed, the entries in the array are inserted 
-      # into the heap with equal key and value fields. Also, an optional block 
-      # can be passed to define the function that maintains heap property. For 
-      # example, a min-heap can be created with:
-      #
-      #     minheap = Heap.new { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }
-      #     minheap.push(6)
-      #     minheap.push(10)
-      #     minheap.pop #=> 6
-      #
-      # Thus, smaller elements will be parent nodes. The heap defaults to a 
-      # min-heap if no block is given.
-      def initialize(ary=[], &block)
-        @compare_fn = block || lambda { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }
-        @next = nil
-        @size = 0
-        @stored = {}
-    
-        ary.each { |n| push(n) } unless ary.empty?
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     push(key, value) -> value
-      #     push(value) -> value
-      # 
-      # Inserts an item with a given key into the heap. If only one parameter 
-      # is given, the key is set to the value.
-      #
-      # Complexity: O(1)
-      #
-      #     heap = MinHeap.new
-      #     heap.push(1, "Cat")
-      #     heap.push(2)
-      #     heap.pop #=> "Cat"
-      #     heap.pop #=> 2
-      def push(key, value=key)
-        raise ArgumentError, "Heap keys must not be nil." unless key
-        node = Node.new(key, value)
-        # Add new node to the left of the @next node
-        if @next
-          node.right = @next
-          node.left = @next.left
-          node.left.right = node
-          @next.left = node
-          if @compare_fn[key, @next.key]
-            @next = node
-          end
-        else
-          @next = node
-        end
-        @size += 1
-    
-        arr = []
-        w = @next.right
-        until w == @next do
-          arr << w.value
-          w = w.right
-        end
-        arr << @next.value
-        @stored[key] ||= []
-        @stored[key] << node
-        value
-      end
-      alias_method :<<, :push
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     has_key?(key) -> true or false
-      #
-      # Returns true if heap contains the key.
-      #
-      # Complexity: O(1)
-      #
-      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
-      #     minheap.has_key?(2) #=> true
-      #     minheap.has_key?(4) #=> false
-      def has_key?(key)
-        @stored[key] && !@stored[key].empty? ? true : false
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     next -> value
-      #     next -> nil
-      #
-      # Returns the value of the next item in heap order, but does not remove 
-      # it.
-      #
-      # Complexity: O(1)
-      #
-      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
-      #     minheap.next #=> 1
-      #     minheap.size #=> 2
-      def next
-        @next && @next.value
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     clear -> nil
-      #
-      # Removes all elements from the heap, destructively.
-      #
-      # Complexity: O(1)
-      #
-      def clear
-        @next = nil
-        @size = 0
-        @stored = {}
-        nil
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     empty? -> true or false
-      #
-      # Returns true if the heap is empty, false otherwise.
-      def empty?
-        @next.nil?
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     merge!(otherheap) -> merged_heap
-      #
-      # Does a shallow merge of all the nodes in the other heap.
-      #
-      # Complexity: O(1)
-      #
-      #     heap = MinHeap.new([5, 6, 7, 8])
-      #     otherheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
-      #     heap.merge!(otherheap)
-      #     heap.size #=> 8
-      #     heap.pop #=> 1
-      def merge!(otherheap)
-        raise ArgumentError, "Trying to merge a heap with something not a heap" unless otherheap.kind_of? Heap
-        other_root = otherheap.instance_variable_get("@next")
-        if other_root
-          @stored = @stored.merge(otherheap.instance_variable_get("@stored")) { |key, a, b| (a << b).flatten }
-          # Insert othernode's @next node to the left of current @next
-          @next.left.right = other_root
-          ol = other_root.left
-          other_root.left = @next.left
-          ol.right = @next
-          @next.left = ol
-      
-          @next = other_root if @compare_fn[other_root.key, @next.key]
-        end
-        @size += otherheap.size
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     pop -> value
-      #     pop -> nil
-      #
-      # Returns the value of the next item in heap order and removes it from 
-      # the heap.
