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class RingBuffer:
    def __init__(self, capacity):
        self.size = capacity
        self.capacity = 0
        self.Buffer = [None] * capacity
        self.Head = 0
        self.Tail = 0

    def full(self):
        return self.size == self.capacity

    def empty(self):
        return self.capacity == 0

    def add(self, obj):
        self.Buffer[self.Tail] = obj
        self.Tail = (self.Tail + 1) % self.size
        Self.capacity += 1

    def pop(self):
        self.Head = (self.Head + 1) % self.size
        Self.capacity -= 1
        return self.Buffer[self.Head - 1]

- aonecoding May 24, 2018 | Flag Reply
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//merge interval
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <vector>
#include<cmath>
#include <unordered_map>
#include<memory>
#include<algorithm>
#include<assert.h>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;
bool comparator(vector<int> a, vector<int> b)
{
	return a[0] < b[0];
}

bool rcomparator(vector<int> a, vector<int> b)
{
	return a[0] > b[0];
}
void mergeInterval(vector<vector<int>>& arr)
{
	int n = arr.size();
	int count = n;
	sort(arr.begin(), arr.end(), comparator);
	for (int i = 0; i < n-1; i++)
	{
		if (arr[i][1] >= arr[i + 1][0])
		{
			arr[i][1] = max(arr[i][1], arr[i + 1][1]);
			arr[i + 1][0] = -1;
			//arr.erase(arr.begin()+i + 1);
			count--;
		}
	}
	sort(arr.begin(), arr.end(), rcomparator);
	arr.resize(count);
	sort(arr.begin(), arr.end(), comparator);


}

int main() {
	vector<vector<int>> arr = { { 6,8 },{ 1,9 },{ 2,4 },{ 4,7 } };
	mergeInterval(arr);
	int n = arr.size();
	for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
		cout << arr[i][0] << " " << arr[i][1] << endl;
	
	return 0;
}

- aman.bansal4u May 26, 2018 | Flag Reply
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package com.ibm.mypackage;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Stack;

public class AlienDictionaryTest
{
static HashMap<Character, Integer> map = new HashMap<Character, Integer>();
static int[][] adjMatrics;

static int buildGraph(String[] dick)
{
int n = 0;
int arrLen = dick.length;
for (int i = 0; i < arrLen; i++)
{
String word = dick[i];
int wordLen = word.length();
for (int j = 0; j < wordLen; j++)
{
if (map.containsKey(word.charAt(j)) == false)
{
map.put(word.charAt(j), n);
n++;
}
}
}
return n;
}

static void setVertice(String[] dick, int numOfChars)
{
adjMatrics = new int[numOfChars][numOfChars];
int arrLen = dick.length;

for (int i = 0; i < arrLen - 1; i++)
{
String word1 = dick[i];
String word2 = dick[i + 1];
int shorter = Math.min(word1.length(), word2.length());
for (int j = 0; j < shorter; j++)
{
if (word1.charAt(j) != word2.charAt(j))
{
adjMatrics[map.get(word2.charAt(j))][map.get(word1.charAt(j))] = 1;
}
}
}
}

static int getRoot()
{
int numOfChars = adjMatrics[0].length;
boolean hasDep;
for (int i = 0; i < numOfChars; i++)
{
hasDep = false;
for (int j = 0; j < numOfChars; j++)
{
if (adjMatrics[j][i] == 1)
hasDep = true;
}
// need to process error if there are more than 1 root
if (hasDep == false)
return i;
}
// also need to handle error if there is no root;
return -1;
}

static void searchGraph(String[] dick)
{
int numOfChars = buildGraph(dick);
setVertice(dick, numOfChars);
int[] visited = new int[numOfChars];
for (int i = 0; i < numOfChars; i++)
visited[i] = 0;
Stack<Integer> stack = new Stack<Integer>();
int root = getRoot();
DFS(root, visited, stack, numOfChars);
printCharOrder(stack);
}

static void DFS(int root, int[] visited, Stack<Integer> stack, int numOfChars)
{
visited[root] = 1;
for (int i = 0; i < numOfChars; i++)
{
if (adjMatrics[root][i] == 1 && visited[i] == 0)
DFS(i, visited, stack, numOfChars);
}
visited[root] = 2;
stack.push(root);
}

static void printCharOrder(Stack<Integer> stack)
{
int numOfChars = adjMatrics[0].length;
char[] chars = new char[numOfChars];
Iterator it = map.entrySet().iterator();
while (it.hasNext())
{
Map.Entry<Character, Integer> entry = (Map.Entry<Character, Integer>) it.next();
chars[entry.getValue()] = entry.getKey();
}
Stack<Integer> reversed = new Stack<Integer>();
while (!stack.isEmpty())
{
reversed.push(stack.pop());
}
while (!reversed.isEmpty())
{
int index = reversed.pop();
System.out.print(chars[index]);
System.out.print(" ");
}
}

public static void main(String[] args)
{
String[] dick = { "wrt", "wrf", "er", "ett", "rftt" };
searchGraph(dick);
}
}

