Double Linked List

A JavaScript implementation of a double linked list. Much faster than the native JS array if your focus is adding and removing from large data sets.

Slow if you need to randomly access elements from within the data set.

• Installation
• Use
• Documentation
• Changelog

Installation

$ npm install double-linked-list

Use

var LinkedList = require('double-linked-list');

var list = new LinkedList();

Documentation

• push
• unShift
• pop
• shift
• first
• last
• length

Method reference

#push

list.push(item);

Add an item to the end of the list.

list.push('one');
list.push('two');
list.push('three');
console.log(list.last()); // 'three'
console.log(list.first()); // 'one'

#unShift

list.unShift(item);

Add an item to the start of the list.

list.unShift('one');
list.unShift('two');
list.unShift('three');
console.log(list.first()); // 'three'
console.log(list.last()); // 'one'

#pop

list.pop();

Remove the item at the end of the list, returning the removed item. Returns null if the list is empty.

list.push('one');
list.push('two');
list.push('three');
var item = list.pop();
console.log(item); // 'three'

#shift

list.shift();

Remove the item at the start of the list, returning the removed item. Returns null if the list is empty.

list.push('one');
list.push('two');
list.push('three');
var item = list.shift();
console.log(item); // 'one'

#first

list.first();

Returns the item at the start of the list. Returns null if the list is empty.

list.push('one');
list.push('two');
list.push('three');
console.log(list.first()); // 'one'

#last

list.last();

Returns the item at the end of the list. Returns null if the list is empty.

list.push('one');
list.push('two');
list.push('three');
console.log(list.last()); // 'three'

.length

list.length;

Returns the length of the list.

list.push('one');
list.push('two');
list.push('three');
console.log(list.length); // 3

Changelog

• 1.1.3 - 31/07/2015:
  • Add navigation to the README.
• 1.1.2 - 30/07/2015:
  • Small change to some errors in the README.
• 1.1.1 - 30/07/2015:
  • Add unShift function to the documentation.
• 1.1.0 - 30/07/2015:
  • + # unShift
  • + # unShift tests
• 1.0.0 - 30/07/2015:
  • Rename all function names:
    • # add -> # push
    • # removeFromStart -> # shift
    • # removeFromEnd -> # pop
    • # getStart -> # first
    • # getEnd -> # last
  • Update the README formatting and information within.
• 0.1.1 - 30/07/2015:
  • Added git remotes and issues to the package.json.
• 0.1.0 - 30/07/2015:
  • Initial implementation with:
    • Constructor
    • # add
    • # removeFromStart
    • # removeFromEnd
    • # getStart
    • # getEnd
    • .length
    • Passing tests
• 0.0.0 - 30/07/2015 - Initial publish with no contents.