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24 changes: 21 additions & 3 deletions Sprint-1/fix/median.js
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// or 'list' has mixed values (the function is expected to sort only numbers).

function calculateMedian(list) {
const middleIndex = Math.floor(list.length / 2);
const median = list.splice(middleIndex, 1)[0];
return median;
if (!Array.isArray(list) || list.length === 0) {
return null;
}

const numbers = list
.filter((val) => typeof val === "number")
.sort((a, b) => a - b);

if (numbers.length === 0) {
return null;
}

const middleIndex = Math.floor(numbers.length / 2);

if (numbers.length % 2 === 0) {
const lowerMiddle = numbers[middleIndex - 1];
const upperMiddle = numbers[middleIndex];
return (lowerMiddle + upperMiddle) / 2;
} else {
return numbers[middleIndex];
}
}

module.exports = calculateMedian;
9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion Sprint-1/implement/dedupe.js
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function dedupe() {}
function dedupe(elements) {
return elements.reduce(
(unique, ele) => (unique.includes(ele) ? unique : [...unique, ele]),
[]
);
}

module.exports = dedupe;
15 changes: 13 additions & 2 deletions Sprint-1/implement/dedupe.test.js
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// 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 a copy of the original array", () => {
expect(dedupe([1, 2, 3])).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
expect(dedupe(["a", "b", "c"])).toEqual(["a", "b", "c"]);
});
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This test is expected to check also whether the returned array is a copy of the original array --
that is, whether the argument and the returned value of dedupe(array) are two different arrays.

The following test only checks whether both arrays contain the same elements;
it cannot check whether the arrays are actually different objects:

  expect(array1).isEqual(array2);

Suggestion: Find out how to test whether two arrays are different arrays in Jest.


// 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 the duplicate values, preserving the first occurrence of each element
test("given an array with duplicates, it removes duplicates preserving first occurrence", () => {
expect(dedupe(["a", "a", "a", "b", "b", "c"])).toEqual(["a", "b", "c"]);
expect(dedupe([5, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 8])).toEqual([5, 1, 2, 3, 8]);
expect(dedupe([1, 2, 1])).toEqual([1, 2]);
});
9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions Sprint-1/implement/max.js
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function findMax(elements) {
if (elements.length === 0) {
return -Infinity;
}

const numbers = elements
.filter((val) => typeof val === "number")
.sort((a, b) => a - b);
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  • Sorting is unnecessary before calling Math.max()
  • Could also consider filter out NaN (also a value of type number)


return Math.max(...numbers);
}

module.exports = findMax;
26 changes: 24 additions & 2 deletions Sprint-1/implement/max.test.js
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// 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");
// Given an empty array
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return -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, returns that number", () => {
expect(findMax([42])).toBe(42);
});

// 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 an array with positive and negative numbers, returns the largest number", () => {
expect(findMax([-10, 0, 5, 3, 2])).toBe(5);
});

// Given an array with just negative numbers
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return the closest one to zero
test("given an array with just negative numbers, returns the closest to zero", () => {
expect(findMax([-5, -10, -3])).toBe(-3);
});

// Given an array with decimal numbers
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return the largest decimal number
test("given an array with decimal numbers, returns the largest decimal number", () => {
expect(findMax([1.5, 2.3, 0.7])).toBe(2.3);
});

// 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("given an array with non-number values, returns the max and ignores non-numeric 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
test("given an array with only non-number values, returns -Infinity", () => {
expect(findMax(["a", "b", "c"])).toBe(-Infinity);
});
6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions Sprint-1/implement/sum.js
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function sum(elements) {
return (
elements
.filter((val) => typeof val === "number")
// Returns initial value(0) for empty arrays
.reduce((total, current) => total + current, 0)
);
}

module.exports = sum;
19 changes: 18 additions & 1 deletion Sprint-1/implement/sum.test.js
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// 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, returns that 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 an array with negative numbers, returns correct sum", () => {
expect(sum([10, -5, 20, -3])).toBe(22);
});

// Given an array with decimal/float numbers
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should return the correct total sum
test("given an array with decimal numbers, returns correct sum", () => {
expect(sum([10.5, 20.3, 5.2])).toBe(36);
});
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Decimal numbers in most programming languages (including JavaScript) are internally represented in floating-point format.
Floating-point arithmetic is not exact. For example, the expression 46.5678 - 46 === 0.5678 evaluates to false
because 46.5678 - 46 produces a value that is only very close to 0.5678, not exactly equal.
Even changing the order in which numbers are added or subtracted can lead to slightly different results.

So the following could happen

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

  • how to check equality in floating-point arithmetic in JavaScript
  • how to check equality in floating-point arithmetic using Jest


// 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
test("given an array with non-number values, ignores them and sums numbers", () => {
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
test("given an array with only non-number values, returns 0", () => {
expect(sum(["hey", "hi", "hello"])).toBe(0);
});
5 changes: 2 additions & 3 deletions Sprint-1/refactor/includes.js
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// Refactor the implementation of includes to use a for...of loop

function includes(list, target) {
for (let index = 0; index < list.length; index++) {
const element = list[index];
if (element === target) {
for (let item of list) {
if (item === target) {
return true;
}
}
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