MedianHeap

MedianHeap is a Rust crate that provides a data structure for calculating the median of a collection of values in constant time. It utilizes two binary heaps to store values efficiently and offers flexibility in calculating the median by allowing different strategies through user-defined traits.

Installation

Add the following line to your Cargo.toml file:

[dependencies]
median_heap = "0.1.0"

Usage

To use MedianHeap, add this to your code:

use median_heap::{MedianHeap, MergeMedian};

struct MyMedian;
impl MergeMedian<i32> for MyMedian {
  fn merge(&self, a: &i32, b: &i32) -> i32 {
    if a > b {
      *a
    } else {
      *b
    }
  }
}

fn main() {
  let mut heap = MedianHeap::new(MyMedian);
  heap.push(1);
  heap.push(2);
  heap.push(3);
  heap.push(4);

  assert_eq!(3, heap.get_median().unwrap()); // Two median candidates are 2 and 3. MyMedian.merge(2, 3) returns 3.
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.