| 51 |      1 | // Scala Lecture 2
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|  |      2 | //=================
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| 363 |      3 |  
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| 317 |      4 | 
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|  |      5 | // String Interpolations
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|  |      6 | //=======================
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|  |      7 | 
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| 318 |      8 | def cube(n: Int) : Int = n * n * n
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|  |      9 | 
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| 317 |     10 | val n = 3
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| 318 |     11 | println("The cube of " + n + " is " + cube(n) + ".")
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| 317 |     12 | 
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| 361 |     13 | println(s"The cube of $n is ${cube(n)}.")
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| 317 |     14 | 
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| 318 |     15 | // or even
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|  |     16 | 
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| 361 |     17 | println(s"The cube of $n is ${n * n * n}.")
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| 317 |     18 | 
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|  |     19 | // helpful for debugging purposes
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|  |     20 | //
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| 361 |     21 | //     "The most effective debugging tool is still careful 
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|  |     22 | //          thought, coupled with judiciously placed print 
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|  |     23 | //                                             statements."
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|  |     24 | //       — Brian W. Kernighan, in Unix for Beginners (1979)
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| 317 |     25 | 
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|  |     26 | 
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|  |     27 | def gcd_db(a: Int, b: Int) : Int = {
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| 361 |     28 |   println(s"Function called with $a and $b.")
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| 317 |     29 |   if (b == 0) a else gcd_db(b, a % b)
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|  |     30 | }
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|  |     31 | 
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|  |     32 | gcd_db(48, 18)
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| 204 |     33 | 
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|  |     34 | 
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| 361 |     35 | 
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|  |     36 | // you can also implement your own string interpolations
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|  |     37 | 
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|  |     38 | import scala.language.implicitConversions
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|  |     39 | import scala.language.reflectiveCalls
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|  |     40 | 
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|  |     41 | implicit def sring_inters(sc: StringContext) = new {
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|  |     42 |     def i(args: Any*): String = s"\t${sc.s(args:_*)}\n"
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|  |     43 |     def l(args: Any*): String = s"${sc.s(args:_*)}:\n"
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|  |     44 | }
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|  |     45 | 
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|  |     46 | // this allows you to write things like
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|  |     47 | 
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|  |     48 | i"add ${3+2}" 
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|  |     49 | l"some_fresh_name"
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|  |     50 | 
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|  |     51 | 
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|  |     52 | 
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| 316 |     53 | // The Option Type
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|  |     54 | //=================
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|  |     55 | 
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| 361 |     56 | // in Java, if something unusually happens, you return null 
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|  |     57 | // or raise an exception
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| 316 |     58 | //
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|  |     59 | //in Scala you use Options instead
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|  |     60 | //   - if the value is present, you use Some(value)
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|  |     61 | //   - if no value is present, you use None
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| 204 |     62 | 
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|  |     63 | 
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| 316 |     64 | List(7,2,3,4,5,6).find(_ < 4)
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|  |     65 | List(5,6,7,8,9).find(_ < 4)
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| 212 |     66 | 
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| 361 |     67 | // Int:      ..., 0, 1, 2,...
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|  |     68 | // Boolean:  true false
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|  |     69 | //
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|  |     70 | // List[Int]: Nil, List(_) 
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|  |     71 | //
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|  |     72 | // Option[Int]: None, Some(0), Some(1), ...
