var Point = function(x, y) { this.x = x; this.y = y; }; Point.prototype.getX = function() { return this.x; }; Point.prototype.getY = function() { return this.y; }; var mergeSort = function mergeSort(points, comp) { if(points.length < 2) return points; var n = points.length, i = 0, j = 0, leftN = Math.floor(n / 2), rightN = leftN; var leftPart = mergeSort( points.slice(0, leftN), comp), rightPart = mergeSort( points.slice(rightN), comp ); var sortedPart = []; while((i < leftPart.length) && (j < rightPart.length)) { if(comp(leftPart[i], rightPart[j]) < 0) { sortedPart.push(leftPart[i]); i += 1; } else { sortedPart.push(rightPart[j]); j += 1; } } while(i < leftPart.length) { sortedPart.push(leftPart[i]); i += 1; } while(j < rightPart.length) { sortedPart.push(rightPart[j]); j += 1; } return sortedPart; }; var closestPair = function _closestPair(Px, Py) { if(Px.length < 2) return { distance: Infinity, pair: [ new Point(0, 0), new Point(0, 0) ] }; if(Px.length < 3) { //find euclid distance var d = Math.sqrt( Math.pow(Math.abs(Px[1].x - Px[0].x), 2) + Math.pow(Math.abs(Px[1].y - Px[0].y), 2) ); return { distance: d, pair: [ Px[0], Px[1] ] }; } var n = Px.length, leftN = Math.floor(n / 2), rightN = leftN; var Xl = Px.slice(0, leftN), Xr = Px.slice(rightN), Xm = Xl[leftN - 1], Yl = [], Yr = []; //separate Py for(var i = 0; i < Py.length; i += 1) { if(Py[i].x <= Xm.x) Yl.push(Py[i]); else Yr.push(Py[i]); } var dLeft = _closestPair(Xl, Yl), dRight = _closestPair(Xr, Yr); var minDelta = dLeft.distance, closestPair = dLeft.pair; if(dLeft.distance > dRight.distance) { minDelta = dRight.distance; closestPair = dRight.pair; } //filter points around Xm within delta (minDelta) var closeY = []; for(i = 0; i < Py.length; i += 1) { if(Math.abs(Py[i].x - Xm.x) < minDelta) closeY.push(Py[i]); } //find min within delta. 8 steps max for(i = 0; i < closeY.length; i += 1) { for(var j = i + 1; j < Math.min( (i + 8), closeY.length ); j += 1) { var d = Math.sqrt( Math.pow(Math.abs(closeY[j].x - closeY[i].x), 2) + Math.pow(Math.abs(closeY[j].y - closeY[i].y), 2) ); if(d < minDelta) { minDelta = d; closestPair = [ closeY[i], closeY[j] ] } } } return { distance: minDelta, pair: closestPair }; }; var points = [ new Point(0.748501, 4.09624), new Point(3.00302, 5.26164), new Point(3.61878, 9.52232), new Point(7.46911, 4.71611), new Point(5.7819, 2.69367), new Point(2.34709, 8.74782), new Point(2.87169, 5.97774), new Point(6.33101, 0.463131), new Point(7.46489, 4.6268), new Point(1.45428, 0.087596) ]; var sortX = function (a, b) { return (a.x < b.x) ? -1 : ((a.x > b.x) ? 1 : 0); } var sortY = function (a, b) { return (a.y < b.y) ? -1 : ((a.y > b.y) ? 1 : 0); } var Px = mergeSort(points, sortX); var Py = mergeSort(points, sortY); console.log(JSON.stringify(closestPair(Px, Py))) // {"distance":0.0894096443343775,"pair":[{"x":7.46489,"y":4.6268},{"x":7.46911,"y":4.71611}]} var points2 = [new Point(37100, 13118), new Point(37134, 1963), new Point(37181, 2008), new Point(37276, 21611), new Point(37307, 9320)]; Px = mergeSort(points2, sortX); Py = mergeSort(points2, sortY); console.log(JSON.stringify(closestPair(Px, Py))); // {"distance":65.06919393998976,"pair":[{"x":37134,"y":1963},{"x":37181,"y":2008}]}