function countInversions(arr) {
if (arr.length <= 1) {
return { sortedArray: arr, count: 0 };
}
const middle = Math.floor(arr.length / 2);
const leftHalf = arr.slice(0, middle);
const rightHalf = arr.slice(middle);
const leftResult = countInversions(leftHalf);
const rightResult = countInversions(rightHalf);
const mergedResult = mergeAndCount(leftResult.sortedArray, rightResult.sortedArray);
return {
sortedArray: mergedResult.sortedArray,
count: leftResult.count + rightResult.count + mergedResult.count,
};
}
function mergeAndCount(left, right) {
let merged = [];
let leftIndex = 0;
let rightIndex = 0;
let inversionCount = 0;
while (leftIndex < left.length && rightIndex < right.length) {
if (left[leftIndex] <= right[rightIndex]) {
merged.push(left[leftIndex]);
leftIndex++;
} else {
merged.push(right[rightIndex]);
rightIndex++;
inversionCount += left.length - leftIndex;
}
}
merged = merged.concat(left.slice(leftIndex)).concat(right.slice(rightIndex));
return {
sortedArray: merged,
count: inversionCount,
};
}