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| 444 |     73 | // Option[Boolean]: None, Some(true), Some(false)
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| 361 |     74 | // Option[...]: None, Some(_)
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|  |     75 | 
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|  |     76 | def safe_div(x: Int, y: Int) : Option[Int] = 
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|  |     77 |   if (y == 0) None else Some(x / y)
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|  |     78 | 
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| 444 |     79 | safe_div(10 + 5, 4 - 1)  
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| 361 |     80 | 
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| 444 |     81 | List(1,2,3,4,5,6).indexOf(7)
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|  |     82 | List[Int]().minOption
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|  |     83 | 
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|  |     84 | def my_min(ls: List[Int]) : Option[Int] = 
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|  |     85 |   ls.minOption
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| 361 |     86 | 
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|  |     87 | my_min(List(1,2,3,4))
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|  |     88 | 
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| 310 |     89 | 
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| 316 |     90 | // better error handling with Options (no exceptions)
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|  |     91 | //
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|  |     92 | //  Try(something).getOrElse(what_to_do_in_case_of_an_exception)
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| 204 |     93 | //
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| 316 |     94 | 
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|  |     95 | import scala.util._
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|  |     96 | import io.Source
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|  |     97 | 
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| 444 |     98 | val my_url = "https://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/"
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| 316 |     99 | 
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| 361 |    100 | Source.fromURL(my_url)("ISO-8859-1").mkString
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| 444 |    101 | Source.fromURL(my_url)("ISO-8859-1").getLines().toList
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| 316 |    102 | 
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| 361 |    103 | Try(Source.fromURL(my_url)("ISO-8859-1").mkString).getOrElse("")
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| 316 |    104 | 
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| 361 |    105 | Try(Some(Source.fromURL(my_url)("ISO-8859-1").mkString)).getOrElse(None)
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| 204 |    106 | 
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|  |    107 | 
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| 316 |    108 | // the same for files
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| 444 |    109 | 
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| 361 |    110 | Try(Some(Source.fromFile("test.txt")("ISO-8859-1").mkString)).getOrElse(None)
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| 316 |    111 | 
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| 444 |    112 | Try(Source.fromFile("test.txt")("ISO-8859-1").mkString).toOption
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|  |    113 | 
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|  |    114 | Using(Source.fromFile("test.txt")("ISO-8859-1"))(_.mkString).toOption
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| 204 |    115 | 
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| 319 |    116 | // how to implement a function for reading 
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| 444 |    117 | // (lines) from files...
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| 319 |    118 | //
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| 316 |    119 | def get_contents(name: String) : List[String] = 
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| 444 |    120 |   Source.fromFile(name)("ISO-8859-1").getLines().toList
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| 204 |    121 | 
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| 319 |    122 | get_contents("text.txt")
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| 316 |    123 | get_contents("test.txt")
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| 204 |    124 | 
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| 316 |    125 | // slightly better - return Nil
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|  |    126 | def get_contents(name: String) : List[String] = 
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| 361 |    127 |   Try(Source.fromFile(name)("ISO-8859-1").getLines.toList).getOrElse(List())
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| 204 |    128 | 
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| 316 |    129 | get_contents("text.txt")
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| 204 |    130 | 
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| 316 |    131 | // much better - you record in the type that things can go wrong 
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|  |    132 | def get_contents(name: String) : Option[List[String]] = 
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| 444 |    133 |   Try(Some(Source.fromFile(name)("ISO-8859-1").getLines().toList)).getOrElse(None)
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| 204 |    134 | 
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| 316 |    135 | get_contents("text.txt")
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|  |    136 | get_contents("test.txt")
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| 204 |    137 | 
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|  |    138 | 
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| 317 |    139 | // operations on options
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| 204 |    140 | 
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| 317 |    141 | val lst = List(None, Some(1), Some(2), None, Some(3))
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| 204 |    142 | 
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| 317 |    143 | lst.flatten
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| 204 |    144 | 
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| 317 |    145 | Some(1).get
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|  |    146 | None.get
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| 310 |    147 | 
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| 317 |    148 | Some(1).isDefined
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|  |    149 | None.isDefined
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| 310 |    150 | 
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| 361 |    151 | for (x <- lst) yield x.getOrElse(0)
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| 310 |    152 | 
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| 361 |    153 | 
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|  |    154 | 
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|  |    155 | val ps = List((3, 0), (4, 2), (6, 2), 
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|  |    156 |               (2, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1))
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| 317 |    157 | 
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|  |    158 | // division where possible
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|  |    159 | 
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|  |    160 | for ((x, y) <- ps) yield {
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|  |    161 |   if (y == 0) None else Some(x / y)
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|  |    162 | }
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|  |    163 | 
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| 361 |    164 | 
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|  |    165 | 
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| 317 |    166 | // getOrElse is for setting a default value
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|  |    167 | 
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|  |    168 | val lst = List(None, Some(1), Some(2), None, Some(3))
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|  |    169 | 
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| 361 |    170 | 
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|  |    171 | // a function that turns strings into numbers 
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|  |    172 | // (similar to .toInt)
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|  |    173 | Integer.parseInt("1234")
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| 318 |    174 | 
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|  |    175 | 
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|  |    176 | def get_me_an_int(s: String) : Option[Int] = 
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|  |    177 |  Try(Some(Integer.parseInt(s))).getOrElse(None)
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| 310 |    178 | 
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|  |    179 | 
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| 317 |    180 | // This may not look any better than working with null in Java, but to
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|  |    181 | // see the value, you have to put yourself in the shoes of the
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|  |    182 | // consumer of the get_me_an_int function, and imagine you didn't
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|  |    183 | // write that function.
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|  |    184 | //
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|  |    185 | // In Java, if you didn't write this function, you'd have to depend on
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|  |    186 | // the Javadoc of the get_me_an_int. If you didn't look at the Javadoc, 
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| 318 |    187 | // you might not know that get_me_an_int could return null, and your 
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| 317 |    188 | // code could potentially throw a NullPointerException.
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| 310 |    189 | 
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|  |    190 | 
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| 317 |    191 | // even Scala is not immune to problems like this:
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| 310 |    192 | 
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| 317 |    193 | List(5,6,7,8,9).indexOf(7)
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|  |    194 | List(5,6,7,8,9).indexOf(10)
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|  |    195 | List(5,6,7,8,9)(-1)
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| 310 |    196 | 
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|  |    197 | 
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| 320 |    198 | Try({
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|  |    199 |   val x = 3
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|  |    200 |   val y = 0
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|  |    201 |   Some(x / y)
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|  |    202 | }).getOrElse(None)
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| 204 |    203 | 
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| 323 |    204 | 
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|  |    205 | // minOption 
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|  |    206 | // maxOption 
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|  |    207 | // minByOption 
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|  |    208 | // maxByOption
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|  |    209 | 
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| 204 |    210 | // Higher-Order Functions
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|  |    211 | //========================
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|  |    212 | 
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|  |    213 | // functions can take functions as arguments
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| 319 |    214 | // and produce functions as result
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| 204 |    215 | 
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|  |    216 | def even(x: Int) : Boolean = x % 2 == 0
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|  |    217 | def odd(x: Int) : Boolean = x % 2 == 1
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|  |    218 | 
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|  |    219 | val lst = (1 to 10).toList
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|  |    220 | 
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|  |    221 | lst.filter(even)
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| 320 |    222 | lst.count(odd)
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| 212 |    223 | lst.find(even)
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| 320 |    224 | lst.exists(even)
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| 212 |    225 | 
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| 362 |    226 | lst.find(_ < 4)
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| 320 |    227 | lst.filter(_ < 4) 
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| 362 |    228 | 
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|  |    229 | def less4(x: Int) : Boolean = x < 4
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|  |    230 | lst.find(less4)
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|  |    231 | lst.find(_ < 4)
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|  |    232 | 
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|  |    233 | lst.filter(x => x % 2 == 0)
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| 318 |    234 | lst.filter(_ % 2 == 0)
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| 204 |    235 | 
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| 320 |    236 | 
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| 362 |    237 | lst.sortWith((x, y) => x < y)
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|  |    238 | lst.sortWith(_ > _)
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| 204 |    239 | 
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| 318 |    240 | // but this only works when the arguments are clear, but 
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|  |    241 | // not with multiple occurences
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|  |    242 | lst.find(n => odd(n) && n > 2)
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|  |    243 | 
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|  |    244 | 
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| 444 |    245 | // lexicographic ordering
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| 362 |    246 | val ps = List((3, 0), (3, 2), (4, 2), (2, 2), 
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|  |    247 |               (2, 0), (1, 1), (1, 0))
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| 318 |    248 | 
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| 212 |    249 | def lex(x: (Int, Int), y: (Int, Int)) : Boolean = 
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|  |    250 |   if (x._1 == y._1) x._2 < y._2 else x._1 < y._1
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|  |    251 | 
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|  |    252 | ps.sortWith(lex)
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| 204 |    253 | 
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| 320 |    254 | ps.sortBy(x => x._1)
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| 204 |    255 | ps.sortBy(_._2)
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|  |    256 | 
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|  |    257 | ps.maxBy(_._1)
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|  |    258 | ps.maxBy(_._2)
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|  |    259 | 
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|  |    260 | 
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| 212 |    261 | // maps (lower-case)
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|  |    262 | //===================
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| 204 |    263 | 
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| 212 |    264 | def double(x: Int): Int = x + x
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| 204 |    265 | def square(x: Int): Int = x * x
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|  |    266 | 
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|  |    267 | val lst = (1 to 10).toList
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|  |    268 | 
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| 362 |    269 | lst.map(square)
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| 212 |    270 | lst.map(x => (double(x), square(x)))
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|  |    271 | 
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| 362 |    272 | // works also for strings
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|  |    273 | def tweet(c: Char) = c.toUpper
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|  |    274 | 
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|  |    275 | "Hello World".map(tweet)
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|  |    276 | 
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|  |    277 | 
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|  |    278 | // this can be iterated
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|  |    279 | 
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|  |    280 | lst.map(square).filter(_ > 4)
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|  |    281 | 
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| 363 |    282 | lst.map(square).find(_ > 4)
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|  |    283 | lst.map(square).find(_ > 4).map(double)
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|  |    284 | 
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|  |    285 | lst.map(square)
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| 362 |    286 |    .find(_ > 4)
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| 363 |    287 |    .map(double)
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|  |    288 | 
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|  |    289 | 
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|  |    290 | // Option Type and maps
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|  |    291 | //======================
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|  |    292 | 
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|  |    293 | // a function that turns strings into numbers (similar to .toInt)
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|  |    294 | Integer.parseInt("12u34")
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|  |    295 | 
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|  |    296 | // maps on Options
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|  |    297 | 
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|  |    298 | import scala.util._
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| 362 |    299 | 
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| 363 |    300 | def get_me_an_int(s: String) : Option[Int] = 
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|  |    301 |  Try(Some(Integer.parseInt(s))).getOrElse(None)
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|  |    302 | 
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|  |    303 | get_me_an_int("12345").map(_ % 2 == 0)
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|  |    304 | get_me_an_int("12u34").map(_ % 2 == 0)
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|  |    305 | 
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|  |    306 | 
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|  |    307 | 
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|  |    308 | val lst = List("12345", "foo", "5432", "bar", "x21", "456")
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|  |    309 | for (x <- lst) yield get_me_an_int(x)
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|  |    310 | 
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|  |    311 | // summing up all the numbers
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|  |    312 | 
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|  |    313 | lst.map(get_me_an_int).flatten.sum
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|  |    314 | 
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|  |    315 | 
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|  |    316 | 
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| 204 |    317 | 
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| 319 |    318 | // this is actually how for-comprehensions are
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|  |    319 | // defined in Scala
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| 204 |    320 | 
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|  |    321 | lst.map(n => square(n))
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|  |    322 | for (n <- lst) yield square(n)
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|  |    323 | 
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| 318 |    324 | // lets define our own higher-order functions
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|  |    325 | // type of functions is for example Int => Int
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| 204 |    326 | 
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| 212 |    327 | 
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| 363 |    328 | def my_map_int(lst: List[Int], f: Int => Int) : List[Int] = 
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|  |    329 | {
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| 204 |    330 |   if (lst == Nil) Nil
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|  |    331 |   else f(lst.head) :: my_map_int(lst.tail, f)
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|  |    332 | }
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|  |    333 | 
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|  |    334 | my_map_int(lst, square)
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|  |    335 | 
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|  |    336 | // same function using pattern matching: a kind
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|  |    337 | // of switch statement on steroids (see more later on)
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|  |    338 | 
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| 319 |    339 | def my_map_int(lst: List[Int], f: Int => Int) : List[Int] = 
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| 362 |    340 |   lst match {
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|  |    341 |     case Nil => Nil
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|  |    342 |     case x::xs => f(x)::my_map_int(xs, f)
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|  |    343 |   }
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| 204 |    344 | 
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|  |    345 | 
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| 363 |    346 | 
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|  |    347 | val biglst = (1 to 10000).toList
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|  |    348 | my_map_int(biglst, double)
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|  |    349 | 
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|  |    350 | (1 to 10000000).toList.map(double)
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|  |    351 | 
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| 204 |    352 | // other function types
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|  |    353 | //
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|  |    354 | // f1: (Int, Int) => Int
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|  |    355 | // f2: List[String] => Option[Int]
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|  |    356 | // ... 
