codility6 TapeEquilibrium

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#codility6 TapeEquilibrium

a = [3, 1, 2, 4, 3]
#a = [1, 2, 3]

puts "The array is #{a}"

def solution(a)
	count = a.count
	sum = 0
	sumr = 0
	diff = 0

	puts "Count is #{count}"

	asumforward = []
	asumbackward = []
	diffarray = []
	areverse = a.reverse 
	

	#creates the sum forward array
	a.each do |x|
		sum = sum + x
		asumforward = asumforward.push(sum)
	end
	asumforward.delete_at(count - 1)
	puts "asumforward is #{asumforward}"

	#creates the backward sum array
	areverse.each do |x|
		sumr = sumr + x
		asumbackward = asumbackward.push(sumr)
		
		
	end
	asumbackward.delete_at(count -1)
	asumbackward.reverse!
	puts "asumbackward is #{asumbackward}"

	#creates difference array
	for i in (0..(count-2))
		puts "asumforward is #{asumforward[i]}  asumbackward is #{asumbackward[i]}"


		diff = (asumforward[i].to_i - asumbackward[i].to_i).abs
		diffarray = diffarray.push(diff)
		
	end

	answer = diffarray.min

return answer
end

puts "The output of soluiton is #{solution(a)}"