Fix Heap comparison not working on some Objects

lib/containers/heap.rb

@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def consolidate
           degree += 1
         end
         degrees[degree] = root
-        min = root if min.key == root.key # this fixes a bug with duplicate keys not being in the right order
+        min = root if !@compare_fn[min.key, root.key] # this fixes a bug with duplicate keys not being in the right order
       end
     end
     @next = min

spec/heap_spec.rb

@@ -1,10 +1,196 @@
 $: << File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)), '..', 'lib')
 require 'algorithms'
 
+include Comparable
+
+class Book
+  attr_reader :title, :year_published
+
+  def initialize(title, year_published)
+    @title = title
+    @year_published = year_published
+  end
+
+  def <=>(other)
+    return nil unless other.is_a?(Book)
+
+    # 1. Compare by year first
+    year_comparison = self.year_published <=> other.year_published
+
+    # 2. If years are different, return that comparison result
+    return year_comparison unless year_comparison == 0
+
+    # 3. If years are the same (tie), compare by title alphabetically
+    #    (Ensure title comparison returns -1, 0, or 1)
+    self.title <=> other.title
+  end
+
+
+  def to_s
+    "\"#{title}\" (#{year_published})" # Simplified for test output
+  end
+
+  # Add an equality method for clearer test failures if needed,
+  # though <=> returning 0 handles equality for sorting/heap purposes.
+  def ==(other)
+    other.is_a?(Book) &&
+      self.title == other.title &&
+      self.year_published == other.year_published
+  end
+  alias eql? ==
+
+  def hash
+    [title, year_published].hash
+  end
+
+end
+
+describe ::Containers::Heap do
+
+  # --- Test Data Setup ---
+  let!(:book_1932) { Book.new("Brave New World", 1932) }
+  let!(:book_1949) { Book.new("1984", 1949) }
+  let!(:book_1951a) { Book.new("Foundation", 1951) }
+  # Add another book from the same year to test handling of equal priority items
+  let!(:book_1951b) { Book.new("The Illustrated Man", 1951) }
+  let!(:book_1965) { Book.new("Dune", 1965) }
+  let!(:book_1989) { Book.new("Hyperion", 1989) }
+
+  # Use shuffle to ensure tests don't depend on insertion order
+  let(:books) { [book_1965, book_1951a, book_1989, book_1949, book_1932, book_1951b].shuffle }
+
+  let(:expected_min_order) { books.sort }
+
+  let(:expected_max_order) { books.sort.reverse }
+
+  context "Min-Heap (using default <=> via Comparable)" do
+    # Initialize heap with books; it should use Book#<=> by default
+    let(:min_heap) { ::Containers::Heap.new(books) }
+
+    it "initializes with the correct size" do
+      expect(min_heap.size).to eq(books.size)
+      expect(min_heap.empty?).to be false
+    end
+
+    it "gets the next minimum element (earliest year) without removing it" do
+      # next should return the element with the smallest year_published
+      expect(min_heap.next).to eq(book_1932)
+      # next should not change the size
+      expect(min_heap.size).to eq(books.size)
+    end
+
+    it "pops elements in ascending order of year_published" do
+      popped_books = []
+      while (book = min_heap.pop)
+        popped_books << book
+      end
+
+      # Verify the popped order matches the expected sorted order
+      expect(popped_books).to eq(expected_min_order)
+
+      # Verify the heap is now empty
+      expect(min_heap.size).to eq(0)
+      expect(min_heap.empty?).to be true
+      expect(min_heap.pop).to be_nil # Popping an empty heap
+      expect(min_heap.next).to be_nil # Getting next from an empty heap
+    end
+
+    it "correctly updates size after popping" do
+       expect(min_heap.size).to eq(books.size)
+       min_heap.pop
+       expect(min_heap.size).to eq(books.size - 1)
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  context "Max-Heap (using a custom comparison block)" do
+    # Initialize heap with books and a block for max-heap behavior
+    # The block returns true if x should have higher priority (be "larger") than y
+    let(:max_heap) { ::Containers::Heap.new(books) { |x, y| x > y } } # Use > from Comparable
+
+    it "initializes with the correct size" do
+      expect(max_heap.size).to eq(books.size)
+      expect(max_heap.empty?).to be false
+    end
+
+    it "gets the next maximum element (latest year) without removing it" do
+      # next should return the element with the largest year_published
+      expect(max_heap.next).to eq(book_1989)
+      # next should not change the size
+      expect(max_heap.size).to eq(books.size)
+    end
+
+    it "pops elements in descending order of year_published" do
+      popped_books = []
+      while (book = max_heap.pop)
+        popped_books << book
+      end
+
+      # Verify the popped order matches the expected reversed sorted order
+      expect(popped_books).to eq(expected_max_order)
+
+      # Verify the heap is now empty
+      expect(max_heap.size).to eq(0)
+      expect(max_heap.empty?).to be true
+      expect(max_heap.pop).to be_nil # Popping an empty heap
+      expect(max_heap.next).to be_nil # Getting next from an empty heap
+    end
+
+     it "correctly updates size after popping" do
+       expect(max_heap.size).to eq(books.size)
+       max_heap.pop
+       expect(max_heap.size).to eq(books.size - 1)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "Edge cases" do
+    it "handles an empty initialization" do
+      heap = ::Containers::Heap.new([])
+      expect(heap.size).to eq(0)
+      expect(heap.empty?).to be true
+      expect(heap.pop).to be_nil
+      expect(heap.next).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "handles initialization with one element" do
+      heap = ::Containers::Heap.new([book_1965])
+      expect(heap.size).to eq(1)
+      expect(heap.next).to eq(book_1965)
+      expect(heap.pop).to eq(book_1965)
+      expect(heap.empty?).to be true
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
 describe Containers::Heap do
   before(:each) do
     @heap = Containers::MaxHeap.new
   end
+
+  it "should run without error when given Objects and a non-ordering comparator" do
+    # Create and store the initial distinct objects
+    initial_objects = 10.times.map { Object.new }
+    initial_object_ids = initial_objects.map(&:object_id) # Store IDs for comparison
+
+    min_heap = ::Containers::Heap.new(initial_objects) { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 }
+
+    expect(min_heap.size).to eq(10)
+
+    popped_elements = []
+    expect {
+      while val = min_heap.pop do
+        popped_elements << val
+      end
+    }.not_to raise_error
+
+    expect(min_heap.empty?).to be true
+    expect(popped_elements.size).to eq(10)
+
+    # Assert that exactly the same objects were returned, regardless of order.
+    # Comparing by object_id is the most reliable way for distinct Objects.
+    expect(popped_elements.map(&:object_id)).to contain_exactly(*initial_object_ids)
+  end
 
   it "should not let you merge with non-heaps" do
     expect { @heap.merge!(nil) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)