#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    #define MAX_A_SIZE 10 // size of the array where decimal values of arguments will be managed
    int num[MAX_A_SIZE];
    int element, max, min, posmax, posmin;
    int numElements = 0;
    // check that too many arguments are not passed
    if (argc - 1 > MAX_A_SIZE)
    {
        printf("Too many parameters. Maximum parameters number is %d\n", MAX_A_SIZE);
        exit(1); // exit the program with retcode 1 ==> error
    }
    else
        numElements = argc - 1;
    // initialize num array elements to 0
    for (int i = 0; i < MAX_A_SIZE; i++)
    {
        num[i] = 0;
    }
    //print the number of arguments passed to the the program 
    printf("List of %d elements:\t", numElements);
    //initialize variables that will contain maximum and minumum values passed as arguments
    max = INT_MIN;
    min = INT_MAX;
    
    for (int i = 1; i <= numElements; i++)
    {
        printf("\t%s", argv[i]);
        //conversion of the string value of the arguments to the decimal one and store it in num array elements 
        num[i - 1] = (int)strtol(argv[i], (char**)NULL, 10);
        // check if max and min variables values shall be updated according to the ith value of the arguments
        if (num[i - 1] > max)
        {
            max = num[i - 1];
            posmax = i;
        }
        if (num[i - 1] < min)
        {
            min = num[i - 1];
            posmin = i;
        }
    }
    //print max and min value in the arguments list and their position in the arguments list
    printf("\nMax value %d in position %d.\tMin value %d in position %d.\n", max, posmax, min, posmin);
    num[posmax-1] = num[numElements - 1];
    num[numElements - 1] = max;
    num[posmin-1] = num[0];
    num[0] = min;

    // order the list in ascending order, there can be many other solutions to reach the same outcome
    bool ordered = true;
    do
    {
        ordered = true;
        for (int i = 1; i < numElements - 1; i++)
        {
            if (num[i] > num[i + 1])
            {
                element = num[i];
                num[i] = num[i + 1];
                num[i + 1] = element;
                ordered = false;
            }
        }
    } while (!ordered);
    // print the ordered list
    printf("Ordered list:\t");
    for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++)
    {
        printf("\t%d", num[i]);

    }
    printf("\n");
    exit(0);
}