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|  |    357 | 
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|  |    358 | 
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| 320 |    359 | 
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| 204 |    360 | 
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|  |    361 | 
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| 212 |    362 | // Map type (upper-case)
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|  |    363 | //=======================
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| 204 |    364 | 
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|  |    365 | // Note the difference between map and Map
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|  |    366 | 
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| 364 |    367 | val m = Map(1 -> "one", 2 -> "two", 10 -> "many")
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| 320 |    368 | 
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| 364 |    369 | List((1, "one"), (2, "two"), (10, "many")).toMap
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| 320 |    370 | 
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| 364 |    371 | m.get(1)
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|  |    372 | m.get(4)
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| 204 |    373 | 
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| 364 |    374 | m.getOrElse(1, "")
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|  |    375 | m.getOrElse(4, "")
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| 204 |    376 | 
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| 364 |    377 | val new_m = m + (10 -> "ten")
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| 204 |    378 | 
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| 364 |    379 | new_m.get(10)
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|  |    380 | 
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|  |    381 | val m2 = for ((k, v) <- m) yield (k, v.toUpperCase)
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| 204 |    382 | 
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|  |    383 | 
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| 318 |    384 | 
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| 319 |    385 | // groupBy function on Maps
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| 364 |    386 | val lst = List("one", "two", "three", "four", "five")
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|  |    387 | lst.groupBy(_.head)
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| 204 |    388 | 
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| 364 |    389 | lst.groupBy(_.length)
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| 204 |    390 | 
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| 364 |    391 | lst.groupBy(_.length).get(3)
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|  |    392 | 
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|  |    393 | val grps = lst.groupBy(_.length)
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|  |    394 | grps.keySet
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| 204 |    395 | 
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| 51 |    397 | 
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| 192 |    398 | 
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|  |    399 | // Pattern Matching
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|  |    400 | //==================
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|  |    401 | 
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| 365 |    402 | // A powerful tool which is supposed to come to Java in 
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|  |    403 | // a few years time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGll155-vuQ).
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|  |    404 | // ...Scala already has it for many years ;o)
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| 192 |    405 | 
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|  |    406 | // The general schema:
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|  |    407 | //
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|  |    408 | //    expression match {
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|  |    409 | //       case pattern1 => expression1
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|  |    410 | //       case pattern2 => expression2
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|  |    411 | //       ...
