binary-heap

Stability: 1 - Experimental

Binary heap.

Installation

npm install binary-heap

Tests

npm test

Usage

var Heap = require('binary-heap');
 
var heap1 = new Heap();
var heap2 = Heap.build({heap: [3,7,2,1]});

Overview

Documentation

Heap

A JavaScript implementation of a binary heap.

WARNING: This heap implementation uses 1-indexed arrays (instead of 0-indexed) arrays. Therefore, the indexes used in Heap.left(index), Heap.right(index) and others, are assuming that the binary tree representing the heap has a root node at index = 1.

Heap.build(options)

• options Object see new Heap(options) documentation

Creates a new Heap and if given options.heap will ensure that the returned heap satisfies the heap property dictated by options.kind.

Heap.buildMaxHeap(array, heapSize)

• array Array the 1-indexed array storage for the heap (array[0] will not be modified)
• heapSize Integer heap size

Changes the array in place so that it satisfies max heap property. Returns the resulting array for convenience.

Heap.buildMinHeap(array, heapSize)

• array Array the 1-indexed array storage for the heap (array[0] will not be modified)
• heapSize Integer heap size

Changes the array in place so that it satisfies min heap property. Returns the resulting array for convenience.

Heap.left(index)

• index Integer index of a node to find the left child of

Returns the index of the left child for the node at index index.

WARNING: this method is not safe, invalid input is not checked

Heap.maxHeapify(array, index, heapSize)

• array Array the 1-indexed array storage for the heap (array[0] will not be modified)
• index Integer the array index to start maxHeapify procedure on
• heapSize Integer heap size

Ensures that the max-heap property is satisfied for the sub-tree rooted at index of the array representing a binary tree.

Heap.minHeapify(array, index, heapSize)

• array Array the 1-indexed array storage for the heap (array[0] will not be modified)
• index Integer the array index to start minHeapify procedure on
• heapSize Integer heap size

Ensures that the min-heap property is satisfied for the sub-tree rooted at index of the array representing a binary tree.

Heap.parent(index)

• index Integer index of a node to find the parent of

Returns the index of the parent for the node at index index.

WARNING: this method is not safe, invalid input is not checked

Heap.right(index)

• index Integer index of a node to find the right child of

Returns the index of the right child of the node at index index.

WARNING: this method is not safe, invalid input is not checked

new Heap(options)

• options:
  • heap: Array An optional array that will be used as initial heap state and not modified to satisfy the heap property.
  • kind: String One of min-heap, max-heap (default: max-heap)

Creates a new Heap.

heap.build()

Builds a max or min heap, depending on the heap kind. Returns the heap for convenience.

heap.dump()

Dumps the present contents of storage used for the heap. The dump may include elements beyond heap size.

heap.maxHeapify(index)

• index Integer index of the node where to begin the procedure

Ensures that the max-heap property is satisfied for the sub-tree rooted at index.

heap.minHeapify(index)

• index Integer index of the node where to begin the procedure

Ensures that the min-heap property is satisfied for the sub-tree rooted at index.

heap.size()

Returns heap size.