Task: Range consolidation
C++: #include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>



template <typename iterator>
void normalize_ranges(iterator begin, iterator end) {
    for (iterator i = begin; i != end; ++i) {
        if (i->second < i->first)
            std::swap(i->first, i->second);
    }
    std::sort(begin, end);
}



template <typename iterator>
iterator merge_ranges(iterator begin, iterator end) {
    iterator out = begin;
    for (iterator i = begin; i != end; ) {
        iterator j = i;
        while (++j != end && j->first <= i->second)
            i->second = std::max(i->second, j->second);
        *out++ = *i;
        i = j;
    }
    return out;
}

template <typename iterator>
iterator consolidate_ranges(iterator begin, iterator end) {
    normalize_ranges(begin, end);
    return merge_ranges(begin, end);
}

template <typename pair>
void print_range(std::ostream& out, const pair& range) {
    out << '[' << range.first << ", " << range.second << ']';
}

template <typename iterator>
void print_ranges(std::ostream& out, iterator begin, iterator end) {
    if (begin != end) {
        print_range(out, *begin++);
        for (; begin != end; ++begin) {
            out << ", ";
            print_range(out, *begin);
        }
    }
}

int main() {
    std::vector<std::pair<double, double>> test_cases[] = {
        { {1.1, 2.2} },
        { {6.1, 7.2}, {7.2, 8.3} },
        { {4, 3}, {2, 1} },
        { {4, 3}, {2, 1}, {-1, -2}, {3.9, 10} },
        { {1, 3}, {-6, -1}, {-4, -5}, {8, 2}, {-6, -6} }
    };
    for (auto&& ranges : test_cases) {
        print_ranges(std::cout, std::begin(ranges), std::end(ranges));
        std::cout << " -> ";
        auto i = consolidate_ranges(std::begin(ranges), std::end(ranges));
        print_ranges(std::cout, std::begin(ranges), i);
        std::cout << '\n';
    }
    return 0;
}

Java: import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;

public class RangeConsolidation {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        displayRanges( Arrays.asList(new Range(1.1, 2.2)));
        displayRanges( Arrays.asList(new Range(6.1, 7.2), new Range(7.2, 8.3)));
        displayRanges( Arrays.asList(new Range(4, 3), new Range(2, 1)));
        displayRanges( Arrays.asList(new Range(4, 3), new Range(2, 1), new Range(-1, -2), new Range(3.9, 10)));
        displayRanges( Arrays.asList(new Range(1, 3), new Range(-6, -1), new Range(-4, -5), new Range(8, 2), new Range(-6, -6)));
        displayRanges( Arrays.asList(new Range(1, 1), new Range(1, 1)));
        displayRanges( Arrays.asList(new Range(1, 1), new Range(1, 2)));
        displayRanges( Arrays.asList(new Range(1, 2), new Range(3, 4), new Range(1.5, 3.5), new Range(1.2, 2.5)));
    }
    
    private static final void displayRanges(List<Range> ranges) {
        System.out.printf("ranges = %-70s, colsolidated = %s%n", ranges, Range.consolidate(ranges));
    }
    
    private static final class RangeSorter implements Comparator<Range> {
        @Override
        public int compare(Range o1, Range o2) {
            return (int) (o1.left - o2.left);
        }        
    }

    private static class Range {
        double left;
        double right;
        
        public Range(double left, double right) {
            if ( left <= right ) {
                this.left = left;
                this.right = right;
            }
            else {
                this.left = right;
                this.right = left;
            }
        }
        
        public Range consolidate(Range range) {
            
            if ( this.right < range.left ) {
                return null;
            }
            
            if ( range.right < this.left ) {
                return null;
            }
            
            if ( this.left <= range.left && this.right >= range.right ) {
                return this;
            }
            
            if ( range.left <= this.left && range.right >= this.right ) {
                return range;
            }
            
            if ( this.left <= range.left && this.right <= range.right ) {
                return new Range(this.left, range.right);
            }
            
            if ( this.left >= range.left && this.right >= range.right ) {
                return new Range(range.left, this.right);
            }
            throw new RuntimeException("ERROR:  Logic invalid.");
        }
        
        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return "[" + left + ", " + right + "]";
        }
        
        private static List<Range> consolidate(List<Range> ranges) {
            List<Range> consolidated = new ArrayList<>();
            
            Collections.sort(ranges, new RangeSorter());
            
            for ( Range inRange : ranges ) {
                Range r = null;
                Range conRange = null;
                for ( Range conRangeLoop : consolidated ) {
                    r = inRange.consolidate(conRangeLoop);
                    if (r != null ) {
                        conRange = conRangeLoop;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                if ( r == null ) {
                    consolidated.add(inRange);
                }
                else {
                    consolidated.remove(conRange);
                    consolidated.add(r);                    
                }
            }
            
            Collections.sort(consolidated, new RangeSorter());
            
            return consolidated;
        }
    }

}