Deque-Simple.swift

/*
  Deque (pronounced "deck"), a double-ended queue

  This particular implementation is simple but not very efficient. Several
  operations are O(n). A more efficient implementation would use a doubly 
  linked list or a circular buffer.
*/
public struct Deque<T> {
  private var array = [T]()

  public var isEmpty: Bool {
    return array.isEmpty
  }

  public var count: Int {
    return array.count
  }

  public mutating func enqueue(element: T) {
    array.append(element)
  }

  public mutating func enqueueFront(element: T) {
    array.insert(element, atIndex: 0)
  }

  public mutating func dequeue() -> T? {
    if isEmpty {
      return nil
    } else {
      return array.removeFirst()
    }
  }

  public mutating func dequeueBack() -> T? {
    if isEmpty {
      return nil
    } else {
      return array.removeLast()
    }
  }

  public func peekFront() -> T? {
    return array.first
  }

  public func peekBack() -> T? {
    return array.last
  }
}