Ruby decrementing numeric array to start end of range array
I have an array of numbers as shown below:
[11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 33]
I would like to reduce this array to:
[[11,14], [19,21], [29,30], [33,33]]
Determine the subsequent numbers in the array and hit only the beginning and end of its ranges.
How to do it?
Really some problem is being solved to give an example of a method slice_before
in the ruby โโdocs:
a = [0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9]
prev = a[0]
p a.slice_before { |e|
prev, prev2 = e, prev
prev2 + 1 != e
}.map { |es|
es.length <= 2 ? es.join(",") : "#{es.first}-#{es.last}"
}.join(",")
In your case, you need to tweak it a bit:
a = [11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 33] prev = a[0] p a.slice_before { |e| prev, prev2 = e, prev prev2 + 1 != e }.map { |es| [es.first, es.last] }
Here's another way, using an enumerator with Enumerator # next and Enumerator #peek . It works for any collection that implements succ
(aka next
).
code
def group_consecs(a)
enum = a.each
pairs = [[enum.next]]
loop do
if pairs.last.last.succ == enum.peek
pairs.last << enum.next
else
pairs << [enum.next]
end
end
pairs.map { |g| (g.size > 1) ? g : g*2 }
end
Note that Enumerator # peek throws an exception StopInteration
if the enumerator is enum
already at the end when called enum.peek
, This exception is handled by the core> loop, which breaks the loop.
<strong> Examples
a = [11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 33]
group_consecs(a)
#=> [[11, 12, 13, 14], [19, 20, 21], [29, 30], [33, 33]]
a = ['a','b','c','f','g','i','l','m']
group_consecs(a)
#=> [["a", "b", "c"], ["f", "g"], ["i", "i"], ["l", "m"]]
a = ['aa','ab','ac','af','ag','ai','al','am']
group_consecs(a)
#=> [["aa", "ab", "ac"], ["af", "ag"], ["ai, ai"], ["al", "am"]]
a = [:a,:b,:c,:f,:g,:i,:l,:m]
group_consecs(a)
#=> [[:a, :b, :c], [:f, :g], [:i, :i], [:l, :m]]
Create an array of seven date objects for the example, then group consecutive dates:
require 'date'
today = Date.today
a = 10.times.map { today = today.succ }.values_at(0,1,2,5,6,8,9)
#=> [#<Date: 2014-08-07 ((2456877j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-08 ((2456878j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-09 ((2456879j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-12 ((2456882j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-13 ((2456883j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-15 ((2456885j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-16 ((2456886j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>]
group_consecs(a)
#=> [[#<Date: 2014-08-07 ((2456877j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-08 ((2456878j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-09 ((2456879j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>
# ],
# [#<Date: 2014-08-12 ((2456882j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-13 ((2456883j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>
# ],
# [#<Date: 2014-08-15 ((2456885j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>,
# #<Date: 2014-08-16 ((2456886j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>
# ]]
This is the code I wrote for a project a while ago:
class Array
# [1,2,4,5,6,7,9,13].to_ranges # => [1..2, 4..7, 9..9, 13..13]
# [1,2,4,5,6,7,9,13].to_ranges(true) # => [1..2, 4..7, 9, 13]
def to_ranges(non_ranges_ok=false)
self.sort.each_with_index.chunk { |x, i| x - i }.map { |diff, pairs|
if (non_ranges_ok)
pairs.first[0] == pairs.last[0] ? pairs.first[0] : pairs.first[0] .. pairs.last[0]
else
pairs.first[0] .. pairs.last[0]
end
}
end
end
if ($0 == __FILE__)
require 'awesome_print'
ary = [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 12]
ary.to_ranges(false) # => [1..2, 4..7, 9..9, 12..13]
ary.to_ranges(true) # => [1..2, 4..7, 9, 12..13]
ary = [1, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3, 9, 11, 12, 10]
ary.to_ranges(false) # => [1..12]
ary.to_ranges(true) # => [1..12]
end
It's easy to change this to return start / end pairs:
class Array
def to_range_pairs(non_ranges_ok=false)
self.sort.each_with_index.chunk { |x, i| x - i }.map { |diff, pairs|
if (non_ranges_ok)
pairs.first[0] == pairs.last[0] ? [pairs.first[0]] : [pairs.first[0], pairs.last[0]]
else
[pairs.first[0], pairs.last[0]]
end
}
end
end
if ($0 == __FILE__)
require 'awesome_print'
ary = [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 12]
ary.to_range_pairs(false) # => [[1, 2], [4, 7], [9, 9], [12, 13]]
ary.to_range_pairs(true) # => [[1, 2], [4, 7], [9], [12, 13]]
ary = [1, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3, 9, 11, 12, 10]
ary.to_range_pairs(false) # => [[1, 12]]
ary.to_range_pairs(true) # => [[1, 12]]
end
Here's an elegant solution:
arr = [11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 33]
output = []
# Sort array
arr.sort!
