Data structure selector

Data Structure Selector Skill

Purpose

Select the optimal data structure based on required operations, their frequencies, and time/space constraints.

Capabilities

• Analyze required operations (insert, delete, query, update)
• Match to optimal data structure
• Consider time/space trade-offs
• Suggest augmentations for custom requirements
• Compare alternatives with complexity analysis

Target Processes

• data-structure-implementation
• algorithm-implementation
• complexity-optimization

Selection Framework

Operation Analysis

1. What operations are needed?
2. What are the frequency/priority of each operation?
3. What are the constraints (N, Q, time limit)?
4. Is persistence needed?
5. Are range operations required?

Common Selection Patterns

Operations	Best Choice
Insert, Delete, Search	BST / Hash Map
Range sum, Point update	Fenwick Tree
Range query, Range update	Segment Tree + Lazy
Union, Find	DSU
Min/Max with add/remove	Multiset / Heap
Predecessor/Successor	Ordered Set / BST

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "operations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": { "type": "string" },
          "frequency": { "type": "string" },
          "constraints": { "type": "string" }
        }
      }
    },
    "constraints": { "type": "object" },
    "preferences": { "type": "array" }
  },
  "required": ["operations"]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "success": { "type": "boolean" },
    "recommended": { "type": "string" },
    "complexities": { "type": "object" },
    "alternatives": { "type": "array" },
    "augmentations": { "type": "array" },
    "reasoning": { "type": "string" }
  },
  "required": ["success", "recommended"]
}