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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.mahout.math;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.ByteComparator;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.CharComparator;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.DoubleComparator;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.FloatComparator;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.IntComparator;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.LongComparator;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.ShortComparator;
+
+public final class Sorting {
+  
+  /* Specifies when to switch to insertion sort */
+  private static final int SIMPLE_LENGTH = 7;
+  static final int SMALL = 7;
+  
+  private Sorting() {}
+  
+  private static <T> int med3(T[] array, int a, int b, int c, Comparator<T> comp) {
+    T x = array[a];
+    T y = array[b];
+    T z = array[c];
+    int comparisonxy = comp.compare(x, y);
+    int comparisonxz = comp.compare(x, z);
+    int comparisonyz = comp.compare(y, z);
+    return comparisonxy < 0 ? (comparisonyz < 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz < 0 ? c : a)) : (comparisonyz > 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  private static int med3(byte[] array, int a, int b, int c, ByteComparator comp) {
+    byte x = array[a];
+    byte y = array[b];
+    byte z = array[c];
+    int comparisonxy = comp.compare(x, y);
+    int comparisonxz = comp.compare(x, z);
+    int comparisonyz = comp.compare(y, z);
+    return comparisonxy < 0 ? (comparisonyz < 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz < 0 ? c : a)) : (comparisonyz > 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  private static int med3(char[] array, int a, int b, int c, CharComparator comp) {
+    char x = array[a];
+    char y = array[b];
+    char z = array[c];
+    int comparisonxy = comp.compare(x, y);
+    int comparisonxz = comp.compare(x, z);
+    int comparisonyz = comp.compare(y, z);
+    return comparisonxy < 0 ? (comparisonyz < 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz < 0 ? c : a)) : (comparisonyz > 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  private static int med3(double[] array, int a, int b, int c,
+      DoubleComparator comp) {
+    double x = array[a];
+    double y = array[b];
+    double z = array[c];
+    int comparisonxy = comp.compare(x, y);
+    int comparisonxz = comp.compare(x, z);
+    int comparisonyz = comp.compare(y, z);
+    return comparisonxy < 0 ? (comparisonyz < 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz < 0 ? c : a)) : (comparisonyz > 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  private static int med3(float[] array, int a, int b, int c,
+      FloatComparator comp) {
+    float x = array[a];
+    float y = array[b];
+    float z = array[c];
+    int comparisonxy = comp.compare(x, y);
+    int comparisonxz = comp.compare(x, z);
+    int comparisonyz = comp.compare(y, z);
+    return comparisonxy < 0 ? (comparisonyz < 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz < 0 ? c : a)) : (comparisonyz > 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  private static int med3(int[] array, int a, int b, int c, IntComparator comp) {
+    int x = array[a];
+    int y = array[b];
+    int z = array[c];
+    int comparisonxy = comp.compare(x, y);
+    int comparisonxz = comp.compare(x, z);
+    int comparisonyz = comp.compare(y, z);
+    return comparisonxy < 0 ? (comparisonyz < 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz < 0 ? c : a)) : (comparisonyz > 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * This is used for 'external' sorting. The comparator takes <em>indices</em>,
+   * not values, and compares the external values found at those indices.
+   * @param a
+   * @param b
+   * @param c
+   * @param comp
+   * @return
+   */
+  private static int med3(int a, int b, int c, IntComparator comp) {
+    int comparisonab = comp.compare(a, b);
+    int comparisonac = comp.compare(a, c);
+    int comparisonbc = comp.compare(b, c);
+    return comparisonab < 0
+        ? (comparisonbc < 0 ? b : (comparisonac < 0 ? c : a))
+        : (comparisonbc > 0 ? b : (comparisonac > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  private static int med3(long[] array, int a, int b, int c, LongComparator comp) {
+    long x = array[a];
+    long y = array[b];
+    long z = array[c];
+    int comparisonxy = comp.compare(x, y);
+    int comparisonxz = comp.compare(x, z);
+    int comparisonyz = comp.compare(y, z);
+    return comparisonxy < 0 ? (comparisonyz < 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz < 0 ? c : a)) : (comparisonyz > 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  private static int med3(short[] array, int a, int b, int c,
+      ShortComparator comp) {
+    short x = array[a];
+    short y = array[b];
+    short z = array[c];
+    int comparisonxy = comp.compare(x, y);
+    int comparisonxz = comp.compare(x, z);
+    int comparisonyz = comp.compare(y, z);
+    return comparisonxy < 0 ? (comparisonyz < 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz < 0 ? c : a)) : (comparisonyz > 0 ? b
+        : (comparisonxz > 0 ? c : a));
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range in the array in a specified order.
+   * 
+   * @param array
+   *          the {@code byte} array to be sorted.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @param comp
+   *          the comparison that determines the sort.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   */
+  public static void quickSort(byte[] array, int start, int end,
+      ByteComparator comp) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(array);
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, array, comp);
+  }
+  
+  private static void checkBounds(int arrLength, int start, int end) {
+    if (start > end) {
+      // K0033=Start index ({0}) is greater than end index ({1})
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Start index " + start
+          + " is greater than end index " + end);
+    }
+    if (start < 0) {
+      throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException("Array index out of range "
+          + start);
+    }
+    if (end > arrLength) {
+      throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException("Array index out of range "
+          + end);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  private static void quickSort0(int start, int end, byte[] array, ByteComparator comp) {
+    byte temp;
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(array[j - 1], array[j]) > 0; j--) {
+          temp = array[j];
+          array[j] = array[j - 1];
+          array[j - 1] = temp;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        length /= 8;
+        bottom = med3(array, bottom, bottom + length, bottom + (2 * length),
+            comp);
+        middle = med3(array, middle - length, middle, middle + length, comp);
+        top = med3(array, top - (2 * length), top - length, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(array, bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+    byte partionValue = array[middle];
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (true) {
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(array[b], partionValue)) <= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[a];
+          array[a++] = array[b];
+          array[b] = temp;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(array[c], partionValue)) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[c];
+          array[c] = array[d];
+          array[d--] = temp;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      if (b > c) {
+        break;
+      }
+      temp = array[b];
+      array[b++] = array[c];
+      array[c--] = temp;
+    }
+    length = a - start < b - a ? a - start : b - a;
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    length = d - c < end - 1 - d ? d - c : end - 1 - d;
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    if ((length = b - a) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, array, comp);
+    }
+    if ((length = d - c) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, array, comp);
+    }
+  }
+
+  
+  /**
+   * Sorts some external data with QuickSort.
+   * 
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @param comp
+   *          the comparator.
+   * @param swap an object that can exchange the positions of two items.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   */
+  public static void quickSort(int start, int end, IntComparator comp, Swapper swap) {
+    checkBounds(end + 1, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, comp, swap);
+  }
+  
+  private static void quickSort0(int start, int end, IntComparator comp, Swapper swap) {
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      insertionSort(start, end, comp, swap);
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        // for lots of data, bottom, middle and top are medians near the beginning, middle or end of the data
+        int skosh = length / 8;
+        bottom = med3(bottom, bottom + skosh, bottom + (2 * skosh), comp);
+        middle = med3(middle - skosh, middle, middle + skosh, comp);
+        top = med3(top - (2 * skosh), top - skosh, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+
+    int partitionIndex = middle; // an index, not a value.
