aca-tasks/task1/main.cpp

#include <fmt/format.h>
#include <vector>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <chrono>

#include <mergesort.h>

/*
Create a simple sorting application that uses the mergesort algorithm to sort a
        large collection (e.g., 10^7 ) of 32-bit integers. The input data and output results
        should be stored in files, and the I/O operations should be considered a
sequential part of the application. Mergesort is an algorithm that is considered
        appropriate for parallel execution, although it cannot be equally divided between
an arbitrary number of processors, as Amdahl’s and Gustafson-Barsis’ laws
        require.
Assuming that this equal division is possible, estimate α, i.e., the part of the
program that can be parallelized, by using a profiler like gprof or valgrind to
measure the duration of mergesort’s execution relative to the overall execution
        time. Use this number to estimate the predicted speedup for your program.
Does α depend on the size of the input? If it does, how should you modify
your predictions and their graphical illustration?
*/

template<typename T>
auto parse_file(std::ifstream &stream, std::vector<T> &vec) -> void {
    std::string buf;
    T convbuf;

    while (std::getline(stream, buf)) {

        convbuf = static_cast<T>(std::stoul(buf));

        vec.emplace_back(std::move(convbuf));
    }

}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    try {
        std::ifstream file("dataset.dat", std::ios_base::in);
        if (!file.is_open()) {
            fmt::print("Error opening file");
            return -1;
        }

        fmt::print("Opened file {} sucessfully!\n", "dummy");
        std::vector<int32_t> dataset;

        parse_file(file, dataset);
        fmt::print("Read {} values from {}\n", dataset.size(), "dummy");

        auto t1 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();

        algo::mergesort(dataset.begin(), dataset.end(), [](int32_t a, int32_t b) {
            return (a > b);
        });

        auto t2 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();


        auto delay_ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(t2 - t1);
        fmt::print("Sorted {} entries within {} ms.", dataset.size(), delay_ms.count());

        return 0;

    } catch (std::exception e) {
        fmt::print("Could not open file");
        return -1;
    }

}