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121 changes: 76 additions & 45 deletions lib/linked_list.rb
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# method to add a new node with the specific data value in the linked list
# insert the new node at the beginning of the linked list
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
# Time Complexity: O(1)
# Space Complexity: O(1)
def add_first(value)
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raise NotImplementedError
@head = Node.new(value, @head)
end

# method to find if the linked list contains a node with specified value
# returns true if found, false otherwise
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def search(value)
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n) with n being the length of the linked list.
# Space Complexity: O(n) recursive pushes frames onto call stack for length of list.
def search(value, current = @head)
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return false if current.nil?
return true if current.data == value
search(value, current.next)
end

# method to return the max value in the linked list
# returns the data value and not the node
def find_max
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n) with n being the length of the linked list.
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def find_max(max_value = -1.0/0, current = @head)
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return nil if @head.nil?
return max_value if current.nil?
if current.data > max_value
find_max(current.data, current.next)
else
find_max(max_value, current.next)
end
end

# method to return the min value in the linked list
# returns the data value and not the node
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def find_min
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n) with n being the length of the linked list.
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def find_min(min_value = 1.0/0, current = @head)
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return nil if @head.nil?
return min_value if current.nil?
if current.data < min_value
find_min(current.data, current.next)
else
find_min(min_value, current.next)
end
end


# Additional Exercises
# returns the value in the first node
# returns nil if the list is empty
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
# Time Complexity: O(1)
# Space Complexity: O(1)
def get_first
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raise NotImplementedError
return nil if @head.nil?
return @head.data
end

# method that inserts a given value as a new last node in the linked list
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def add_last(value)
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n) since we examine each node to find way to the end
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def add_last(value, current = @head)
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return add_first(value) if current.nil? #sets head if list is nil
return current = Node.new(value, nil) if current.nil?
add_last(value, current.next)
end

# method that returns the length of the singly linked list
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def length
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n)
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def length(current = @head, length = 0)
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return length if current.nil?
current = length(current.next, length += 1)
end

# method that returns the value at a given index in the linked list
# index count starts at 0
# returns nil if there are fewer nodes in the linked list than the index value
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def get_at_index(index)
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n)
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def get_at_index(index, current = @head)
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return nil if index > length - 1
return current.data if index.zero?
get_at_index(index - 1, current.next)
end

# method to print all the values in the linked list
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def visit
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n)
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def visit(current = @head)
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return nil if current.nil?
print current.value
visit(current.next)
end

# method to delete the first node found with specified value
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def delete(value)
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n) due to search, delete is O(1)
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def delete(value, previous = @head, current = @head)
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return nil if current.nil? # if list is empty
return @head = @head.next if @head.data == value # if deleting head, 2nd node becomes head, needs special case because there's no previous
return previous.next = current.next if current.data == value
delete(value, previous = current, current = current.next)
end

# method to reverse the singly linked list
# note: the nodes should be moved and not just the values in the nodes
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def reverse
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n)
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def reverse(current = @head)
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return @head = current if current.next.nil? # once hits last node, sets it to head
reverse(current.next) # runs until reaching last node
current.next.next = current # second to last node points next of head to itself (and so on)
current.next = nil # second to last node points next to nil (this gets updated to other values until we reach the first node - which is the whole point)
end

# method that returns the value of the last node in the linked list
# returns nil if the linked list is empty
# Time Complexity: ?
# Space Complexity: ?
def get_last
raise NotImplementedError
# Time Complexity: O(n)
# Space Complexity: O(n)
def get_last(current = @head)
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return nil if current.nil?
return current.data if current.next.nil?
get_last(current.next)
end

## Advanced Exercises
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