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January 11, 2017 00:27
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class Hash | |
def difference(subtrahend) | |
# create a hash which contains all normalized keys | |
all_pairs = (self.keys.map{|x| x.downcase} + subtrahend.keys.map{|x| x.downcase}).uniq.inject({}) do |pairs, key| | |
pairs[key] = [] | |
pairs | |
end | |
#=> {"mouse"=>[], "cat"=>[], "snake"=>[], "bird"=>[], "dog"=>[]} | |
# push original key value pairs into array which is the value of just created hash | |
[self, subtrahend].each_with_index do |hsh, idx| | |
hsh.each_pair { |k, v| all_pairs[k.downcase].push([k, v]) } | |
all_pairs.each_value { |v| v.push([nil, 0]) if v.size == idx } | |
end | |
#=> {"mouse"=>[[nil, 0], ["Mouse", 75]], "cat"=>[["Cat", 100], ["cat", 50]], "snake"=>[["Snake", 10], ["Snake", 10]], "bird"=>[["Bird", 2], ["BIRD", 4]], "dog"=>[["Dog", 5], ["dog", 3]]} | |
results = {} | |
all_pairs.each_value do |values| | |
diff = values[0][1] - values[1][1] | |
# always take the key whose value is larger | |
if diff > 0 | |
results[values[0][0]] = diff | |
elsif diff < 0 | |
results[values[1][0]] = diff | |
end | |
end | |
return results | |
end | |
end |
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