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|  |    412 | //       case patternN => expressionN
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|  |    413 | //    }
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|  |    414 | 
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|  |    415 | 
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| 319 |    416 | // recall
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| 365 |    417 | def my_map_int(lst: List[Int], f: Int => Int) : List[Int] = 
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|  |    418 |   lst match {
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|  |    419 |     case Nil => Nil
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|  |    420 |     case x::xs => f(x)::my_map_int(xs, f)
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|  |    421 |   }
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| 58 |    422 | 
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| 365 |    423 | def my_map_option(o: Option[Int], f: Int => Int) : Option[Int] = 
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|  |    424 |   o match {
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|  |    425 |     case None => None
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|  |    426 |     case Some(x) => Some(f(x))
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|  |    427 |   }
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| 58 |    428 | 
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| 365 |    429 | my_map_option(None, x => x * x)
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|  |    430 | my_map_option(Some(8), x => x * x)
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| 192 |    431 | 
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| 212 |    432 | 
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| 192 |    433 | // you can also have cases combined
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| 266 |    434 | def season(month: String) : String = month match {
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| 192 |    435 |   case "March" | "April" | "May" => "It's spring"
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|  |    436 |   case "June" | "July" | "August" => "It's summer"
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|  |    437 |   case "September" | "October" | "November" => "It's autumn"
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| 204 |    438 |   case "December" => "It's winter"
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|  |    439 |   case "January" | "February" => "It's unfortunately winter"
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| 365 |    440 |   case _ => "Wrong month"
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| 266 |    441 | }
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|  |    442 | 
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| 365 |    443 | // pattern-match on integers
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|  |    444 | 
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|  |    445 | def fib(n: Int) : Int = n match { 
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|  |    446 |   case 0 | 1 => 1
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|  |    447 |   case n => fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2)
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|  |    448 | }
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|  |    449 | 
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|  |    450 | fib(10)
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| 266 |    451 | 
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| 204 |    452 | // Silly: fizz buzz
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| 192 |    453 | def fizz_buzz(n: Int) : String = (n % 3, n % 5) match {
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|  |    454 |   case (0, 0) => "fizz buzz"
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|  |    455 |   case (0, _) => "fizz"
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|  |    456 |   case (_, 0) => "buzz"
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|  |    457 |   case _ => n.toString  
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|  |    458 | }
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|  |    459 | 
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| 365 |    460 | for (n <- 1 to 20) 
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| 192 |    461 |  println(fizz_buzz(n))
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|  |    462 | 
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|  |    463 | 
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| 365 |    464 | val lst = List(None, Some(1), Some(2), None, Some(3)).flatten
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|  |    465 | 
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|  |    466 | def my_flatten(xs: List[Option[Int]]): List[Int] = 
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|  |    467 |  xs match {
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|  |    468 |    case Nil => Nil 
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|  |    469 |    case None::rest => my_flatten(rest)
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|  |    470 |    case Some(v)::rest => v :: my_flatten(rest)
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|  |    471 |  }
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|  |    472 | 
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|  |    473 | my_flatten(List(None, Some(1), Some(2), None, Some(3)))
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|  |    474 | 
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|  |    475 | 
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|  |    476 | 
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|  |    477 |  
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|  |    478 | 
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|  |    479 | 
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| 278 |    480 | 
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|  |    481 | 
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| 309 |    482 | // Recursion
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|  |    483 | //===========
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|  |    484 | 
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|  |    485 | 
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| 318 |    486 | /* Say you have characters a, b, c.
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|  |    487 |    What are all the combinations of a certain length?
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| 309 |    488 | 
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| 318 |    489 |    All combinations of length 2:
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|  |    490 |   
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|  |    491 |      aa, ab, ac, ba, bb, bc, ca, cb, cc
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|  |    492 | 
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|  |    493 |    Combinations of length 3:
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|  |    494 |    
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|  |    495 |      aaa, baa, caa, and so on......
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| 309 |    496 | */
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|  |    497 | 
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| 320 |    498 | def combs(cs: List[Char], n: Int) : List[String] = {
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|  |    499 |   if (n == 0) List("")
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|  |    500 |   else for (c <- cs; s <- combs(cs, n - 1)) yield s"$c$s"
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|  |    501 | }
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|  |    502 | 
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|  |    503 | combs(List('a', 'b', 'c'), 3)
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|  |    504 | 
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|  |    505 | 
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|  |    506 | 
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| 318 |    507 | def combs(cs: List[Char], l: Int) : List[String] = {
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| 309 |    508 |   if (l == 0) List("")
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| 318 |    509 |   else for (c <- cs; s <- combs(cs, l - 1)) yield s"$c$s"
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| 309 |    510 | }
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|  |    511 | 
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| 318 |    512 | combs("abc".toList, 2)
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|  |    513 | 
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|  |    514 | 
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| 329 |    515 | // When writing recursive functions you have to
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|  |    516 | // think about three points
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|  |    517 | // 
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|  |    518 | // - How to start with a recursive function
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|  |    519 | // - How to communicate between recursive calls
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|  |    520 | // - Exit conditions
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|  |    521 | 
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|  |    522 | 
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| 147 |    523 | 
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| 318 |    524 | // A Recursive Web Crawler / Email Harvester
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|  |    525 | //===========================================
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| 204 |    526 | //
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| 212 |    527 | // the idea is to look for links using the
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|  |    528 | // regular expression "https?://[^"]*" and for
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|  |    529 | // email addresses using another regex.
