CombSorter.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Algorithms.Sorters.Comparison
{
    /// <summary>
    ///     Comb sort is a relatively simple sorting algorithm that improves on bubble sort.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">Type of array element.</typeparam>
    public class CombSorter<T> : IComparisonSorter<T>
    {
        public CombSorter(double shrinkFactor = 1.3) => ShrinkFactor = shrinkFactor;

        private double ShrinkFactor { get; }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Sorts array using specified comparer,
        ///     internal, in-place, unstable,
        ///     worst case performance: O(n^2),
        ///     best case performance: O(n log(n)),
        ///     average performance: O(n^2 / 2^p),
        ///     space complexity: O(1),
        ///     where n - array length and p - number of increments.
        ///     See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb_sort">here</a> for more info.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="array">Array to sort.</param>
        /// <param name="comparer">Compares elements.</param>
        public void Sort(T[] array, IComparer<T> comparer)
        {
            var gap = array.Length;
            var sorted = false;
            while (!sorted)
            {
                gap = (int)Math.Floor(gap / ShrinkFactor);
                if (gap <= 1)
                {
                    gap = 1;
                    sorted = true;
                }

                for (var i = 0; i < array.Length - gap; i++)
                {
                    if (comparer.Compare(array[i], array[i + gap]) > 0)
                    {
                        (array[i], array[i + gap]) = (array[i + gap], array[i]);
                        sorted = false;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}