JavaAlgorithms/Sorts/SortAlgorithm.java
2018-11-13 09:15:47 -08:00

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Java

package Sorts;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
/**
* The common interface of most sorting algorithms
*
* @author Podshivalov Nikita (https://github.com/nikitap492)
*
**/
public interface SortAlgorithm {
/**
* Main method arrays sorting algorithms
* @param unsorted - an array should be sorted
* @return a sorted array
*/
<T extends Comparable<T>> T[] sort(T[] unsorted);
/**
* Auxiliary method for algorithms what wanted to work with lists from JCF
* @param unsorted - a list should be sorted
* @return a sorted list
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
default <T extends Comparable<T>> List<T> sort(List<T> unsorted){
return Arrays.asList(sort(unsorted.toArray((T[]) new Comparable[unsorted.size()])));
}
}