epequeno's solution to Proverb on the Rust track

Instructions

Test suite

Solution

For want of a horseshoe nail, a kingdom was lost, or so the saying goes.

Given a list of inputs, generate the relevant proverb. For example, given the list ["nail", "shoe", "horse", "rider", "message", "battle", "kingdom"], you will output the full text of this proverbial rhyme:

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a nail.

Note that the list of inputs may vary; your solution should be able to handle lists of arbitrary length and content. No line of the output text should be a static, unchanging string; all should vary according to the input given.

Rust Installation

Refer to the exercism help page for Rust installation and learning resources.

Writing the Code

Execute the tests with:

$ cargo test

All but the first test have been ignored. After you get the first test to pass, open the tests source file which is located in the tests directory and remove the #[ignore] flag from the next test and get the tests to pass again. Each separate test is a function with #[test] flag above it. Continue, until you pass every test.

If you wish to run all tests without editing the tests source file, use:

$ cargo test -- --ignored

To run a specific test, for example some_test, you can use:

$ cargo test some_test

If the specific test is ignored use:

$ cargo test some_test -- --ignored

To learn more about Rust tests refer to the online test documentation

Make sure to read the Modules chapter if you haven't already, it will help you with organizing your files.

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Source

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail

Submitting Incomplete Solutions

It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

proverb.rs

use proverb::build_proverb;

#[test]
fn test_two_pieces() {
    let input = vec!["nail", "shoe"];
    let expected = vec![
        "For want of a nail the shoe was lost.",
        "And all for the want of a nail.",
    ]
    .join("\n");
    assert_eq!(build_proverb(&input), expected);
}

// Notice the change in the last line at three pieces.
#[test]
#[ignore]
fn test_three_pieces() {
    let input = vec!["nail", "shoe", "horse"];
    let expected = vec![
        "For want of a nail the shoe was lost.",
        "For want of a shoe the horse was lost.",
        "And all for the want of a nail.",
    ]
    .join("\n");
    assert_eq!(build_proverb(&input), expected);
}

#[test]
#[ignore]
fn test_one_piece() {
    let input = vec!["nail"];
    let expected = String::from("And all for the want of a nail.");
    assert_eq!(build_proverb(&input), expected);
}

#[test]
#[ignore]
fn test_zero_pieces() {
    let input: Vec<&str> = vec![];
    let expected = String::new();
    assert_eq!(build_proverb(&input), expected);
}

#[test]
#[ignore]
fn test_full() {
    let input = vec![
        "nail", "shoe", "horse", "rider", "message", "battle", "kingdom",
    ];
    let expected = vec![
        "For want of a nail the shoe was lost.",
        "For want of a shoe the horse was lost.",
        "For want of a horse the rider was lost.",
        "For want of a rider the message was lost.",
        "For want of a message the battle was lost.",
        "For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.",
        "And all for the want of a nail.",
    ]
    .join("\n");
    assert_eq!(build_proverb(&input), expected);
}

#[test]
#[ignore]
fn test_three_pieces_modernized() {
    let input = vec!["pin", "gun", "soldier", "battle"];
    let expected = vec![
        "For want of a pin the gun was lost.",
        "For want of a gun the soldier was lost.",
        "For want of a soldier the battle was lost.",
        "And all for the want of a pin.",
    ]
    .join("\n");
    assert_eq!(build_proverb(&input), expected);
}

pub fn build_proverb(list: &[&str]) -> String {
    let mut ans = String::new();
    if list.is_empty() {
        return ans;
    }
    for i in 0..(list.len() - 1) {
        let first = list[i];
        let second = list[i + 1];
        ans += &format!("For want of a {} the {} was lost.\n", first, second);
    }
    ans += &format!("And all for the want of a {}.", list[0]);
    ans
}

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