--- a/src/array_list.c Tue Sep 17 19:38:41 2024 +0200 +++ b/src/array_list.c Tue Sep 17 23:11:17 2024 +0200 @@ -236,6 +236,57 @@ return CX_ARRAY_SUCCESS; } +size_t cx_array_binary_search_inf( + void const *arr, + size_t size, + size_t elem_size, + void const *elem, + cx_compare_func cmp_func +) { + // declare a variable that will contain the compare results + int result; + + // cast the array pointer to something we can use offsets with + char const *array = arr; + + // check the first array element + result = cmp_func(elem, array); + if (result <= 0) { + return 0; + } + + // check the last array element + result = cmp_func(elem, array + elem_size * (size - 1)); + if (result >= 0) { + return size - 1; + } + + // the element is now guaranteed to be somewhere in the list + // so start the binary search + size_t left_index = 1; + size_t right_index = size - 1; + size_t pivot_index; + + while (left_index <= right_index) { + pivot_index = left_index + (right_index - left_index) / 2; + char const *arr_elem = array + pivot_index * elem_size; + result = cmp_func(elem, arr_elem); + if (result == 0) { + // found it! + return pivot_index; + } else if (result < 0) { + // element is smaller than pivot, continue search left + right_index = pivot_index - 1; + } else { + // element is larger than pivot, continue search right + left_index = pivot_index + 1; + } + } + + // report the largest upper bound + return result < 0 ? (pivot_index - 1) : pivot_index; +} + #ifndef CX_ARRAY_SWAP_SBO_SIZE #define CX_ARRAY_SWAP_SBO_SIZE 128 #endif