-      #
-      # Complexity: O(1)
-      #
-      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
-      #     minheap.pop #=> 1
-      #     minheap.size #=> 1
-      def pop
-        return nil unless @next
-        popped = @next
-        if @size == 1
-          clear
-          return popped.value
-        end
-        # Merge the popped's children into root node
-        if @next.child
-          @next.child.parent = nil
-      
-          # get rid of parent
-          sibling = @next.child.right
-          until sibling == @next.child
-            sibling.parent = nil
-            sibling = sibling.right
-          end
-      
-          # Merge the children into the root. If @next is the only root node, 
-          # make its child the @next node
-          if @next.right == @next
-            @next = @next.child
-          else
-            next_left, next_right = @next.left, @next.right
-            current_child = @next.child
-            @next.right.left = current_child
-            @next.left.right = current_child.right
-            current_child.right.left = next_left
-            current_child.right = next_right
-            @next = @next.right
-          end
-        else
-          @next.left.right = @next.right
-          @next.right.left = @next.left
-          @next = @next.right
-        end
-        consolidate
-    
-        unless @stored[popped.key].delete(popped)
-          raise "Couldn't delete node from stored nodes hash" 
-        end
-        @size -= 1
-    
-        popped.value
-      end
-      alias_method :next!, :pop
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     change_key(key, new_key) -> [new_key, value]
-      #     change_key(key, new_key) -> nil
-      #
-      # Changes the key from one to another. Doing so must not violate the 
-      # heap property or an exception will be raised. If the key is found, an 
-      # array containing the new key and  value pair is returned, otherwise 
-      # nil is returned. 
-      #
-      # In the case of duplicate keys, an arbitrary key is changed. This will 
-      # be investigated more in the future.
-      #
-      # Complexity: amortized O(1)
-      # 
-      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
-      #     minheap.change_key(2, 3) #=> raise error since we can't increase the value in a min-heap
-      #     minheap.change_key(2, 0) #=> [0, 2]
-      #     minheap.pop #=> 2
-      #     minheap.pop #=> 1
-      def change_key(key, new_key, delete=false)
-        return if @stored[key].nil? || @stored[key].empty? || (key == new_key)
-    
-        # Must maintain heap property
-        raise "Changing this key would not maintain heap property!" unless (delete || @compare_fn[new_key, key])
-        node = @stored[key].shift
-        if node
-          node.key = new_key
-          @stored[new_key] ||= []
-          @stored[new_key] << node
-          parent = node.parent
-          if parent
-            # if heap property is violated
-            if delete || @compare_fn[new_key, parent.key]
-              cut(node, parent)
-              cascading_cut(parent)
-            end
-          end
-          if delete || @compare_fn[node.key, @next.key]
-            @next = node
-          end
-          return [node.key, node.value]
-        end
-        nil
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     delete(key) -> value
-      #     delete(key) -> nil
-      #
-      # Deletes the item with associated key and returns it. nil is returned 
-      # if the keyis not found. In the case of nodes with duplicate keys, an 
-      # arbitrary one is deleted.
-      #
-      # Complexity: amortized O(log n)
-      #
-      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
-      #     minheap.delete(1) #=> 1
-      #     minheap.size #=> 1
-      def delete(key)
-        pop if change_key(key, nil, true)
-      end
-  
-      # Node class used internally
-      class Node # :nodoc:
-        attr_accessor :parent, :child, :left, :right, :key, :value, :degree, :marked
-
-        def initialize(key, value)
-          @key = key
-          @value = value
-          @degree = 0
-          @marked = false
-          @right = self
-          @left = self
-        end
-    
-        def marked?
-          @marked == true
-        end
-    
-      end
-  
-      # make node a child of a parent node
-      def link_nodes(child, parent)
-        # link the child's siblings
-        child.left.right = child.right
-        child.right.left = child.left
-
-        child.parent = parent
-    
-        # if parent doesn't have children, make new child its only child
-        if parent.child.nil?
