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36 changes: 26 additions & 10 deletions Sprint-1/fix/median.js
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// Fix this implementation
// Start by running the tests for this function
// If you're in the Sprint-1 directory, you can run `npm test -- fix` to run the tests in the fix directory
function calculateMedian(list) {

// Hint: Please consider scenarios when 'list' doesn't have numbers (the function is expected to return null)
// or 'list' has mixed values (the function is expected to sort only numbers).
// must be an array
if (!Array.isArray(list)) {
return null;
}

function calculateMedian(list) {
const middleIndex = Math.floor(list.length / 2);
const median = list.splice(middleIndex, 1)[0];
return median;
// keep only numeric values
const numbers = list.filter(value => typeof value === "number");
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// if no numbers exist return null
if (numbers.length === 0) {
return null;
}

// sort numbers without modifying original list
const sorted = [...numbers].sort((a, b) => a - b);
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const middle = Math.floor(sorted.length / 2);

// even length
if (sorted.length % 2 === 0) {
return (sorted[middle - 1] + sorted[middle]) / 2;
}

// odd length
return sorted[middle];
}

module.exports = calculateMedian;
module.exports = calculateMedian;
18 changes: 17 additions & 1 deletion Sprint-1/implement/dedupe.js
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function dedupe() {}
function dedupe(arr) {
if (!Array.isArray(arr)) {
return [];
}

const result = [];

for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
if (!result.includes(arr[i])) {
result.push(arr[i]);
}
}

return result;
}

module.exports = dedupe;
31 changes: 19 additions & 12 deletions Sprint-1/implement/dedupe.test.js
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const dedupe = require("./dedupe.js");

/*
Dedupe Array

📖 Dedupe means **deduplicate**

In this kata, you will need to deduplicate the elements of an array

E.g. dedupe(['a','a','a','b','b','c']) target output: ['a','b','c']
E.g. dedupe([5, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 8]) target output: [5, 1, 2, 3, 8]
E.g. dedupe([1, 2, 1]) target output: [1, 2]
*/

// Acceptance Criteria:

// Given an empty array
// When passed to the dedupe function
// Then it should return an empty array
test.todo("given an empty array, it returns an empty array");
test("given an empty array, it returns an empty array", () => {
expect(dedupe([])).toEqual([]);
});

// Given an array with no duplicates
// When passed to the dedupe function
// Then it should return a copy of the original array
test("given an array with no duplicates, it returns the same array", () => {
expect(dedupe([1, 2, 3])).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
});
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// Given an array with strings or numbers
// When passed to the dedupe function
// Then it should remove the duplicate values, preserving the first occurence of each element
// Then it should remove duplicate values
test("removes duplicate numbers", () => {
expect(dedupe([5, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 8])).toEqual([5, 1, 2, 3, 8]);
});

test("removes duplicate strings", () => {
expect(dedupe(['a','a','a','b','b','c'])).toEqual(['a','b','c']);
});

test("preserves first occurrence order", () => {
expect(dedupe([1, 2, 1])).toEqual([1, 2]);
});
13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions Sprint-1/implement/max.js
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function findMax(elements) {
function findMax(arr) {
let max = -Infinity;

for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
if (typeof arr[i] === "number" && arr[i] > max) {
max = arr[i];
}
}

return max;
}

module.exports = findMax;
module.exports = findMax;
37 changes: 22 additions & 15 deletions Sprint-1/implement/max.test.js
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/* Find the maximum element of an array of numbers

In this kata, you will need to implement a function that find the largest numerical element of an array.

E.g. max([30, 50, 10, 40]), target output: 50
E.g. max(['hey', 10, 'hi', 60, 10]), target output: 60 (sum ignores any non-numerical elements)

You should implement this function in max.js, and add tests for it in this file.

We have set things up already so that this file can see your function from the other file.
*/

const findMax = require("./max.js");

// Given an empty array
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return -Infinity
// Delete this test.todo and replace it with a test.
test.todo("given an empty array, returns -Infinity");
test("given an empty array, returns -Infinity", () => {
expect(findMax([])).toBe(-Infinity);
});

// Given an array with one number
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return that number
test("given an array with one number", () => {
expect(findMax([5])).toBe(5);
});

// Given an array with both positive and negative numbers
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return the largest number overall
test("given positive and negative numbers", () => {
expect(findMax([-10, 20, 5, -2])).toBe(20);
});

// Given an array with just negative numbers
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return the closest one to zero
test("given only negative numbers", () => {
expect(findMax([-10, -3, -50, -1])).toBe(-1);
});

// Given an array with decimal numbers
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return the largest decimal number
test("given decimal numbers", () => {
expect(findMax([1.2, 5.7, 3.3])).toBe(5.7);
});

// Given an array with non-number values
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return the max and ignore non-numeric values
test("ignores non-number values", () => {
expect(findMax(["hey", 10, "hi", 60, 10])).toBe(60);
});

// Given an array with only non-number values
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return the least surprising value given how it behaves for all other inputs
// Then it should return the least surprising value
test("only non-number values returns -Infinity", () => {
expect(findMax(["a", "b", "c"])).toBe(-Infinity);
});
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When a string representing a valid numeric literal (for example, "300") is compared to a number,
JavaScript first converts the string into its numeric equivalent before performing the comparison.
As a result, the expression 20 < "300" evaluates to true.

To test if the function can correctly ignore non-numeric values,
consider including a string such as "300" in the relevant test cases.


Why return a string (instead of a value of type "number") when the given array contains only non-number values?

When a function has a dual return type, it becomes unclear what the caller should expect. Developers would need to look at the implementation or documentation to understand the behavior.

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Can you address this comment?

13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions Sprint-1/implement/sum.js
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function sum(elements) {
function sum(arr) {
let total = 0;

for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
if (typeof arr[i] === "number") {
total += arr[i];
}
}

return total;
}

module.exports = sum;
module.exports = sum;
33 changes: 20 additions & 13 deletions Sprint-1/implement/sum.test.js
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/* Sum the numbers in an array

In this kata, you will need to implement a function that sums the numerical elements of an array

E.g. sum([10, 20, 30]), target output: 60
E.g. sum(['hey', 10, 'hi', 60, 10]), target output: 80 (ignore any non-numerical elements)
*/

const sum = require("./sum.js");

// Acceptance Criteria:

// Given an empty array
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should return 0
test.todo("given an empty array, returns 0")
test("given an empty array, returns 0", () => {
expect(sum([])).toBe(0);
});

// Given an array with just one number
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should return that number
test("given an array with one number", () => {
expect(sum([5])).toBe(5);
});

// Given an array containing negative numbers
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should still return the correct total sum
test("given negative numbers", () => {
expect(sum([10, -5, -5])).toBe(0);
});

// Given an array with decimal/float numbers
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should return the correct total sum
test("given decimal numbers", () => {
expect(sum([1.5, 2.5, 3])).toBe(7);
});
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Decimal numbers in most programming languages (including JS) are internally represented in "floating point number" format. Floating point arithmetic is not exact. For example, the result of 46.5678 - 46 === 0.5678 is false because 46.5678 - 46 only yield a value that is very close to 0.5678. Even changing the order in which the program add/subtract numbers can yield different values.

So the following could happen

  expect( 1.2 + 0.6 + 0.005 ).toEqual( 1.805 );                // This fail
  expect( 1.2 + 0.6 + 0.005 ).toEqual( 1.8049999999999997 );   // This pass
  expect( 0.005 + 0.6 + 1.2 ).toEqual( 1.8049999999999997 );   // This fail

  console.log(1.2 + 0.6 + 0.005 == 1.805);  // false
  console.log(1.2 + 0.6 + 0.005 == 0.005 + 0.6 + 1.2); // false

Can you find a more appropriate way to test a value (that involves decimal number calculations) for equality?

Suggestion: Look up

  • Checking equality in floating point arithmetic in JavaScript
  • Checking equality in floating point arithmetic with Jest

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**Thanks for the feedback!

I’ve refactored the includes function to use a for...of loop as required.

I also fixed the test case for the empty array to ensure it correctly passes a target value.

All tests are now passing locally.**

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This response does not address my request.

Note: This PR is not needed to complete Step 3. You don't have to complete this by the deadline.


// Given an array containing non-number values
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should ignore the non-numerical values and return the sum of the numerical elements
// Then it should ignore the non-numerical values
test("ignores non-number values", () => {
expect(sum(["hey", 10, "hi", 60, 10])).toBe(80);
});

// Given an array with only non-number values
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should return the least surprising value given how it behaves for all other inputs
// Then it should return the least surprising value
test("only non-number values returns 0", () => {
expect(sum(["a", "b", "c"])).toBe(0);
});
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