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/**
 * Sorter function for sorting an array of strings by their length, in descending order
 * @param {string} a
 * @param {string} b
 * @returns positive/negative number representing relative comparison of the two elements
 */
function byLength(a, b) {
	return b.length - a.length;
}

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/**
 * @typedef {(0 | 1)[][]} IslandInput
 */

/**
 * @typedef {Object} Island
 * @property {string[]} coordinates
 */

/**

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html {
	--blue: #61DBFB;
	--blue-dark: #1d8099;
	font-family: Raleway;
	margin: 0;
}

body {
	margin: 0;
	height: 100vh !important;

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/**
 * Comparison function for sorting an array of strings by length
 * @param {string} a first word from dictionary
 * @param {string} b second word from dictionary
 * @return {number} relative order of the two strings
 */
function byLength(a, b) {
	return b.length - a.length;
}

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/**
 * Gets the previous number in the Fibonacci sequence, or -1 if this number isn't in the sequence
 * @param {number} num
 * @returns {number} previous Fibonacci number (or -1)
 */
function getPreviousFibonacciNumber(num) {
	// Handle negatives
	if (num <= 0) {
		return -1;
	}

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/**
 * Determines whether all characters in a string are unique.
 * 
 * Original question:
 * **Write a function that determines if all the characters in a given string are unique.**
 * Can you do this without making any new variables? You choose if you want to include
 * capitalization in your consideration for this one, as a fun challenge.
 * 
 * @param {string} str string to test
 * @param {boolean} [caseSensitive] whether to take capitalization into account

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const ORIGIN = 1;
const DESTINATION = 2;
const WALL = 3;

/**
 * @typedef {{
 * 	coordinates: string,
 * 	distanceFromOrigin: number,
 * 	shortestPaths: Direction[][]
 * }} DjikstraNode

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/**
 * Comparison function for two integers which will sort the bigger one first
 * @param {number} int1 
 * @param {number} int2 
 */
function bySize(int1, int2) {
	return int2 - int1;
}

/**

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/**
 * Evaluate a string's results after backspaces and forward deletions.
 * A `#` is a backspace, removing the previous undeleted character.
 * A `%` is a forward deletion, removing the next letter.
 * @param {string} str
 * @returns {string} provided string, with deleted characters removed
 */
function evaluateString(str) {
	const characters = str.split('');

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const CORRECT = 'correct';
const OUT_OF_PLACE = 'out of place';
const WRONG = 'wrong';

/**
 * Determines which letters in a given guess are correct, which ones are out of place, and which ones are invalid and returns emoji string
 * @param {string} guess five-letter guess (presumes the guess has already been through other formatting validations like length and valid characters)
 * @param {string} solution the target word the player is trying to guess
 * @returns {string} emoji sequence
 */