sort.jl

# This file is a part of Julia. License is MIT: https://julialang.org/license

module Sort

using Base.Order

using Base: copymutable, midpoint, require_one_based_indexing,
    sub_with_overflow, add_with_overflow, OneTo, BitSigned, BitIntegerType

import Base:
    sort,
    sort!,
    issorted,
    sortperm,
    to_indices

export # also exported by Base
    # order-only:
    issorted,
    searchsorted,
    searchsortedfirst,
    searchsortedlast,
    insorted,
    # order & algorithm:
    sort,
    sort!,
    sortperm,
    sortperm!,
    partialsort,
    partialsort!,
    partialsortperm,
    partialsortperm!,
    # algorithms:
    InsertionSort,
    QuickSort,
    MergeSort,
    PartialQuickSort

export # not exported by Base
    Algorithm,
    DEFAULT_UNSTABLE,
    DEFAULT_STABLE,
    SMALL_ALGORITHM,
    SMALL_THRESHOLD


## functions requiring only ordering ##

function issorted(itr, order::Ordering)
    y = iterate(itr)
    y === nothing && return true
    prev, state = y
    y = iterate(itr, state)
    while y !== nothing
        this, state = y
        lt(order, this, prev) && return false
        prev = this
        y = iterate(itr, state)
    end
    return true
end

"""
    issorted(v, lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Bool=false, order::Ordering=Forward)

Test whether a vector is in sorted order. The `lt`, `by` and `rev` keywords modify what
order is considered to be sorted just as they do for [`sort`](@ref).

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> issorted([1, 2, 3])
true

julia> issorted([(1, "b"), (2, "a")], by = x -> x[1])
true

julia> issorted([(1, "b"), (2, "a")], by = x -> x[2])
false

julia> issorted([(1, "b"), (2, "a")], by = x -> x[2], rev=true)
true
```
"""
issorted(itr;
    lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing, order::Ordering=Forward) =
    issorted(itr, ord(lt,by,rev,order))

function partialsort!(v::AbstractVector, k::Union{Integer,OrdinalRange}, o::Ordering)
    _sort!(v, InitialOptimizations(QuickerSort(k)), o, (;))
    maybeview(v, k)
end

maybeview(v, k) = view(v, k)
maybeview(v, k::Integer) = v[k]

"""
    partialsort!(v, k; by=<transform>, lt=<comparison>, rev=false)

Partially sort the vector `v` in place, according to the order specified by `by`, `lt` and
`rev` so that the value at index `k` (or range of adjacent values if `k` is a range) occurs
at the position where it would appear if the array were fully sorted. If `k` is a single
index, that value is returned; if `k` is a range, an array of values at those indices is
returned. Note that `partialsort!` may not fully sort the input array.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> a = [1, 2, 4, 3, 4]
5-element Vector{Int64}:
 1
 2
 4
 3
 4

julia> partialsort!(a, 4)
4

julia> a
5-element Vector{Int64}:
 1
 2
 3
 4
 4

julia> a = [1, 2, 4, 3, 4]
5-element Vector{Int64}:
 1
 2
 4
 3
 4

julia> partialsort!(a, 4, rev=true)
2

julia> a
5-element Vector{Int64}:
 4
 4
 3
 2
 1
```
"""
partialsort!(v::AbstractVector, k::Union{Integer,OrdinalRange};
             lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing, order::Ordering=Forward) =
    partialsort!(v, k, ord(lt,by,rev,order))

"""
    partialsort(v, k, by=<transform>, lt=<comparison>, rev=false)

Variant of [`partialsort!`](@ref) which copies `v` before partially sorting it, thereby returning the
same thing as `partialsort!` but leaving `v` unmodified.
"""
partialsort(v::AbstractVector, k::Union{Integer,OrdinalRange}; kws...) =
    partialsort!(copymutable(v), k; kws...)

# reference on sorted binary search:
#   http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2003/03/22/Binary

# index of the first value of vector a that is greater than or equal to x;
# returns lastindex(v)+1 if x is greater than all values in v.
function searchsortedfirst(v::AbstractVector, x, lo::T, hi::T, o::Ordering)::keytype(v) where T<:Integer
    hi = hi + T(1)
    len = hi - lo
    @inbounds while len != 0
        half_len = len >>> 0x01
        m = lo + half_len
        if lt(o, v[m], x)
            lo = m + 1
            len -= half_len + 1
        else
            hi = m
            len = half_len
        end
    end
    return lo
end

# index of the last value of vector a that is less than or equal to x;
# returns firstindex(v)-1 if x is less than all values of v.
function searchsortedlast(v::AbstractVector, x, lo::T, hi::T, o::Ordering)::keytype(v) where T<:Integer
    u = T(1)
    lo = lo - u
    hi = hi + u
    @inbounds while lo < hi - u
        m = midpoint(lo, hi)
        if lt(o, x, v[m])
            hi = m
        else
            lo = m
        end
    end
    return lo
end

# returns the range of indices of v equal to x
# if v does not contain x, returns a 0-length range
# indicating the insertion point of x
function searchsorted(v::AbstractVector, x, ilo::T, ihi::T, o::Ordering)::UnitRange{keytype(v)} where T<:Integer
    u = T(1)
    lo = ilo - u
    hi = ihi + u
    @inbounds while lo < hi - u
        m = midpoint(lo, hi)
        if lt(o, v[m], x)
            lo = m
        elseif lt(o, x, v[m])
            hi = m
        else
            a = searchsortedfirst(v, x, max(lo,ilo), m, o)
            b = searchsortedlast(v, x, m, min(hi,ihi), o)
            return a : b
        end
    end
    return (lo + 1) : (hi - 1)
end

function searchsortedlast(a::AbstractRange{<:Real}, x::Real, o::DirectOrdering)::keytype(a)
    require_one_based_indexing(a)
    f, h, l = first(a), step(a), last(a)
    if lt(o, x, f)
        0
    elseif h == 0 || !lt(o, x, l)
        length(a)
    else
        n = round(Integer, (x - f) / h + 1)
        lt(o, x, a[n]) ? n - 1 : n
    end
end

function searchsortedfirst(a::AbstractRange{<:Real}, x::Real, o::DirectOrdering)::keytype(a)
    require_one_based_indexing(a)
    f, h, l = first(a), step(a), last(a)
    if !lt(o, f, x)
        1
    elseif h == 0 || lt(o, l, x)
        length(a) + 1
    else
        n = round(Integer, (x - f) / h + 1)
        lt(o, a[n], x) ? n + 1 : n
    end
end

function searchsortedlast(a::AbstractRange{<:Integer}, x::Real, o::DirectOrdering)::keytype(a)
    require_one_based_indexing(a)
    f, h, l = first(a), step(a), last(a)
    if lt(o, x, f)
        0
    elseif h == 0 || !lt(o, x, l)
        length(a)
    else
        if o isa ForwardOrdering
            fld(floor(Integer, x) - f, h) + 1
        else
            fld(ceil(Integer, x) - f, h) + 1
        end
    end
end

function searchsortedfirst(a::AbstractRange{<:Integer}, x::Real, o::DirectOrdering)::keytype(a)
    require_one_based_indexing(a)
    f, h, l = first(a), step(a), last(a)
    if !lt(o, f, x)
        1
    elseif h == 0 || lt(o, l, x)
        length(a) + 1
    else
        if o isa ForwardOrdering
            cld(ceil(Integer, x) - f, h) + 1
        else
            cld(floor(Integer, x) - f, h) + 1
        end
    end
end

searchsorted(a::AbstractRange{<:Real}, x::Real, o::DirectOrdering) =
    searchsortedfirst(a, x, o) : searchsortedlast(a, x, o)

for s in [:searchsortedfirst, :searchsortedlast, :searchsorted]
    @eval begin
        $s(v::AbstractVector, x, o::Ordering) = $s(v,x,firstindex(v),lastindex(v),o)
        $s(v::AbstractVector, x;
           lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing, order::Ordering=Forward) =
            $s(v,x,ord(lt,by,rev,order))
    end
end

"""
    searchsorted(a, x; by=<transform>, lt=<comparison>, rev=false)

Return the range of indices of `a` which compare as equal to `x` (using binary search)
according to the order specified by the `by`, `lt` and `rev` keywords, assuming that `a`
is already sorted in that order. Return an empty range located at the insertion point
if `a` does not contain values equal to `x`.

See also: [`insorted`](@ref), [`searchsortedfirst`](@ref), [`sort`](@ref), [`findall`](@ref).

