Rainbow Sort - Simulator

System Requirements

Starting the simulator

Option 1: jar file

• Download the jar file.
• Execute "java -jar RainbowSort.jar" in the directory where RainbowSort.jar has been saved in order to run the program. Alternatively, Windows users may start the program by a double-click.

Option 2: source files

• Download the zip archive that contains all source files.
• Extract the zip file.
• Change to the extracted directory "RainbowSort".
• Execute "javac *.java" in order to compile the program.
• Execute "java RainbowSort" in order run the program.

Using the simulator

• The control interface.
  • The Start/Stop/Continue/Reset-Button can be used to start the simulation. When the simulation runs, the button can be used to stop the simulation. When the simulation has been stopped, the button can be used to continue the simulation. When the simulation has terminated, the button can be used to reset the simulation. When the simulation has been reset, the button can be used to restart the simulation.
  • When the simulation does not run, the "New Instance"-Button can be used to generate a new instance. A dialog is opened and the user can specify the number of keys that should be sorted and the maximum value of the keys. The new instance is generated randomly according to these parameters.
  • The slider can be used to alter the speed of the simulation. The slider sets the delay of each simulated time step in milliseconds, i.e., a smaller value means faster.
• The input/output table.
  • The first row contains the unsorted input data.
  • The second row contains the wavelengths that represent the input data.
  • The third row is filled by the sorted output data during the simulation.
• The setup of Rainbow Sort where the simulation is visualized.