
Sorting Algorithm

This is a sorting algorithm.   It may be applied to a set of data in order to sort it.    
For comparing various sorts, see compare sorts.  
For other sorting algorithms,   see sorting algorithms,   or:

O(n logn) sorts
Heap sort |
Merge sort |
Patience sort |
Quick sort
O(n log2n) sorts
Shell Sort
O(n2) sorts
Bubble sort |
Cocktail sort |
Cocktail sort with shifting bounds |
Comb sort |
Cycle sort |
Gnome sort |
Insertion sort |
Selection sort |
Strand sort
other sorts
Bead sort |
Bogo sort |
Common sorted list |
Composite structures sort |
Custom comparator sort |
Counting sort |
Disjoint sublist sort |
External sort |
Jort sort |
Lexicographical sort |
Natural sorting |
Order by pair comparisons |
Order disjoint list items |
Order two numerical lists |
Object identifier (OID) sort |
Pancake sort |
Quickselect |
Permutation sort |
Radix sort |
Ranking methods |
Remove duplicate elements |
Sleep sort |
Stooge sort |
[Sort letters of a string] |
Three variable sort |
Topological sort |
Tree sort


Task

Sort an array of positive integers using the Bead Sort Algorithm.

A   bead sort   is also known as a   gravity sort.



Algorithm has   O(S),   where   S   is the sum of the integers in the input set:   Each bead is moved individually.

This is the case when bead sort is implemented without a mechanism to assist in finding empty spaces below the beads, such as in software implementations.




with javascript_semantics

function beadsort(sequence a)
    sequence poles = repeat(0,max(a))
    for i=1 to length(a) do
        poles[1..a[i]] = sq_add(poles[1..a[i]],1)
    end for
    a[1..$] = 0
    for i=1 to length(poles) do
        a[1..poles[i]] = sq_add(a[1..poles[i]],1)
    end for
    return a
end function
 
?beadsort({5, 3, 1, 7, 4, 1, 1, 20})