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> searchsorted([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 4) # single match
3:3

julia> searchsorted([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 5) # multiple matches
4:5

julia> searchsorted([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 3) # no match, insert in the middle
3:2

julia> searchsorted([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 9) # no match, insert at end
7:6

julia> searchsorted([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 0) # no match, insert at start
1:0
```
""" searchsorted

"""
    searchsortedfirst(a, x; by=<transform>, lt=<comparison>, rev=false)

Return the index of the first value in `a` greater than or equal to `x`, according to the
specified order. Return `lastindex(a) + 1` if `x` is greater than all values in `a`.
`a` is assumed to be sorted.

`insert!`ing `x` at this index will maintain sorted order.

See also: [`searchsortedlast`](@ref), [`searchsorted`](@ref), [`findfirst`](@ref).

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> searchsortedfirst([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 4) # single match
3

julia> searchsortedfirst([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 5) # multiple matches
4

julia> searchsortedfirst([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 3) # no match, insert in the middle
3

julia> searchsortedfirst([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 9) # no match, insert at end
7

julia> searchsortedfirst([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 0) # no match, insert at start
1
```
""" searchsortedfirst

"""
    searchsortedlast(a, x; by=<transform>, lt=<comparison>, rev=false)

Return the index of the last value in `a` less than or equal to `x`, according to the
specified order. Return `firstindex(a) - 1` if `x` is less than all values in `a`. `a` is
assumed to be sorted.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> searchsortedlast([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 4) # single match
3

julia> searchsortedlast([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 5) # multiple matches
5

julia> searchsortedlast([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 3) # no match, insert in the middle
2

julia> searchsortedlast([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 9) # no match, insert at end
6

julia> searchsortedlast([1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7], 0) # no match, insert at start
0
```
""" searchsortedlast

"""
    insorted(x, a; by=<transform>, lt=<comparison>, rev=false) -> Bool

Determine whether an item `x` is in the sorted collection `a`, in the sense that
it is [`==`](@ref) to one of the values of the collection according to the order
specified by the `by`, `lt` and `rev` keywords, assuming that `a` is already
sorted in that order, see [`sort`](@ref) for the keywords.

See also [`in`](@ref).

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> insorted(4, [1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7]) # single match
true

julia> insorted(5, [1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7]) # multiple matches
true

julia> insorted(3, [1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7]) # no match
false

julia> insorted(9, [1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7]) # no match
false

julia> insorted(0, [1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7]) # no match
false
```

!!! compat "Julia 1.6"
     `insorted` was added in Julia 1.6.
"""
function insorted end
insorted(x, v::AbstractVector; kw...) = !isempty(searchsorted(v, x; kw...))
insorted(x, r::AbstractRange) = in(x, r)

## Alternative keyword management

macro getkw(syms...)
    getters = (getproperty(Sort, Symbol(:_, sym)) for sym in syms)
    Expr(:block, (:($(esc(:((kw, $sym) = $getter(v, o, kw))))) for (sym, getter) in zip(syms, getters))...)
end

for (sym, deps, exp, type) in [
        (:lo, (), :(firstindex(v)), Integer),
        (:hi, (), :(lastindex(v)),  Integer),
        (:mn, (), :(throw(ArgumentError("mn is needed but has not been computed"))), :(eltype(v))),
        (:mx, (), :(throw(ArgumentError("mx is needed but has not been computed"))), :(eltype(v))),
        (:scratch, (), nothing, :(Union{Nothing, Vector})), # could have different eltype
        (:allow_legacy_dispatch, (), true, Bool)]
    usym = Symbol(:_, sym)
    @eval function $usym(v, o, kw)
        # using missing instead of nothing because scratch could === nothing.
        res = get(kw, $(Expr(:quote, sym)), missing)
        res !== missing && return kw, res::$type
        @getkw $(deps...)
        $sym = $exp
        (;kw..., $sym), $sym::$type
    end
end

## Scratch space management

"""
    make_scratch(scratch::Union{Nothing, Vector}, T::Type, len::Integer)

Returns `(s, t)` where `t` is an `AbstractVector` of type `T` with length at least `len`
that is backed by the `Vector` `s`. If `scratch !== nothing`, then `s === scratch`.

This function will allocate a new vector if `scratch === nothing`, `resize!` `scratch` if it
is too short, and `reinterpret` `scratch` if its eltype is not `T`.
"""
function make_scratch(scratch::Nothing, T::Type, len::Integer)
    s = Vector{T}(undef, len)
    s, s
end
function make_scratch(scratch::Vector{T}, ::Type{T}, len::Integer) where T
    len > length(scratch) && resize!(scratch, len)
    scratch, scratch
end
function make_scratch(scratch::Vector, T::Type, len::Integer)
    len_bytes = len * sizeof(T)
    len_scratch = div(len_bytes, sizeof(eltype(scratch)))
    len_scratch > length(scratch) && resize!(scratch, len_scratch)
    scratch, reinterpret(T, scratch)
end


## sorting algorithm components ##

"""
    _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::Algorithm, o::Ordering, kw; t, offset)

An internal function that sorts `v` using the algorithm `a` under the ordering `o`,
subject to specifications provided in `kw` (such as `lo` and `hi` in which case it only
sorts `view(v, lo:hi)`)

Returns a scratch space if provided or constructed during the sort, or `nothing` if
no scratch space is present.

!!! note
    `_sort!` modifies but does not return `v`.

A returned scratch space will be a `Vector{T}` where `T` is usually the eltype of `v`. There
are some exceptions, for example if `eltype(v) == Union{Missing, T}` then the scratch space
may be be a `Vector{T}` due to `MissingOptimization` changing the eltype of `v` to `T`.

`t` is an appropriate scratch space for the algorithm at hand, to be accessed as
`t[i + offset]`. `t` is used for an algorithm to pass a scratch space back to itself in
internal or recursive calls.
"""
function _sort! end

abstract type Algorithm end


"""
    MissingOptimization(next) <: Algorithm

Filter out missing values.

Missing values are placed after other values according to `DirectOrdering`s. This pass puts
them there and passes on a view into the original vector that excludes the missing values.
This pass is triggered for both `sort([1, missing, 3])` and `sortperm([1, missing, 3])`.
"""
struct MissingOptimization{T <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    next::T
end

struct WithoutMissingVector{T, U} <: AbstractVector{T}
    data::U
    function WithoutMissingVector(data; unsafe=false)
        if !unsafe && any(ismissing, data)
            throw(ArgumentError("data must not contain missing values"))
        end
        new{nonmissingtype(eltype(data)), typeof(data)}(data)
    end
end
Base.@propagate_inbounds function Base.getindex(v::WithoutMissingVector, i)
    out = v.data[i]
    @assert !(out isa Missing)
    out::eltype(v)
end
Base.@propagate_inbounds function Base.setindex!(v::WithoutMissingVector, x, i)
    v.data[i] = x
    v
end
Base.size(v::WithoutMissingVector) = size(v.data)

"""
    send_to_end!(f::Function, v::AbstractVector; [lo, hi])

Send every element of `v` for which `f` returns `true` to the end of the vector and return
the index of the last element which for which `f` returns `false`.

`send_to_end!(f, v, lo, hi)` is equivalent to `send_to_end!(f, view(v, lo:hi))+lo-1`

Preserves the order of the elements that are not sent to the end.
"""
function send_to_end!(f::F, v::AbstractVector; lo=firstindex(v), hi=lastindex(v)) where F <: Function
    i = lo
    @inbounds while i <= hi && !f(v[i])
        i += 1
    end
    j = i + 1
    @inbounds while j <= hi
        if !f(v[j])
            v[i], v[j] = v[j], v[i]
            i += 1
        end
        j += 1
    end
    i - 1
end
"""
    send_to_end!(f::Function, v::AbstractVector, o::DirectOrdering[, end_stable]; lo, hi)

Return `(a, b)` where `v[a:b]` are the elements that are not sent to the end.

If `o isa ReverseOrdering` then the "end" of `v` is `v[lo]`.

If `end_stable` is set, the elements that are sent to the end are stable instead of the
elements that are not
"""
@inline send_to_end!(f::F, v::AbstractVector, ::ForwardOrdering, end_stable=false; lo, hi) where F <: Function =
    end_stable ? (lo, hi-send_to_end!(!f, view(v, hi:-1:lo))) : (lo, send_to_end!(f, v; lo, hi))
@inline send_to_end!(f::F, v::AbstractVector, ::ReverseOrdering, end_stable=false; lo, hi) where F <: Function =
    end_stable ? (send_to_end!(!f, v; lo, hi)+1, hi) : (hi-send_to_end!(f, view(v, hi:-1:lo))+1, hi)


function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::MissingOptimization, o::Ordering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi
    if nonmissingtype(eltype(v)) != eltype(v) && o isa DirectOrdering
        lo, hi = send_to_end!(ismissing, v, o; lo, hi)
        _sort!(WithoutMissingVector(v, unsafe=true), a.next, o, (;kw..., lo, hi))
    elseif eltype(v) <: Integer && o isa Perm && o.order isa DirectOrdering &&
                nonmissingtype(eltype(o.data)) != eltype(o.data) &&
                all(i === j for (i,j) in zip(v, eachindex(o.data)))
        # TODO make this branch known at compile time
        # This uses a custom function because we need to ensure stability of both sides and
        # we can assume v is equal to eachindex(o.data) which allows a copying partition
        # without allocations.
        lo_i, hi_i = lo, hi
        for (i,x) in zip(eachindex(o.data), o.data)
            if ismissing(x) == (o.order == Reverse) # should i go at the beginning?
                v[lo_i] = i
                lo_i += 1
            else
                v[hi_i] = i
                hi_i -= 1
            end
        end
        reverse!(v, lo_i, hi)
        if o.order == Reverse
            lo = lo_i
        else
            hi = hi_i
        end

        _sort!(v, a.next, Perm(o.order, WithoutMissingVector(o.data, unsafe=true)), (;kw..., lo, hi))
    else
        _sort!(v, a.next, o, kw)
    end
end


"""
    IEEEFloatOptimization(next) <: Algorithm

Move NaN values to the end, partition by sign, and reinterpret the rest as unsigned integers.

