将列表拆分为固定数量的随机大小的子列表

Split a list into a fixed number of random-sized sub-lists

将列表拆分为特定数量的块的最快方法是什么?我希望块大小是随机的,但所有块都至少包含一个元素。

我不知道这是否是最快的方法,但我认为类似的方法应该适用于相当好的分布:

import scala.util.Random

def split[T](list: List[T], chunks: Int): List[List[T]] =
  if (chunks == 0) Nil
  else if (chunks == 1) List(list)
  else {
    val avg = list.size / chunks
    val rand = (1.0 + Random.nextGaussian / 3) * avg
    val index = (rand.toInt max 1) min (list.size - chunks)
    val (h, t) = list splitAt index
    h +: split(t, chunks - 1)
  }

结果:

split(1 to 100 toList, 10) 
List[List[Int]] = List(
  List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14),
  List(15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21),
  List(22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28),
  List(29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38),
  List(39, 40, 41, 42, 43),
  List(44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54),
  List(55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70),
  List(71, 72, 73, 74, 75),
  List(76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84),
  List(85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
)

编辑:这里是更高效的尾递归版本,尽管不那么优雅。它反向构建结果列表,因为使用接近列表末尾的索引调用 splitAt 将以 O(n*n) 复杂度结束。

def split[T](list: List[T], chunks: Int): List[List[T]] = {
  @tailrec
  def split[T](list: List[T], chunks: Int, size: Int, result: List[List[T]]): List[List[T]] =
    if (chunks == 0) result
    else if (chunks == 1) list +: result
    else {
      val avg = size / chunks
      val rand = (1.0 + Random.nextGaussian / 3) * avg
      val index = (rand.toInt max 1) min (size - chunks)
      val (h, t) = list splitAt index
      split(t, chunks - 1, size - index, h +: result)
    }
  split(list, chunks, list.size, Nil).reverse
}