-          parent.child = child.right = child.left = child
-        else # otherwise insert new child into parent's children list
-          current_child = parent.child
-          child.left = current_child
-          child.right = current_child.right
-          current_child.right.left = child
-          current_child.right = child
-        end
-        parent.degree += 1
-        child.marked = false
-      end
-      private :link_nodes
-  
-      # Makes sure the structure does not contain nodes in the root list with 
-      # equal degrees
-      def consolidate
-        roots = []
-        root = @next
-        min = root
-        # find the nodes in the list
-        loop do
-          roots << root
-          root = root.right
-          break if root == @next
-        end
-        degrees = []
-        roots.each do |root|
-          min = root if @compare_fn[root.key, min.key]
-          # check if we need to merge
-          if degrees[root.degree].nil?  # no other node with the same degree
-            degrees[root.degree] = root
-            next
-          else  # there is another node with the same degree, consolidate them
-            degree = root.degree
-            until degrees[degree].nil? do
-              other_root_with_degree = degrees[degree]
-              if @compare_fn[root.key, other_root_with_degree.key]  # determine which node is the parent, which one is the child
-                smaller, larger = root, other_root_with_degree
-              else
-                smaller, larger = other_root_with_degree, root
-              end
-              link_nodes(larger, smaller)
-              degrees[degree] = nil
-              root = smaller
-              degree += 1
-            end
-            degrees[degree] = root
-            min = root if min.key == root.key # this fixes a bug with duplicate keys not being in the right order
-          end
-        end
-        @next = min
-      end
-      private :consolidate
-  
-      def cascading_cut(node)
-        p = node.parent
-        if p
-          if node.marked?
-            cut(node, p)
-            cascading_cut(p)
-          else
-            node.marked = true
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      private :cascading_cut
-  
-      # remove x from y's children and add x to the root list
-      def cut(x, y)
-        x.left.right = x.right
-        x.right.left = x.left
-        y.degree -= 1
-        if (y.degree == 0)
-          y.child = nil
-        elsif (y.child == x)
-          y.child = x.right
-        end
-        x.right = @next
-        x.left = @next.left
-        @next.left = x
-        x.left.right = x
-        x.parent = nil
-        x.marked = false
-      end
-      private :cut
-  
-    end
-
-    # A MaxHeap is a heap where the items are returned in descending order of 
-    # key value.
-    class MaxHeap < Heap
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     MaxHeap.new(ary) -> new_heap
-      #
-      # Creates a new MaxHeap with an optional array parameter of items to 
-      # insert into the heap. A MaxHeap is created by calling 
-      # Heap.new { |x, y| (x <=> y) == 1 }, so this is a convenience class.
-      #
-      #     maxheap = MaxHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
-      #     maxheap.pop #=> 4
-      #     maxheap.pop #=> 3
-      def initialize(ary=[])
-        super(ary) { |x, y| (x <=> y) == 1 }
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     max -> value
-      #     max -> nil
-      #
-      # Returns the item with the largest key, but does not remove it from the 
-      # heap.
-      #
-      #     maxheap = MaxHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
-      #     maxheap.max #=> 4
-      def max
-        self.next
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     max! -> value
-      #     max! -> nil
-      #
-      # Returns the item with the largest key and removes it from the heap.
-      #
-      #     maxheap = MaxHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
-      #     maxheap.max! #=> 4
-      #     maxheap.size #=> 3
-      def max!
-        self.pop
-      end
-    end
-
-    # A MinHeap is a heap where the items are returned in ascending order of 
-    # key value.
-    class MinHeap < Heap
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     MinHeap.new(ary) -> new_heap
-      #
-      # Creates a new MinHeap with an optional array parameter of items to 
-      # insert into the heap.
-      # A MinHeap is created by calling Heap.new { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }, 
-      # so this is a convenience class.
-      #
-      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
-      #     minheap.pop #=> 1
-      #     minheap.pop #=> 2
-      def initialize(ary=[])
-        super(ary) { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     min -> value
-      #     min -> nil
-      #
-      # Returns the item with the smallest key, but does not remove it from 
-      # the heap.
-      #
-      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
-      #     minheap.min #=> 1
-      def min
-        self.next
-      end
-  
-      # call-seq:
-      #     min! -> value
-      #     min! -> nil
-      #
-      # Returns the item with the smallest key and removes it from the heap.
-      #
-      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
-      #     minheap.min! #=> 1
-      #     minheap.size #=> 3
-      def min!
-        self.pop
-      end
-    end
-  end
+=begin rdoc
+    A Heap is a container that satisfies the heap property that nodes are 
+    always smaller in value than their parent node.
+    
+    The Algorithms::Containers::Heap class is flexible and upon 
+    initialization, takes an optional block that determines how the items are 
+    ordered. Two versions that are included are the 
+    Algorithms::Containers::MaxHeap and Algorithms::Containers::MinHeap that 
+    return the largest and smallest items on each invocation, respectively.
