// Part 1 about Roman Numerals
//=============================
abstract class RomanDigit
case object I extends RomanDigit
case object V extends RomanDigit
case object X extends RomanDigit
case object L extends RomanDigit
case object C extends RomanDigit
case object D extends RomanDigit
case object M extends RomanDigit
type RomanNumeral = List[RomanDigit]
// (1) First write a polymorphic function that recursively
// transforms a list of options into an option of a list.
// As soon as a None is inside the list, the result is None.
// Otherwise produce a list of all Some's appended.
def optionlist[A](xs: List[Option[A]]): Option[List[A]] =
// (2) Write a function first a function that converts a character
// into a roman digit (if possible). Then convert a string into
// a roman numeral (if possible). If this is not possible, the functions
// should return None.
def Char2RomanDigit(c: Char): Option[RomanDigit] =
def String2RomanNumeral(s: String) : Option[RomanNumeral] =
// some test cases
//String2RomanNumeral("IIII")
//String2RomanNumeral("IV")
//String2RomanNumeral("VI")
//String2RomanNumeral("IX")
//String2RomanNumeral("MCMLXXIX")
//String2RomanNumeral("MCMXLIV")
//String2RomanNumeral("M C M X L I V") // None
// (3) Write a recursive function RomanNumral2Int that converts a
// RomanNumeral into an integer.
def RomanNumeral2Int(rs: RomanNumeral): Int =
// some test cases
RomanNumeral2Int(List(I,I,I,I)) // 4
RomanNumeral2Int(List(I,V)) // 4
RomanNumeral2Int(List(V,I)) // 6
RomanNumeral2Int(List(I,X)) // 9
RomanNumeral2Int(List(M,C,M,L,X,X,I,X)) // 1979
RomanNumeral2Int(List(M,C,M,X,L,I,V)) // 1944
// (4) Write a function that converts a string (containing
// a roman numeral) into an integer (if possible). If not
// this is not possible, the functions should return None.
def String2Int(s: String): Option[Int] =
// some test cases
String2Int("IIII") // 4 (though invalid roman numeral)
String2Int("IV") // 4
String2Int("VI") // 6
String2Int("IX") // 9
String2Int("MCMLXXIX") // 1979
String2Int("MCMXLIV") // 1944
String2Int("") // 0
String2Int("MDCLXI") // 1661
String2Int("MMMCMXCIX") // 3999
String2Int("XLVIII") // 48
String2Int("MMVIII") // 2008
String2Int("MMXI") // 2011
String2Int("MIM") // 1999
String2Int("MCMLVI") // 1956
String2Int("III") // 3
String2Int("XXX") // 30
String2Int("CCC") // 300
String2Int("MMM") // 3000
String2Int("VII") // 7
String2Int("LXVI") // 66
String2Int("CL") // 150
String2Int("MCC") // 1200
String2Int("IV") // 4
String2Int("IX") // 9
String2Int("XC") // 90
String2Int("MDCLXVI") // 1666
String2Int("VIV") // 9 (but should be written as IX)
String2Int("IVX") // 14 (also invalid)
// error cases
String2Int("MC?I")
String2Int("abc")
// (5) The file roman.txt contains a list of roman numerals.
// Read in these numerals from the file, convert them into
// integers and then add them all up.
import io.Source
import scala.util._
// function for reading files:
// Source.fromFile("file_name")("ISO-8859-9")
def addromanfile(filename: String) =
//test case
addromanfile("roman.txt")
// Part 2 about Validation of Roman Numerals
//===========================================
// (6) Write a function that validates roman numerals according
// to the rules given in the CW.
def isValidNumeral(digitList: RomanNumeral): Boolean =
// some test cases
val invalids = List("IXC", "XCX", "IIII", "IIIII", "DD", "VL",
"MIM", "XXCIII", "LXXIIX", "IIIIX", "IIXX",
"ICM", "CIM", "VIV", "IVX", "MCMC", "XIIX", "IIXX")
val valids = List("IV", "VI", "IX", "MCMLXXIX", "MCMXLIV", "", "MDCLXI",
"MMMCMXCIX", "XLVIII", "MMVIII", "MMXI", "MCMLVI", "III",
"XXX", "CCC", "MMM", "VII", "LXVI", "CL", "MCC", "XC",
"MDCLXVI")
// (7) Write a recursive function that converts an Integer into a
// a roman numeral. The input will be between 0 and 3999.
def Int2Roman(n: Int): RomanNumeral =
// (8) Write a function that reads a text file containing valid and
// invalid roman numerals. Convert all valid roman numerals into integers,
// add them up and produce the result as a roman numeral (using the
// function in (7)
def addvalidromanfile(filename: String) =
// a test case
//addvalidromanfile("roman2.txt")