ref: 12b66049f3881fa6b36ed803358c659a96071e16
dir: /lib/std/search.myr/
use "cmp"
use "option"
use "types"
pkg std =
generic lsearch : (sl : @t[:], key : @k, cmp : (v : @t, k : @k -> order) -> option(@idx::(integral,numeric)))
generic bsearch : (sl : @t[:], key : @k, cmp : (v : @t, k : @k -> order) -> option(@idx::(integral,numeric)))
;;
/* linear search over a list of values */
generic lsearch = {sl, key, cmp
for var i = 0; i < sl.len; i++
match cmp(sl[i], key)
| `Equal:
-> `Some i
| _:
/* nothing */
;;
;;
-> `None
}
/* binary search over a sorted list of values. */
generic bsearch = {sl, key, cmp
var hi, lo, mid : size
lo = 0
hi = sl.len - 1
while lo <= hi
mid = (hi + lo) / 2
match cmp(sl[mid], key)
| `After: hi = mid - 1
| `Before: lo = mid + 1
| `Equal:
-> `Some (mid : @idx)
;;
;;
-> `None
}