+    
+    This library implements a Fibonacci heap, which allows O(1) complexity for 
+    most methods.
+=end
+module Algorithms
+  module Containers
+    class Heap
+      include Enumerable
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     size -> int
+      #
+      # Return the number of elements in the heap.
+      def size
+        @size
+      end
+      alias_method :length, :size
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     Heap.new(optional_array) { |x, y| optional_comparison_fn } 
+      #     -> new_heap
+      #
+      # If an optional array is passed, the entries in the array are inserted 
+      # into the heap with equal key and value fields. Also, an optional block 
+      # can be passed to define the function that maintains heap property. For 
+      # example, a min-heap can be created with:
+      #
+      #     minheap = Heap.new { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }
+      #     minheap.push(6)
+      #     minheap.push(10)
+      #     minheap.pop #=> 6
+      #
+      # Thus, smaller elements will be parent nodes. The heap defaults to a 
+      # min-heap if no block is given.
+      def initialize(ary=[], &block)
+        @compare_fn = block || lambda { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }
+        @next = nil
+        @size = 0
+        @stored = {}
+    
+        ary.each { |n| push(n) } unless ary.empty?
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     push(key, value) -> value
+      #     push(value) -> value
+      # 
+      # Inserts an item with a given key into the heap. If only one parameter 
+      # is given, the key is set to the value.
+      #
+      # Complexity: O(1)
+      #
+      #     heap = MinHeap.new
+      #     heap.push(1, "Cat")
+      #     heap.push(2)
+      #     heap.pop #=> "Cat"
+      #     heap.pop #=> 2
+      def push(key, value=key)
+        raise ArgumentError, "Heap keys must not be nil." unless key
+        node = Node.new(key, value)
+        # Add new node to the left of the @next node
+        if @next
+          node.right = @next
+          node.left = @next.left
+          node.left.right = node
+          @next.left = node
+          if @compare_fn[key, @next.key]
+            @next = node
+          end
+        else
+          @next = node
+        end
+        @size += 1
+    
+        arr = []
+        w = @next.right
+        until w == @next do
+          arr << w.value
+          w = w.right
+        end
+        arr << @next.value
+        @stored[key] ||= []
+        @stored[key] << node
+        value
+      end
+      alias_method :<<, :push
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     has_key?(key) -> true or false
+      #
+      # Returns true if heap contains the key.
+      #
+      # Complexity: O(1)
+      #
+      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
+      #     minheap.has_key?(2) #=> true
+      #     minheap.has_key?(4) #=> false
+      def has_key?(key)
+        @stored[key] && !@stored[key].empty? ? true : false
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     next -> value
+      #     next -> nil
+      #
+      # Returns the value of the next item in heap order, but does not remove 
+      # it.
+      #
+      # Complexity: O(1)
+      #
+      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
+      #     minheap.next #=> 1
+      #     minheap.size #=> 2
+      def next
+        @next && @next.value
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     clear -> nil
+      #
+      # Removes all elements from the heap, destructively.
+      #
+      # Complexity: O(1)
+      #
+      def clear
+        @next = nil
+        @size = 0
+        @stored = {}
+        nil
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     empty? -> true or false
+      #
+      # Returns true if the heap is empty, false otherwise.
+      def empty?
+        @next.nil?
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     merge!(otherheap) -> merged_heap
+      #
+      # Does a shallow merge of all the nodes in the other heap.
+      #
+      # Complexity: O(1)
+      #
+      #     heap = MinHeap.new([5, 6, 7, 8])
+      #     otherheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
+      #     heap.merge!(otherheap)
+      #     heap.size #=> 8
+      #     heap.pop #=> 1
+      def merge!(otherheap)
+        raise ArgumentError, "Trying to merge a heap with something not a heap" unless otherheap.kind_of? Heap
+        other_root = otherheap.instance_variable_get("@next")
+        if other_root
+          @stored = @stored.merge(otherheap.instance_variable_get("@stored")) { |key, a, b| (a << b).flatten }
+          # Insert othernode's @next node to the left of current @next
+          @next.left.right = other_root
+          ol = other_root.left
+          other_root.left = @next.left
+          ol.right = @next
+          @next.left = ol
+      
+          @next = other_root if @compare_fn[other_root.key, @next.key]
+        end
+        @size += otherheap.size
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     pop -> value
+      #     pop -> nil
+      #
+      # Returns the value of the next item in heap order and removes it from 
+      # the heap.
