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22 changes: 19 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)) {
return null;
}

const numbers = list
.filter((x) => typeof x === "number" && !isNaN(x))
.sort((a, b) => a - b);

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

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

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

module.exports = calculateMedian;
8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion Sprint-1/implement/dedupe.js
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function dedupe() {}
function dedupe(list) {
if (!Array.isArray(list)) {
return null;
}
return list.filter((value, index, self) => self.indexOf(value) === index);
}
module.exports = dedupe;
26 changes: 23 additions & 3 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, when passed to the dedupe function, then it should return an empty array", () => {
expect(dedupe([])).toEqual([]);
});

// Given a non-array value
// When passed to the dedupe function
// Then it should return null
test("Given a non-array value, when passed to the dedupe function, then it should return null", () => {
expect(dedupe("not an array")).toBeNull();
expect(dedupe(123)).toBeNull();
expect(dedupe({})).toBeNull();
});

// 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, when passed to the dedupe function, then it should return a copy of the original array", () => {
const input = ["a", "b", "c"];
const result = dedupe(input);
expect(result).toEqual(input);
expect(result).not.toBe(input);
});
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Your function implementation is correct. However, this test could be improved to better ensure
that any future changes continue to align with the expected behavior described on line 34:

Then it should return a copy of the original array

This test should fail if the function returns the original array (instead of a copy of the original array).

The current test checks only if both the original array and the returned array contain identical elements.
In order to validate the returned array is a different array, we need an additional check.

Can you find out what this additional check is?


// Given an array of strings or numbers
// When passed to the dedupe function
// Then it should return a new array with duplicates removed while preserving the
// first occurrence of each element from the original array.
// Then it should remove the duplicate values, preserving the first occurrence of each element
test("Given an array with strings or numbers, when passed to the dedupe function, then it should remove the duplicate values, preserving the first occurrence of each element", () => {
expect(dedupe(["a", "a", "b", "c", "c"])).toEqual(["a", "b", "c"]);
expect(dedupe([1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4])).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 4]);
});
17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions Sprint-1/implement/max.js
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function findMax(elements) {
if (!Array.isArray(elements) || elements.length === 0) {
return null;
}

let max = -Infinity;

for (let i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
if (typeof elements[i] === "number" && !isNaN(elements[i])) {
if (elements[i] > max) {
max = elements[i];
}
}
}
if (max === -Infinity) {
return null;
}
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The spec in max.test.js is:

// Given an empty array
// When passed to the max function
// Then it should return -Infinity

return max;
}

module.exports = findMax;
22 changes: 21 additions & 1 deletion Sprint-1/implement/max.test.js
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Expand Up @@ -16,28 +16,48 @@ const findMax = require("./max.js");
// 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");
test("Given an empty array, when passed to the max function, then it should return null", () => {
expect(findMax([])).toBeNull();
});

// 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, when passed to the max function, then it should return 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 both positive and negative numbers, when passed to the max function, then it should return the largest number overall", () => {
expect(findMax([-10, -5, 0, 5, 10])).toBe(10);
});

// 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, when passed to the max function, then it should return the closest one to zero", () => {
expect(findMax([-10, -5, -1])).toBe(-1);
});

// 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, when passed to the max function, then it should return the largest decimal number", () => {
expect(findMax([1.5, 2.3, 0.8, 3.1])).toBe(3.1);
});

// 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, when passed to the max function, then it should return the max and ignore non-numeric values", () => {
expect(findMax(["hey", 10, "hi", 60, 10])).toBe(60);
});
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When a string representing a valid numeric literal (for example, "300") is compared to a number,
JavaScript first converts the string into its numeric equivalent before performing the comparison.
As a result, the expression 20 < "300" evaluates to true.

To test if the function can correctly ignore non-numeric values,
consider including a string such as "300" in the relevant test cases.


// 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, when passed to the max function, then it should return null", () => {
expect(findMax(["hey", "hi", "hello"])).toBeNull();
});
10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions Sprint-1/implement/sum.js
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function sum(elements) {
if (!Array.isArray(elements)) {
return null;
}
let total = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
if (typeof elements[i] === "number" && !isNaN(elements[i])) {
total += elements[i];
}
}
return Number(total.toFixed(10));
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Why reduce the precision?

}

module.exports = sum;
28 changes: 27 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, when passed to the sum function, then it should return 0", () => {
expect(sum([])).toBe(0);
});

// Given a non-array value
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should return null
test("Given a non-array value, when passed to the sum function, then it should return null", () => {
expect(sum("not an array")).toBeNull();
expect(sum(123)).toBeNull();
expect(sum({})).toBeNull();
});

// Given an array with just one number
// When passed to the sum function
// Then it should return that number
test("Given an array with just one number, when passed to the sum function, then it should return that number", () => {
expect(sum([42])).toBe(42);
});

// 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 containing negative numbers, when passed to the sum function, then it should still return the correct total sum", () => {
expect(sum([-10, -20, -30])).toBe(-60);
});

// 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/float numbers, when passed to the sum function, then it should return the correct total sum", () => {
expect(sum([1.5, 2.3, 0.8, 3.1])).toBe(7.7);
});
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Decimal numbers in most programming languages (including JS) are internally represented in "floating point number" format. Floating point arithmetic is not exact. For example, the result of 46.5678 - 46 === 0.5678 is false because 46.5678 - 46 only yield a value that is very close to 0.5678. Even changing the order in which the program add/subtract numbers can yield different values.

So the following could happen

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

Instead of reducing the precision of the calculation in the sum() function, can you find a more appropriate way to test a value (that involves decimal number calculations) for equality?

Suggestion: Look up

  • Checking equality in floating point arithmetic in JavaScript
  • Checking equality in floating point arithmetic with 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 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", () => {
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, when passed to the sum function, then it should return 0", () => {
expect(sum(["hey", "hi", "hello"])).toBe(0);
});
2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions Sprint-1/package-lock.json

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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 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];
for (const element of list) {
if (element === target) {
return true;
}
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