IEEE floating point numbers (`Float64`, `Float32`, and `Float16`) compare the same as
unsigned integers with the bits with a few exceptions. This pass

This pass is triggered for both `sort([1.0, NaN, 3.0])` and `sortperm([1.0, NaN, 3.0])`.
"""
struct IEEEFloatOptimization{T <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    next::T
end

UIntType(::Type{Float16}) = UInt16
UIntType(::Type{Float32}) = UInt32
UIntType(::Type{Float64}) = UInt64
after_zero(::ForwardOrdering, x) = !signbit(x)
after_zero(::ReverseOrdering, x) = signbit(x)
is_concrete_IEEEFloat(T::Type) = T <: Base.IEEEFloat && isconcretetype(T)
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::IEEEFloatOptimization, o::Ordering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi
    if is_concrete_IEEEFloat(eltype(v)) && o isa DirectOrdering
        lo, hi = send_to_end!(isnan, v, o, true; lo, hi)
        iv = reinterpret(UIntType(eltype(v)), v)
        j = send_to_end!(x -> after_zero(o, x), v; lo, hi)
        scratch = _sort!(iv, a.next, Reverse, (;kw..., lo, hi=j))
        if scratch === nothing # Union split
            _sort!(iv, a.next, Forward, (;kw..., lo=j+1, hi, scratch))
        else
            _sort!(iv, a.next, Forward, (;kw..., lo=j+1, hi, scratch))
        end
    elseif eltype(v) <: Integer && o isa Perm && o.order isa DirectOrdering && is_concrete_IEEEFloat(eltype(o.data))
        lo, hi = send_to_end!(i -> isnan(@inbounds o.data[i]), v, o.order, true; lo, hi)
        ip = reinterpret(UIntType(eltype(o.data)), o.data)
        j = send_to_end!(i -> after_zero(o.order, @inbounds o.data[i]), v; lo, hi)
        scratch = _sort!(v, a.next, Perm(Reverse, ip), (;kw..., lo, hi=j))
        if scratch === nothing # Union split
            _sort!(v, a.next, Perm(Forward, ip), (;kw..., lo=j+1, hi, scratch))
        else
            _sort!(v, a.next, Perm(Forward, ip), (;kw..., lo=j+1, hi, scratch))
        end
    else
        _sort!(v, a.next, o, kw)
    end
end


"""
    BoolOptimization(next) <: Algorithm

Sort `AbstractVector{Bool}`s using a specialized version of counting sort.

Accesses each element at most twice (one read and one write), and performs at most two
comparisons.
"""
struct BoolOptimization{T <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    next::T
end
_sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::BoolOptimization, o::Ordering, kw) = _sort!(v, a.next, o, kw)
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector{Bool}, ::BoolOptimization, o::Ordering, kw)
    first = lt(o, false, true) ? false : lt(o, true, false) ? true : return v
    @getkw lo hi scratch
    count = 0
    @inbounds for i in lo:hi
        if v[i] == first
            count += 1
        end
    end
    @inbounds v[lo:lo+count-1] .= first
    @inbounds v[lo+count:hi] .= !first
    scratch
end


"""
    IsUIntMappable(yes, no) <: Algorithm

Determines if the elements of a vector can be mapped to unsigned integers while preserving
their order under the specified ordering.

If they can be, dispatch to the `yes` algorithm and record the unsigned integer type that
the elements may be mapped to. Otherwise dispatch to the `no` algorithm.
"""
struct IsUIntMappable{T <: Algorithm, U <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    yes::T
    no::U
end
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::IsUIntMappable, o::Ordering, kw)
    if UIntMappable(eltype(v), o) !== nothing
        _sort!(v, a.yes, o, kw)
    else
        _sort!(v, a.no, o, kw)
    end
end


"""
    Small{N}(small=SMALL_ALGORITHM, big) <: Algorithm

Sort inputs with `length(lo:hi) <= N` using the `small` algorithm. Otherwise use the `big`
algorithm.
"""
struct Small{N, T <: Algorithm, U <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    small::T
    big::U
end
Small{N}(small, big) where N = Small{N, typeof(small), typeof(big)}(small, big)
Small{N}(big) where N = Small{N}(SMALL_ALGORITHM, big)
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::Small{N}, o::Ordering, kw) where N
    @getkw lo hi
    if (hi-lo) < N
        _sort!(v, a.small, o, kw)
    else
        _sort!(v, a.big, o, kw)
    end
end


struct InsertionSortAlg <: Algorithm end

"""
    InsertionSort

Use the insertion sort algorithm.

Insertion sort traverses the collection one element at a time, inserting
each element into its correct, sorted position in the output vector.

Characteristics:
* *stable*: preserves the ordering of elements which compare equal
(e.g. "a" and "A" in a sort of letters which ignores case).
* *in-place* in memory.
* *quadratic performance* in the number of elements to be sorted:
it is well-suited to small collections but should not be used for large ones.
"""
const InsertionSort = InsertionSortAlg()
const SMALL_ALGORITHM = InsertionSortAlg()

function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, ::InsertionSortAlg, o::Ordering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi scratch
    lo_plus_1 = (lo + 1)::Integer
    @inbounds for i = lo_plus_1:hi
        j = i
        x = v[i]
        while j > lo
            y = v[j-1]
            if !(lt(o, x, y)::Bool)
                break
            end
            v[j] = y
            j -= 1
        end
        v[j] = x
    end
    scratch
end


"""
    CheckSorted(next) <: Algorithm

Check if the input is already sorted and for large inputs, also check if it is
reverse-sorted. The reverse-sorted check is unstable.
"""
struct CheckSorted{T <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    next::T
end
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::CheckSorted, o::Ordering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi scratch

    # For most arrays, a presorted check is cheap (overhead < 5%) and for most large
    # arrays it is essentially free (<1%).
    _issorted(v, lo, hi, o) && return scratch

    # For most large arrays, a reverse-sorted check is essentially free (overhead < 1%)
    if hi-lo >= 500 && _issorted(v, lo, hi, ReverseOrdering(o))
        # If reversing is valid, do so. This does violates stability.
        reverse!(v, lo, hi)
        return scratch
    end

    _sort!(v, a.next, o, kw)
end


"""
    ComputeExtrema(next) <: Algorithm

Compute the extrema of the input under the provided order.

If the minimum is no less than the maximum, then the input is already sorted. Otherwise,
dispatch to the `next` algorithm.
"""
struct ComputeExtrema{T <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    next::T
end
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::ComputeExtrema, o::Ordering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi scratch
    mn = mx = v[lo]
    @inbounds for i in (lo+1):hi
        vi = v[i]
        lt(o, vi, mn) && (mn = vi)
        lt(o, mx, vi) && (mx = vi)
    end
    mn, mx

    lt(o, mn, mx) || return scratch # all same

    _sort!(v, a.next, o, (;kw..., mn, mx))
end


"""
    ConsiderCountingSort(counting=CountingSort(), next) <: Algorithm

If the input's range is small enough, use the `counting` algorithm. Otherwise, dispatch to
the `next` algorithm.

For most types, the threshold is if the range is shorter than half the length, but for types
larger than Int64, bitshifts are expensive and RadixSort is not viable, so the threshold is
much more generous.
"""
struct ConsiderCountingSort{T <: Algorithm, U <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    counting::T
    next::U
end
ConsiderCountingSort(next) = ConsiderCountingSort(CountingSort(), next)
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector{<:Integer}, a::ConsiderCountingSort, o::DirectOrdering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi mn mx
    range = maybe_unsigned(o === Reverse ? mn-mx : mx-mn)

    if range < (sizeof(eltype(v)) > 8 ? 5(hi-lo)-100 : div(hi-lo, 2))
        _sort!(v, a.counting, o, kw)
    else
        _sort!(v, a.next, o, kw)
    end
end
_sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::ConsiderCountingSort, o::Ordering, kw) = _sort!(v, a.next, o, kw)


"""
    CountingSort <: Algorithm

Use the counting sort algorithm.

