package com.thealgorithms.sorts;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
/**
* The common interface of most sorting algorithms
*
* @author Podshivalov Nikita (https://github.com/nikitap492)
*/
public interface SortAlgorithm {
/**
* Main method arrays sorting algorithms
*
* @param unsorted - an array should be sorted
* @return a sorted array
*/
<T extends Comparable<T>> T[] sort(T[] unsorted);
/**
* Auxiliary method for algorithms what wanted to work with lists from JCF
*
* @param unsorted - a list should be sorted
* @return a sorted list
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
default<T extends Comparable<T>> List<T> sort(List<T> unsorted) {
return Arrays.asList(sort(unsorted.toArray((T[]) new Comparable[unsorted.size()])));
}
}