Sync Flatten-Array (#2928)

This change also adds an instructions.append.md since the instructions have been updated to refer to "arrays" instead of "lists" and we want to avoid updating the exercises for now (which would invalidate existing solutions).

Author: jagdish-15

exercises/practice/flatten-array/.docs/instructions.append.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Instructions append
+
+For the Java track, the input will be provided as a `List` instead of an array, and the output should also be a `List`.

exercises/practice/flatten-array/.docs/instructions.md

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 # Instructions
 
-Take a nested list and return a single flattened list with all values except nil/null.
+Take a nested array of any depth and return a fully flattened array.
 
-The challenge is to take an arbitrarily-deep nested list-like structure and produce a flattened structure without any nil/null values.
+Note that some language tracks may include null-like values in the input array, and the way these values are represented varies by track.
+Such values should be excluded from the flattened array.
 
-For example:
+Additionally, the input may be of a different data type and contain different types, depending on the track.
 
-input: [1,[2,3,null,4],[null],5]
+Check the test suite for details.
 
-output: [1,2,3,4,5]
+## Example
+
+input: `[1, [2, 6, null], [[null, [4]], 5]]`
+
+output: `[1, 2, 6, 4, 5]`

exercises/practice/flatten-array/.docs/introduction.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Introduction
+
+A shipment of emergency supplies has arrived, but there's a problem.
+To protect from damage, the items — flashlights, first-aid kits, blankets — are packed inside boxes, and some of those boxes are nested several layers deep inside other boxes!
+
+To be prepared for an emergency, everything must be easily accessible in one box.
+Can you unpack all the supplies and place them into a single box, so they're ready when needed most?

exercises/practice/flatten-array/.meta/tests.toml

@@ -32,12 +32,32 @@ description = "null values are omitted from the final result"
 
 [c6cf26de-8ccd-4410-84bd-b9efd88fd2bc]
 description = "consecutive null values at the front of the list are omitted from the final result"
+include = false
+
+[bc72da10-5f55-4ada-baf3-50e4da02ec8e]
+description = "consecutive null values at the front of the array are omitted from the final result"
+reimplements = "c6cf26de-8ccd-4410-84bd-b9efd88fd2bc"
 
 [382c5242-587e-4577-b8ce-a5fb51e385a1]
 description = "consecutive null values in the middle of the list are omitted from the final result"
+include = false
+
+[6991836d-0d9b-4703-80a0-3f1f23eb5981]
+description = "consecutive null values in the middle of the array are omitted from the final result"
+reimplements = "382c5242-587e-4577-b8ce-a5fb51e385a1"
 
 [ef1d4790-1b1e-4939-a179-51ace0829dbd]
 description = "6 level nest list with null values"
+include = false
+
+[dc90a09c-5376-449c-a7b3-c2d20d540069]
+description = "6 level nested array with null values"
+reimplements = "ef1d4790-1b1e-4939-a179-51ace0829dbd"
 
 [85721643-705a-4150-93ab-7ae398e2942d]
 description = "all values in nested list are null"
+include = false
+
+[51f5d9af-8f7f-4fb5-a156-69e8282cb275]
+description = "all values in nested array are null"
+reimplements = "85721643-705a-4150-93ab-7ae398e2942d"