Data-Structures & Algorithms

This repository contains some of the most commonly used data-structures and algorithms implemented in the Java programming language.

The types are generic meaning they can work with multiple data-types as long as they have the necessary characteristics, like being comparable.

Compile it yourself (command-line)

The sources file stored in the root directory of the project, contains a list of all compilation-units.

You can generate this file yourself in UNIX by using the following command (assuming you are in the root directory of the project):

find ./algorithms ./dataStructures -type f -iname "*.java" >sources

After that, you can compile the program as follows:

javac @sources -d ./bin

This makes the compilation process easier by not explicitly stating all file paths.

JAR File

This repository already includes the entire project's pre-compiled classes on a JAR archive file named structures_and_algorithms.jar.

If you want to create this file yourself, you can go to the directory you compiled the program and execute this command:

jar -cf foo.jar ./algorithms ./dataStructures

Then ensure all .class files are included:

jar -tf foo.jar

Including these packages to your other projects

You need to add the path to the JAR file in the CLASSPATH environment variable (the place where java searches for classfiles).

Below is a simple solution to this:

• UNIX:

  • Compilation: javac -cp ".:path_to_jar/structures_and_algorithms.jar" Main.java your_other_source_files.java
  • Execution: java -cp ".:path_to_jar/structures_and_algorithms.jar" Main

• Windows:

  • Compilation: javac -cp ".;path_to_jar/structures_and_algorithms.jar" Main.java your_other_source_files.java
  • Execution: java -cp ".;path_to_jar/structures_and_algorithms.jar" Main