BlockSwapAlgorithmIterative.rb

# Block swap algorithm for array rotation(Iterative)

#Initialize A=[0..d-1], B=[d..size-1]
#until size of A is equal to size of B

#  a)  If A is shorter
#           1. Divide B into Bl and Br such that Br is of same length as A.
#           2. Swap A and Br to change ABlBr into BrBlA.
#           3. Now A is at its final place, so recur on pieces of B.  

#   b)  If A is longer
#          1. Divide A into Al and Ar such that Al is of same length as B.
#          2. Swap Al and B to change AlArB into BArAl.
#          3. Now B is at its final place, so recur on pieces of A.

#Finally when A and B are of equal size, block swap them.

# Iterative approach

def block_swap(a,d)
    n=a.length
  if n>0
    
      if d>=n
        d%=n
      end
    
      if d==0
          return a
      end

      if d==n-d
          swap(a,0,d,d)
      end

      i= d
      j= n-d

      while(i!=j)
          if i<j
              swap(a,d-i,d+j-i,i)
              j-=i
          else
              swap(a,d-i,d,j)
              i-=j
          end
      end
    
    swap(a,d-i,d,i)
  end
  
    return a
  
end
    

def swap(a,start1,start2,d)
    if (start1 != start2)
        for i in 0...d
            temp = a[start1+i]
            a[start1+i] = a[start2+i]
            a[start2+i] = temp
        end
    end
end

block_swap([1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9],5)