+    
+    // regions from a to b and from c to d are what we will recursively sort
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (b <= c) {
+      // copy all values equal to the partition value to before a..b.  In the process, advance b
+      // as long as values less than the partition or equal are found, also stop when a..b collides with c..d
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(b, partitionIndex)) <= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          if (a == partitionIndex) {
+            partitionIndex = b;
+          } else if (b == partitionIndex) {
+            partitionIndex = a;
+          }
+          swap.swap(a, b);
+          a++;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      // at this point [start..a) has partition values, [a..b) has values < partition
+      // also, either b>c or v[b] > partition value
+
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(c, partitionIndex)) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          if (c == partitionIndex) {
+            partitionIndex = d;
+          } else if (d == partitionIndex) {
+            partitionIndex = c;
+          }
+          swap.swap(c, d);
+
+          d--;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      // now we also know that [d..end] contains partition values,
+      // [c..d) contains values > partition value
+      // also, either b>c or (v[b] > partition OR v[c] < partition)
+
+      if (b <= c) {
+        // v[b] > partition OR v[c] < partition
+        // swapping will let us continue to grow the two regions
+        if (c == partitionIndex) {
+          partitionIndex = b;
+        } else if (b == partitionIndex) {
+          partitionIndex = d;
+        }
+        swap.swap(b, c);
+        b++;
+        c--;
+      }
+    }
+    // now we know
+    // b = c+1
+    // [start..a) and [d..end) contain partition value
+    // all of [a..b) are less than partition
+    // all of [c..d) are greater than partition
+
+    // shift [a..b) to beginning
+    length = Math.min(a - start, b - a);
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      swap.swap(l, h);
+      l++;
+      h++;
+    }
+
+    // shift [c..d) to end
+    length = Math.min(d - c, end - 1 - d);
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      swap.swap(l, h);
+      l++;
+      h++;
+    }
+
+    // recurse left and right
+    length = b - a;
+    if (length > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, comp, swap);
+    }
+
+    length = d - c;
+    if (length > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, comp, swap);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * In-place insertion sort that is fast for pre-sorted data.
+   *
+   * @param start Where to start sorting (inclusive)
+   * @param end   Where to stop (exclusive)
+   * @param comp  Sort order.
+   * @param swap  How to swap items.
+   */
+  private static void insertionSort(int start, int end, IntComparator comp, Swapper swap) {
+    for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+      for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(j - 1, j) > 0; j--) {
+        swap.swap(j - 1, j);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range in the array in a specified order.
+   * 
+   * @param array
+   *          the {@code char} array to be sorted.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   */
+  public static void quickSort(char[] array, int start, int end, CharComparator comp) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(array);
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, array, comp);
+  }
+  
+  private static void quickSort0(int start, int end, char[] array, CharComparator comp) {
+    char temp;
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(array[j - 1], array[j]) > 0; j--) {
+          temp = array[j];
+          array[j] = array[j - 1];
+          array[j - 1] = temp;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        length /= 8;
+        bottom = med3(array, bottom, bottom + length, bottom + (2 * length),
+            comp);
+        middle = med3(array, middle - length, middle, middle + length, comp);
+        top = med3(array, top - (2 * length), top - length, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(array, bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+    char partionValue = array[middle];
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (true) {
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(array[b], partionValue)) <= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[a];
+          array[a++] = array[b];
+          array[b] = temp;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(array[c], partionValue)) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[c];
+          array[c] = array[d];
+          array[d--] = temp;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      if (b > c) {
+        break;
+      }
+      temp = array[b];
+      array[b++] = array[c];
+      array[c--] = temp;
+    }
+    length = a - start < b - a ? a - start : b - a;
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    length = d - c < end - 1 - d ? d - c : end - 1 - d;
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    if ((length = b - a) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, array, comp);
+    }
+    if ((length = d - c) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, array, comp);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range in the array in a specified order.
+   * 
+   * @param array
+   *          the {@code double} array to be sorted.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @param comp
+   *          the comparison.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   * @see Double#compareTo(Double)
+   */
+  public static void quickSort(double[] array, int start, int end, DoubleComparator comp) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(array);
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, array, comp);
+  }
+  
+  private static void quickSort0(int start, int end, double[] array, DoubleComparator comp) {
+    double temp;
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(array[j], array[j - 1]) < 0; j--) {
+          temp = array[j];
+          array[j] = array[j - 1];
+          array[j - 1] = temp;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        length /= 8;
+        bottom = med3(array, bottom, bottom + length, bottom + (2 * length),
+            comp);
+        middle = med3(array, middle - length, middle, middle + length, comp);
+        top = med3(array, top - (2 * length), top - length, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(array, bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+    double partionValue = array[middle];
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (true) {
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(partionValue, array[b])) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[a];
+          array[a++] = array[b];
+          array[b] = temp;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(array[c], partionValue)) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[c];
+          array[c] = array[d];
+          array[d--] = temp;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      if (b > c) {
+        break;
+      }
+      temp = array[b];
+      array[b++] = array[c];
+      array[c--] = temp;
+    }
+    length = a - start < b - a ? a - start : b - a;
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    length = d - c < end - 1 - d ? d - c : end - 1 - d;
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    if ((length = b - a) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, array, comp);
+    }
+    if ((length = d - c) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, array, comp);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range in the array in a specified order.
+   * 
+   * @param array
+   *          the {@code float} array to be sorted.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @param comp
+   *          the comparator.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   */
+  public static void quickSort(float[] array, int start, int end, FloatComparator comp) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(array);
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, array, comp);
+  }
+  
+  private static void quickSort0(int start, int end, float[] array, FloatComparator comp) {
+    float temp;
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(array[j], array[j - 1]) < 0; j--) {
+          temp = array[j];
+          array[j] = array[j - 1];
+          array[j - 1] = temp;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        length /= 8;
+        bottom = med3(array, bottom, bottom + length, bottom + (2 * length),
+            comp);
+        middle = med3(array, middle - length, middle, middle + length, comp);
+        top = med3(array, top - (2 * length), top - length, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(array, bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+    float partionValue = array[middle];
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (true) {
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(partionValue, array[b])) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[a];
+          array[a++] = array[b];
+          array[b] = temp;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(array[c], partionValue)) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[c];
+          array[c] = array[d];
+          array[d--] = temp;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      if (b > c) {
+        break;
+      }
+      temp = array[b];
+      array[b++] = array[c];
+      array[c--] = temp;
+    }
+    length = a - start < b - a ? a - start : b - a;
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    length = d - c < end - 1 - d ? d - c : end - 1 - d;
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    if ((length = b - a) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, array, comp);
+    }
+    if ((length = d - c) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, array, comp);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range in the array in a specified order.
+   * 
+   * @param array
+   *          the {@code int} array to be sorted.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @param comp
+   *          the comparator.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   */
+  public static void quickSort(int[] array, int start, int end, IntComparator comp) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(array);
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, array, comp);
+  }
+  
+  private static void quickSort0(int start, int end, int[] array, IntComparator comp) {
+    int temp;
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(array[j - 1], array[j]) > 0; j--) {
+          temp = array[j];
+          array[j] = array[j - 1];
+          array[j - 1] = temp;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        length /= 8;
+        bottom = med3(array, bottom, bottom + length, bottom + (2 * length),
+            comp);
+        middle = med3(array, middle - length, middle, middle + length, comp);
+        top = med3(array, top - (2 * length), top - length, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(array, bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+    int partionValue = array[middle];
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (true) {
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(array[b], partionValue)) <= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[a];
+          array[a++] = array[b];
+          array[b] = temp;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(array[c], partionValue)) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[c];
+          array[c] = array[d];
+          array[d--] = temp;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      if (b > c) {
+        break;
+      }
+      temp = array[b];
+      array[b++] = array[c];
+      array[c--] = temp;
+    }
+    length = a - start < b - a ? a - start : b - a;
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    length = d - c < end - 1 - d ? d - c : end - 1 - d;
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    if ((length = b - a) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, array, comp);
+    }
+    if ((length = d - c) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, array, comp);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range in the array in a specified order.
+   * 
+   * @param array
+   *          the {@code long} array to be sorted.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @param comp
+   *          the comparator.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   */
+  public static void quickSort(long[] array, int start, int end, LongComparator comp) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(array);
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, array, comp);
+  }
+  
+  private static void quickSort0(int start, int end, long[] array, LongComparator comp) {
+    long temp;
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(array[j - 1], array[j]) > 0; j--) {
+          temp = array[j];
+          array[j] = array[j - 1];
+          array[j - 1] = temp;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        length /= 8;
+        bottom = med3(array, bottom, bottom + length, bottom + (2 * length),
+            comp);
+        middle = med3(array, middle - length, middle, middle + length, comp);
+        top = med3(array, top - (2 * length), top - length, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(array, bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+    long partionValue = array[middle];
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (true) {
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(array[b], partionValue)) <= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[a];
+          array[a++] = array[b];
+          array[b] = temp;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(array[c], partionValue)) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[c];
+          array[c] = array[d];
+          array[d--] = temp;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      if (b > c) {
+        break;
+      }
+      temp = array[b];
+      array[b++] = array[c];
+      array[c--] = temp;
+    }
+    length = a - start < b - a ? a - start : b - a;
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    length = d - c < end - 1 - d ? d - c : end - 1 - d;
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    if ((length = b - a) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, array, comp);
+    }
+    if ((length = d - c) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, array, comp);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range in the array in a specified order.
+   * 
+   * @param array
+   *          the array to be sorted.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @param comp
+   *          the comparator.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   */
+  public static <T> void quickSort(T[] array, int start, int end, Comparator<T> comp) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(array);
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, array, comp);
+  }
+  
+  private static final class ComparableAdaptor<T extends Comparable<? super T>>
+      implements Comparator<T>, Serializable {
+    
+    @Override
+    public int compare(T o1, T o2) {
+      return o1.compareTo(o2);
+    }
+    
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sort the specified range of an array of object that implement the Comparable
+   * interface.
+   * @param <T> The type of object.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   */
+  public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void quickSort(T[] array, int start, int end) {
+    quickSort(array, start, end, new ComparableAdaptor<T>());
+  }
+  
+  private static <T> void quickSort0(int start, int end, T[] array, Comparator<T> comp) {
+    T temp;
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(array[j - 1], array[j]) > 0; j--) {
+          temp = array[j];
+          array[j] = array[j - 1];
+          array[j - 1] = temp;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        length /= 8;
+        bottom = med3(array, bottom, bottom + length, bottom + (2 * length),
+            comp);
+        middle = med3(array, middle - length, middle, middle + length, comp);
+        top = med3(array, top - (2 * length), top - length, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(array, bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+    T partionValue = array[middle];
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (true) {
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(array[b], partionValue)) <= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[a];
+          array[a++] = array[b];
+          array[b] = temp;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(array[c], partionValue)) >= 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[c];
+          array[c] = array[d];
+          array[d--] = temp;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      if (b > c) {
+        break;
+      }
+      temp = array[b];
+      array[b++] = array[c];
+      array[c--] = temp;
+    }
+    length = a - start < b - a ? a - start : b - a;
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    length = d - c < end - 1 - d ? d - c : end - 1 - d;
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    if ((length = b - a) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, array, comp);
+    }
+    if ((length = d - c) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, array, comp);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range in the array in ascending numerical order.
+   * 
+   * @param array
+   *          the {@code short} array to be sorted.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index to sort.
+   * @param end
+   *          the last + 1 index to sort.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
+   *           if {@code start > end}.
+   * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if {@code start < 0} or {@code end > array.length}.
+   */
+  public static void quickSort(short[] array, int start, int end, ShortComparator comp) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(array);
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    quickSort0(start, end, array, comp);
+  }
+  
+  private static void quickSort0(int start, int end, short[] array, ShortComparator comp) {
+    short temp;
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length < 7) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > start && comp.compare(array[j - 1], array[j]) > 0; j--) {
+          temp = array[j];
+          array[j] = array[j - 1];
+          array[j - 1] = temp;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int middle = (start + end) / 2;
+    if (length > 7) {
+      int bottom = start;
+      int top = end - 1;
+      if (length > 40) {
+        length /= 8;
+        bottom = med3(array, bottom, bottom + length, bottom + (2 * length),
+            comp);
+        middle = med3(array, middle - length, middle, middle + length, comp);
+        top = med3(array, top - (2 * length), top - length, top, comp);
+      }
+      middle = med3(array, bottom, middle, top, comp);
+    }
+    short partionValue = array[middle];
+    int a = start;
+    int b = a;
+    int c = end - 1;
+    int d = c;
+    while (true) {
+      int comparison;
+      while (b <= c && (comparison = comp.compare(array[b], partionValue)) < 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[a];
+          array[a++] = array[b];
+          array[b] = temp;
+        }
+        b++;
+      }
+      while (c >= b && (comparison = comp.compare(array[c], partionValue)) > 0) {
+        if (comparison == 0) {
+          temp = array[c];
+          array[c] = array[d];
+          array[d--] = temp;
+        }
+        c--;
+      }
+      if (b > c) {
+        break;
+      }
+      temp = array[b];
+      array[b++] = array[c];
+      array[c--] = temp;
+    }
+    length = a - start < b - a ? a - start : b - a;
+    int l = start;
+    int h = b - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    length = d - c < end - 1 - d ? d - c : end - 1 - d;
+    l = b;
+    h = end - length;
+    while (length-- > 0) {
+      temp = array[l];
+      array[l++] = array[h];
+      array[h++] = temp;
+    }
+    if ((length = b - a) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(start, start + length, array, comp);
+    }
+    if ((length = d - c) > 0) {
+      quickSort0(end - length, end, array, comp);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on the specified range of an array.
+   * 
+   * @param <T> the type of object in the array.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start first index. 
+   * @param end last index (exclusive).
+   * @param comp comparator object.
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // required to make the temp array work, afaict.
+  public static <T> void mergeSort(T[] array, int start, int end, Comparator<T> comp) {
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    int length = end - start;
+    if (length <= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    T[] out = (T[]) new Object[array.length];
+    System.arraycopy(array, start, out, start, length);
+    mergeSort(out, array, start, end, comp);
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort of the specific range of an array of objects that implement
+   * Comparable.
+   * @param <T> the type of the objects in the array.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   */
+  public static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void mergeSort(T[] array, int start, int end) {
+    mergeSort(array, start, end, new ComparableAdaptor<T>());
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Performs a sort on the section of the array between the given indices using
+   * a mergesort with exponential search algorithm (in which the merge is
+   * performed by exponential search). n*log(n) performance is guaranteed and in
+   * the average case it will be faster then any mergesort in which the merge is
+   * performed by linear search.
+   * 
+   * @param in
+   *          - the array for sorting.
+   * @param out
+   *          - the result, sorted array.
+   * @param start
+   *          the start index
+   * @param end
+   *          the end index + 1
+   * @param c
+   *          - the comparator to determine the order of the array.
+   */
+  private static <T> void mergeSort(T[] in, T[] out, int start, int end, Comparator<T> c) {
+    int len = end - start;
+    // use insertion sort for small arrays
+    if (len <= SIMPLE_LENGTH) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        T current = out[i];
+        T prev = out[i - 1];
+        if (c.compare(prev, current) > 0) {
+          int j = i;
+          do {
+            out[j--] = prev;
+          } while (j > start && (c.compare(prev = out[j - 1], current) > 0));
+          out[j] = current;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int med = (end + start) >>> 1;
+    mergeSort(out, in, start, med, c);
+    mergeSort(out, in, med, end, c);
+    
+    // merging
+    
+    // if arrays are already sorted - no merge
+    if (c.compare(in[med - 1], in[med]) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, start, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    int r = med;
+    int i = start;
+
+    // use merging with exponential search
+    do {
+      T fromVal = in[start];
+      T rVal = in[r];
+      if (c.compare(fromVal, rVal) <= 0) {
+        int l_1 = find(in, rVal, -1, start + 1, med - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = l_1 - start + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = rVal;
+        r++;
+        start = l_1 + 1;
+      } else {
+        int r_1 = find(in, fromVal, 0, r + 1, end - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = r_1 - r + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = fromVal;
+        start++;
+        r = r_1 + 1;
+      }
+    } while ((end - r) > 0 && (med - start) > 0);
+    
+    // copy rest of array
+    if ((end - r) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, med - start);
+    } else {
+      System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, end - r);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Finds the place of specified range of specified sorted array, where the
+   * element should be inserted for getting sorted array. Uses exponential
+   * search algorithm.
+   * 
+   * @param arr
+   *          - the array with already sorted range
+   * @param val
+   *          - object to be inserted
+   * @param l
+   *          - the start index
+   * @param r
+   *          - the end index
+   * @param bnd
+   *          - possible values 0,-1. "-1" - val is located at index more then
+   *          elements equals to val. "0" - val is located at index less then
+   *          elements equals to val.
+   * @param c
+   *          - the comparator used to compare Objects
+   */
+  private static <T> int find(T[] arr, T val, int bnd, int l, int r, Comparator<T> c) {
+    int m = l;
+    int d = 1;
+    while (m <= r) {
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+        break;
+      }
+      m += d;
+      d <<= 1;
+    }
+    while (l <= r) {
+      m = (l + r) >>> 1;
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return l - 1;
+  }
+  
+  private static final ByteComparator NATURAL_BYTE_COMPARISON = new ByteComparator() {
+    @Override
+    public int compare(byte o1, byte o2) {
+      return o1 - o2;
+    }
+  };
+    
+    /**
+     * Perform a merge sort on a range of a byte array, using numerical order.
+     * @param array the array.
+     * @param start the first index.
+     * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+     */
+  public static void mergeSort(byte[] array, int start, int end) {
+    mergeSort(array, start, end, NATURAL_BYTE_COMPARISON);
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on a range of a byte array using a specified ordering.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   * @param comp the comparator object.
+   */
+  public static void mergeSort(byte[] array, int start, int end, ByteComparator comp) {
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    byte[] out = Arrays.copyOf(array, array.length);
+    mergeSort(out, array, start, end, comp);
+  }
+
+  private static void mergeSort(byte[] in, byte[] out, int start, int end, ByteComparator c) {
+    int len = end - start;
+    // use insertion sort for small arrays
+    if (len <= SIMPLE_LENGTH) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        byte current = out[i];
+        byte prev = out[i - 1];
+        if (c.compare(prev, current) > 0) {
+          int j = i;
+          do {
+            out[j--] = prev;
+          } while (j > start && (c.compare(prev = out[j - 1], current) > 0));
+          out[j] = current;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int med = (end + start) >>> 1;
+    mergeSort(out, in, start, med, c);
+    mergeSort(out, in, med, end, c);
+    
+    // merging
+    
+    // if arrays are already sorted - no merge
+    if (c.compare(in[med - 1], in[med]) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, start, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    int r = med;
+    int i = start;
+
+    // use merging with exponential search
+    do {
+      byte fromVal = in[start];
+      byte rVal = in[r];
+      if (c.compare(fromVal, rVal) <= 0) {
+        int l_1 = find(in, rVal, -1, start + 1, med - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = l_1 - start + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = rVal;
+        r++;
+        start = l_1 + 1;
+      } else {
+        int r_1 = find(in, fromVal, 0, r + 1, end - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = r_1 - r + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = fromVal;
+        start++;
+        r = r_1 + 1;
+      }
+    } while ((end - r) > 0 && (med - start) > 0);
+    
+    // copy rest of array
+    if ((end - r) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, med - start);
+    } else {
+      System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, end - r);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static int find(byte[] arr, byte val, int bnd, int l, int r, ByteComparator c) {
+    int m = l;
+    int d = 1;
+    while (m <= r) {
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+        break;
+      }
+      m += d;
+      d <<= 1;
+    }
+    while (l <= r) {
+      m = (l + r) >>> 1;
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return l - 1;
+  }
+  
+  private static final CharComparator NATURAL_CHAR_COMPARISON = new CharComparator() {
+    @Override
+    public int compare(char o1, char o2) {
+      return o1 - o2;
+    }
+  };
+    
+    /**
+     * Perform a merge sort on a range of a char array, using numerical order.
+     * @param array the array.
+     * @param start the first index.
+     * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+     */
+  public static void mergeSort(char[] array, int start, int end) {
+    mergeSort(array, start, end, NATURAL_CHAR_COMPARISON);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on a range of a char array using a specified ordering.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   * @param comp the comparator object.
+   */
+  public static void mergeSort(char[] array, int start, int end, CharComparator comp) {
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    char[] out = Arrays.copyOf(array, array.length);
+    mergeSort(out, array, start, end, comp);
+  }
+
+  private static void mergeSort(char[] in, char[] out, int start, int end, CharComparator c) {
+    int len = end - start;
+    // use insertion sort for small arrays
+    if (len <= SIMPLE_LENGTH) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        char current = out[i];
+        char prev = out[i - 1];
+        if (c.compare(prev, current) > 0) {
+          int j = i;
+          do {
+            out[j--] = prev;
+          } while (j > start && (c.compare(prev = out[j - 1], current) > 0));
+          out[j] = current;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int med = (end + start) >>> 1;
+    mergeSort(out, in, start, med, c);
+    mergeSort(out, in, med, end, c);
+    
+    // merging
+    
+    // if arrays are already sorted - no merge
+    if (c.compare(in[med - 1], in[med]) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, start, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    int r = med;
+    int i = start;
+
+    // use merging with exponential search
+    do {
+      char fromVal = in[start];
+      char rVal = in[r];
+      if (c.compare(fromVal, rVal) <= 0) {
+        int l_1 = find(in, rVal, -1, start + 1, med - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = l_1 - start + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = rVal;
+        r++;
+        start = l_1 + 1;
+      } else {
+        int r_1 = find(in, fromVal, 0, r + 1, end - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = r_1 - r + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = fromVal;
+        start++;
+        r = r_1 + 1;
+      }
+    } while ((end - r) > 0 && (med - start) > 0);
+    
+    // copy rest of array
+    if ((end - r) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, med - start);
+    } else {
+      System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, end - r);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static int find(char[] arr, char val, int bnd, int l, int r, CharComparator c) {
+    int m = l;
+    int d = 1;
+    while (m <= r) {
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+        break;
+      }
+      m += d;
+      d <<= 1;
+    }
+    while (l <= r) {
+      m = (l + r) >>> 1;
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return l - 1;
+  }
+  
+  private static final ShortComparator NATURAL_SHORT_COMPARISON = new ShortComparator() {
+    @Override
+    public int compare(short o1, short o2) {
+      return o1 - o2;
+    }
+  };
+    
+    /**
+     * Perform a merge sort on a range of a short array, using numerical order.
+     * @param array the array.
+     * @param start the first index.
+     * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+     */
+  public static void mergeSort(short[] array, int start, int end) {
+    mergeSort(array, start, end, NATURAL_SHORT_COMPARISON);
+  }
+  
+  public static void mergeSort(short[] array, int start, int end, ShortComparator comp) {
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    short[] out = Arrays.copyOf(array, array.length);
+    mergeSort(out, array, start, end, comp);
+  }
+
+  
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on a range of a short array using a specified ordering.
+   * @param in the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   * @param c the comparator object.
+   */
+  private static void mergeSort(short[] in, short[] out, int start, int end, ShortComparator c) {
+    int len = end - start;
+    // use insertion sort for small arrays
+    if (len <= SIMPLE_LENGTH) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        short current = out[i];
+        short prev = out[i - 1];
+        if (c.compare(prev, current) > 0) {
+          int j = i;
+          do {
+            out[j--] = prev;
+          } while (j > start && (c.compare(prev = out[j - 1], current) > 0));
+          out[j] = current;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int med = (end + start) >>> 1;
+    mergeSort(out, in, start, med, c);
+    mergeSort(out, in, med, end, c);
+    
+    // merging
+    
+    // if arrays are already sorted - no merge
+    if (c.compare(in[med - 1], in[med]) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, start, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    int r = med;
+    int i = start;
+
+    // use merging with exponential search
+    do {
+      short fromVal = in[start];
+      short rVal = in[r];
+      if (c.compare(fromVal, rVal) <= 0) {
+        int l_1 = find(in, rVal, -1, start + 1, med - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = l_1 - start + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = rVal;
+        r++;
+        start = l_1 + 1;
+      } else {
+        int r_1 = find(in, fromVal, 0, r + 1, end - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = r_1 - r + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = fromVal;
+        start++;
+        r = r_1 + 1;
+      }
+    } while ((end - r) > 0 && (med - start) > 0);
+    
+    // copy rest of array
+    if ((end - r) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, med - start);
+    } else {
+      System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, end - r);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static int find(short[] arr, short val, int bnd, int l, int r, ShortComparator c) {
+    int m = l;
+    int d = 1;
+    while (m <= r) {
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+        break;
+      }
+      m += d;
+      d <<= 1;
+    }
+    while (l <= r) {
+      m = (l + r) >>> 1;
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return l - 1;
+  }
+  
+  private static final IntComparator NATURAL_INT_COMPARISON = new IntComparator() {
+    @Override
+    public int compare(int o1, int o2) {
+      return o1 < o2 ? -1 : o1 > o2 ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+  };
+    
+  public static void mergeSort(int[] array, int start, int end) {
+    mergeSort(array, start, end, NATURAL_INT_COMPARISON);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on a range of a int array using numerical order.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   * @param comp the comparator object.
+   */
+  public static void mergeSort(int[] array, int start, int end, IntComparator comp) {
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    int[] out = Arrays.copyOf(array, array.length);
+    mergeSort(out, array, start, end, comp);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on a range of a int array using a specified ordering.
+   * @param in the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   * @param c the comparator object.
+   */
+  private static void mergeSort(int[] in, int[] out, int start, int end, IntComparator c) {
+    int len = end - start;
+    // use insertion sort for small arrays
+    if (len <= SIMPLE_LENGTH) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        int current = out[i];
+        int prev = out[i - 1];
+        if (c.compare(prev, current) > 0) {
+          int j = i;
+          do {
+            out[j--] = prev;
+          } while (j > start && (c.compare(prev = out[j - 1], current) > 0));
+          out[j] = current;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int med = (end + start) >>> 1;
+    mergeSort(out, in, start, med, c);
+    mergeSort(out, in, med, end, c);
+    
+    // merging
+    
+    // if arrays are already sorted - no merge
+    if (c.compare(in[med - 1], in[med]) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, start, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    int r = med;
+    int i = start;
+
+    // use merging with exponential search
+    do {
+      int fromVal = in[start];
+      int rVal = in[r];
+      if (c.compare(fromVal, rVal) <= 0) {
+        int l_1 = find(in, rVal, -1, start + 1, med - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = l_1 - start + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = rVal;
+        r++;
+        start = l_1 + 1;
+      } else {
+        int r_1 = find(in, fromVal, 0, r + 1, end - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = r_1 - r + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = fromVal;
+        start++;
+        r = r_1 + 1;
+      }
+    } while ((end - r) > 0 && (med - start) > 0);
+    
+    // copy rest of array
+    if ((end - r) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, med - start);
+    } else {
+      System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, end - r);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static int find(int[] arr, int val, int bnd, int l, int r, IntComparator c) {
+    int m = l;
+    int d = 1;
+    while (m <= r) {
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+        break;
+      }
+      m += d;
+      d <<= 1;
+    }
+    while (l <= r) {
+      m = (l + r) >>> 1;
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return l - 1;
+  }
+  
+  
+  private static final LongComparator NATURAL_LONG_COMPARISON = new LongComparator() {
+    @Override
+    public int compare(long o1, long o2) {
+      return o1 < o2 ? -1 : o1 > o2 ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+  };
+    
+    /**
+     * Perform a merge sort on a range of a long array using numerical order.
+     * @param array the array.
+     * @param start the first index.
+     * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+     */
+  public static void mergeSort(long[] array, int start, int end) {
+    mergeSort(array, start, end, NATURAL_LONG_COMPARISON);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on a range of a long array using a specified ordering.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   * @param comp the comparator object.
+   */
+  public static void mergeSort(long[] array, int start, int end, LongComparator comp) {
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    long[] out = Arrays.copyOf(array, array.length);
+    mergeSort(out, array, start, end, comp);
+  }
+
+  private static void mergeSort(long[] in, long[] out, int start, int end, LongComparator c) {
+    int len = end - start;
+    // use insertion sort for small arrays
+    if (len <= SIMPLE_LENGTH) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        long current = out[i];
+        long prev = out[i - 1];
+        if (c.compare(prev, current) > 0) {
+          int j = i;
+          do {
+            out[j--] = prev;
+          } while (j > start && (c.compare(prev = out[j - 1], current) > 0));
+          out[j] = current;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int med = (end + start) >>> 1;
+    mergeSort(out, in, start, med, c);
+    mergeSort(out, in, med, end, c);
+    
+    // merging
+    
+    // if arrays are already sorted - no merge
+    if (c.compare(in[med - 1], in[med]) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, start, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    int r = med;
+    int i = start;
+
+    // use merging with exponential search
+    do {
+      long fromVal = in[start];
+      long rVal = in[r];
+      if (c.compare(fromVal, rVal) <= 0) {
+        int l_1 = find(in, rVal, -1, start + 1, med - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = l_1 - start + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = rVal;
+        r++;
+        start = l_1 + 1;
+      } else {
+        int r_1 = find(in, fromVal, 0, r + 1, end - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = r_1 - r + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = fromVal;
+        start++;
+        r = r_1 + 1;
+      }
+    } while ((end - r) > 0 && (med - start) > 0);
+    
+    // copy rest of array
+    if ((end - r) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, med - start);
+    } else {
+      System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, end - r);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static int find(long[] arr, long val, int bnd, int l, int r, LongComparator c) {
+    int m = l;
+    int d = 1;
+    while (m <= r) {
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+        break;
+      }
+      m += d;
+      d <<= 1;
+    }
+    while (l <= r) {
+      m = (l + r) >>> 1;
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return l - 1;
+  }
+  
+  private static final FloatComparator NATURAL_FLOAT_COMPARISON = new FloatComparator() {
+    @Override
+    public int compare(float o1, float o2) {
+      return Float.compare(o1, o2);
+    }
+  };
+    
+    /**
+     * Perform a merge sort on a range of a float array using Float.compare for an ordering.
+     * @param array the array.
+     * @param start the first index.
+     * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+     */
+  public static void mergeSort(float[] array, int start, int end) {
+    mergeSort(array, start, end, NATURAL_FLOAT_COMPARISON);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on a range of a float array using a specified ordering.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   * @param comp the comparator object.
+   */
+  public static void mergeSort(float[] array, int start, int end, FloatComparator comp) {
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    float[] out = Arrays.copyOf(array, array.length);
+    mergeSort(out, array, start, end, comp);
+  }
+
+  private static void mergeSort(float[] in, float[] out, int start, int end, FloatComparator c) {
+    int len = end - start;
+    // use insertion sort for small arrays
+    if (len <= SIMPLE_LENGTH) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        float current = out[i];
+        float prev = out[i - 1];
+        if (c.compare(prev, current) > 0) {
+          int j = i;
+          do {
+            out[j--] = prev;
+          } while (j > start && (c.compare(prev = out[j - 1], current) > 0));
+          out[j] = current;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int med = (end + start) >>> 1;
+    mergeSort(out, in, start, med, c);
+    mergeSort(out, in, med, end, c);
+    
+    // merging
+    
+    // if arrays are already sorted - no merge
+    if (c.compare(in[med - 1], in[med]) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, start, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    int r = med;
+    int i = start;
+
+    // use merging with exponential search
+    do {
+      float fromVal = in[start];
+      float rVal = in[r];
+      if (c.compare(fromVal, rVal) <= 0) {
+        int l_1 = find(in, rVal, -1, start + 1, med - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = l_1 - start + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = rVal;
+        r++;
+        start = l_1 + 1;
+      } else {
+        int r_1 = find(in, fromVal, 0, r + 1, end - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = r_1 - r + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = fromVal;
+        start++;
+        r = r_1 + 1;
+      }
+    } while ((end - r) > 0 && (med - start) > 0);
+    
+    // copy rest of array
+    if ((end - r) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, med - start);
+    } else {
+      System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, end - r);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static int find(float[] arr, float val, int bnd, int l, int r, FloatComparator c) {
+    int m = l;
+    int d = 1;
+    while (m <= r) {
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+        break;
+      }
+      m += d;
+      d <<= 1;
+    }
+    while (l <= r) {
+      m = (l + r) >>> 1;
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return l - 1;
+  }
+  
+  private static final DoubleComparator NATURAL_DOUBLE_COMPARISON = new DoubleComparator() {
+    @Override
+    public int compare(double o1, double o2) {
+      return Double.compare(o1, o2);
+    }
+  };
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * Perform a merge sort on a range of a double array using a Double.compare as an ordering.
+     * @param array the array.
+     * @param start the first index.
+     * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+     */
+  public static void mergeSort(double[] array, int start, int end) {
+    mergeSort(array, start, end, NATURAL_DOUBLE_COMPARISON);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform a merge sort on a range of a double array using a specified ordering.
+   * @param array the array.
+   * @param start the first index.
+   * @param end the last index (exclusive).
+   * @param comp the comparator object.
+   */
+  public static void mergeSort(double[] array, int start, int end, DoubleComparator comp) {
+    checkBounds(array.length, start, end);
+    double[] out = Arrays.copyOf(array, array.length);
+    mergeSort(out, array, start, end, comp);
+  }
+
+  private static void mergeSort(double[] in, double[] out, int start, int end, DoubleComparator c) {
+    int len = end - start;
+    // use insertion sort for small arrays
+    if (len <= SIMPLE_LENGTH) {
+      for (int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
+        double current = out[i];
+        double prev = out[i - 1];
+        if (c.compare(prev, current) > 0) {
+          int j = i;
+          do {
+            out[j--] = prev;
+          } while (j > start && (c.compare(prev = out[j - 1], current) > 0));
+          out[j] = current;
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int med = (end + start) >>> 1;
+    mergeSort(out, in, start, med, c);
+    mergeSort(out, in, med, end, c);
+    
+    // merging
+    
+    // if arrays are already sorted - no merge
+    if (c.compare(in[med - 1], in[med]) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, start, len);
+      return;
+    }
+    int r = med;
+    int i = start;
+
+    // use merging with exponential search
+    do {
+      double fromVal = in[start];
+      double rVal = in[r];
+      if (c.compare(fromVal, rVal) <= 0) {
+        int l_1 = find(in, rVal, -1, start + 1, med - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = l_1 - start + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = rVal;
+        r++;
+        start = l_1 + 1;
+      } else {
+        int r_1 = find(in, fromVal, 0, r + 1, end - 1, c);
+        int toCopy = r_1 - r + 1;
+        System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, toCopy);
+        i += toCopy;
+        out[i++] = fromVal;
+        start++;
+        r = r_1 + 1;
+      }
+    } while ((end - r) > 0 && (med - start) > 0);
+    
+    // copy rest of array
+    if ((end - r) <= 0) {
+      System.arraycopy(in, start, out, i, med - start);
+    } else {
+      System.arraycopy(in, r, out, i, end - r);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static int find(double[] arr, double val, int bnd, int l, int r, DoubleComparator c) {
+    int m = l;
+    int d = 1;
+    while (m <= r) {
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+        break;
+      }
+      m += d;
+      d <<= 1;
+    }
+    while (l <= r) {
+      m = (l + r) >>> 1;
+      if (c.compare(val, arr[m]) > bnd) {
+        l = m + 1;
+      } else {
+        r = m - 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return l - 1;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Transforms two consecutive sorted ranges into a single sorted range. The initial ranges are {@code [first,}
+   * middle)</code> and {@code [middle, last)}, and the resulting range is {@code [first, last)}. Elements in
+   * the first input range will precede equal elements in the second.
+   */
+  static void inplaceMerge(int first, int middle, int last, IntComparator comp, Swapper swapper) {
+    if (first >= middle || middle >= last) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (last - first == 2) {
+      if (comp.compare(middle, first) < 0) {
+        swapper.swap(first, middle);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    int firstCut;
+    int secondCut;
+    if (middle - first > last - middle) {
+      firstCut = first + (middle - first) / 2;
+      secondCut = lowerBound(middle, last, firstCut, comp);
+    } else {
+      secondCut = middle + (last - middle) / 2;
+      firstCut = upperBound(first, middle, secondCut, comp);
+    }
+  
+    // rotate(firstCut, middle, secondCut, swapper);
+    // is manually inlined for speed (jitter inlining seems to work only for small call depths, even if methods
+    // are "static private")
+    // speedup = 1.7
+    // begin inline
+    int first2 = firstCut;
+    int middle2 = middle;
+    int last2 = secondCut;
+    if (middle2 != first2 && middle2 != last2) {
+      int first1 = first2;
+      int last1 = middle2;
+      while (first1 < --last1) {
+        swapper.swap(first1++, last1);
+      }
+      first1 = middle2;
+      last1 = last2;
+      while (first1 < --last1) {
+        swapper.swap(first1++, last1);
+      }
+      first1 = first2;
+      last1 = last2;
+      while (first1 < --last1) {
+        swapper.swap(first1++, last1);
+      }
+    }
+    // end inline
+  
+    middle = firstCut + (secondCut - middle);
+    inplaceMerge(first, firstCut, middle, comp, swapper);
+    inplaceMerge(middle, secondCut, last, comp, swapper);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Performs a binary search on an already-sorted range: finds the first position where an element can be inserted
+   * without violating the ordering. Sorting is by a user-supplied comparison function.
+   *
+   * @param first Beginning of the range.
+   * @param last  One past the end of the range.
+   * @param x     Element to be searched for.
+   * @param comp  Comparison function.
+   * @return The largest index i such that, for every j in the range <code>[first, i)</code>,
+   *        <code></code></codeA>{@code comp.apply(array[j], x)</code> is {@code true}.
+   * @see Sorting#upperBound
+   */
+  static int lowerBound(int first, int last, int x, IntComparator comp) {
+    int len = last - first;
+    while (len > 0) {
+      int half = len / 2;
+      int middle = first + half;
+      if (comp.compare(middle, x) < 0) {
+        first = middle + 1;
+        len -= half + 1;
+      } else {
+        len = half;
+      }
+    }
+    return first;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified range of elements according to the order induced by the specified comparator.  All elements in
+   * the range must be <i>mutually comparable</i> by the specified comparator (that is, <tt>c.compare(a, b)</tt> must
+   * not throw an exception for any indexes <tt>a</tt> and <tt>b</tt> in the range).<p>
+   *
+   * This sort is guaranteed to be <i>stable</i>:  equal elements will not be reordered as a result of the sort.<p>
+   *
+   * The sorting algorithm is a modified mergesort (in which the merge is omitted if the highest element in the low
+   * sublist is less than the lowest element in the high sublist).  This algorithm offers guaranteed n*log(n)
+   * performance, and can approach linear performance on nearly sorted lists.
