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+const std = @import("std");
+const mem = std.mem;
+const testing = std.testing;
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+
+fn sort_helper(comptime T: type, arr: []T, aux: []T, low: usize, high: usize) void {
+    if (high - low <= 1) return;
+    const mid = low + (high - low) / 2;
+    sort_helper(T, arr, aux, low, mid);
+    sort_helper(T, arr, aux, mid, high);
+    merge(T, arr, aux, low, mid, high);
+}
+
+fn merge(comptime T: type, arr: []T, aux: []T, low: usize, mid: usize, high: usize) void {
+    @memcpy(aux[low..high], arr[low..high]);
+    var i = low;
+    var j = mid;
+    var k = low;
+    while (k < high) : (k += 1) {
+        if (i < mid and (j == high or aux[i] <= aux[j])) {
+            arr[k] = aux[i];
+            i += 1;
+        } else {
+            arr[k] = aux[j];
+            j += 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn sort(comptime T: type, arr: []T, allocator: *Allocator) !void {
+    const aux = try allocator.alloc(T, arr.len);
+    defer allocator.free(aux);
+    sort_helper(T, arr, aux, 0, arr.len);
+    std.debug.print("aux: {any}\n", .{aux});
+    std.debug.print("arr: {any}\n", .{arr});
+}
+
+test "optimized merge sort - basic test" {
+    var arr = [_]i64{ 20, 3, 5, 1, 30, 4, 2 };
+    var allocator = testing.allocator;
+    try sort(i64, &arr, &allocator);
+    const expected = [_]i64{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 30 };
+    try testing.expectEqualSlices(i64, &expected, &arr);
+}