- Anonymous June 14, 2018 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Stack;

public class LeetDictionaryTest
{
   public static Graph buildGraph(String[] dictionary)
   {
      Graph graph = new Graph();
      int arrLen = dictionary.length;
      for (int i = 0; i < arrLen - 1; i++)
      {
         String word1 = dictionary[i];
         String word2 = dictionary[i + 1];
         int compareLen = Math.min(word1.length(), word2.length());
         for (int j = 0; j < compareLen; j++)
         {
            if (word1.charAt(j) != word2.charAt(j))
            {
               graph.addDependency(word1.charAt(j), word2.charAt(j));
            }
         }
      }

      return graph;
   }

   public static Stack<Letter> getOrder(Graph graph)
   {
      Stack<Letter> stack = new Stack<Letter>();
      ArrayList<Letter> letters = graph.getNodes();
      for (Letter letter : letters)
      {
         if (letter.getState() == Letter.State.UNVISTITED)
         {
            if (!DFS(letter, stack))
            {
               return null;
            }
         }
      }
      return stack;
   }

   public static boolean DFS(Letter letter, Stack<Letter> stack)
   {
      if (letter.getState() == Letter.State.VISITING)
      {
         return false;
      }

      if (letter.getState() == Letter.State.UNVISTITED)
      {
         letter.setState(Letter.State.VISITING);
         for (Letter l : letter.getSibling())
         {
            if (!DFS(l, stack))
            {
               return false;
            }
         }
         letter.setState(Letter.State.VISITED);
         stack.push(letter);
      }
      return true;
   }

   public static void printStack(Stack<Letter> stack)
   {
      while (!stack.isEmpty())
      {
         System.out.print(stack.pop().getName());
         System.out.print(" ");
      }
   }

   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      String[] dictionary = { "wrt", "wrf", "er", "ett", "rftt" };
      Graph graph = buildGraph(dictionary);
      Stack<Letter> stack = getOrder(graph);
      if (stack == null)
      {
         System.out.println("Circular error occurred;");
      }
      else
      {
         printStack(stack);
      }
   }
}

- yuanlixin49 June 15, 2018 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;

public class Graph
{
   ArrayList<Letter> nodes = new ArrayList<Letter>();
   HashMap<Character, Letter> map = new HashMap<Character, Letter>();

   public Letter addOrCreateNode(char c)
   {
      if (!map.containsKey(c))
      {
         Letter node = new Letter(c);
         nodes.add(node);
         map.put(c, node);
      }
      return map.get(c);
   }

   public void addDependency(char c, char nextChar)
   {
      Letter letter = addOrCreateNode(c);
      Letter nextSibling = addOrCreateNode(nextChar);
      letter.addNextSibling(nextSibling);
   }

   public ArrayList<Letter> getNodes()
   {
      return this.nodes;
   }
}

- yuanlixin49 June 15, 2018 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;

public class Letter
{
   public enum State
   {
      UNVISTITED, VISITING, VISITED
   };

   char name;
   ArrayList<Letter> smallSiblings = new ArrayList<Letter>();
   HashMap<Character, Letter> map = new HashMap<Character, Letter>();
   State state = State.UNVISTITED;

   public Letter(Character c)
   {
      this.name = c;
   }

   public char getName()
   {
      return this.name;
   }

   public State getState()
   {
      return this.state;
   }

   public void addNextSibling(Letter sibling)
   {
      if (!map.containsKey(sibling.getName()))
      {
         this.smallSiblings.add(sibling);
         this.map.put(sibling.getName(), sibling);
      }
   }

   public ArrayList<Letter> getSibling()
   {
      return this.smallSiblings;
   }

   public void setState(State state)
   {
      this.state = state;
   }
}

- yuanlixin49 June 15, 2018 | Flag Reply


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