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68 changes: 51 additions & 17 deletions lib/recursive-methods.rb
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# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
def factorial(n)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if n == 0
return 1
elsif n == -1
raise ArgumentError, "cannot calculate for a negative number"
else
return n * factorial(n - 1)
end
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n), where n is equal to the number passed
# Space complexity: O(n), where n is equal to the number passed

def reverse(s)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if s.length <= 1
return s
else
return s[-1] + reverse(s[0..-2])
end
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n), n is the number of characters in the string
# Space complexity: O(n), n is the number of characters in the string

def reverse_inplace(s)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
#will need a helper method
if s == ""
return s
end

temp = s[0]
s[0] = s[s.length - 1]
s[s.length - 1] = temp

if s.length > 1
s[1..-2] = reverse_inplace(s[1..-2])
end
return s
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
def bunny(n)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if n == 0
return 0
else
return 2 + bunny(n - 1)
end
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the number of bunnies
# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the number of bunnies
def nested(s)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
if s == "" || s == "()"
return true
elsif s[0] == "(" && s[-1] == ")" && nested(s[1..-2])
return true
else
return false
end
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
# Time complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
# Space complexity: O(n) where n is the length of the string
def search(array, value)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
def is_palindrome(s)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
end

# Time complexity: ?
# Space complexity: ?
def digit_match(n, m)
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
end
raise NotImplementedError, "Method not implemented"
end
76 changes: 37 additions & 39 deletions specs/recursion_writing_spec.rb
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require 'minitest/autorun'
require 'minitest/reporters'
require "minitest/autorun"
require "minitest/reporters"
require "minitest/skip_dsl"
require_relative '../lib/recursive-methods'
require_relative "../lib/recursive-methods"

describe "factorial" do
it "will find the factorial of 0" do
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answer = factorial(num)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 5*4*3*2*1

expect(answer).must_equal 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1
end

it "will raise an ArgumentError if given a number not >= 0" do
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end
end

xdescribe "reverse" do
describe "reverse" do
it "will reverse 'cat'" do
# Arrange
string = "cat"
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end
end


xdescribe "reverse_in_place" do
describe "reverse_in_place" do
it "will reverse 'cat'" do
# Arrange
string = "cat"
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end
end

xdescribe "bunny" do
describe "bunny" do
it "returns 0 for 0 bunnies" do
# Arrange
count = 0
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end
end

xdescribe "nested" do
describe "nested" do
it "will return true for empystring" do
# Arrange
string = ""
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end

it "will return true when looking for something in the array" do
# Arrange
item = "a"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]
# Arrange
item = "a"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]

# Act
answer = search(array, item)
# Act
answer = search(array, item)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal true
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal true
end

it "will return false when looking for something not in the array" do
# Arrange
item = "x"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]

# Act
answer = search(array, item)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal false
end

it "will return true when finding something at the front of the array" do
# Arrange
item = "b"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]
# Act
answer = search(array, item)
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal true
end
end

it "will return true when finding something at the front of the array" do
# Arrange
item = "b"
array = ["b", "c", "a"]

# Act
answer = search(array, item)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal true
end
end

xdescribe "is_palindrome" do
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# Act
answer = digit_match(num1, num2)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 4
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 4
end

it "returns 0 for nonmatching numbers" do
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# Act
answer = digit_match(num1, num2)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 0
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 0
end

it "returns 3 for 841 and 62530841" do
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# Act
answer = digit_match(num1, num2)

# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 3
# Assert
expect(answer).must_equal 3
end
end
end