# 1649. Create Sorted Array through Instructions

https://leetcode.com/problems/create-sorted-array-through-instructions

## Description

Given an integer array `instructions`, you are asked to create a sorted array from the elements in `instructions`. You start with an empty container `nums`. For each element from **left to right** in `instructions`, insert it into `nums`. The **cost** of each insertion is the **minimum** of the following:

* The number of elements currently in `nums` that are **strictly less than** `instructions[i]`.
* The number of elements currently in `nums` that are **strictly greater than** `instructions[i]`.

For example, if inserting element `3` into `nums = [1,2,3,5]`, the **cost** of insertion is `min(2, 1)` (elements `1` and `2` are less than `3`, element `5` is greater than `3`) and `nums` will become `[1,2,3,3,5]`.

Return _the **total cost** to insert all elements from_ `instructions` _into_ `nums`. Since the answer may be large, return it **modulo** `109 + 7`

**Example 1:**

```

**Input:** instructions = [1,5,6,2]
**Output:** 1
**Explanation:** Begin with nums = [].
Insert 1 with cost min(0, 0) = 0, now nums = [1].
Insert 5 with cost min(1, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,5].
Insert 6 with cost min(2, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,5,6].
Insert 2 with cost min(1, 2) = 1, now nums = [1,2,5,6].
The total cost is 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 1.
```

**Example 2:**

```

**Input:** instructions = [1,2,3,6,5,4]
**Output:** 3
**Explanation:** Begin with nums = [].
Insert 1 with cost min(0, 0) = 0, now nums = [1].
Insert 2 with cost min(1, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,2].
Insert 3 with cost min(2, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,2,3].
Insert 6 with cost min(3, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,2,3,6].
Insert 5 with cost min(3, 1) = 1, now nums = [1,2,3,5,6].
Insert 4 with cost min(3, 2) = 2, now nums = [1,2,3,4,5,6].
The total cost is 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 2 = 3.
```

**Example 3:**

```

**Input:** instructions = [1,3,3,3,2,4,2,1,2]
**Output:** 4
**Explanation:** Begin with nums = [].
Insert 1 with cost min(0, 0) = 0, now nums = [1].
Insert 3 with cost min(1, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,3].
Insert 3 with cost min(1, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,3,3].
Insert 3 with cost min(1, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,3,3,3].
Insert 2 with cost min(1, 3) = 1, now nums = [1,2,3,3,3].
Insert 4 with cost min(5, 0) = 0, now nums = [1,2,3,3,3,4].
​​​​​​​Insert 2 with cost min(1, 4) = 1, now nums = [1,2,2,3,3,3,4].
​​​​​​​Insert 1 with cost min(0, 6) = 0, now nums = [1,1,2,2,3,3,3,4].
​​​​​​​Insert 2 with cost min(2, 4) = 2, now nums = [1,1,2,2,2,3,3,3,4].
The total cost is 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 4.
```

**Constraints:**

* `1 <= instructions.length <= 105`
* `1 <= instructions[i] <= 105`

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