Snippets Archive
These snippets, while useful and interesting, didn't quite make it into the repository due to either having very specific use-cases or being outdated. However we felt like they might still be useful to some readers, so here they are.
binarySearch
Use recursion. Similar to Array.prototype.indexOf()
that finds the index of a value within an array. The difference being this operation only works with sorted arrays which offers a major performance boost due to it's logarithmic nature when compared to a linear search or Array.prototype.indexOf()
.
Search a sorted array by repeatedly dividing the search interval in half. Begin with an interval covering the whole array. If the value of the search is less than the item in the middle of the interval, recurse into the lower half. Otherwise recurse into the upper half. Repeatedly recurse until the value is found which is the mid or you've recursed to a point that is greater than the length which means the value doesn't exist and return -1
.
const binarySearch = (arr, val, start = 0, end = arr.length - 1) => { if (start > end) return -1; const mid = Math.floor((start + end) / 2); if (arr[mid] > val) return binarySearch(arr, val, start, mid - 1); if (arr[mid] < val) return binarySearch(arr, val, mid + 1, end); return mid; };
binarySearch([1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24], 6); // 2 binarySearch([1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24], 21); // -1
celsiusToFahrenheit
Celsius to Fahrenheit temperature conversion.
Follows the conversion formula F = 1.8C + 32
.
const celsiusToFahrenheit = degrees => 1.8 * degrees + 32;
celsiusToFahrenheit(33) // 91.4
cleanObj
Removes any properties except the ones specified from a JSON object.
Use Object.keys()
method to loop over given JSON object and deleting keys that are not included in given array. If you pass a special key,childIndicator
, it will search deeply apply the function to inner objects, too.
const cleanObj = (obj, keysToKeep = [], childIndicator) => { Object.keys(obj).forEach(key => { if (key === childIndicator) { cleanObj(obj[key], keysToKeep, childIndicator); } else if (!keysToKeep.includes(key)) { delete obj[key]; } }); return obj; };
const testObj = { a: 1, b: 2, children: { a: 1, b: 2 } }; cleanObj(testObj, ['a'], 'children'); // { a: 1, children : { a: 1}}
collatz
Applies the Collatz algorithm.
If n
is even, return n/2
. Otherwise, return 3n+1
.
const collatz = n => (n % 2 === 0 ? n / 2 : 3 * n + 1);
collatz(8); // 4
countVowels
Retuns number
of vowels in provided string.
Use a regular expression to count the number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U)
in a string
.
const countVowels = str => (str.match(/[aeiou]/gi) || []).length;
countVowels('foobar'); // 3 countVowels('gym'); // 0
factors
Returns the array of factors of the given num
. If the second argument is set to true
returns only the prime factors of num
. If num
is 1
or 0
returns an empty array. If num
is less than 0
returns all the factors of -int
together with their additive inverses.
Use Array.from()
, Array.prototype.map()
and Array.prototype.filter()
to find all the factors of num
. If given num
is negative, use Array.prototype.reduce()
to add the additive inverses to the array. Return all results if primes
is false
, else determine and return only the prime factors using isPrime
and Array.prototype.filter()
. Omit the second argument, primes
, to return prime and non-prime factors by default.
Note:- Negative numbers are not considered prime.
const factors = (num, primes = false) => { const isPrime = num => { const boundary = Math.floor(Math.sqrt(num)); for (var i = 2; i <= boundary; i++) if (num % i === 0) return false; return num >= 2; }; const isNeg = num < 0; num = isNeg ? -num : num; let array = Array.from({ length: num - 1 }) .map((val, i) => (num % (i + 2) === 0 ? i + 2 : false)) .filter(val => val); if (isNeg) array = array.reduce((acc, val) => { acc.push(val); acc.push(-val); return acc; }, []); return primes ? array.filter(isPrime) : array; };
factors(12); // [2,3,4,6,12] factors(12, true); // [2,3] factors(-12); // [2, -2, 3, -3, 4, -4, 6, -6, 12, -12] factors(-12, true); // [2,3]
fahrenheitToCelsius
Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature conversion.
Follows the conversion formula C = (F - 32) * 5/9
.
const fahrenheitToCelsius = degrees => (degrees - 32) * 5/9;
fahrenheitToCelsius(32); // 0
fibonacciCountUntilNum
Returns the number of fibonnacci numbers up to num
(0
and num
inclusive).
Use a mathematical formula to calculate the number of fibonacci numbers until num
.
const fibonacciCountUntilNum = num => Math.ceil(Math.log(num * Math.sqrt(5) + 1 / 2) / Math.log((Math.sqrt(5) + 1) / 2));
fibonacciCountUntilNum(10); // 7
fibonacciUntilNum
Generates an array, containing the Fibonacci sequence, up until the nth term.