+   *
+   * @param fromIndex the index of the first element (inclusive) to be sorted.
+   * @param toIndex   the index of the last element (exclusive) to be sorted.
+   * @param c         the comparator to determine the order of the generic data.
+   * @param swapper   an object that knows how to swap the elements at any two indexes (a,b).
+   * @see IntComparator
+   * @see Swapper
+   */
+  public static void mergeSort(int fromIndex, int toIndex, IntComparator c, Swapper swapper) {
+    /*
+      We retain the same method signature as quickSort.
+      Given only a comparator and swapper we do not know how to copy and move elements from/to temporary arrays.
+      Hence, in contrast to the JDK mergesorts this is an "in-place" mergesort, i.e. does not allocate any temporary
+      arrays.
+      A non-inplace mergesort would perhaps be faster in most cases, but would require non-intuitive delegate objects...
+    */
+    int length = toIndex - fromIndex;
+  
+    // Insertion sort on smallest arrays
+    if (length < SMALL) {
+      for (int i = fromIndex; i < toIndex; i++) {
+        for (int j = i; j > fromIndex && (c.compare(j - 1, j) > 0); j--) {
+          swapper.swap(j, j - 1);
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+  
+    // Recursively sort halves
+    int mid = (fromIndex + toIndex) / 2;
+    mergeSort(fromIndex, mid, c, swapper);
+    mergeSort(mid, toIndex, c, swapper);
+  
+    // If list is already sorted, nothing left to do.  This is an
+    // optimization that results in faster sorts for nearly ordered lists.
+    if (c.compare(mid - 1, mid) <= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+  
+    // Merge sorted halves
+    inplaceMerge(fromIndex, mid, toIndex, c, swapper);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Performs a binary search on an already-sorted range: finds the last position where an element can be inserted
+   * without violating the ordering. Sorting is by a user-supplied comparison function.
+   *
+   * @param first Beginning of the range.
+   * @param last  One past the end of the range.
+   * @param x     Element to be searched for.
+   * @param comp  Comparison function.
+   * @return The largest index i such that, for every j in the range <code>[first, i)</code>, {@code comp.apply(x,}
+   *         array[j])</code> is {@code false}.
+   * @see Sorting#lowerBound
+   */
+  static int upperBound(int first, int last, int x, IntComparator comp) {
+    int len = last - first;
+    while (len > 0) {
+      int half = len / 2;
+      int middle = first + half;
+      if (comp.compare(x, middle) < 0) {
+        len = half;
+      } else {
+        first = middle + 1;
+        len -= half + 1;
+      }
+    }
+    return first;
+  }
+
+}

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+/**
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.mahout.math;
+
+import org.apache.mahout.math.flavor.TraversingStructureEnum;
+
+/**
+ * sparse matrix with general element values whose columns are accessible quickly. Implemented as a column array of
+ * SparseVectors.
+ *
+ * @deprecated tons of inconsistences. Use transpose view of SparseRowMatrix for fast column-wise iteration.
+ */
+public class SparseColumnMatrix extends AbstractMatrix {
+
+  private Vector[] columnVectors;
+
+  /**
+   * Construct a matrix of the given cardinality with the given data columns
+   *
+   * @param columns       a RandomAccessSparseVector[] array of columns
+   * @param columnVectors
+   */
+  public SparseColumnMatrix(int rows, int columns, Vector[] columnVectors) {
+    this(rows, columns, columnVectors, false);
+  }
+
+  public SparseColumnMatrix(int rows, int columns, Vector[] columnVectors, boolean shallow) {
+    super(rows, columns);
+    if (shallow) {
+      this.columnVectors = columnVectors;
+    } else {
+      this.columnVectors = columnVectors.clone();
+      for (int col = 0; col < columnSize(); col++) {
+        this.columnVectors[col] = this.columnVectors[col].clone();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Construct a matrix of the given cardinality
+   *
+   * @param rows # of rows
+   * @param columns # of columns
+   */
+  public SparseColumnMatrix(int rows, int columns) {
+    super(rows, columns);
+    this.columnVectors = new RandomAccessSparseVector[columnSize()];
+    for (int col = 0; col < columnSize(); col++) {
+      this.columnVectors[col] = new RandomAccessSparseVector(rowSize());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix clone() {
+    SparseColumnMatrix clone = (SparseColumnMatrix) super.clone();
+    clone.columnVectors = new Vector[columnVectors.length];
+    for (int i = 0; i < columnVectors.length; i++) {
+      clone.columnVectors[i] = columnVectors[i].clone();
+    }
+    return clone;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Abstracted out for the iterator
+   *
+   * @return {@link #numCols()}
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int numSlices() {
+    return numCols();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public double getQuick(int row, int column) {
+    return columnVectors[column] == null ? 0.0 : columnVectors[column].getQuick(row);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix like() {
+    return new SparseColumnMatrix(rowSize(), columnSize());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix like(int rows, int columns) {
+    return new SparseColumnMatrix(rows, columns);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void setQuick(int row, int column, double value) {
+    if (columnVectors[column] == null) {
+      columnVectors[column] = new RandomAccessSparseVector(rowSize());
+    }
+    columnVectors[column].setQuick(row, value);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int[] getNumNondefaultElements() {
+    int[] result = new int[2];
+    result[COL] = columnVectors.length;
+    for (int col = 0; col < columnSize(); col++) {
+      result[ROW] = Math.max(result[ROW], columnVectors[col]
+        .getNumNondefaultElements());
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix viewPart(int[] offset, int[] size) {
+    if (offset[ROW] < 0) {
+      throw new IndexException(offset[ROW], columnVectors[COL].size());
+    }
+    if (offset[ROW] + size[ROW] > columnVectors[COL].size()) {
+      throw new IndexException(offset[ROW] + size[ROW], columnVectors[COL].size());
+    }
+    if (offset[COL] < 0) {
+      throw new IndexException(offset[COL], columnVectors.length);
+    }
+    if (offset[COL] + size[COL] > columnVectors.length) {
+      throw new IndexException(offset[COL] + size[COL], columnVectors.length);
+    }
+    return new MatrixView(this, offset, size);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix assignColumn(int column, Vector other) {
+    if (rowSize() != other.size()) {
+      throw new CardinalityException(rowSize(), other.size());
+    }
+    if (column < 0 || column >= columnSize()) {
+      throw new IndexException(column, columnSize());
+    }
+    columnVectors[column].assign(other);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix assignRow(int row, Vector other) {
+    if (columnSize() != other.size()) {
+      throw new CardinalityException(columnSize(), other.size());
+    }
+    if (row < 0 || row >= rowSize()) {
+      throw new IndexException(row, rowSize());
+    }
+    for (int col = 0; col < columnSize(); col++) {
+      columnVectors[col].setQuick(row, other.getQuick(col));
+    }
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Vector viewColumn(int column) {
+    if (column < 0 || column >= columnSize()) {
+      throw new IndexException(column, columnSize());
+    }
+    return columnVectors[column];
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix transpose() {
+    SparseRowMatrix srm = new SparseRowMatrix(columns, rows);
+    for (int i = 0; i < columns; i++) {
+      Vector col = columnVectors[i];
+      if (col.getNumNonZeroElements() > 0)
+        // this should already be optimized
+        srm.assignRow(i, col);
+    }
+    return srm;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    int row = 0;
+    int maxRowsToDisplay = 10;
+    int maxColsToDisplay = 20;
+    int colsToDisplay = maxColsToDisplay;
+
+    if(maxColsToDisplay > columnSize()){
+      colsToDisplay = columnSize();
+    }
+
+    StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder("{\n");
+    for (MatrixSlice next : this.transpose()) {
+      if (row < maxRowsToDisplay) {
+        s.append(" ")
+          .append(next.index())
+          .append(" =>\t")
+          .append(new VectorView(next.vector(), 0, colsToDisplay))
+          .append('\n');
+        row++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    String returnString = s.toString();
+    if (maxColsToDisplay <= columnSize()) {
+      returnString = returnString.replace("}", " ... }");
+    }
+
+    if (maxRowsToDisplay <= rowSize()) {
+      return returnString + "... }";
+    } else {
+      return returnString + "}";
+    }
+  }
+
+}

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+/**
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.mahout.math;
+
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.Int2ObjectMap.Entry;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.Int2ObjectOpenHashMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectIterator;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.mahout.math.flavor.MatrixFlavor;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.DoubleDoubleFunction;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.function.Functions;
+import org.apache.mahout.math.list.IntArrayList;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.AbstractIterator;
+
+/** Doubly sparse matrix. Implemented as a Map of RandomAccessSparseVector rows */
+public class SparseMatrix extends AbstractMatrix {
+
+  private Int2ObjectOpenHashMap<Vector> rowVectors;
+  
+  /**
+   * Construct a matrix of the given cardinality with the given row map
+   *
+   * @param rows no of rows
+   * @param columns no of columns
+   * @param rowVectors a {@code Map<Integer, RandomAccessSparseVector>} of rows
+   */
+  public SparseMatrix(int rows, int columns, Map<Integer, Vector> rowVectors) {
+    this(rows, columns, rowVectors, false);
+  }
+
+  public SparseMatrix(int rows, int columns, Map<Integer, Vector> rowVectors, boolean shallow) {
+
+    // Why this is passing in a map? iterating it is pretty inefficient as opposed to simple lists...
