Bstree

Yet another binary search tree implemented in ruby. Yabstree, however, just didn't have quite the right ring to it.

While this lib is currently implemented for with integers and floats in mind, any objects that implement comparability <=> (and are comparable) should just work.

Check out the wikipedia article on binary search trees to learn more.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'bstree'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install bstree

Usage

require 'bstree'
=> true

# create a new tree, with the root value of 5
tree = Bstree::Node.new(5)
=> #<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747aeb888 @val=5, @parent=nil, @left=nil, @right=nil>

# insert a new value into the tree
tree.insert(3)
=> #<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a434f8 @val=3, @parent=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a9d7a0 @val=5, @parent=nil, @left=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a434f8 ...>, @right=nil>, @left=nil, @right=nil>

# insert yet another new value into the tree
tree.insert(8)
=> #<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a3d800 @val=8, @parent=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a9d7a0 @val=5, @parent=nil, @left=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a434f8 @val=3, @parent=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a9d7a0 ...>, @left=nil, @right=nil>, @right=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a3d800 ...>>, @left=nil, @right=nil>

# search tree for a value
tree.search(-2)
=> nil

# derp -- search tree for an ~existing~ value
tree.search(3)
=> #<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a434f8 @val=3, @parent=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a9d7a0 @val=5, @parent=nil, @left=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a434f8 ...>, @right=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a3d800 @val=8, @parent=#<Bstree::Node:0x007f6747a9d7a0 ...>, @left=nil, @right=nil>>, @left=nil, @right=nil>

# convert tree into an in-order array
tree.to_in_order_array
=> [3, 5, 8]

# remove a value from the tree
tree.remove(3)
=> true

# gaze smugly at the work of your cruel value removal.
=> [5, 8]

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/jamesconant/bstree. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.