Merge branch 'master' into max_heap_improve

Author: Hardvan

DIRECTORY.md

@@ -321,12 +321,15 @@
             * [BinaryAddition](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/BinaryAddition.java)
             * [CoinChange](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/CoinChange.java)
             * [DigitSeparation](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/DigitSeparation.java)
+            * [EgyptianFraction](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/EgyptianFraction.java)
             * [FractionalKnapsack](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/FractionalKnapsack.java)
             * [GaleShapley](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/GaleShapley.java)
             * [JobSequencing](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/JobSequencing.java)
+            * [KCenters](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/KCenters.java)
             * [MergeIntervals](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/MergeIntervals.java)
             * [MinimizingLateness](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/MinimizingLateness.java)
             * [MinimumWaitingTime](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/MinimumWaitingTime.java)
+            * [OptimalFileMerging](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/OptimalFileMerging.java)
             * [StockProfitCalculator](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/StockProfitCalculator.java)
           * io
             * [BufferedReader](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/io/BufferedReader.java)
@@ -351,6 +354,7 @@
             * [BinaryPow](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/BinaryPow.java)
             * [BinomialCoefficient](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/BinomialCoefficient.java)
             * [Ceil](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Ceil.java)
+            * [ChineseRemainderTheorem](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/ChineseRemainderTheorem.java)
             * [CircularConvolutionFFT](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/CircularConvolutionFFT.java)
             * [CollatzConjecture](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/CollatzConjecture.java)
             * [Combinations](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Combinations.java)
@@ -568,6 +572,9 @@
             * [TernarySearch](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/searches/TernarySearch.java)
             * [UnionFind](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/searches/UnionFind.java)
             * [UpperBound](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/searches/UpperBound.java)
+          * slidingwindow
+            * [LongestSubstringWithoutRepeatingCharacters](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/LongestSubstringWithoutRepeatingCharacters.java)
+            * [MaxSumKSizeSubarray](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/MaxSumKSizeSubarray.java)
           * sorts
             * [AdaptiveMergeSort](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/sorts/AdaptiveMergeSort.java)
             * [BeadSort](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/sorts/BeadSort.java)
@@ -826,11 +833,17 @@
               * [HashMapCuckooHashingTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/hashmap/HashMapCuckooHashingTest.java)
             * heaps
               * [FibonacciHeapTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/heaps/FibonacciHeapTest.java)
+              * [GenericHeapTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/heaps/GenericHeapTest.java)
               * [LeftistHeapTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/heaps/LeftistHeapTest.java)
               * [MaxHeapTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/heaps/MaxHeapTest.java)
             * lists
               * [CircleLinkedListTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/CircleLinkedListTest.java)
+              * [CountSinglyLinkedListRecursionTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/CountSinglyLinkedListRecursionTest.java)
               * [CreateAndDetectLoopTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/CreateAndDetectLoopTest.java)
+              * [CursorLinkedListTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/CursorLinkedListTest.java)
+              * [MergeKSortedLinkedListTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/MergeKSortedLinkedListTest.java)
+              * [MergeSortedArrayListTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/MergeSortedArrayListTest.java)
+              * [MergeSortedSinglyLinkedListTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/MergeSortedSinglyLinkedListTest.java)
               * [QuickSortLinkedListTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/QuickSortLinkedListTest.java)
               * [ReverseKGroupTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/ReverseKGroupTest.java)
               * [RotateSinglyLinkedListsTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/lists/RotateSinglyLinkedListsTest.java)
@@ -846,9 +859,9 @@
               * [QueueByTwoStacksTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/queues/QueueByTwoStacksTest.java)
               * [QueueTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/queues/QueueTest.java)
             * stacks
-              * [LinkedListStackTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/stacks/LinkedListStackTest.java)
               * [StackArrayListTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/stacks/StackArrayListTest.java)
               * [StackArrayTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/stacks/StackArrayTest.java)
+              * [StackOfLinkedListTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/stacks/StackOfLinkedListTest.java)
             * trees
               * [BinaryTreeTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/trees/BinaryTreeTest.java)
               * [BoundaryTraversalTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/trees/BoundaryTraversalTest.java)
@@ -938,12 +951,15 @@
             * [BinaryAdditionTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/BinaryAdditionTest.java)
             * [CoinChangeTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/CoinChangeTest.java)
             * [DigitSeparationTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/DigitSeparationTest.java)
+            * [EgyptianFractionTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/EgyptianFractionTest.java)
             * [FractionalKnapsackTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/FractionalKnapsackTest.java)
             * [GaleShapleyTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/GaleShapleyTest.java)
             * [JobSequencingTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/JobSequencingTest.java)
+            * [KCentersTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/KCentersTest.java)
             * [MergeIntervalsTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/MergeIntervalsTest.java)
             * [MinimizingLatenessTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/MinimizingLatenessTest.java)
             * [MinimumWaitingTimeTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/MinimumWaitingTimeTest.java)
+            * [OptimalFileMergingTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/OptimalFileMergingTest.java)
             * [StockProfitCalculatorTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/StockProfitCalculatorTest.java)
           * io
             * [BufferedReaderTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/io/BufferedReaderTest.java)
@@ -965,6 +981,7 @@
             * [BinaryPowTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/BinaryPowTest.java)
             * [BinomialCoefficientTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/BinomialCoefficientTest.java)
             * [CeilTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/CeilTest.java)
+            * [ChineseRemainderTheoremTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/ChineseRemainderTheoremTest.java)
             * [CollatzConjectureTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/CollatzConjectureTest.java)
             * [CombinationsTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/CombinationsTest.java)
             * [ConvolutionFFTTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/ConvolutionFFTTest.java)
@@ -1151,6 +1168,9 @@
             * [TestSearchInARowAndColWiseSortedMatrix](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/searches/TestSearchInARowAndColWiseSortedMatrix.java)
             * [UnionFindTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/searches/UnionFindTest.java)
             * [UpperBoundTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/searches/UpperBoundTest.java)
+          * slidingwindow
+            * [LongestSubstringWithoutRepeatingCharactersTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/LongestSubstringWithoutRepeatingCharactersTest.java)
+            * [MaxSumKSizeSubarrayTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/MaxSumKSizeSubarrayTest.java)
           * sorts
             * [AdaptiveMergeSortTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/sorts/AdaptiveMergeSortTest.java)
             * [BeadSortTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/sorts/BeadSortTest.java)

src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/datastructures/heaps/GenericHeap.java

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ public class GenericHeap<T extends Comparable<T>> {
     HashMap<T, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
 
     public void add(T item) {
+        if (item == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot insert null into the heap.");
+        }
+
         this.data.add(item);
         map.put(item, this.data.size() - 1); //
         upHeapify(this.data.size() - 1);