{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](http://donnemartin.com). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Challenge Notebook" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Implement SetOfStacks that wraps a list of stacks, where each stack is bound by a capacity.\n", "\n", "* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n", "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n", "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n", "* [Code](#Code)\n", "* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)\n", "* [Solution Notebook](#Solution-Notebook)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Constraints\n", "\n", "* Can we assume we already have a stack class that can be used for this problem?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Are all stack bound by the same capacity?\n", " * Yes\n", "* If a stack becomes full, should automatically create one?\n", " * Yes\n", "* If a stack becomes empty, should we delete it?\n", " * Yes\n", "* If we pop on an empty stack, should we return None?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume this fits memory?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "* Push and pop on an empty stack\n", "* Push and pop on a non-empty stack\n", "* Push on a capacity stack to create a new one\n", "* Pop on a stack to destroy it" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "Refer to the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/stacks_queues/set_of_stacks/set_of_stacks_solution.ipynb). If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Code" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "%run ../stack/stack.py\n", "%load ../stack/stack.py" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "class StackWithCapacity(Stack):\n", "\n", " def __init__(self, top=None, capacity=10):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass\n", "\n", " def push(self, data):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass\n", "\n", " def pop(self):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass\n", "\n", " def is_full(self):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass\n", "\n", "\n", "class SetOfStacks(object):\n", "\n", " def __init__(self, indiv_stack_capacity):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass\n", "\n", " def push(self, data):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass\n", "\n", " def pop(self):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Unit Test\n", "\n", "\n", "\n", "**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "# %load test_set_of_stacks.py\n", "import unittest\n", "\n", "\n", "class TestSetOfStacks(unittest.TestCase):\n", "\n", " def test_set_of_stacks(self):\n", " print('Test: Push on an empty stack')\n", " stacks = SetOfStacks(indiv_stack_capacity=2)\n", " stacks.push(3)\n", "\n", " print('Test: Push on a non-empty stack')\n", " stacks.push(5)\n", "\n", " print('Test: Push on a capacity stack to create a new one')\n", " stacks.push('a')\n", "\n", " print('Test: Pop on a stack to destroy it')\n", " self.assertEqual(stacks.pop(), 'a')\n", "\n", " print('Test: Pop general case')\n", " self.assertEqual(stacks.pop(), 5)\n", " self.assertEqual(stacks.pop(), 3)\n", "\n", " print('Test: Pop on no elements')\n", " self.assertEqual(stacks.pop(), None)\n", "\n", " print('Success: test_set_of_stacks')\n", "\n", "\n", "def main():\n", " test = TestSetOfStacks()\n", " test.test_set_of_stacks()\n", "\n", "\n", "if __name__ == '__main__':\n", " main()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Solution Notebook\n", "\n", "Review the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/stacks_queues/set_of_stacks/set_of_stacks_solution.ipynb) for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions." ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.7.2" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 1 }