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package com.thealgorithms.datastructures.lists;

public final class FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList {

static final class Node<E> {
public Node<E> next;
public E value;

Node(E value, Node<E> next) {
this.value = value;
this.next = next;
}
}

/**
* Finds the middle node of a singly linked list.
*
* @param head the head node of the singly linked list
* @param <E> the type of elements in the linked list
* @return the middle node of the linked list; if the list is empty, returns null
*/
public static <E> Node<E> findMiddle(Node<E> head) {
if (head == null) {
return null; // Empty list
}

Node<E> slowPointer = head;
Node<E> fastPointer = head;

// Move fastPointer two steps and slowPointer one step at a time
while (fastPointer != null && fastPointer.next != null) {
slowPointer = slowPointer.next;
fastPointer = fastPointer.next.next;
}

// When fastPointer reaches the end, slowPointer will be at the middle
return slowPointer;
}
}
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package com.thealgorithms.datastructures.lists;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

final class FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedListTest {

@Test
void testFindMiddleEmptyList() {
FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<Integer> head = null;
var middle = FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.findMiddle(head);
assertNull(middle, "Middle of an empty list should be null.");
}

@Test
void testFindMiddleSingleElement() {
var head = new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(1, null);
var middle = FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.findMiddle(head);
assertEquals(1, middle.value,
"Middle of a single-element list should be the only element.");
}

@Test
void testFindMiddleOddElements() {
var head = new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(1,
new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(2,
new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(3,
new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(4,
new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(5, null)))));

var middle = FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.findMiddle(head);
assertEquals(3, middle.value,
"Middle of a 5-element list should be the 3rd element.");
}

@Test
void testFindMiddleEvenElements() {
var head = new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(1,
new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(2,
new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(3,
new FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.Node<>(4, null))));

var middle = FindMiddleOfSinglyLinkedList.findMiddle(head);
assertEquals(3, middle.value,
"Middle of a 4-element list should be the 3rd element.");
}
}
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