`CountingSort` is an algorithm for sorting integers that runs in Θ(length + range) time and
space. It counts the number of occurrences of each value in the input and then iterates
through those counts repopulating the input with the values in sorted order.
"""
struct CountingSort <: Algorithm end
maybe_reverse(o::ForwardOrdering, x) = x
maybe_reverse(o::ReverseOrdering, x) = reverse(x)
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector{<:Integer}, ::CountingSort, o::DirectOrdering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi mn mx scratch
    range = maybe_unsigned(o === Reverse ? mn-mx : mx-mn)
    offs = 1 - (o === Reverse ? mx : mn)

    counts = fill(0, range+1) # TODO use scratch (but be aware of type stability)
    @inbounds for i = lo:hi
        counts[v[i] + offs] += 1
    end

    idx = lo
    @inbounds for i = maybe_reverse(o, 1:range+1)
        lastidx = idx + counts[i] - 1
        val = i-offs
        for j = idx:lastidx
            v[j] = val isa Unsigned && eltype(v) <: Signed ? signed(val) : val
        end
        idx = lastidx + 1
    end

    scratch
end


"""
    ConsiderRadixSort(radix=RadixSort(), next) <: Algorithm

If the number of bits in the input's range is small enough and the input supports efficient
bitshifts, use the `radix` algorithm. Otherwise, dispatch to the `next` algorithm.
"""
struct ConsiderRadixSort{T <: Algorithm, U <: Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    radix::T
    next::U
end
ConsiderRadixSort(next) = ConsiderRadixSort(RadixSort(), next)
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::ConsiderRadixSort, o::DirectOrdering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi mn mx
    urange = uint_map(mx, o)-uint_map(mn, o)
    bits = unsigned(8sizeof(urange) - leading_zeros(urange))
    if sizeof(eltype(v)) <= 8 && bits+70 < 22log(hi-lo)
        _sort!(v, a.radix, o, kw)
    else
        _sort!(v, a.next, o, kw)
    end
end


"""
    RadixSort <: Algorithm

Use the radix sort algorithm.

`RadixSort` is a stable least significant bit first radix sort algorithm that runs in
`O(length * log(range))` time and linear space.

It first sorts the entire vector by the last `chunk_size` bits, then by the second
to last `chunk_size` bits, and so on. Stability means that it will not reorder two elements
that compare equal. This is essential so that the order introduced by earlier,
less significant passes is preserved by later passes.

Each pass divides the input into `2^chunk_size == mask+1` buckets. To do this, it
 * counts the number of entries that fall into each bucket
 * uses those counts to compute the indices to move elements of those buckets into
 * moves elements into the computed indices in the swap array
 * switches the swap and working array

`chunk_size` is larger for larger inputs and determined by an empirical heuristic.
"""
struct RadixSort <: Algorithm end
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::RadixSort, o::DirectOrdering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi mn mx scratch
    umn = uint_map(mn, o)
    urange = uint_map(mx, o)-umn
    bits = unsigned(8sizeof(urange) - leading_zeros(urange))

    # At this point, we are committed to radix sort.
    u = uint_map!(v, lo, hi, o)

    # we subtract umn to avoid radixing over unnecessary bits. For example,
    # Int32[3, -1, 2] uint_maps to UInt32[0x80000003, 0x7fffffff, 0x80000002]
    # which uses all 32 bits, but once we subtract umn = 0x7fffffff, we are left with
    # UInt32[0x00000004, 0x00000000, 0x00000003] which uses only 3 bits, and
    # Float32[2.012, 400.0, 12.345] uint_maps to UInt32[0x3fff3b63, 0x3c37ffff, 0x414570a4]
    # which is reduced to UInt32[0x03c73b64, 0x00000000, 0x050d70a5] using only 26 bits.
    # the overhead for this subtraction is small enough that it is worthwhile in many cases.

    # this is faster than u[lo:hi] .-= umn as of v1.9.0-DEV.100
    @inbounds for i in lo:hi
        u[i] -= umn
    end

    scratch, t = make_scratch(scratch, eltype(v), hi-lo+1)
    tu = reinterpret(eltype(u), t)
    if radix_sort!(u, lo, hi, bits, tu, 1-lo)
        uint_unmap!(v, u, lo, hi, o, umn)
    else
        uint_unmap!(v, tu, lo, hi, o, umn, 1-lo)
    end
    scratch
end


"""
    QuickerSort(next::Algorithm=SMALL_ALGORITHM) <: Algorithm
    QuickerSort(lo::Union{Integer, Missing}, hi::Union{Integer, Missing}=lo, next::Algorithm=SMALL_ALGORITHM) <: Algorithm

Use the `QuickerSort` algorithm with the `next` algorithm as a base case.

`QuickerSort` is like `QuickSort`, but utilizes scratch space to operate faster and allow
for the possibility of maintaining stability.

If `lo` and `hi` are provided, finds and sorts the elements in the range `lo:hi`, reordering
but not necessarily sorting other elements in the process. If `lo` or `hi` is `missing`, it
is treated as the first or last index of the input, respectively.

`lo` and `hi` may be specified together as an `AbstractUnitRange`.

Characteristics:
  * *stable*: preserves the ordering of elements which compare equal
    (e.g. "a" and "A" in a sort of letters which ignores case).
  * *not in-place* in memory.
  * *divide-and-conquer*: sort strategy similar to [`QuickSort`](@ref).
  * *linear runtime* if `length(lo:hi)` is constant
  * *quadratic worst case runtime* in pathological cases
  (vanishingly rare for non-malicious input)
"""
struct QuickerSort{L<:Union{Integer,Missing}, H<:Union{Integer,Missing}, T<:Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    lo::L
    hi::H
    next::T
end
QuickerSort(next::Algorithm=SMALL_ALGORITHM) = QuickerSort(missing, missing, next)
QuickerSort(lo::Union{Integer, Missing}, hi::Union{Integer, Missing}) = QuickerSort(lo, hi, SMALL_ALGORITHM)
QuickerSort(lo::Union{Integer, Missing}, next::Algorithm=SMALL_ALGORITHM) = QuickerSort(lo, lo, next)
QuickerSort(r::OrdinalRange, next::Algorithm=SMALL_ALGORITHM) = QuickerSort(first(r), last(r), next)

# select a pivot for QuickerSort
#
# This method is redefined to rand(lo:hi) in Random.jl
# We can't use rand here because it is not available in Core.Compiler and
# because rand is defined in the stdlib Random.jl after sorting is used in Base.
select_pivot(lo::Integer, hi::Integer) = typeof(hi-lo)(hash(lo) % (hi-lo+1)) + lo

# select a pivot, partition v[lo:hi] according
# to the pivot, and store the result in t[lo:hi].
#
# returns (pivot, pivot_index) where pivot_index is the location the pivot
# should end up, but does not set t[pivot_index] = pivot
function partition!(t::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, offset::Integer, o::Ordering, v::AbstractVector, rev::Bool)
    pivot_index = select_pivot(lo, hi)
    @inbounds begin
        pivot = v[pivot_index]
        while lo < pivot_index
            x = v[lo]
            fx = rev ? !lt(o, x, pivot) : lt(o, pivot, x)
            t[(fx ? hi : lo) - offset] = x
            offset += fx
            lo += 1
        end
        while lo < hi
            x = v[lo+1]
            fx = rev ? lt(o, pivot, x) : !lt(o, x, pivot)
            t[(fx ? hi : lo) - offset] = x
            offset += fx
            lo += 1
        end
    end

    # pivot_index = lo-offset
    # t[pivot_index] is whatever it was before
    # t[<pivot_index] <* pivot, stable
    # t[>pivot_index] >* pivot, reverse stable

    pivot, lo-offset
end

function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::QuickerSort, o::Ordering, kw;
                t=nothing, offset=nothing, swap=false, rev=false)
    @getkw lo hi scratch

    if t === nothing
        scratch, t = make_scratch(scratch, eltype(v), hi-lo+1)
        offset = 1-lo
        kw = (;kw..., scratch)
    end

    while lo < hi && hi - lo > SMALL_THRESHOLD
        pivot, j = swap ? partition!(v, lo+offset, hi+offset, offset, o, t, rev) : partition!(t, lo, hi, -offset, o, v, rev)
        j -= !swap*offset
        @inbounds v[j] = pivot
        swap = !swap

        # For QuickerSort(), a.lo === a.hi === missing, so the first two branches get skipped
        if !ismissing(a.lo) && j <= a.lo # Skip sorting the lower part
            swap && copyto!(v, lo, t, lo+offset, j-lo)
            rev && reverse!(v, lo, j-1)
            lo = j+1
            rev = !rev
        elseif !ismissing(a.hi) && a.hi <= j # Skip sorting the upper part
            swap && copyto!(v, j+1, t, j+1+offset, hi-j)
            rev || reverse!(v, j+1, hi)
            hi = j-1
        elseif j-lo < hi-j
            # Sort the lower part recursively because it is smaller. Recursing on the
            # smaller part guarantees O(log(n)) stack space even on pathological inputs.
            _sort!(v, a, o, (;kw..., lo, hi=j-1); t, offset, swap, rev)
            lo = j+1
            rev = !rev
        else # Sort the higher part recursively
            _sort!(v, a, o, (;kw..., lo=j+1, hi); t, offset, swap, rev=!rev)
            hi = j-1
        end
    end
    hi < lo && return scratch
    swap && copyto!(v, lo, t, lo+offset, hi-lo+1)
    rev && reverse!(v, lo, hi)
    _sort!(v, a.next, o, (;kw..., lo, hi))
end


"""
    StableCheckSorted(next) <: Algorithm

Check if an input is sorted and/or reverse-sorted.

