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huffman_coding/src/huffman_coding/Main.java

@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ class Examples {
 
     void testITreeSort(Tester t) {
         init();
-        Util.sort(trees);
-        t.checkExpect(trees, treesSorted);
+        t.checkExpect(Util.sort(trees), treesSorted);
     }
 }
 
@@ -106,16 +105,27 @@ class Leaf extends ATree {
 class Util {
 
     // Sort a list of trees from least to most frequent.
-    static void sort(ArrayList<ITree> trees) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < trees.size() - 1; i++) {
-            Util.insert(trees.get(i), trees, i);
+    static ArrayList<ITree> sort(ArrayList<ITree> trees) {
+        System.out.println("Sorting.");
+        // The sorted list starts out as just the first element.
+        ArrayList<ITree> sorted = new ArrayList<ITree>(Arrays.asList(trees.getFirst())); // Why must this be so fucking
+                                                                                         // verbose.
+
+        if (trees.size() == 1)
+            return sorted;
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < trees.size() - 1; i++) {
+            Util.insert(trees.get(i), sorted, i);
         }
+
+        return sorted;
     }
 
     // Insert a Tree into an ArrayList of trees already sorted in [0, i], where
     // 0 <= i <= trees.size(), such that it is sorted through [0, i].
     static void insert(ITree tree, ArrayList<ITree> trees, int i) {
-        for (int j = 0; j < i + 1; j++) {
+        System.out.println("Set j = 0. While j < " + (i + 1) + ", j++.");
+        for (int j = 0; j < (i + 1); j++) {
             if (trees.get(j).lessThan(tree)) {
                 trees.add(j, tree);
                 return;