TheAlgorithms-C-Plus-Plus/sorting/gnome_sort.cpp

/**
 * Copyright 2020 @author beqakd
 * @file
 * A basic implementation of gnome sort algorithm.
 */

#include <iostream>  // for io operations


/**
 * Copyright 2020 @author beqakd
 * @file
 * A basic implementation of gnome sort algorithm.
 * Gnome sort algorithm is not the best one. But it is used widely
 * it looks two elements prev one and next one. If they are on 
 * right order it forwards, otherwise it swaps elements.
 * @param arr our array of elements.
 * @param size size of given array
 * @return it just changes array of pointer so it does not needs to return.
 * time Complexity:
 *      O(n^2)
 *      Some cases it works on O(n), but overall time is O(n^2)
 */
void gnomeSort(int arr[], int size) {
    // few easy cases
    if (size <= 1) return;

    int index = 0;  // initialize some variables.
    while (index < size) {
        // check for swap
        if ((index == 0) || (arr[index] >= arr[index - 1])) {
            index++;
        } else {
            std::swap(arr[index], arr[index - 1]);  // swap
            index--;
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Our main function with example of sort method.
 */
int main() {
    int arr[] = {-22, 100, 150, 35, -10, 99};
    int size = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);

    gnomeSort(arr, size);

    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) printf("%d ", arr[i]);

    return 0;
}