The definition of reverse-sorted is that for every pair of adjacent elements, the latter is
less than the former. This is stricter than `issorted(v, Reverse(o))` to avoid swapping pairs
of elements that compare equal.
"""
struct StableCheckSorted{T<:Algorithm} <: Algorithm
    next::T
end
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::StableCheckSorted, o::Ordering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi scratch
    if _issorted(v, lo, hi, o)
        return scratch
    elseif _issorted(v, lo, hi, Lt((x, y) -> !lt(o, x, y)))
        # Reverse only if necessary. Using issorted(..., Reverse(o)) would violate stability.
        reverse!(v, lo, hi)
        return scratch
    end

    _sort!(v, a.next, o, kw)
end


# The return value indicates whether v is sorted (true) or t is sorted (false)
# This is one of the many reasons radix_sort! is not exported.
function radix_sort!(v::AbstractVector{U}, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, bits::Unsigned,
                     t::AbstractVector{U}, offset::Integer,
                     chunk_size=radix_chunk_size_heuristic(lo, hi, bits)) where U <: Unsigned
    # bits is unsigned for performance reasons.
    counts = Vector{Int}(undef, 1 << chunk_size + 1) # TODO use scratch for this

    shift = 0
    while true
        @noinline radix_sort_pass!(t, lo, hi, offset, counts, v, shift, chunk_size)
        # the latest data resides in t
        shift += chunk_size
        shift < bits || return false
        @noinline radix_sort_pass!(v, lo+offset, hi+offset, -offset, counts, t, shift, chunk_size)
        # the latest data resides in v
        shift += chunk_size
        shift < bits || return true
    end
end
function radix_sort_pass!(t, lo, hi, offset, counts, v, shift, chunk_size)
    mask = UInt(1) << chunk_size - 1  # mask is defined in pass so that the compiler
    @inbounds begin                   #  ↳ knows it's shape
        # counts[2:mask+2] will store the number of elements that fall into each bucket.
        # if chunk_size = 8, counts[2] is bucket 0x00 and counts[257] is bucket 0xff.
        counts .= 0
        for k in lo:hi
            x = v[k]                  # lookup the element
            i = (x >> shift)&mask + 2 # compute its bucket's index for this pass
            counts[i] += 1            # increment that bucket's count
        end

        counts[1] = lo                # set target index for the first bucket
        cumsum!(counts, counts)       # set target indices for subsequent buckets
        # counts[1:mask+1] now stores indices where the first member of each bucket
        # belongs, not the number of elements in each bucket. We will put the first element
        # of bucket 0x00 in t[counts[1]], the next element of bucket 0x00 in t[counts[1]+1],
        # and the last element of bucket 0x00 in t[counts[2]-1].

        for k in lo:hi
            x = v[k]                  # lookup the element
            i = (x >> shift)&mask + 1 # compute its bucket's index for this pass
            j = counts[i]             # lookup the target index
            t[j + offset] = x         # put the element where it belongs
            counts[i] = j + 1         # increment the target index for the next
        end                           #  ↳ element in this bucket
    end
end
function radix_chunk_size_heuristic(lo::Integer, hi::Integer, bits::Unsigned)
    # chunk_size is the number of bits to radix over at once.
    # We need to allocate an array of size 2^chunk size, and on the other hand the higher
    # the chunk size the fewer passes we need. Theoretically, chunk size should be based on
    # the Lambert W function applied to length. Empirically, we use this heuristic:
    guess = min(10, log(maybe_unsigned(hi-lo))*3/4+3)
    # TODO the maximum chunk size should be based on architecture cache size.

    # We need iterations * chunk size ≥ bits, and these cld's
    # make an effort to get iterations * chunk size ≈ bits
    UInt8(cld(bits, cld(bits, guess)))
end

maybe_unsigned(x::Integer) = x # this is necessary to avoid calling unsigned on BigInt
maybe_unsigned(x::BitSigned) = unsigned(x)
function _extrema(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, o::Ordering)
    mn = mx = v[lo]
    @inbounds for i in (lo+1):hi
        vi = v[i]
        lt(o, vi, mn) && (mn = vi)
        lt(o, mx, vi) && (mx = vi)
    end
    mn, mx
end
function _issorted(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, o::Ordering)
    @boundscheck checkbounds(v, lo:hi)
    @inbounds for i in (lo+1):hi
        lt(o, v[i], v[i-1]) && return false
    end
    true
end


## default sorting policy ##

"""
    InitialOptimizations(next) <: Algorithm

Attempt to apply a suite of low-cost optimizations to the input vector before sorting. These
optimizations may be automatically applied by the `sort!` family of functions when
`alg=InsertionSort`, `alg=MergeSort`, or `alg=QuickSort` is passed as an argument.

`InitialOptimizations` is an implementation detail and subject to change or removal in
future versions of Julia.

If `next` is stable, then `InitialOptimizations(next)` is also stable.

The specific optimizations attempted by `InitialOptimizations` are
[`MissingOptimization`](@ref), [`BoolOptimization`](@ref), dispatch to
[`InsertionSort`](@ref) for inputs with `length <= 10`, and [`IEEEFloatOptimization`](@ref).
"""
InitialOptimizations(next) = MissingOptimization(
    BoolOptimization(
        Small{10}(
            IEEEFloatOptimization(
                next))))
"""
    DEFAULT_STABLE

The default sorting algorithm.

This algorithm is guaranteed to be stable (i.e. it will not reorder elements that compare
equal). It makes an effort to be fast for most inputs.

The algorithms used by `DEFAULT_STABLE` are an implementation detail. See extended help
for the current dispatch system.

# Extended Help

`DEFAULT_STABLE` is composed of two parts: the [`InitialOptimizations`](@ref) and a hybrid
of Radix, Insertion, Counting, Quick sorts.

We begin with MissingOptimization because it has no runtime cost when it is not
triggered and can enable other optimizations to be applied later. For example,
BoolOptimization cannot apply to an `AbstractVector{Union{Missing, Bool}}`, but after
[`MissingOptimization`](@ref) is applied, that input will be converted into am
`AbstractVector{Bool}`.

We next apply [`BoolOptimization`](@ref) because it also has no runtime cost when it is not
triggered and when it is triggered, it is an incredibly efficient algorithm (sorting `Bool`s
is quite easy).

Next, we dispatch to [`InsertionSort`](@ref) for inputs with `length <= 10`. This dispatch
occurs before the [`IEEEFloatOptimization`](@ref) pass because the
[`IEEEFloatOptimization`](@ref)s are not beneficial for very small inputs.

To conclude the [`InitialOptimizations`](@ref), we apply [`IEEEFloatOptimization`](@ref).

After these optimizations, we branch on whether radix sort and related algorithms can be
applied to the input vector and ordering. We conduct this branch by testing if
`UIntMappable(v, order) !== nothing`. That is, we see if we know of a reversible mapping
from `eltype(v)` to `UInt` that preserves the ordering `order`. We perform this check after
the initial optimizations because they can change the input vector's type and ordering to
make them `UIntMappable`.

If the input is not [`UIntMappable`](@ref), then we perform a presorted check and dispatch
to [`QuickerSort`](@ref).

Otherwise, we dispatch to [`InsertionSort`](@ref) for inputs with `length <= 40` and then
perform a presorted check ([`CheckSorted`](@ref)).

We check for short inputs before performing the presorted check to avoid the overhead of the
check for small inputs. Because the alternate dispatch is to [`InseritonSort`](@ref) which
has efficient `O(n)` runtime on presorted inputs, the check is not necessary for small
inputs.

We check if the input is reverse-sorted for long vectors (more than 500 elements) because
the check is essentially free unless the input is almost entirely reverse sorted.

Note that once the input is determined to be [`UIntMappable`](@ref), we know the order forms
a [total order](wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_order) over the inputs and so it is impossible to
perform an unstable sort because no two elements can compare equal unless they _are_ equal,
in which case switching them is undetectable. We utilize this fact to perform a more
aggressive reverse sorted check that will reverse the vector `[3, 2, 2, 1]`.

After these potential fast-paths are tried and failed, we [`ComputeExtrema`](@ref) of the
input. This computation has a fairly fast `O(n)` runtime, but we still try to delay it until
it is necessary.

Next, we [`ConsiderCountingSort`](@ref). If the range the input is small compared to its
length, we apply [`CountingSort`](@ref).

Next, we [`ConsiderRadixSort`](@ref). This is similar to the dispatch to counting sort,
but we conside rthe number of _bits_ in the range, rather than the range itself.
Consequently, we apply [`RadixSort`](@ref) for any reasonably long inputs that reach this
stage.

