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LucasPilla / Sorting-Algorithms-Visualizer

Program made with Python and Pygame module for visualizing sorting algorithms

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Added a continuous timer that updates during sorting #182

Closed hlai1 closed 1 month ago

hlai1 commented 11 months ago

Changes

added a timer box on bottom right of the screen
timer updates as the sorting algorithm is running and shows the final value

Why (resolves #169 and #170)

169 was about implementing the time taken to sort feature, but @LucasPilla explained in the thread of replies how it would be nice to have the time updated with each iteration, rather than just displaying it at the end

How

Pulled the main branch of the repo
Added @SunnyWan59's changes to implement a static time box in the bottom right of the screen
Modified main.py to update display.timeBox and display.time_taken if the display wasn't paused

Testing

Visually confirmed that the time box was updating for different sorting algorithms

Screenshots

https://github.com/LucasPilla/Sorting-Algorithms-Visualizer/assets/66923491/052105e3-7eef-477e-aa85-7d4a5f233725