Bubble Sort in Javascript

Welcome to the Bubble Sort in Javascript page! Here, you'll find the source code for this program as well as a description of how the program works.

Current Solution

/**
 * Bubble sort algorithm
 *
 * @param {Integer array} arr
 */

function bubblesort(arr) {
    let swap;

    // repeat while array is unsorted
    do {
        swap = false;

        // iterate array
        for (let index = 0; index < arr.length - 1; index++) {
            // if current item is out of order
            if (arr[index] > arr[index + 1]) {
                // hotswap the current element with the next element
                [arr[index], arr[index + 1]] = [arr[index + 1], arr[index]];

                // flag that list was unordered in this pass
                swap = true;
            }
        }

    } while (swap);

    return arr;
}

/**
 * Executable function
 * 
 * @param {Command line input} input
 */

function main(input) {
    /**
     * If the string matches the format `"[number], [number], (... [number])"`,
     * we have a valid input.
     */
    const inputValidation = /^"?(\d+,\s*){2,}\d+(,"?|"?)$/gm;

    if (inputValidation.test(input) == true) {
        // valid input
        let arr;

        /**
         * Format string to be bubblesorted.
         *  - strip all whitespace and quotations
         *  - split into array at ',' character
         *  - convert all elements to integers
         *  - filter out NaN elements (uncaught text characters or empty elements)
         */
        arr = input.replace(/(\s|"|'|`)/g, '');
        arr = arr.split(',');
        arr = arr.map(function (n) {
            return parseInt(n, 10);
        });
        arr = arr.filter(n => n);

        // apply bubblesort and output result
        arr = bubblesort(arr);

        let str;

        str = arr.toString();
        str = str.replace(/,/g, ', ');

        console.log(str);
    }
    else {
        // invalid input
        console.log(usage);
    }
}

// usage text
const usage = `Usage: please provide a list of at least two integers to sort in the format "1, 2, 3, 4, 5"`;

if (process.argv.length > 2) {
    // run the executable function
    const input = process.argv[2];
    main(input);
}
else {
    console.log(usage);
}

Bubble Sort in Javascript was written by:

• Zachary Smith

If you see anything you'd like to change or update, please consider contributing.

How to Implement the Solution

No 'How to Implement the Solution' section available. Please consider contributing.

How to Run the Solution

No 'How to Run the Solution' section available. Please consider contributing.