Finally, if the input has length less than 80, we dispatch to [`InsertionSort`](@ref) and
otherwise we dispatch to [`QuickerSort`](@ref).
"""
const DEFAULT_STABLE = InitialOptimizations(
    IsUIntMappable(
        Small{40}(
            CheckSorted(
                ComputeExtrema(
                    ConsiderCountingSort(
                        ConsiderRadixSort(
                            Small{80}(
                                QuickerSort())))))),
        StableCheckSorted(
            QuickerSort())))
"""
    DEFAULT_UNSTABLE

An efficient sorting algorithm.

The algorithms used by `DEFAULT_UNSTABLE` are an implementation detail. They are currently
the same as those used by [`DEFAULT_STABLE`](@ref), but this is subject to change in future.
"""
const DEFAULT_UNSTABLE = DEFAULT_STABLE
const SMALL_THRESHOLD  = 20

function Base.show(io::IO, alg::Algorithm)
    print_tree(io, alg, 0)
end
function print_tree(io::IO, alg::Algorithm, cols::Int)
    print(io, "    "^cols)
    show_type(io, alg)
    print(io, '(')
    for (i, name) in enumerate(fieldnames(typeof(alg)))
        arg = getproperty(alg, name)
        i > 1 && print(io, ',')
        if arg isa Algorithm
            println(io)
            print_tree(io, arg, cols+1)
        else
            i > 1 && print(io, ' ')
            print(io, arg)
        end
    end
    print(io, ')')
end
show_type(io::IO, alg::Algorithm) = Base.show_type_name(io, typeof(alg).name)
show_type(io::IO, alg::Small{N}) where N = print(io, "Base.Sort.Small{$N}")

defalg(v::AbstractArray) = DEFAULT_STABLE
defalg(v::AbstractArray{<:Union{Number, Missing}}) = DEFAULT_UNSTABLE
defalg(v::AbstractArray{Missing}) = DEFAULT_UNSTABLE # for method disambiguation
defalg(v::AbstractArray{Union{}}) = DEFAULT_UNSTABLE # for method disambiguation

"""
    sort!(v; alg::Algorithm=defalg(v), lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Bool=false, order::Ordering=Forward)

Sort the vector `v` in place. A stable algorithm is used by default. You can select a
specific algorithm to use via the `alg` keyword (see [Sorting Algorithms](@ref) for
available algorithms). The `by` keyword lets you provide a function that will be applied to
each element before comparison; the `lt` keyword allows providing a custom "less than"
function (note that for every `x` and `y`, only one of `lt(x,y)` and `lt(y,x)` can return
`true`); use `rev=true` to reverse the sorting order. These options are independent and can
be used together in all possible combinations: if both `by` and `lt` are specified, the `lt`
function is applied to the result of the `by` function; `rev=true` reverses whatever
ordering specified via the `by` and `lt` keywords.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> v = [3, 1, 2]; sort!(v); v
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 1
 2
 3

julia> v = [3, 1, 2]; sort!(v, rev = true); v
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 3
 2
 1

julia> v = [(1, "c"), (3, "a"), (2, "b")]; sort!(v, by = x -> x[1]); v
3-element Vector{Tuple{Int64, String}}:
 (1, "c")
 (2, "b")
 (3, "a")

julia> v = [(1, "c"), (3, "a"), (2, "b")]; sort!(v, by = x -> x[2]); v
3-element Vector{Tuple{Int64, String}}:
 (3, "a")
 (2, "b")
 (1, "c")
```
"""
function sort!(v::AbstractVector{T};
               alg::Algorithm=defalg(v),
               lt=isless,
               by=identity,
               rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing,
               order::Ordering=Forward,
               scratch::Union{Vector{T}, Nothing}=nothing) where T
    _sort!(v, maybe_apply_initial_optimizations(alg), ord(lt,by,rev,order), (;scratch))
    v
end

"""
    sort(v; alg::Algorithm=defalg(v), lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Bool=false, order::Ordering=Forward)

Variant of [`sort!`](@ref) that returns a sorted copy of `v` leaving `v` itself unmodified.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> v = [3, 1, 2];

julia> sort(v)
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 1
 2
 3

julia> v
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 3
 1
 2
```
"""
sort(v::AbstractVector; kws...) = sort!(copymutable(v); kws...)

## partialsortperm: the permutation to sort the first k elements of an array ##

"""
    partialsortperm(v, k; by=<transform>, lt=<comparison>, rev=false)

Return a partial permutation `I` of the vector `v`, so that `v[I]` returns values of a fully
sorted version of `v` at index `k`. If `k` is a range, a vector of indices is returned; if
`k` is an integer, a single index is returned. The order is specified using the same
keywords as `sort!`. The permutation is stable, meaning that indices of equal elements
appear in ascending order.

Note that this function is equivalent to, but more efficient than, calling `sortperm(...)[k]`.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> v = [3, 1, 2, 1];

julia> v[partialsortperm(v, 1)]
1

julia> p = partialsortperm(v, 1:3)
3-element view(::Vector{Int64}, 1:3) with eltype Int64:
 2
 4
 3

julia> v[p]
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 1
 1
 2
```
"""
partialsortperm(v::AbstractVector, k::Union{Integer,OrdinalRange}; kwargs...) =
    partialsortperm!(similar(Vector{eltype(k)}, axes(v,1)), v, k; kwargs...)

"""
    partialsortperm!(ix, v, k; by=<transform>, lt=<comparison>, rev=false)

Like [`partialsortperm`](@ref), but accepts a preallocated index vector `ix` the same size as
`v`, which is used to store (a permutation of) the indices of `v`.

`ix` is initialized to contain the indices of `v`.

(Typically, the indices of `v` will be `1:length(v)`, although if `v` has an alternative array type
with non-one-based indices, such as an `OffsetArray`, `ix` must share those same indices)

Upon return, `ix` is guaranteed to have the indices `k` in their sorted positions, such that

```julia
partialsortperm!(ix, v, k);
v[ix[k]] == partialsort(v, k)
```

The return value is the `k`th element of `ix` if `k` is an integer, or view into `ix` if `k` is
a range.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> v = [3, 1, 2, 1];

julia> ix = Vector{Int}(undef, 4);

julia> partialsortperm!(ix, v, 1)
2

julia> ix = [1:4;];

julia> partialsortperm!(ix, v, 2:3)
2-element view(::Vector{Int64}, 2:3) with eltype Int64:
 4
 3
```
 """
function partialsortperm!(ix::AbstractVector{<:Integer}, v::AbstractVector,
                          k::Union{Integer, OrdinalRange};
                          lt::Function=isless,
                          by::Function=identity,
                          rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing,
                          order::Ordering=Forward,
                          initialized::Bool=false)
    if axes(ix,1) != axes(v,1)
        throw(ArgumentError("The index vector is used as scratch space and must have the " *
                            "same length/indices as the source vector, $(axes(ix,1)) != $(axes(v,1))"))
    end
    @inbounds for i in eachindex(ix)
        ix[i] = i
    end

    # do partial quicksort
    _sort!(ix, InitialOptimizations(QuickerSort(k)), Perm(ord(lt, by, rev, order), v), (;))

    maybeview(ix, k)
end

## sortperm: the permutation to sort an array ##

"""
    sortperm(A; alg::Algorithm=DEFAULT_UNSTABLE, lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Bool=false, order::Ordering=Forward, [dims::Integer])

Return a permutation vector or array `I` that puts `A[I]` in sorted order along the given dimension.
If `A` has more than one dimension, then the `dims` keyword argument must be specified. The order is specified
using the same keywords as [`sort!`](@ref). The permutation is guaranteed to be stable even
if the sorting algorithm is unstable, meaning that indices of equal elements appear in
ascending order.

See also [`sortperm!`](@ref), [`partialsortperm`](@ref), [`invperm`](@ref), [`indexin`](@ref).
To sort slices of an array, refer to [`sortslices`](@ref).