+      #
+      # Complexity: O(1)
+      #
+      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
+      #     minheap.pop #=> 1
+      #     minheap.size #=> 1
+      def pop
+        return nil unless @next
+        popped = @next
+        if @size == 1
+          clear
+          return popped.value
+        end
+        # Merge the popped's children into root node
+        if @next.child
+          @next.child.parent = nil
+      
+          # get rid of parent
+          sibling = @next.child.right
+          until sibling == @next.child
+            sibling.parent = nil
+            sibling = sibling.right
+          end
+      
+          # Merge the children into the root. If @next is the only root node, 
+          # make its child the @next node
+          if @next.right == @next
+            @next = @next.child
+          else
+            next_left, next_right = @next.left, @next.right
+            current_child = @next.child
+            @next.right.left = current_child
+            @next.left.right = current_child.right
+            current_child.right.left = next_left
+            current_child.right = next_right
+            @next = @next.right
+          end
+        else
+          @next.left.right = @next.right
+          @next.right.left = @next.left
+          @next = @next.right
+        end
+        consolidate
+    
+        unless @stored[popped.key].delete(popped)
+          raise "Couldn't delete node from stored nodes hash" 
+        end
+        @size -= 1
+    
+        popped.value
+      end
+      alias_method :next!, :pop
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     change_key(key, new_key) -> [new_key, value]
+      #     change_key(key, new_key) -> nil
+      #
+      # Changes the key from one to another. Doing so must not violate the 
+      # heap property or an exception will be raised. If the key is found, an 
+      # array containing the new key and  value pair is returned, otherwise 
+      # nil is returned. 
+      #
+      # In the case of duplicate keys, an arbitrary key is changed. This will 
+      # be investigated more in the future.
+      #
+      # Complexity: amortized O(1)
+      # 
+      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
+      #     minheap.change_key(2, 3) #=> raise error since we can't increase the value in a min-heap
+      #     minheap.change_key(2, 0) #=> [0, 2]
+      #     minheap.pop #=> 2
+      #     minheap.pop #=> 1
+      def change_key(key, new_key, delete=false)
+        return if @stored[key].nil? || @stored[key].empty? || (key == new_key)
+    
+        # Must maintain heap property
+        raise "Changing this key would not maintain heap property!" unless (delete || @compare_fn[new_key, key])
+        node = @stored[key].shift
+        if node
+          node.key = new_key
+          @stored[new_key] ||= []
+          @stored[new_key] << node
+          parent = node.parent
+          if parent
+            # if heap property is violated
+            if delete || @compare_fn[new_key, parent.key]
+              cut(node, parent)
+              cascading_cut(parent)
+            end
+          end
+          if delete || @compare_fn[node.key, @next.key]
+            @next = node
+          end
+          return [node.key, node.value]
+        end
+        nil
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     delete(key) -> value
+      #     delete(key) -> nil
+      #
+      # Deletes the item with associated key and returns it. nil is returned 
+      # if the keyis not found. In the case of nodes with duplicate keys, an 
+      # arbitrary one is deleted.
+      #
+      # Complexity: amortized O(log n)
+      #
+      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2])
+      #     minheap.delete(1) #=> 1
+      #     minheap.size #=> 1
+      def delete(key)
+        pop if change_key(key, nil, true)
+      end
+  
+      # Node class used internally
+      class Node # :nodoc:
+        attr_accessor :parent, :child, :left, :right, :key, :value, :degree, :marked
+
+        def initialize(key, value)
+          @key = key
+          @value = value
+          @degree = 0
+          @marked = false
+          @right = self
+          @left = self
+        end
+    
+        def marked?
+          @marked == true
+        end
+    
+      end
+  
+      # make node a child of a parent node
+      def link_nodes(child, parent)
+        # link the child's siblings
+        child.left.right = child.right
+        child.right.left = child.left
+
+        child.parent = parent
+    
+        # if parent doesn't have children, make new child its only child
+        if parent.child.nil?
