#!/usr/bin/env python # coding: utf-8 # This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](http://donnemartin.com). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges). # # Challenge Notebook # ## Problem: Implement n stacks using a single array. # # * [Constraints](#Constraints) # * [Test Cases](#Test-Cases) # * [Algorithm](#Algorithm) # * [Code](#Code) # * [Unit Test](#Unit-Test) # * [Solution Notebook](#Solution-Notebook) # ## Constraints # # * Are the stacks and array a fixed size? # * Yes # * Are the stacks equally sized? # * Yes # * Does pushing to a full stack result in an exception? # * Yes # * Does popping from an empty stack result in an exception? # * Yes # * Can we assume the user passed in stack index is valid? # * Yes # * Can we assume this fits memory? # * Yes # ## Test Cases # # * Test the following on the three stacks: # * Push to full stack -> Exception # * Push to non-full stack # * Pop on empty stack -> Exception # * Pop on non-empty stack # ## Algorithm # # Refer to the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/stacks_queues/n_stacks/n_stacks_solution.ipynb). If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start. # ## Code # In[ ]: class Stacks(object): def __init__(self, num_stacks, stack_size): # TODO: Implement me pass def abs_index(self, stack_index): # TODO: Implement me pass def push(self, stack_index, data): # TODO: Implement me pass def pop(self, stack_index): # TODO: Implement me pass # ## Unit Test # # # # **The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.** # In[ ]: # %load test_n_stacks.py import unittest class TestStacks(unittest.TestCase): def test_pop_on_empty(self, num_stacks, stack_size): print('Test: Pop on empty stack') stacks = Stacks(num_stacks, stack_size) stacks.pop(0) def test_push_on_full(self, num_stacks, stack_size): print('Test: Push to full stack') stacks = Stacks(num_stacks, stack_size) for i in range(0, stack_size): stacks.push(2, i) stacks.push(2, stack_size) def test_stacks(self, num_stacks, stack_size): print('Test: Push to non-full stack') stacks = Stacks(num_stacks, stack_size) stacks.push(0, 1) stacks.push(0, 2) stacks.push(1, 3) stacks.push(2, 4) print('Test: Pop on non-empty stack') self.assertEqual(stacks.pop(0), 2) self.assertEqual(stacks.pop(0), 1) self.assertEqual(stacks.pop(1), 3) self.assertEqual(stacks.pop(2), 4) print('Success: test_stacks\n') def main(): num_stacks = 3 stack_size = 100 test = TestStacks() test.assertRaises(Exception, test.test_pop_on_empty, num_stacks, stack_size) test.assertRaises(Exception, test.test_push_on_full, num_stacks, stack_size) test.test_stacks(num_stacks, stack_size) if __name__ == '__main__': main() # ## Solution Notebook # # Review the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/stacks_queues/n_stacks/n_stacks_solution.ipynb) for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions.