A command line application that helps the user sort subjective lists, written as first non-trivial c# project

• Subjecting sorting of lists based off user input
  • uses a implementation of quick sort modified for subjective user rankings
  • stores comparisons to reduce those made by user
• Support for any list of strings
• Supports saving during sorting to return to sorting later

External use is not necessarily maintained.

1. Prerequisites This project requires .NET 8.0 SDK or later. Check for installation with:

dotnet --version

2. Clone Repository git clone https://github.com/ReeceW18/Sorter.git

3. Build

dotnet build

4. Run

dotnet run

1. Run once to create folders
2. Folder "SubjectiveSortingHelper" is added to OS myDocuments folder all files are stored here, put files you want to sort in /privateLists
   • File should contain a different item to be sorted on each line
3. Select 1 to sort new file
4. Select file index of file to be sorted
5. Select roughly middle most element, don't overthink it. A better choice will lead to less choices later but do not let the decision overwhelm you
6. Select larger element index or select 0 to save current sorting state and return to start
7. repeat 5 and 6 until sorted
8. Sorted file is stored in /sortedLists

Base sorting algorithm is quick sort, where the user selects the pivots. If the user selects sufficiently mid elements this allows for fewer comparisons than by a simple merge sort.

Stores comparisons as the user makes them and infers further comparisons from transitive relationships. Allows for much fewer comparisons made by user.

• Officially support external use
• Further clean up code
  • plenty of places with subpar logic or poor following of programming conventions
• Improve UI, particularly displaying lists
• Develop more clever ways to sort when involving user input
• Store comparisons as a directed graph instead of current messy implementation
• Consider edge cases and bugs that may arise from users imperfect sorting
  • are there cases where the user can create contradictory rankings?