select.cpp

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#include <stdint.h>

#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>

#include "randbelow.h"

extern "C" void random_select(uint32_t n, uint32_t k, uint32_t* result) {
    std::vector<uint32_t> options(n);
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        options[i] = i;
    }
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < k; i++) {
        uint32_t r = i + randbelow(n - i);
        result[i] = options[r];
        options[r] = options[i];
    }
}

extern "C" void sorted_select(uint32_t n, uint32_t k, uint32_t* result) {
    random_select(n, k, result);
    std::sort(result, result + k);
}