// The denomination of a coin. type Coin = number; // The amount of change remaining. type Amount = number; // Mapping of Coin -> Int type CoinBag = Map<Coin, number>; function createCoinBag(coins: Coin[]): CoinBag { const result = new Map(); for (const coin of coins) { result.set(coin, 0); } return result; } // This algorithm should work conceptual, but it does not actually // work. JavaScript uses reference equality when constructing a Set<Map<A,B>>, // so my result.size returns a higher number than I expect because it contains // many duplicate entries. // // Conceptually, I'm not sure this solution is optimal either -- even after I // can dedupe the entries in `result`. function changePossibilities(amt: Amount, coins: Coin[]): number { if (amt === 0) { return 1; } const result: Set<CoinBag> = new Set(); const q: [Coin, Amount, CoinBag][] = []; for (const coin of coins) { const bag = createCoinBag(coins); bag.set(coin, 1); q.push([coin, amt - coin, bag]); } while (q.length > 0) { const [coin, amt, bag] = q.shift(); console.log([coin, amt, bag]); if (amt === 0) { result.add(bag); } else if (amt < 0) { continue; } else { for (const c of coins) { const bagCopy = new Map(bag); const value = bagCopy.get(c); bagCopy.set(c, value + 1); q.push([c, amt - c, bagCopy]); } } } console.log(result); return result.size; } // Tests let desc = "sample input"; let actual = changePossibilities(4, [1, 2, 3]); let expected = 4; assertEqual(actual, expected, desc); desc = "one way to make zero cents"; actual = changePossibilities(0, [1, 2]); expected = 1; assertEqual(actual, expected, desc); desc = "no ways if no coins"; actual = changePossibilities(1, []); expected = 0; assertEqual(actual, expected, desc); desc = "big coin value"; actual = changePossibilities(5, [25, 50]); expected = 0; assertEqual(actual, expected, desc); desc = "big target amount"; actual = changePossibilities(50, [5, 10]); expected = 6; assertEqual(actual, expected, desc); // I think InterviewCake designed this assertion to be computationally // expensive. desc = "change for one dollar"; actual = changePossibilities(100, [1, 5, 10, 25, 50]); expected = 292; assertEqual(actual, expected, desc); function assertEqual(a, b, desc) { if (a === b) { console.log(`${desc} ... PASS`); } else { console.log(`${desc} ... FAIL: ${a} != ${b}`); } }