{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](https://github.com/donnemartin). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Solution Notebook" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Determine if a tree is a valid binary search tree.\n", "\n", "* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n", "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n", "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n", "* [Code](#Code)\n", "* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Constraints\n", "\n", "* Can the tree have duplicates?\n", " * Yes\n", "* If this is called on a None input, should we raise an exception?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume we already have a Node class?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume this fits in memory?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "None -> exception\n", "\n", "
\n",
"Valid:\n",
" 5\n",
" / \\\n",
" 5 8\n",
" / /\n",
" 4 6\n",
" \\\n",
" 7\n",
" \n",
"Invalid:\n",
" 5\n",
" / \\\n",
" 5 8\n",
" \\ \n",
" 20\n",
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"We'll use a recursive solution that validates left <= current < right, passing down the min and max values as we do a depth-first traversal.\n",
"\n",
"* If the node is None, return True\n",
"* If min is set and the node's value <= min, return False\n",
"* if max is set and the node's value > max, return False\n",
"* Recursively call the validate function on node.left, updating max\n",
"* Recursively call the validate function on node.right, updating min\n",
" \n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n)\n",
"* Space: O(h), where h is the height of the tree"
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"source": [
"## Code"
]
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"source": [
"%run ../bst/bst.py"
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"import sys\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class BstValidate(Bst):\n",
"\n",
" def validate(self):\n",
" if self.root is None:\n",
" raise TypeError('No root node')\n",
" return self._validate(self.root)\n",
"\n",
" def _validate(self, node, minimum=-sys.maxsize, maximum=sys.maxsize):\n",
" if node is None:\n",
" return True\n",
" if node.data <= minimum or node.data > maximum:\n",
" return False\n",
" if not self._validate(node.left, minimum, node.data):\n",
" return False\n",
" if not self._validate(node.right, node.data, maximum):\n",
" return False\n",
" return True"
]
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"source": [
"## Unit Test"
]
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"Overwriting test_bst_validate.py\n"
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"%%writefile test_bst_validate.py\n",
"import unittest\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestBstValidate(unittest.TestCase):\n",
"\n",
" def test_bst_validate_empty(self):\n",
" bst = BstValidate(None)\n",
" bst.validate()\n",
"\n",
" def test_bst_validate(self):\n",
" bst = BstValidate(Node(5))\n",
" bst.insert(8)\n",
" bst.insert(5)\n",
" bst.insert(6)\n",
" bst.insert(4)\n",
" bst.insert(7)\n",
" self.assertEqual(bst.validate(), True)\n",
"\n",
" bst = BstValidate(Node(5))\n",
" left = Node(5)\n",
" right = Node(8)\n",
" invalid = Node(20)\n",
" bst.root.left = left\n",
" bst.root.right = right\n",
" bst.root.left.right = invalid\n",
" self.assertEqual(bst.validate(), False)\n",
"\n",
" print('Success: test_bst_validate')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestBstValidate()\n",
" test.assertRaises(TypeError, test.test_bst_validate_empty)\n",
" test.test_bst_validate()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"name": "stdout",
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"Success: test_bst_validate\n"
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"%run -i test_bst_validate.py"
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