Make a chain of dominoes.
Compute a way to order a given set of dominoes in such a way that they form a correct domino chain (the dots on one half of a stone match the dots on the neighbouring half of an adjacent stone) and that dots on the halfs of the stones which don't have a neighbour (the first and last stone) match each other.
For example given the stones [2|1]
, [2|3]
and [1|3]
you should compute something
like [1|2] [2|3] [3|1]
or [3|2] [2|1] [1|3]
or [1|3] [3|2] [2|1]
etc, where the first and last numbers are the same.
For stones [1|2]
, [4|1]
and [2|3]
the resulting chain is not valid: [4|1] [1|2] [2|3]
's first and last numbers are not the same. 4 != 3
Some test cases may use duplicate stones in a chain solution, assume that multiple Domino sets are being used.
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For running the tests provided, you will need the Minitest gem. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install minitest:
gem install minitest
If you would like color output, you can require 'minitest/pride'
in
the test file, or note the alternative instruction, below, for running
the test file.
Run the tests from the exercise directory using the following command:
ruby dominoes_test.rb
To include color from the command line:
ruby -r minitest/pride dominoes_test.rb
It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
require 'minitest/autorun'
require_relative 'dominoes'
# Common test data version: 2.0.0 b4ceaf4
class DominoesTest < Minitest::Test
def test_empty_input_empty_output
# skip
input_dominoes = []
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
assert_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_singleton_input_singleton_output
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 1]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
assert_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_singleton_that_can_not_be_chained
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
refute_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_three_elements
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2], [3, 1], [2, 3]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
assert_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_can_reverse_dominoes
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 3]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
assert_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_can_not_be_chained
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2], [4, 1], [2, 3]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
refute_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_disconnected_simple
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 1], [2, 2]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
refute_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_disconnected_double_loop
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2], [2, 1], [3, 4], [4, 3]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
refute_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_disconnected_single_isolated
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 1], [4, 4]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
refute_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_need_backtrack
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 1], [2, 4], [2, 4]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
assert_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_separate_loops
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 1], [1, 1], [2, 2], [3, 3]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
assert_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
def test_nine_elements
skip
input_dominoes = [[1, 2], [5, 3], [3, 1], [1, 2], [2, 4], [1, 6], [2, 3], [3, 4], [5, 6]]
output_chain = Dominoes.chain(input_dominoes)
assert_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
end
# Problems in exercism evolve over time, as we find better ways to ask
# questions.
# The version number refers to the version of the problem you solved,
# not your solution.
#
# Define a constant named VERSION inside of the top level BookKeeping
# module, which may be placed near the end of your file.
#
# In your file, it will look like this:
#
# module BookKeeping
# VERSION = 1 # Where the version number matches the one in the test.
# end
#
# If you are curious, read more about constants on RubyDoc:
# http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ruby-doc-bundle/UsersGuide/rg/constants.html
def test_bookkeeping
skip
assert_equal 1, BookKeeping::VERSION
end
# It's infeasible to use example-based tests for this exercise,
# because the list of acceptable answers for a given input can be quite large.
# Instead, we verify certain properties of a correct chain.
def assert_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
refute_nil output_chain, "There should be a chain for #{input_dominoes}"
assert_same_dominoes(input_dominoes, output_chain)
return if output_chain.empty?
assert_consecutive_dominoes_match(output_chain)
assert_dominoes_at_end_match(output_chain)
end
def assert_same_dominoes(input_dominoes, output_chain)
input_normal = input_dominoes.map(&:sort).sort
output_normal = output_chain.map(&:sort).sort
assert_equal input_normal, output_normal,
'Dominoes used in the output must be the same as the ones given in the input'
end
def assert_consecutive_dominoes_match(chain)
chain.each_cons(2).with_index { |(d1, d2), i|
assert_equal d1.last, d2.first,
"In chain #{chain}, right end of domino #{i} (#{d1}) and left end of domino #{i + 1} (#{d2}) must match"
}
end
def assert_dominoes_at_end_match(chain)
first_domino = chain.first
last_domino = chain.last
assert_equal first_domino.first, last_domino.last,
"In chain #{chain}, left end of first domino (#{first_domino}) and right end of last domino (#{last_domino}) must match"
end
def refute_correct_chain(input_dominoes, output_chain)
assert_nil output_chain, "There should be no chain for #{input_dominoes}"
end
end
module BookKeeping
VERSION = 1
end
class Domino
def initialize(left, right)
@value = [left, right]
end
def rotate!
@value = @value.reverse
end
def matches_right?(other_domino)
right == other_domino.left
end
def left
@value[0]
end
def right
@value[1]
end
def to_s
"[ #{left} | #{right} ]"
end
end
class DominoChain < Array
def loop?
empty? || last.matches_right?(first)
end
def matches_right?(domino)
empty? ||
last.matches_right?(domino) ||
(domino.rotate! && last.matches_right?(domino))
end
def to_s
map(&:to_s).join(' ')
end
end
require_relative 'domino'
require_relative 'domino_chain'
require_relative 'book_keeping'
class Dominoes
class << self
def chain(values)
dominoes = DominoChain.new(values.map { |value| Domino.new(*value) })
chain = form_chain(DominoChain.new, dominoes)
if chain
chain.map { |domino| [domino.left, domino.right] }
end
end
def form_chain(current_chain, dominoes)
if dominoes.empty?
current_chain.loop? ? current_chain : nil
else
i = -1
chain = nil
while dominoes[i += 1] && !chain
chain = try_candidate(current_chain, dominoes, i)
end
chain
end
end
def try_candidate(current_chain, dominoes, i)
candidate = dominoes[i]
new_dominoes = dominoes.dup
new_dominoes.delete_at(i)
if current_chain.matches_right?(candidate)
new_chain = current_chain.dup
new_chain.push(candidate)
form_chain(new_chain, new_dominoes)
end
end
end
end
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I just realized I can submit multiple files to exercism <3 no more cramming many classes into a single file.
I just realized I can submit multiple files to exercism <3 no more cramming many classes into a single file.
Exercism for the win :)
Also, the code looks amazing. I especially love the naming!
@remcopeereboom thank you!