# Loop through each element in the list
arr.each do |element|
# Set defaults - for if there are no consecutive numbers in the list
start = element
endd = element
# Loop through consecutive numbers and check if they are inside the list
i = 1
while arr.include?(element+i) do
# Set element as endd
endd = element+i
# Remove element from list
arr.delete(element+i)
# Increment i
i += 1
end
# Push [start, endd] pair to output
output.push([start, endd])
end
[Edit: Ha! I didn't understand this question. In your example for an array
a = [11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 33]
you specified the desired array of pairs:
[[11,14], [19,21], [29,30], [33,33]]
which correspond to the following offsets in a
:
[[0,3], [4,6], [7,8], [9,9]]
Matching pairs span the first 4 items, the next 3 items, then the next 2 items, and the next item (coincidentally, obviously). I thought that you needed such pairs, each with an interval less than the previous one, and the interval of the first one - as much as possible. If you take a quick look at my examples below, my guess may be clearer. Looking back, I don't know why I didn't get the question correctly (I should have looked at the answers), but there you have it.
Despite my mistake, I will leave it as I found an interesting problem and had the opportunity to use a quadratic formula in the solution.
Tide]
This is how I will do it.
code
def pull_pairs(a)
n = ((-1 + Math.sqrt(1.0 + 8*a.size))/2).to_i
cum = 0
n.downto(1).map do |i|
first = cum
cum += i
[a[first], a[cum-1]]
end
end
<strong> Examples
a = %w{a b c d e f g h i j k l}
#=> ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l"]
pull_pairs(a)
#=> [["a", "d"], ["e", "g"], ["h", "i"], ["j", "j"]]
a = [*(1..25)]
#=> [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
# 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25]
pull_pairs(a)
#=> [[1, 6], [7, 11], [12, 15], [16, 18], [19, 20], [21, 21]]
a = [*(1..990)]
#=> [1, 2,..., 990]
pull_pairs(a)
#=> [[1, 44], [45, 87],..., [988, 989], [990, 990]]
Explanation
We will first calculate the number of value pairs in the array that we will be producing. We are given an array (expressed algebraically):
a = [a0,a1,...a(m-1)]
where m = a.size
.
Given n > 0
the array being created:
[[a0,a(n-1)], [a(n),a(2n-2)],...,[a(t),a(t)]]
These elements cover the first n+(n-1)+...+1
elements a
. Since this is an arithmetic function, the sum is n(n+1)/2
. Hence,
t = n(n+1)/2 - 1
Now t <= m-1
, so we maximize the number of pairs in the output array by choosing the largest n
one such that
n(n+1)/2 <= m
which is the float solution for n
quadratic:
n^2+n-2m = 0
rounds to an integer which
int((-1+sqrt(1^1+4(1)(2m))/2)
or
int((-1+sqrt(1+8m))/2)
Let's pretend that
a = %w{a b c d e f g h i j k l}
Then m (=a.size) = 12
, therefore:
n = int((-1+sqrt(97))/2) = 4
and the desired array would be:
[['a','d'],['e','g'],['h','i'],['j','j']]
Once calculated, n
building an array of pairs is straightforward.