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Task/Sorting-algorithms-Counting-sort/Tcl/sorting-algorithms-counting-sort.tcl

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+proc countingsort {a {min ""} {max ""}} {
+    # If either of min or max weren't given, compute them now
+    if {$min eq ""} {
+        set min [::tcl::mathfunc::min $a]
+    }
+    if {$max eq ""} {
+        set max [::tcl::mathfunc::max $a]
+    }
+
+    # Make the "array" of counters
+    set count [lrepeat [expr {$max - $min + 1}] 0]
+
+    # Count the values in the input list
+    foreach n $a {
+        set idx [expr {$n - $min}]
+        lincr count $idx
+    }
+
+    # Build the output list
+    set z 0
+    for {set i $min} {$i <= $max} {incr i} {
+        set idx [expr {$i - $min}]
+        while {[lindex $count $idx] > 0} {
+            lset a $z $i
+            incr z
+            lincr count $idx -1
+        }
+    }
+    return $a
+}
+
+# Helper that will increment an existing element of a list
+proc lincr {listname idx {value 1}} {
+    upvar 1 $listname list
+    lset list $idx [expr {[lindex $list $idx] + $value}]
+}
+
+# Demo code
+for {set i 0} {$i < 50} {incr i} {lappend a [expr {1+ int(rand()*10)}]}
+puts $a
+puts [countingsort $a]