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/*
---
script: Array.stableSort.js
description: Add a stable sort algorithm for all browsers
license: MIT-style license.
authors:
- Yorick Sijsling
requires:
core/1.3: '*'
provides:
- [Array.stableSort, Array.mergeSort]
...
*/
(function() {
var defaultSortFunction = function(a, b) {
return a > b ? 1 : (a < b ? -1 : 0);
}
Array.implement({
stableSort: function(compare) {
// I would love some real feature recognition. Problem is that an unstable algorithm sometimes/often gives the same result as an unstable algorithm.
return (Browser.chrome || Browser.firefox2 || Browser.opera9) ? this.mergeSort(compare) : this.sort(compare);
},
mergeSort: function(compare, token) {
compare = compare || defaultSortFunction;
if (this.length > 1) {
// Split and sort both parts
var right = this.splice(Math.floor(this.length / 2)).mergeSort(compare);
var left = this.splice(0).mergeSort(compare); // 'this' is now empty.
// Merge parts together
while (left.length > 0 || right.length > 0) {
this.push(
right.length === 0 ? left.shift()
: left.length === 0 ? right.shift()
: compare(left[0], right[0]) > 0 ? right.shift()
: left.shift());
}
}
return this;
}
});
})();