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   "source": [
    "This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](https://github.com/donnemartin). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)."
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   "source": [
    "# Solution Notebook"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "## Problem: Check if a binary tree is balanced.\n",
    "\n",
    "* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n",
    "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
    "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
    "* [Code](#Code)\n",
    "* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)"
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    "## Constraints\n",
    "\n",
    "* Is a balanced tree one where the heights of two sub trees of any node doesn't differ by more than 1?\n",
    "    * Yes\n",
    "* If this is called on a None input, should we raise an exception?\n",
    "    * Yes\n",
    "* Can we assume we already have a Node class with an insert method?\n",
    "    * Yes\n",
    "* Can we assume this fits memory?\n",
    "    * Yes"
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   "source": [
    "## Test Cases\n",
    "\n",
    "* None -> No\n",
    "* 1 -> Yes\n",
    "* 5, 3, 8, 1, 4 -> Yes\n",
    "* 5, 3, 8, 9, 10 -> No"
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   "source": [
    "## Algorithm\n",
    "\n",
    "The algorithm will be similar to where we get the height of a tree as seen in [here](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/graphs_trees/tree_height/height_solution.ipynb).\n",
    "\n",
    "However, we could check whether the tree is balanced while also checking for the heights.\n",
    "\n",
    "* Base case: If the root is None, return 0\n",
    "* Recursively check whether the left sub tree is balanced, and get its height left_height\n",
    "* Recursively check whether the right sub tree is balanced, and get its height right_height\n",
    "* Compare left_height and right_height\n",
    "* Return 1 + max(left_height, right_height)\n",
    "    \n",
    "Complexity:\n",
    "* Time: O(n)\n",
    "* Space: O(h), where h is the height of the tree"
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   "source": [
    "## Code"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
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   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "%run ../bst/bst.py"
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    "class BstBalance(Bst):\n",
    "\n",
    "    def _check_height(self, node):\n",
    "        if node is None:\n",
    "            return 0\n",
    "        left_height = self._check_height(node.left)\n",
    "        if left_height == -1:\n",
    "            return -1\n",
    "        right_height = self._check_height(node.right)\n",
    "        if right_height == -1:\n",
    "            return -1\n",
    "        diff = abs(left_height-right_height)\n",
    "        if diff > 1:\n",
    "            return -1\n",
    "        return 1 + max(left_height, right_height)\n",
    "\n",
    "    def check_balance(self):\n",
    "        if self.root is None:\n",
    "            raise TypeError('root cannot be None')\n",
    "        height = self._check_height(self.root)\n",
    "        return height != -1"
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   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "## Unit Test"
   ]
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   "execution_count": 3,
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     "text": [
      "Overwriting test_check_balance.py\n"
     ]
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   "source": [
    "%%writefile test_check_balance.py\n",
    "from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
    "from nose.tools import raises\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "class TestCheckBalance(object):\n",
    "\n",
    "    @raises(TypeError)\n",
    "    def test_check_balance_empty(self):\n",
    "        bst = BstBalance(None)\n",
    "        bst.check_balance()\n",
    "\n",
    "    def test_check_balance(self):\n",
    "        bst = BstBalance(Node(5))\n",
    "        assert_equal(bst.check_balance(), True)\n",
    "\n",
    "        bst.insert(3)\n",
    "        bst.insert(8)\n",
    "        bst.insert(1)\n",
    "        bst.insert(4)\n",
    "        assert_equal(bst.check_balance(), True)\n",
    "\n",
    "        bst = BstBalance(Node(5))\n",
    "        bst.insert(3)\n",
    "        bst.insert(8)\n",
    "        bst.insert(9)\n",
    "        bst.insert(10)\n",
    "        assert_equal(bst.check_balance(), False)\n",
    "\n",
    "        bst = BstBalance(Node(3))\n",
    "        bst.insert(2)\n",
    "        bst.insert(1)\n",
    "        bst.insert(5)\n",
    "        bst.insert(4)\n",
    "        bst.insert(6)\n",
    "        bst.insert(7)\n",
    "        assert_equal(bst.check_balance(), True)\n",
    "\n",
    "        print('Success: test_check_balance')\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "def main():\n",
    "    test = TestCheckBalance()\n",
    "    test.test_check_balance_empty()\n",
    "    test.test_check_balance()\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
    "    main()"
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     "name": "stdout",
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     "text": [
      "Success: test_check_balance\n"
     ]
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   "source": [
    "%run -i test_check_balance.py"
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