+    super(rows, columns);
+    this.rowVectors = new Int2ObjectOpenHashMap<>();
+    if (shallow) {
+      for (Map.Entry<Integer, Vector> entry : rowVectors.entrySet()) {
+        this.rowVectors.put(entry.getKey().intValue(), entry.getValue());
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (Map.Entry<Integer, Vector> entry : rowVectors.entrySet()) {
+        this.rowVectors.put(entry.getKey().intValue(), entry.getValue().clone());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Construct a matrix with specified number of rows and columns.
+   */
+  public SparseMatrix(int rows, int columns) {
+    super(rows, columns);
+    this.rowVectors = new Int2ObjectOpenHashMap<>();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix clone() {
+    SparseMatrix clone = new SparseMatrix(numRows(), numCols());
+    for (MatrixSlice slice : this) {
+      clone.rowVectors.put(slice.index(), slice.clone());
+    }
+    return clone;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int numSlices() {
+    return rowVectors.size();
+  }
+
+  public Iterator<MatrixSlice> iterateNonEmpty() {
+    final int[] keys = rowVectors.keySet().toIntArray();
+    return new AbstractIterator<MatrixSlice>() {
+      private int slice;
+      @Override
+      protected MatrixSlice computeNext() {
+        if (slice >= rowVectors.size()) {
+          return endOfData();
+        }
+        int i = keys[slice];
+        Vector row = rowVectors.get(i);
+        slice++;
+        return new MatrixSlice(row, i);
+      }
+    };
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public double getQuick(int row, int column) {
+    Vector r = rowVectors.get(row);
+    return r == null ? 0.0 : r.getQuick(column);
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public Matrix like() {
+    return new SparseMatrix(rowSize(), columnSize());
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public Matrix like(int rows, int columns) {
+    return new SparseMatrix(rows, columns);
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public void setQuick(int row, int column, double value) {
+    Vector r = rowVectors.get(row);
+    if (r == null) {
+      r = new RandomAccessSparseVector(columnSize());
+      rowVectors.put(row, r);
+    }
+    r.setQuick(column, value);
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public int[] getNumNondefaultElements() {
+    int[] result = new int[2];
+    result[ROW] = rowVectors.size();
+    for (Vector row : rowVectors.values()) {
+      result[COL] = Math.max(result[COL], row.getNumNondefaultElements());
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public Matrix viewPart(int[] offset, int[] size) {
+    if (offset[ROW] < 0) {
+      throw new IndexException(offset[ROW], rowSize());
+    }
+    if (offset[ROW] + size[ROW] > rowSize()) {
+      throw new IndexException(offset[ROW] + size[ROW], rowSize());
+    }
+    if (offset[COL] < 0) {
+      throw new IndexException(offset[COL], columnSize());
+    }
+    if (offset[COL] + size[COL] > columnSize()) {
+      throw new IndexException(offset[COL] + size[COL], columnSize());
+    }
+    return new MatrixView(this, offset, size);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix assign(Matrix other, DoubleDoubleFunction function) {
+    //TODO generalize to other kinds of functions
+    if (Functions.PLUS.equals(function) && other instanceof SparseMatrix) {
+      int rows = rowSize();
+      if (rows != other.rowSize()) {
+        throw new CardinalityException(rows, other.rowSize());
+      }
+      int columns = columnSize();
+      if (columns != other.columnSize()) {
+        throw new CardinalityException(columns, other.columnSize());
+      }
+
+      SparseMatrix otherSparse = (SparseMatrix) other;
+      for(ObjectIterator<Entry<Vector>> fastIterator = otherSparse.rowVectors.int2ObjectEntrySet().fastIterator();
+              fastIterator.hasNext();) {
+        final Entry<Vector> entry = fastIterator.next();
+        final int rowIndex = entry.getIntKey();
+        Vector row = rowVectors.get(rowIndex);
+        if (row == null) {
+          rowVectors.put(rowIndex, entry.getValue().clone());
+        } else {
+          row.assign(entry.getValue(), Functions.PLUS);
+        }
+      }
+      return this;
+    } else {
+      return super.assign(other, function);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Matrix assignColumn(int column, Vector other) {
+    if (rowSize() != other.size()) {
+      throw new CardinalityException(rowSize(), other.size());
+    }
+    if (column < 0 || column >= columnSize()) {
+      throw new IndexException(column, columnSize());
+    }
+    for (int row = 0; row < rowSize(); row++) {
+      double val = other.getQuick(row);
+      if (val != 0.0) {
+        Vector r = rowVectors.get(row);
+        if (r == null) {
+          r = new RandomAccessSparseVector(columnSize());
+          rowVectors.put(row, r);
+        }
+        r.setQuick(column, val);
+      }
+    }
+    return this;
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public Matrix assignRow(int row, Vector other) {
+    if (columnSize() != other.size()) {
+      throw new CardinalityException(columnSize(), other.size());
+    }
+    if (row < 0 || row >= rowSize()) {
+      throw new IndexException(row, rowSize());
+    }
+    rowVectors.put(row, other);
+    return this;
+  }
+  
+  @Override
+  public Vector viewRow(int row) {
+    if (row < 0 || row >= rowSize()) {
+      throw new IndexException(row, rowSize());
+    }
+    Vector res = rowVectors.get(row);
+    if (res == null) {
+      res = new RandomAccessSparseVector(columnSize());
+      rowVectors.put(row, res);
+    }
+    return res;
+  }
+
+  /** special method necessary for efficient serialization */
+  public IntArrayList nonZeroRowIndices() {
+    return new IntArrayList(rowVectors.keySet().toIntArray());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MatrixFlavor getFlavor() {
+    return MatrixFlavor.SPARSEROWLIKE;
+  }
+}