/push_swap

Sorting Project with 2 Stacks using the K-Sort Algorithm

Primary LanguageC

push_swap

This project requires you to sort a random amount of numbers to be sorted in the right order by using only 2 stacks and with the least amount of movements. The allowed movements were specified:

  • sa (swap a): Swap the first 2 elements at the top of stack a.
  • sb (swap b): Swap the first 2 elements at the top of stack b.
  • ss : sa and sb at the same time.
  • pa (push a): Take the first element at the top of b and put it at the top of a.
  • pb (push b): Take the first element at the top of a and put it at the top of b.
  • ra (rotate a): Shift up all elements of stack a by 1. First becomes last.
  • rb (rotate b): Shift up all elements of stack b by 1. First becomes last.
  • rr : ra and rb at the same time.
  • rra (reverse rotate a): Shift down all elements of stack a by 1. Last becomes first.
  • rrb (reverse rotate b): Shift down all elements of stack b by 1. Last becomes first.
  • rrr : rra and rrb at the same time.

I've used a simple Algorithm called K-Sort.

(Thanks Azer for showing me such a simple and effective solution - Azer Github-Profile)

Push_swap_visualizer.mov