Go/sorts/merge_sort.go

package main

import "fmt"

func merge(a []int, b []int) []int {

  var r = make([]int, len(a) + len(b))
  var i = 0
  var j = 0

  for i < len(a) && j < len(b) {
  
    if a[i] <= b[j] {
      r[i+j] = a[i]
      i++
    } else {
      r[i+j] = b[j]
      j++
    }
    
  }

  for i < len(a) { r[i+j] = a[i]; i++ }
  for j < len(b) { r[i+j] = b[j]; j++ }

  return r
  
}

func Mergesort(items []int) []int {

  if len(items) < 2 {
    return items
    
  }

  var middle = len(items) / 2
  var a = Mergesort(items[:middle])
  var b = Mergesort(items[middle:])
  return merge(a, b)
  
}

func main () {

  fmt.Print(Mergesort([]int{ 10, 9, 8, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, 2, 1 }), "\n")
  
}