path: root/users/wpcarro/scratch/data_structures_and_algorithms/largest-stack.py

import unittest


class Stack(object):
    def __init__(self):
        """Initialize an empty stack"""
        self.items = []

    def push(self, item):
        """Push a new item onto the stack"""
        self.items.append(item)

    def pop(self):
        """Remove and return the last item"""
        # If the stack is empty, return None
        # (it would also be reasonable to throw an exception)
        if not self.items:
            return None

        return self.items.pop()

    def peek(self):
        """Return the last item without removing it"""
        if not self.items:
            return None
        return self.items[-1]


class MaxStack(object):
    # Implement the push, pop, and get_max methods
    def __init__(self):
        self.m = Stack()
        self.stack = Stack()

    def push(self, item):
        if self.m.peek() is None:
            self.m.push(item)
        elif item >= self.m.peek():
            self.m.push(item)
        self.stack.push(item)

    def pop(self):
        x = self.stack.pop()
        if x == self.m.peek():
            self.m.pop()
        return x

    def get_max(self):
        return self.m.peek()


################################################################################
# Tests
################################################################################
class Test(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_stack_usage(self):
        max_stack = MaxStack()

        max_stack.push(5)

        actual = max_stack.get_max()
        expected = 5
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        max_stack.push(4)
        max_stack.push(7)
        max_stack.push(7)
        max_stack.push(8)

        actual = max_stack.get_max()
        expected = 8
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        actual = max_stack.pop()
        expected = 8
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        actual = max_stack.get_max()
        expected = 7
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        actual = max_stack.pop()
        expected = 7
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        actual = max_stack.get_max()
        expected = 7
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        actual = max_stack.pop()
        expected = 7
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        actual = max_stack.get_max()
        expected = 5
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        actual = max_stack.pop()
        expected = 4
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

        actual = max_stack.get_max()
        expected = 5
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)


unittest.main(verbosity=2)