+          parent.child = child.right = child.left = child
+        else # otherwise insert new child into parent's children list
+          current_child = parent.child
+          child.left = current_child
+          child.right = current_child.right
+          current_child.right.left = child
+          current_child.right = child
+        end
+        parent.degree += 1
+        child.marked = false
+      end
+      private :link_nodes
+  
+      # Makes sure the structure does not contain nodes in the root list with 
+      # equal degrees
+      def consolidate
+        roots = []
+        root = @next
+        min = root
+        # find the nodes in the list
+        loop do
+          roots << root
+          root = root.right
+          break if root == @next
+        end
+        degrees = []
+        roots.each do |root|
+          min = root if @compare_fn[root.key, min.key]
+          # check if we need to merge
+          if degrees[root.degree].nil?  # no other node with the same degree
+            degrees[root.degree] = root
+            next
+          else  # there is another node with the same degree, consolidate them
+            degree = root.degree
+            until degrees[degree].nil? do
+              other_root_with_degree = degrees[degree]
+              if @compare_fn[root.key, other_root_with_degree.key]  # determine which node is the parent, which one is the child
+                smaller, larger = root, other_root_with_degree
+              else
+                smaller, larger = other_root_with_degree, root
+              end
+              link_nodes(larger, smaller)
+              degrees[degree] = nil
+              root = smaller
+              degree += 1
+            end
+            degrees[degree] = root
+            min = root if min.key == root.key # this fixes a bug with duplicate keys not being in the right order
+          end
+        end
+        @next = min
+      end
+      private :consolidate
+  
+      def cascading_cut(node)
+        p = node.parent
+        if p
+          if node.marked?
+            cut(node, p)
+            cascading_cut(p)
+          else
+            node.marked = true
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      private :cascading_cut
+  
+      # remove x from y's children and add x to the root list
+      def cut(x, y)
+        x.left.right = x.right
+        x.right.left = x.left
+        y.degree -= 1
+        if (y.degree == 0)
+          y.child = nil
+        elsif (y.child == x)
+          y.child = x.right
+        end
+        x.right = @next
+        x.left = @next.left
+        @next.left = x
+        x.left.right = x
+        x.parent = nil
+        x.marked = false
+      end
+      private :cut
+  
+    end
+
+    # A MaxHeap is a heap where the items are returned in descending order of 
+    # key value.
+    class MaxHeap < Heap
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     MaxHeap.new(ary) -> new_heap
+      #
+      # Creates a new MaxHeap with an optional array parameter of items to 
+      # insert into the heap. A MaxHeap is created by calling 
+      # Heap.new { |x, y| (x <=> y) == 1 }, so this is a convenience class.
+      #
+      #     maxheap = MaxHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
+      #     maxheap.pop #=> 4
+      #     maxheap.pop #=> 3
+      def initialize(ary=[])
+        super(ary) { |x, y| (x <=> y) == 1 }
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     max -> value
+      #     max -> nil
+      #
+      # Returns the item with the largest key, but does not remove it from the 
+      # heap.
+      #
+      #     maxheap = MaxHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
+      #     maxheap.max #=> 4
+      def max
+        self.next
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     max! -> value
+      #     max! -> nil
+      #
+      # Returns the item with the largest key and removes it from the heap.
+      #
+      #     maxheap = MaxHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
+      #     maxheap.max! #=> 4
+      #     maxheap.size #=> 3
+      def max!
+        self.pop
+      end
+    end
+
+    # A MinHeap is a heap where the items are returned in ascending order of 
+    # key value.
+    class MinHeap < Heap
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     MinHeap.new(ary) -> new_heap
+      #
+      # Creates a new MinHeap with an optional array parameter of items to 
+      # insert into the heap.
+      # A MinHeap is created by calling Heap.new { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }, 
+      # so this is a convenience class.
+      #
+      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
+      #     minheap.pop #=> 1
+      #     minheap.pop #=> 2
+      def initialize(ary=[])
+        super(ary) { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     min -> value
+      #     min -> nil
+      #
+      # Returns the item with the smallest key, but does not remove it from 
+      # the heap.
+      #
+      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
+      #     minheap.min #=> 1
+      def min
+        self.next
+      end
+  
+      # call-seq:
+      #     min! -> value
+      #     min! -> nil
+      #
+      # Returns the item with the smallest key and removes it from the heap.
+      #
+      #     minheap = MinHeap.new([1, 2, 3, 4])
+      #     minheap.min! #=> 1
+      #     minheap.size #=> 3
+      def min!
+        self.pop
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end