algo/src/sorting/merge.rs

use sorting::Algorithm;

pub struct Sort;

impl Algorithm for Sort {
    fn sort(mut vector: Vec<i32>) -> Result<Vec<i32>, &'static str> {
        if vector.len() == 1 {
            return Ok(vector);
        } else {
            let mut second: Vec<i32> = Vec::new();
            let length = vector.len();
            for _ in 0..length / 2 {
                second.push(match vector.pop() {
                    Some(v) => v,
                    None => {
                        return Err("Error during splitting the vector.");
                    }
                });
            }
            let first = match Sort::sort(vector) {
                Ok(v) => v,
                Err(e) => return Err(e),
            };
            second = match Sort::sort(second) {
                Ok(v) => v,
                Err(e) => return Err(e),
            };

            let mut result: Vec<i32> = Vec::new();

            let first_length = first.len();
            let second_length = second.len();

            let mut first_index = 0;
            let mut second_index = 0;

            while first_index < first_length && second_index < second_length {
                if first[first_index] < second[second_index] {
                    result.push(first[first_index]);
                    first_index += 1;
                } else {
                    result.push(second[second_index]);
                    second_index += 1;
                }
            }

            while first_index < first_length {
                result.push(first[first_index]);
                first_index += 1;
            }

            while second_index < second_length {
                result.push(second[second_index]);
                second_index += 1;
            }

            return Ok(result);
        }
    }
}