# node-sort

  A sorting library for Node.js

## Installation

  Install using the node.js package manager [npm](http://npmjs.org/):

      $ npm install node-sort
      
  Or...

  Install via git clone:

      $ git clone git://github.com/KevinTCoughlin/node-sort.git
      $ cd node-sort
      $ npm install

## Requirements

  You can install node-sort and its dependencies with npm: 
    
      $ npm install node-sort
  
  Dependencies
  
  * [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/) v0.6+

## Examples

  Demos of the node-sort module are located in: [./examples](https://github.com/KevinTCoughlin/node-sort/tree/master/examples)
  
## API Documentation

**Parameters**

  * **array** - array to be sorted
  * **comparator** - function that defines how to compare objects in array. == returns 0, < returns -1, > returns 1. If none is provided default is used.


**Functions**

  * **Merge Sort - .mergeSort( array, [comparator] )**

  * **Selection Sort - .selectionSort( array, [comparator] )**

  * **Quick Sort - .quickSort( array, [comparator] )**


## Testing

  Issue the following Make command in the top directory to run the mocha.js test cases:
  
      $ make test

## LICENSE

  node-sort: Copyright (c) 2013 Kevin Coughlin
  
  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
  a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
  "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
  distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
  the following conditions:
  
  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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