148. Sort List

Sort a linked list in O(n log n) time using constant space complexity.

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * public class ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode next;
 *     ListNode(int x) { val = x; }
 * }
 */
class Solution {
    private ListNode findMiddle(ListNode head) {
        ListNode slow = head, fast = head.next;
        while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
            fast = fast.next.next;
            slow = slow.next;
        }
        return slow;
    }    

    private ListNode merge(ListNode head1, ListNode head2) {
        ListNode dummy = new ListNode(0);
        ListNode tail = dummy;
        while (head1 != null && head2 != null) {
            if (head1.val < head2.val) {
                tail.next = head1;
                head1 = head1.next;
            } else {
                tail.next = head2;
                head2 = head2.next;
            }
            tail = tail.next;
        }
        if (head1 != null) {
            tail.next = head1;
        } else {
            tail.next = head2;
        }

        return dummy.next;
    }

    public ListNode sortList(ListNode head) {
        if (head == null || head.next == null) {
            return head;
        }

        ListNode mid = findMiddle(head);

        ListNode right = sortList(mid.next);
        mid.next = null;
        ListNode left = sortList(head);

        return merge(left, right);
    }
}

/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * function ListNode(val, next) {
 *     this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *     this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next)
 * }
 */

/**
 * @param {ListNode} head
 * @return {ListNode}
 */
var sortList = function(head) {
    if (!head || !head.next) return head;
    let stash = [];

    while (head) {
        stash.push(head);
        const temp = head.next;
        head.next = null;
        head = temp;
    }
    stash.sort((a, b) => a.val - b.val).reduce((pre, cur) => (pre.next = cur));
    return stash[0];
};