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diff --git a/priorque.txi b/priorque.txi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a1cd195 --- /dev/null +++ b/priorque.txi @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +@code{(require 'priority-queue)} +@ftindex priority-queue + +@noindent +This algorithm for priority queues is due to +@cite{Introduction to Algorithms} +by T. Cormen, C. Leiserson, R. Rivest. +1989 MIT Press. + + +@defun make-heap pred<? + +Returns a binary heap suitable which can be used for priority queue +operations. +@end defun + +@defun heap-length heap + +Returns the number of elements in @var{heap}. +@end defun + +@deffn {Procedure} heap-insert! heap item + +Inserts @var{item} into @var{heap}. @var{item} can be inserted multiple +times. The value returned is unspecified. +@end deffn + +@deffn {Procedure} heap-extract-max! heap + +Returns the item which is larger than all others according to the +@var{pred<?} argument to @code{make-heap}. If there are no items in +@var{heap}, an error is signaled. +@end deffn |