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package Misc;

import java.util.*;

public class RangeInSortedArray {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Testcases
    assert Arrays.equals(sortedRange(new int[] {1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5}, 3), new int[] {2, 4});
    assert Arrays.equals(sortedRange(new int[] {1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5}, 4), new int[] {5, 5});
    assert Arrays.equals(sortedRange(new int[] {0, 1, 2}, 3), new int[] {-1, -1});
  }

  // Get the 1st and last occurrence index of a number 'key' in a non-decreasing array 'nums'
  // Gives [-1, -1] in case element doesn't exist in array
  public static int[] sortedRange(int[] nums, int key) {
    int[] range = new int[] {-1, -1};
    alteredBinSearchIter(nums, key, 0, nums.length - 1, range, true);
    alteredBinSearchIter(nums, key, 0, nums.length - 1, range, false);
    return range;
  }

  // Recursive altered binary search which searches for leftmost as well as rightmost occurrence of
  // 'key'
  public static void alteredBinSearch(
      int[] nums, int key, int left, int right, int[] range, boolean goLeft) {
    if (left > right) return;
    int mid = (left + right) / 2;
    if (nums[mid] > key) alteredBinSearch(nums, key, left, mid - 1, range, goLeft);
    else if (nums[mid] < key) alteredBinSearch(nums, key, mid + 1, right, range, goLeft);
    else {
      if (goLeft) {
        if (mid == 0 || nums[mid - 1] != key) range[0] = mid;
        else alteredBinSearch(nums, key, left, mid - 1, range, goLeft);
      } else {
        if (mid == nums.length - 1 || nums[mid + 1] != key) range[1] = mid;
        else alteredBinSearch(nums, key, mid + 1, right, range, goLeft);
      }
    }
  }

  // Iterative altered binary search which searches for leftmost as well as rightmost occurrence of
  // 'key'
  public static void alteredBinSearchIter(
      int[] nums, int key, int left, int right, int[] range, boolean goLeft) {
    while (left <= right) {
      int mid = (left + right) / 2;
      if (nums[mid] > key) right = mid - 1;
      else if (nums[mid] < key) left = mid + 1;
      else {
        if (goLeft) {
          if (mid == 0 || nums[mid - 1] != key) {
            range[0] = mid;
            return;
          } else right = mid - 1;
        } else {
          if (mid == nums.length - 1 || nums[mid + 1] != key) {
            range[1] = mid;
            return;
          } else left = mid + 1;
        }
      }
    }
  }

  public static int getCountLessThan(int[] nums, int key) {
    return getLessThan(nums, key, 0, nums.length - 1);
  }

  public static int getLessThan(int[] nums, int key, int left, int right) {
    int count = 0;
    while (left <= right) {
      int mid = (left + right) / 2;
      if (nums[mid] > key) right = mid - 1;
      else if (nums[mid] <= key) {
        count = mid + 1; // Atleast mid+1 elements exist which are <= key
        left = mid + 1;
      }
    }
    return count;
  }
}

RangeInSortedArray