!!! compat "Julia 1.9"
    The method accepting `dims` requires at least Julia 1.9.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> v = [3, 1, 2];

julia> p = sortperm(v)
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 2
 3
 1

julia> v[p]
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 1
 2
 3

julia> A = [8 7; 5 6]
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 8  7
 5  6

julia> sortperm(A, dims = 1)
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 2  4
 1  3

julia> sortperm(A, dims = 2)
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 3  1
 2  4
```
"""
function sortperm(A::AbstractArray;
                  alg::Algorithm=DEFAULT_UNSTABLE,
                  lt=isless,
                  by=identity,
                  rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing,
                  order::Ordering=Forward,
                  scratch::Union{Vector{<:Integer}, Nothing}=nothing,
                  dims...) #to optionally specify dims argument
    if rev === true
        _sortperm(A; alg, order=ord(lt, by, true, order), scratch, dims...)
    else
        _sortperm(A; alg, order=ord(lt, by, nothing, order), scratch, dims...)
    end
end
function _sortperm(A::AbstractArray; alg, order, scratch, dims...)
    if order === Forward && isa(A,Vector) && eltype(A)<:Integer
        n = length(A)
        if n > 1
            min, max = extrema(A)
            (diff, o1) = sub_with_overflow(max, min)
            (rangelen, o2) = add_with_overflow(diff, oneunit(diff))
            if !(o1 || o2)::Bool && rangelen < div(n,2)
                return sortperm_int_range(A, rangelen, min)
            end
        end
    end
    ix = copymutable(LinearIndices(A))
    sort!(ix; alg, order = Perm(order, vec(A)), scratch, dims...)
end


"""
    sortperm!(ix, A; alg::Algorithm=DEFAULT_UNSTABLE, lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Bool=false, order::Ordering=Forward, [dims::Integer])

Like [`sortperm`](@ref), but accepts a preallocated index vector or array `ix` with the same `axes` as `A`.
`ix` is initialized to contain the values `LinearIndices(A)`.

!!! compat "Julia 1.9"
    The method accepting `dims` requires at least Julia 1.9.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> v = [3, 1, 2]; p = zeros(Int, 3);

julia> sortperm!(p, v); p
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 2
 3
 1

julia> v[p]
3-element Vector{Int64}:
 1
 2
 3

julia> A = [8 7; 5 6]; p = zeros(Int,2, 2);

julia> sortperm!(p, A; dims=1); p
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 2  4
 1  3

julia> sortperm!(p, A; dims=2); p
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 3  1
 2  4
```
"""
@inline function sortperm!(ix::AbstractArray{T}, A::AbstractArray;
                   alg::Algorithm=DEFAULT_UNSTABLE,
                   lt=isless,
                   by=identity,
                   rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing,
                   order::Ordering=Forward,
                   initialized::Bool=false,
                   scratch::Union{Vector{T}, Nothing}=nothing,
                   dims...) where T <: Integer #to optionally specify dims argument
    (typeof(A) <: AbstractVector) == (:dims in keys(dims)) && throw(ArgumentError("Dims argument incorrect for type $(typeof(A))"))
    axes(ix) == axes(A) || throw(ArgumentError("index array must have the same size/axes as the source array, $(axes(ix)) != $(axes(A))"))

    ix .= LinearIndices(A)
    if rev === true
        sort!(ix; alg, order=Perm(ord(lt, by, true, order), vec(A)), scratch, dims...)
    else
        sort!(ix; alg, order=Perm(ord(lt, by, nothing, order), vec(A)), scratch, dims...)
    end
end

# sortperm for vectors of few unique integers
function sortperm_int_range(x::Vector{<:Integer}, rangelen, minval)
    offs = 1 - minval
    n = length(x)

    counts = fill(0, rangelen+1)
    counts[1] = 1
    @inbounds for i = 1:n
        counts[x[i] + offs + 1] += 1
    end

    #cumsum!(counts, counts)
    @inbounds for i = 2:length(counts)
        counts[i] += counts[i-1]
    end

    P = Vector{Int}(undef, n)
    @inbounds for i = 1:n
        label = x[i] + offs
        P[counts[label]] = i
        counts[label] += 1
    end

    return P
end

## sorting multi-dimensional arrays ##

"""
    sort(A; dims::Integer, alg::Algorithm=defalg(A), lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Bool=false, order::Ordering=Forward)

Sort a multidimensional array `A` along the given dimension.
See [`sort!`](@ref) for a description of possible
keyword arguments.

To sort slices of an array, refer to [`sortslices`](@ref).

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> A = [4 3; 1 2]
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 4  3
 1  2

julia> sort(A, dims = 1)
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 1  2
 4  3

julia> sort(A, dims = 2)
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 3  4
 1  2
```
"""
function sort(A::AbstractArray{T};
              dims::Integer,
              alg::Algorithm=defalg(A),
              lt=isless,
              by=identity,
              rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing,
              order::Ordering=Forward,
              scratch::Union{Vector{T}, Nothing}=nothing) where T
    dim = dims
    order = ord(lt,by,rev,order)
    n = length(axes(A, dim))
    if dim != 1
        pdims = (dim, setdiff(1:ndims(A), dim)...)  # put the selected dimension first
        Ap = permutedims(A, pdims)
        Av = vec(Ap)
        sort_chunks!(Av, n, maybe_apply_initial_optimizations(alg), order, scratch)
        permutedims(Ap, invperm(pdims))
    else
        Av = A[:]
        sort_chunks!(Av, n, maybe_apply_initial_optimizations(alg), order, scratch)
        reshape(Av, axes(A))
    end
end

@noinline function sort_chunks!(Av, n, alg, order, scratch)
    inds = LinearIndices(Av)
    sort_chunks!(Av, n, alg, order, scratch, first(inds), last(inds))
end

@noinline function sort_chunks!(Av, n, alg, order, scratch::Nothing, fst, lst)
    for lo = fst:n:lst
        s = _sort!(Av, alg, order, (; lo, hi=lo+n-1, scratch))
        s !== nothing && return sort_chunks!(Av, n, alg, order, s, lo+n, lst)
    end
    Av
end

@noinline function sort_chunks!(Av, n, alg, order, scratch::AbstractVector, fst, lst)
    for lo = fst:n:lst
        _sort!(Av, alg, order, (; lo, hi=lo+n-1, scratch))
    end
    Av
end


"""
    sort!(A; dims::Integer, alg::Algorithm=defalg(A), lt=isless, by=identity, rev::Bool=false, order::Ordering=Forward)

Sort the multidimensional array `A` along dimension `dims`.
See [`sort!`](@ref) for a description of possible keyword arguments.

To sort slices of an array, refer to [`sortslices`](@ref).

!!! compat "Julia 1.1"
    This function requires at least Julia 1.1.

# Examples
```jldoctest
julia> A = [4 3; 1 2]
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 4  3
 1  2

julia> sort!(A, dims = 1); A
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 1  2
 4  3

