Challenge: Longest run

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// Here's the explanation of the challenge -- when you're done reading it, // click on `main.js` above to get started with the challenge! // Have you ever sat by the road and counted the cars as they pass by? // Sometimes coincidences happen and you see three yellow cars in a row. // Let's use code to keep track of the cars! // ## Description // In this challenge, you will write a `longestRun` function that receives a // list (array) as an argument. Each element in the list is a string // containing a color. The list represents the colors of the different cars // you see running down the road. // For example, if you see a red car, then two blue cars and then a yellow // car, your function would be invoked like: // longestRun(["red", "blue", "blue", "yellow"]) // Your function should return the name of the color that has the longest run. // That is, the color that appears the most times in a row, next to itself, // without other colors in between. // For example, if you see two blue cars, then four red cars, // and then three blue cars, the red cars are the ones that had the longest // run, as there was a run of four red cars. Even if there were more blue // cars _in total_, the longest **uninterrupted** run was that of the red cars. // You can assume that the list will not be empty, and that a single color // appears the most times in a row.
/* Check out README.md for instructions! */ function longestRun(colors) { /* Your code goes here! */ /* Press [▶ Run] to see your code in action! */ /* You'll see the output of the tests below the button */ } /* Test runner (do not modify this line!) */ const expect = require("./expect")(longestRun) /* Test cases (remember to add more!) */ // only one car expect("red", ["red"]) // a long run expect("blue", ["red", "blue", "blue", "yellow"]) // your test case here! // expect(expectedColor, colors)
/* Test runner (do not modify this!) */ module.exports = (run) => function expect(expected, ...inputs) { const stringify = (value) => { const serialised = JSON.stringify(value, undefined, 2) || "undefined" const lines = serialised.split('\n') for (i = 1; i < lines.length; i++) { lines[i] = "\t" + lines[i] } return lines.join('\n') } const serialisedInputs = inputs .map(stringify) .join(", ") const actual = run(...inputs) if (expected !== actual) { console.log( ` ❌ ${run.name}(${serialisedInputs})\n\n` + `\texpected: ${stringify(expected)}\n` + `\tbut instead got: ${stringify(actual)}\n\n` ) } else { console.log( ` ✅ ${run.name}(${serialisedInputs}) === ${stringify(actual)}\n` ) } }
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