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| 204 |    530 | 
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|  |    531 | import io.Source
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|  |    532 | import scala.util._
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|  |    533 | 
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|  |    534 | // gets the first 10K of a web-page
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|  |    535 | def get_page(url: String) : String = {
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|  |    536 |   Try(Source.fromURL(url)("ISO-8859-1").take(10000).mkString).
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|  |    537 |     getOrElse { println(s"  Problem with: $url"); ""}
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| 147 |    538 | }
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|  |    539 | 
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| 204 |    540 | // regex for URLs and emails
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|  |    541 | val http_pattern = """"https?://[^"]*"""".r
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|  |    542 | val email_pattern = """([a-z0-9_\.-]+)@([\da-z\.-]+)\.([a-z\.]{2,6})""".r
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|  |    543 | 
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| 268 |    544 | //test case:
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| 212 |    545 | //email_pattern.findAllIn
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|  |    546 | //  ("foo bla christian@kcl.ac.uk 1234567").toList
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|  |    547 | 
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| 204 |    548 | 
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|  |    549 | // drops the first and last character from a string
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|  |    550 | def unquote(s: String) = s.drop(1).dropRight(1)
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|  |    551 | 
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|  |    552 | def get_all_URLs(page: String): Set[String] = 
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|  |    553 |   http_pattern.findAllIn(page).map(unquote).toSet
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|  |    554 | 
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|  |    555 | // naive version of crawl - searches until a given depth,
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|  |    556 | // visits pages potentially more than once
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| 318 |    557 | def crawl(url: String, n: Int) : Unit = {
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|  |    558 |   if (n == 0) ()
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| 204 |    559 |   else {
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|  |    560 |     println(s"  Visiting: $n $url")
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| 318 |    561 |     for (u <- get_all_URLs(get_page(url))) crawl(u, n - 1)
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| 204 |    562 |   }
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| 147 |    563 | }
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|  |    564 | 
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| 204 |    565 | // some starting URLs for the crawler
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|  |    566 | val startURL = """https://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/"""
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| 147 |    567 | 
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| 204 |    568 | crawl(startURL, 2)
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|  |    569 | 
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|  |    570 | 
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| 318 |    571 | // a primitive email harvester
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|  |    572 | def emails(url: String, n: Int) : Set[String] = {
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|  |    573 |   if (n == 0) Set()
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|  |    574 |   else {
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|  |    575 |     println(s"  Visiting: $n $url")
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|  |    576 |     val page = get_page(url)
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|  |    577 |     val new_emails = email_pattern.findAllIn(page).toSet
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|  |    578 |     new_emails ++ (for (u <- get_all_URLs(page)) yield emails(u, n - 1)).flatten
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|  |    579 |   }
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|  |    580 | }
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| 55 |    581 | 
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| 318 |    582 | emails(startURL, 3)
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| 55 |    583 | 
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|  |    584 | 
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| 318 |    585 | // if we want to explore the internet "deeper", then we
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|  |    586 | // first have to parallelise the request of webpages:
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|  |    587 | //
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|  |    588 | // scala -cp scala-parallel-collections_2.13-0.2.0.jar 
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|  |    589 | // import scala.collection.parallel.CollectionConverters._
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| 55 |    590 | 
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| 53 |    591 | 
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|  |    592 | 
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|  |    593 | 
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| 192 |    594 | 
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| 319 |    595 | // Jumping Towers
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|  |    596 | //================
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| 278 |    597 | 
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| 319 |    598 | 
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| 364 |    599 | def moves(xs: List[Int], n: Int) : List[List[Int]] = 
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|  |    600 |  (xs, n) match {
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|  |    601 |    case (Nil, _) => Nil
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| 366 |    602 |    case (_, 0) => Nil
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| 364 |    603 |    case (x::xs, n) => (x::xs) :: moves(xs, n - 1)
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|  |    604 |  }
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| 319 |    605 | 
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| 366 |    606 | // List(5,5,1,0) -> moves(List(5,1,0), 5)
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| 319 |    607 | moves(List(5,1,0), 1)
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|  |    608 | moves(List(5,1,0), 2)
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|  |    609 | moves(List(5,1,0), 5)
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|  |    610 | 
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|  |    611 | // checks whether a jump tour exists at all
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|  |    612 | 
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|  |    613 | def search(xs: List[Int]) : Boolean = xs match {
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|  |    614 |   case Nil => true
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| 366 |    615 |   case x::xs =>
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|  |    616 |     if (xs.length < x) true 
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|  |    617 |     else moves(xs, x).exists(search(_))
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| 319 |    618 | }
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|  |    619 | 
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|  |    620 | 
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|  |    621 | search(List(5,3,2,5,1,1))
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|  |    622 | search(List(3,5,1,0,0,0,1))
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|  |    623 | search(List(3,5,1,0,0,0,0,1))
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|  |    624 | search(List(3,5,1,0,0,0,1,1))
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|  |    625 | search(List(3,5,1))
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|  |    626 | search(List(5,1,1))
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|  |    627 | search(Nil)
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|  |    628 | search(List(1))
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|  |    629 | search(List(5,1,1))
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|  |    630 | search(List(3,5,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1))
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|  |    631 | 
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| 366 |    632 | 
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|  |    633 | import scala.util._
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|  |    634 | List.fill(100)(Random.nextInt(2))
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|  |    635 | search(List.fill(100)(Random.nextInt(10)))
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|  |    636 | 
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| 319 |    637 | // generate *all* jump tours
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|  |    638 | //    if we are only interested in the shortes one, we could
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|  |    639 | //    shortcircut the calculation and only return List(x) in
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|  |    640 | //    case where xs.length < x, because no tour can be shorter
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|  |    641 | //    than 1
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|  |    642 | // 
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|  |    643 | 
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|  |    644 | def jumps(xs: List[Int]) : List[List[Int]] = xs match {
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|  |    645 |   case Nil => Nil
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| 366 |    646 |   case x::xs => {
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| 319 |    647 |     val children = moves(xs, x)
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| 366 |    648 |     val results = 
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|  |    649 |       children.map(cs => jumps(cs).map(x :: _)).flatten
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| 319 |    650 |     if (xs.length < x) List(x) :: results else results
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|  |    651 |   }
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|  |    652 | }
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|  |    653 | 
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|  |    654 | jumps(List(3,5,1,2,1,2,1))
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|  |    655 | jumps(List(3,5,1,2,3,4,1))
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|  |    656 | jumps(List(3,5,1,0,0,0,1))
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|  |    657 | jumps(List(3,5,1))
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|  |    658 | jumps(List(5,1,1))
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|  |    659 | jumps(Nil)
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|  |    660 | jumps(List(1))
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|  |    661 | jumps(List(5,1,2))
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|  |    662 | moves(List(1,2), 5)
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|  |    663 | jumps(List(1,5,1,2))
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|  |    664 | jumps(List(3,5,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1))
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|  |    665 | 
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|  |    666 | jumps(List(5,3,2,5,1,1)).minBy(_.length)
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|  |    667 | jumps(List(1,3,5,8,9,2,6,7,6,8,9)).minBy(_.length)
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|  |    668 | jumps(List(1,3,6,1,0,9)).minBy(_.length)
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|  |    669 | jumps(List(2,3,1,1,2,4,2,0,1,1)).minBy(_.length)
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|  |    670 | 
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|  |    671 | 
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