julia> sort!(A, dims = 2); A
2×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 1  2
 3  4
```
"""
function sort!(A::AbstractArray{T};
               dims::Integer,
               alg::Algorithm=defalg(A),
               lt=isless,
               by=identity,
               rev::Union{Bool,Nothing}=nothing,
               order::Ordering=Forward, # TODO stop eagerly over-allocating.
               scratch::Union{Vector{T}, Nothing}=similar(A, size(A, dims))) where T
    __sort!(A, Val(dims), maybe_apply_initial_optimizations(alg), ord(lt, by, rev, order), scratch)
end
function __sort!(A::AbstractArray{T}, ::Val{K},
                alg::Algorithm,
                order::Ordering,
                scratch::Union{Vector{T}, Nothing}) where {K,T}
    nd = ndims(A)

    1 <= K <= nd || throw(ArgumentError("dimension out of range"))

    remdims = ntuple(i -> i == K ? 1 : axes(A, i), nd)
    for idx in CartesianIndices(remdims)
        Av = view(A, ntuple(i -> i == K ? Colon() : idx[i], nd)...)
        sort!(Av; alg, order, scratch)
    end
    A
end


## uint mapping to allow radix sorting primitives other than UInts ##

"""
    UIntMappable(T::Type, order::Ordering)

Return `typeof(uint_map(x::T, order))` if [`uint_map`](@ref) and
[`uint_unmap`](@ref) are implemented.

If either is not implemented, return `nothing`.
"""
UIntMappable(T::Type, order::Ordering) = nothing

"""
    uint_map(x, order::Ordering)::Unsigned

Map `x` to an un unsigned integer, maintaining sort order.

The map should be reversible with [`uint_unmap`](@ref), so `isless(order, a, b)` must be
a linear ordering for `a, b <: typeof(x)`. Satisfies
`isless(order, a, b) === (uint_map(a, order) < uint_map(b, order))`
and `x === uint_unmap(typeof(x), uint_map(x, order), order)`

See also: [`UIntMappable`](@ref) [`uint_unmap`](@ref)
"""
function uint_map end

"""
    uint_unmap(T::Type, u::Unsigned, order::Ordering)

Reconstruct the unique value `x::T` that uint_maps to `u`. Satisfies
`x === uint_unmap(T, uint_map(x::T, order), order)` for all `x <: T`.

See also: [`uint_map`](@ref) [`UIntMappable`](@ref)
"""
function uint_unmap end


### Primitive Types

# Integers
uint_map(x::Unsigned, ::ForwardOrdering) = x
uint_unmap(::Type{T}, u::T, ::ForwardOrdering) where T <: Unsigned = u

uint_map(x::Signed, ::ForwardOrdering) =
    unsigned(xor(x, typemin(x)))
uint_unmap(::Type{T}, u::Unsigned, ::ForwardOrdering) where T <: Signed =
    xor(signed(u), typemin(T))

UIntMappable(T::BitIntegerType, ::ForwardOrdering) = unsigned(T)

# Floats are not UIntMappable under regular orderings because they fail on NaN edge cases.
# uint mappings for floats are defined in Float, where the Left and Right orderings
# guarantee that there are no NaN values

# Chars
uint_map(x::Char, ::ForwardOrdering) = reinterpret(UInt32, x)
uint_unmap(::Type{Char}, u::UInt32, ::ForwardOrdering) = reinterpret(Char, u)
UIntMappable(::Type{Char}, ::ForwardOrdering) = UInt32

### Reverse orderings
uint_map(x, rev::ReverseOrdering) = ~uint_map(x, rev.fwd)
uint_unmap(T::Type, u::Unsigned, rev::ReverseOrdering) = uint_unmap(T, ~u, rev.fwd)
UIntMappable(T::Type, order::ReverseOrdering) = UIntMappable(T, order.fwd)


### Vectors

# Convert v to unsigned integers in place, maintaining sort order.
function uint_map!(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, order::Ordering)
    u = reinterpret(UIntMappable(eltype(v), order), v)
    @inbounds for i in lo:hi
        u[i] = uint_map(v[i], order)
    end
    u
end

function uint_unmap!(v::AbstractVector, u::AbstractVector{U}, lo::Integer, hi::Integer,
                     order::Ordering, offset::U=zero(U),
                     index_offset::Integer=0) where U <: Unsigned
    @inbounds for i in lo:hi
        v[i] = uint_unmap(eltype(v), u[i+index_offset]+offset, order)
    end
    v
end



### Unused constructs for backward compatibility ###

## Old algorithms ##

struct QuickSortAlg     <: Algorithm end
struct MergeSortAlg     <: Algorithm end

"""
    PartialQuickSort{T <: Union{Integer,OrdinalRange}}

Indicate that a sorting function should use the partial quick sort
algorithm. Partial quick sort returns the smallest `k` elements sorted from smallest
to largest, finding them and sorting them using [`QuickSort`](@ref).

Characteristics:
  * *not stable*: does not preserve the ordering of elements which
    compare equal (e.g. "a" and "A" in a sort of letters which
    ignores case).
  * *in-place* in memory.
  * *divide-and-conquer*: sort strategy similar to [`MergeSort`](@ref).
"""
struct PartialQuickSort{T <: Union{Integer,OrdinalRange}} <: Algorithm
    k::T
end

"""
    QuickSort

Indicate that a sorting function should use the quick sort
algorithm, which is *not* stable.

Characteristics:
  * *not stable*: does not preserve the ordering of elements which
    compare equal (e.g. "a" and "A" in a sort of letters which
    ignores case).
  * *in-place* in memory.
  * *divide-and-conquer*: sort strategy similar to [`MergeSort`](@ref).
  * *good performance* for large collections.
"""
const QuickSort     = QuickSortAlg()

"""
    MergeSort

Indicate that a sorting function should use the merge sort
algorithm. Merge sort divides the collection into
subcollections and repeatedly merges them, sorting each
subcollection at each step, until the entire
collection has been recombined in sorted form.

Characteristics:
  * *stable*: preserves the ordering of elements which compare
    equal (e.g. "a" and "A" in a sort of letters which ignores
    case).
  * *not in-place* in memory.
  * *divide-and-conquer* sort strategy.
"""
const MergeSort     = MergeSortAlg()

maybe_apply_initial_optimizations(alg::Algorithm) = alg
maybe_apply_initial_optimizations(alg::QuickSortAlg) = InitialOptimizations(alg)
maybe_apply_initial_optimizations(alg::MergeSortAlg) = InitialOptimizations(alg)
maybe_apply_initial_optimizations(alg::InsertionSortAlg) = InitialOptimizations(alg)

# selectpivot!
#
# Given 3 locations in an array (lo, mi, and hi), sort v[lo], v[mi], v[hi]) and
# choose the middle value as a pivot
#
# Upon return, the pivot is in v[lo], and v[hi] is guaranteed to be
# greater than the pivot

@inline function selectpivot!(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, o::Ordering)
    @inbounds begin
        mi = midpoint(lo, hi)

        # sort v[mi] <= v[lo] <= v[hi] such that the pivot is immediately in place
        if lt(o, v[lo], v[mi])
            v[mi], v[lo] = v[lo], v[mi]
        end

        if lt(o, v[hi], v[lo])
            if lt(o, v[hi], v[mi])
                v[hi], v[lo], v[mi] = v[lo], v[mi], v[hi]
            else
                v[hi], v[lo] = v[lo], v[hi]
            end
        end

        # return the pivot
        return v[lo]
    end
end

# partition!
#
# select a pivot, and partition v according to the pivot

function partition!(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, o::Ordering)
    pivot = selectpivot!(v, lo, hi, o)
    # pivot == v[lo], v[hi] > pivot
    i, j = lo, hi
    @inbounds while true
        i += 1; j -= 1
        while lt(o, v[i], pivot); i += 1; end;
        while lt(o, pivot, v[j]); j -= 1; end;
        i >= j && break
        v[i], v[j] = v[j], v[i]
    end
    v[j], v[lo] = pivot, v[j]

    # v[j] == pivot
    # v[k] >= pivot for k > j
    # v[i] <= pivot for i < j
    return j
end

function sort!(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, a::QuickSortAlg, o::Ordering)
    @inbounds while lo < hi
        hi-lo <= SMALL_THRESHOLD && return sort!(v, lo, hi, SMALL_ALGORITHM, o)
        j = partition!(v, lo, hi, o)
        if j-lo < hi-j
            # recurse on the smaller chunk
            # this is necessary to preserve O(log(n))
            # stack space in the worst case (rather than O(n))
            lo < (j-1) && sort!(v, lo, j-1, a, o)
            lo = j+1
        else
            j+1 < hi && sort!(v, j+1, hi, a, o)
            hi = j-1
        end
    end
    return v
end

sort!(v::AbstractVector{T}, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, a::MergeSortAlg, o::Ordering, t0::Vector{T}) where T =
    invoke(sort!, Tuple{typeof.((v, lo, hi, a, o))..., AbstractVector{T}}, v, lo, hi, a, o, t0) # For disambiguation
function sort!(v::AbstractVector{T}, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, a::MergeSortAlg, o::Ordering,
        t0::Union{AbstractVector{T}, Nothing}=nothing) where T
    @inbounds if lo < hi
        hi-lo <= SMALL_THRESHOLD && return sort!(v, lo, hi, SMALL_ALGORITHM, o)

        m = midpoint(lo, hi)

        t = t0 === nothing ? similar(v, m-lo+1) : t0
        length(t) < m-lo+1 && resize!(t, m-lo+1)
        Base.require_one_based_indexing(t)

        sort!(v, lo,  m,  a, o, t)
        sort!(v, m+1, hi, a, o, t)

        i, j = 1, lo
        while j <= m
            t[i] = v[j]
            i += 1
            j += 1
        end

        i, k = 1, lo
        while k < j <= hi
            if lt(o, v[j], t[i])
                v[k] = v[j]
                j += 1
            else
                v[k] = t[i]
                i += 1
            end
            k += 1
        end
        while k < j
            v[k] = t[i]
            k += 1
            i += 1
        end
    end

    return v
end

function sort!(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, a::PartialQuickSort,
               o::Ordering)
    @inbounds while lo < hi
        hi-lo <= SMALL_THRESHOLD && return sort!(v, lo, hi, SMALL_ALGORITHM, o)
        j = partition!(v, lo, hi, o)

        if j <= first(a.k)
            lo = j+1
        elseif j >= last(a.k)
            hi = j-1
        else
            # recurse on the smaller chunk
            # this is necessary to preserve O(log(n))
            # stack space in the worst case (rather than O(n))
            if j-lo < hi-j
                lo < (j-1) && sort!(v, lo, j-1, a, o)
                lo = j+1
            else
                hi > (j+1) && sort!(v, j+1, hi, a, o)
                hi = j-1
            end
        end
    end
    return v
end

## Old extensibility mechanisms ##

# Support 3-, 5-, and 6-argument versions of sort! for calling into the internals in the old way
sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::Algorithm, o::Ordering) = sort!(v, firstindex(v), lastindex(v), a, o)
function sort!(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, a::Algorithm, o::Ordering)
    _sort!(v, a, o, (; lo, hi, allow_legacy_dispatch=false))
    v
end
sort!(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, a::Algorithm, o::Ordering, _) = sort!(v, lo, hi, a, o)
function sort!(v::AbstractVector, lo::Integer, hi::Integer, a::Algorithm, o::Ordering, scratch::Vector)
    _sort!(v, a, o, (; lo, hi, scratch, allow_legacy_dispatch=false))
    v
end

# Support dispatch on custom algorithms in the old way
# sort!(::AbstractVector, ::Integer, ::Integer, ::MyCustomAlgorithm, ::Ordering) = ...
function _sort!(v::AbstractVector, a::Algorithm, o::Ordering, kw)
    @getkw lo hi scratch allow_legacy_dispatch
    if allow_legacy_dispatch
        sort!(v, lo, hi, a, o)
        scratch
    else
        # This error prevents infinite recursion for unknown algorithms
        throw(ArgumentError("Base.Sort._sort!(::$(typeof(v)), ::$(typeof(a)), ::$(typeof(o))) is not defined"))
    end
end

end # module Sort