{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "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)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Challenge Notebook" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Given an array of (unix_timestamp, num_people, EventType.ENTER or EventType.EXIT), find the busiest period.\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 the input array is valid?\n", " * Check for None\n", "* Can we assume the elements of the input array are valid?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Is the input sorted by time?\n", " * No\n", "* Can you have enter and exit elements for the same timestamp?\n", " * Yes you can, order of enter and exit is not guaranteed\n", "* Could we have multiple enter events (or multiple exit events) for the same timestamp?\n", " * No\n", "* What is the format of the output?\n", " * An array of timestamps [t1, t2]\n", "* Can we assume the starting number of people is zero?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n", " * No\n", "* Can we assume this fits memory?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "* None -> TypeError\n", "* [] -> None\n", "* General case\n", "\n", "
\n",
    "timestamp  num_people  event_type\n",
    "1          2           EventType.ENTER\n",
    "3          1           EventType.ENTER\n",
    "3          2           EventType.EXIT\n",
    "7          3           EventType.ENTER\n",
    "8          2           EventType.EXIT\n",
    "9          2           EventType.EXIT\n",
    "\n",
    "result = Period(7, 8)\n",
    "
" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "Refer to the [Solution Notebook](). 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": { "collapsed": true }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "from enum import Enum\n", "\n", "\n", "class Data(object):\n", "\n", " def __init__(self, timestamp, num_people, event_type):\n", " self.timestamp = timestamp\n", " self.num_people = num_people\n", " self.event_type = event_type\n", "\n", " def __lt__(self, other):\n", " return self.timestamp < other.timestamp\n", "\n", "\n", "class Period(object):\n", "\n", " def __init__(self, start, end):\n", " self.start = start\n", " self.end = end\n", "\n", " def __eq__(self, other):\n", " return self.start == other.start and self.end == other.end\n", "\n", " def __repr__(self):\n", " return str(self.start) + ', ' + str(self.end)\n", "\n", "\n", "class EventType(Enum):\n", "\n", " ENTER = 0\n", " EXIT = 1" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "class Solution(object):\n", "\n", " def find_busiest_period(self, data):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Unit Test" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "# %load test_find_busiest_period.py\n", "from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_raises\n", "\n", "\n", "class TestSolution(object):\n", "\n", " def test_find_busiest_period(self):\n", " solution = Solution()\n", " assert_raises(TypeError, solution.find_busiest_period, None)\n", " assert_equal(solution.find_busiest_period([]), None)\n", " data = [\n", " Data(3, 2, EventType.EXIT),\n", " Data(1, 2, EventType.ENTER),\n", " Data(3, 1, EventType.ENTER),\n", " Data(7, 3, EventType.ENTER),\n", " Data(9, 2, EventType.EXIT),\n", " Data(8, 2, EventType.EXIT),\n", " ]\n", " assert_equal(solution.find_busiest_period(data), Period(7, 8))\n", " print('Success: test_find_busiest_period')\n", "\n", "\n", "def main():\n", " test = TestSolution()\n", " test.test_find_busiest_period()\n", "\n", "\n", "if __name__ == '__main__':\n", " main()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Solution Notebook\n", "\n", "Review the [Solution Notebook]() 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": "3.5.0" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 0 }