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A Binary Search Implementation
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class Bsearch | |
def initialize(dictionary) | |
@dictionary = Array(dictionary) | |
end | |
def search(value) | |
search_in_chunk(@dictionary, value) | |
end | |
private | |
def search_in_chunk(chunk, value) | |
return (chunk[0] == value ? 0 : raise("Not Found")) if chunk.one? | |
middle_index = middle_index(chunk) | |
middle_value = chunk.at(middle_index) | |
if middle_value == value | |
return middle_index | |
elsif middle_value > value | |
return search_in_chunk(chunk[0...middle_index], value) | |
elsif middle_value < value | |
return (search_in_chunk(chunk[(middle_index)..-1], value) + middle_index) | |
end | |
end | |
def middle_index(dict) | |
dict.size / 2 | |
end | |
end |
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require 'minitest/autorun' | |
require_relative 'bsearch' | |
class TestBsearch < Minitest::Test | |
def setup | |
@bsearch = Bsearch.new([1,2,3,5,8,13]) | |
end | |
def test_returns_value_in_array_to_right | |
assert_equal 4, Bsearch.new([1,2,3,5,8,13]).search(8) | |
end | |
def test_returns_value_in_array_to_left | |
assert_equal 0, Bsearch.new([1,2,3,5,8,13]).search(1) | |
end | |
def test_returns_raise_error_if_not_in_dictionary | |
err = assert_raises(RuntimeError) { @bsearch.search(42) } | |
assert_equal "Not Found", err.message | |
end | |
end |
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