#!/usr/bin/env python # coding: utf-8 # 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). # # Challenge Notebook # ## Problem: Implement a priority queue backed by an array. # # * [Constraints](#Constraints) # * [Test Cases](#Test-Cases) # * [Algorithm](#Algorithm) # * [Code](#Code) # * [Unit Test](#Unit-Test) # * [Solution Notebook](#Solution-Notebook) # ## Constraints # # * Do we expect the methods to be insert, extract_min, and decrease_key? # * Yes # * Can we assume there aren't any duplicate keys? # * Yes # * Do we need to validate inputs? # * No # * Can we assume this fits memory? # * Yes # ## Test Cases # # ### insert # # * `insert` general case -> inserted node # # ### extract_min # # * `extract_min` from an empty list -> None # * `extract_min` general case -> min node # # ### decrease_key # # * `decrease_key` an invalid key -> None # * `decrease_key` general case -> updated node # ## Algorithm # # Refer to the [Solution Notebook](priority_queue_solution.ipynb). If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start. # ## Code # In[ ]: class PriorityQueueNode(object): def __init__(self, obj, key): self.obj = obj self.key = key def __repr__(self): return str(self.obj) + ': ' + str(self.key) class PriorityQueue(object): def __init__(self): self.array = [] def __len__(self): return len(self.array) def insert(self, node): # TODO: Implement me pass def extract_min(self): # TODO: Implement me pass def decrease_key(self, obj, new_key): # TODO: Implement me pass # ## Unit Test # **The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.** # In[ ]: # %load test_priority_queue.py import unittest class TestPriorityQueue(unittest.TestCase): def test_priority_queue(self): priority_queue = PriorityQueue() self.assertEqual(priority_queue.extract_min(), None) priority_queue.insert(PriorityQueueNode('a', 20)) priority_queue.insert(PriorityQueueNode('b', 5)) priority_queue.insert(PriorityQueueNode('c', 15)) priority_queue.insert(PriorityQueueNode('d', 22)) priority_queue.insert(PriorityQueueNode('e', 40)) priority_queue.insert(PriorityQueueNode('f', 3)) priority_queue.decrease_key('f', 2) priority_queue.decrease_key('a', 19) mins = [] while priority_queue.array: mins.append(priority_queue.extract_min().key) self.assertEqual(mins, [2, 5, 15, 19, 22, 40]) print('Success: test_min_heap') def main(): test = TestPriorityQueue() test.test_priority_queue() if __name__ == '__main__': main() # ## Solution Notebook # # Review the [Solution Notebook](priority_queue_solution.ipynb) for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions.