JaeHyoLee's solution to Raindrops on the Lua track

Instructions

Test suite

Solution

Convert a number to a string, the contents of which depend on the number's factors.

If the number has 3 as a factor, output 'Pling'.
If the number has 5 as a factor, output 'Plang'.
If the number has 7 as a factor, output 'Plong'.
If the number does not have 3, 5, or 7 as a factor, just pass the number's digits straight through.

Examples

28's factors are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28.
- In raindrop-speak, this would be a simple "Plong".
30's factors are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30.
- In raindrop-speak, this would be a "PlingPlang".
34 has four factors: 1, 2, 17, and 34.
- In raindrop-speak, this would be "34".

Running the tests

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Further information

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Source

A variation on a famous interview question intended to weed out potential candidates. http://jumpstartlab.com

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raindrops_spec.lua

local raindrops = require('raindrops')

describe('raindrops', function()
  it('the sound for 1 is 1', function()
    assert.equal('1', raindrops(1))
  end)

  it('the sound for 3 is Pling', function()
    assert.equal('Pling', raindrops(3))
  end)

  it('the sound for 5 is Plang', function()
    assert.equal('Plang', raindrops(5))
  end)

  it('the sound for 7 is Plong', function()
    assert.equal('Plong', raindrops(7))
  end)

  it('the sound for 6 is Pling as it has a factor 3', function()
    assert.equal('Pling', raindrops(6))
  end)

  it('2 to the power 3 does not make a raindrop sound as 3 is the exponent not the base', function()
    assert.equal('8', raindrops(8))
  end)

  it('the sound for 9 is Pling as it has a factor 3', function()
    assert.equal('Pling', raindrops(9))
  end)

  it('the sound for 10 is Plang as it has a factor 5', function()
    assert.equal('Plang', raindrops(10))
  end)

  it('the sound for 14 is Plong as it has a factor 7', function()
    assert.equal('Plong', raindrops(7))
  end)

  it('the sound for 15 is PlingPlang as it has a factor 3 and 5', function()
    assert.equal('PlingPlang', raindrops(15))
  end)

  it('the sound for 21 is PlingPlong as it has factors 3 and 7', function()
    assert.equal('PlingPlong', raindrops(21))
  end)

  it('the sound for 25 is Plang as it has a factor 5', function()
    assert.equal('Plang', raindrops(25))
  end)

  it('the sound for 27 is Pling as it has a factor 3', function()
    assert.equal('Pling', raindrops(27))
  end)

  it('the sound for 35 is PlangPlong as it has factors 5 and 7', function()
    assert.equal('PlangPlong', raindrops(35))
  end)

  it('the sound for 49 is Plong as it has a factor 7', function()
    assert.equal('Plong', raindrops(49))
  end)

  it('the sound for 52 is 52', function()
    assert.equal('52', raindrops(52))
  end)

  it('the sound for 105 is PlingPlangPlong as it has factors 3, 5 and 7', function()
    assert.equal('PlingPlangPlong', raindrops(105))
  end)

  it('the sound for 3125 is Plang as it has a factor 5', function()
    assert.equal('Plang', raindrops(3125))
  end)
end)

return function(number)
  local result
  result = (number%3 == 0 and 'Pling' or '') .. (number%5 == 0 and 'Plang' or '') .. (number%7 == 0 and 'Plong' or '')
  return #result == 0 and tostring(number) or result
end

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