Create an empty array of the specific length, initializing the first two values (0
and 1
). Use Array.prototype.reduce()
to add values into the array, using the sum of the last two values, except for the first two. Uses a mathematical formula to calculate the length of the array required.
const fibonacciUntilNum = num => { let n = Math.ceil(Math.log(num * Math.sqrt(5) + 1 / 2) / Math.log((Math.sqrt(5) + 1) / 2)); return Array.from({ length: n }).reduce( (acc, val, i) => acc.concat(i > 1 ? acc[i - 1] + acc[i - 2] : i), [] ); };
fibonacciUntilNum(10); // [ 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 ]
heronArea
Returns the area of a triangle using only the 3 side lengths, Heron's formula. Assumes that the sides define a valid triangle. Does NOT assume it is a right triangle.
More information on what Heron's formula is and why it works available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heron%27s_formula.
Uses Math.sqrt()
to find the square root of a value.
const heronArea = (side_a, side_b, side_c) => { const p = (side_a + side_b + side_c) / 2 return Math.sqrt(p * (p-side_a) * (p-side_b) * (p-side_c)) };
heronArea(3, 4, 5); // 6
howManyTimes
Returns the number of times num
can be divided by divisor
(integer or fractional) without getting a fractional answer. Works for both negative and positive integers.
If divisor
is -1
or 1
return Infinity
. If divisor
is -0
or 0
return 0
. Otherwise, keep dividing num
with divisor
and incrementing i
, while the result is an integer. Return the number of times the loop was executed, i
.
const howManyTimes = (num, divisor) => { if (divisor === 1 || divisor === -1) return Infinity; if (divisor === 0) return 0; let i = 0; while (Number.isInteger(num / divisor)) { i++; num = num / divisor; } return i; };
howManyTimes(100, 2); // 2 howManyTimes(100, 2.5); // 2 howManyTimes(100, 0); // 0 howManyTimes(100, -1); // Infinity
httpDelete
Makes a DELETE
request to the passed URL.
Use XMLHttpRequest
web api to make a delete
request to the given url
. Handle the onload
event, by running the provided callback
function. Handle the onerror
event, by running the provided err
function. Omit the third argument, err
to log the request to the console's error stream by default.
const httpDelete = (url, callback, err = console.error) => { const request = new XMLHttpRequest(); request.open('DELETE', url, true); request.onload = () => callback(request); request.onerror = () => err(request); request.send(); };
httpDelete('https://website.com/users/123', request => { console.log(request.responseText); }); // 'Deletes a user from the database'
httpPut
Makes a PUT
request to the passed URL.
Use XMLHttpRequest
web api to make a put
request to the given url
. Set the value of an HTTP
request header with setRequestHeader
method. Handle the onload
event, by running the provided callback
function. Handle the onerror
event, by running the provided err
function. Omit the last argument, err
to log the request to the console's error stream by default.
const httpPut = (url, data, callback, err = console.error) => { const request = new XMLHttpRequest(); request.open("PUT", url, true); request.setRequestHeader('Content-type','application/json; charset=utf-8'); request.onload = () => callback(request); request.onerror = () => err(request); request.send(data); };
const password = "fooBaz"; const data = JSON.stringify(password); httpPut('https://website.com/users/123', data, request => { console.log(request.responseText); }); // 'Updates a user's password in database'
isArmstrongNumber
Checks if the given number is an Armstrong number or not.
Convert the given number into an array of digits. Use the exponent operator (**
) to get the appropriate power for each digit and sum them up. If the sum is equal to the number itself, return true
otherwise false
.
const isArmstrongNumber = digits => (arr => arr.reduce((a, d) => a + parseInt(d) ** arr.length, 0) == digits)( (digits + '').split('') );
isArmstrongNumber(1634); // true isArmstrongNumber(56); // false
isSimilar
Determines if the pattern
matches with str
.
Use String.toLowerCase()
to convert both strings to lowercase, then loop through str
and determine if it contains all characters of pattern
and in the correct order. Adapted from here.
const isSimilar = (pattern, str) => [...str].reduce( (matchIndex, char) => char.toLowerCase() === (pattern[matchIndex] || '').toLowerCase() ? matchIndex + 1 : matchIndex, 0 ) === pattern.length;
isSimilar('rt','Rohit'); // true isSimilar('tr','Rohit'); // false
JSONToDate
Converts a JSON object to a date.
Use Date()
, to convert dates in JSON format to readable format (dd/mm/yyyy
).
const JSONToDate = arr => { const dt = new Date(parseInt(arr.toString().substr(6))); return `${dt.getDate()}/${dt.getMonth() + 1}/${dt.getFullYear()}`; };
JSONToDate(/Date(1489525200000)/); // "14/3/2017"
kmphToMph
Convert kilometers/hour to miles/hour.
Multiply the constant of proportionality with the argument.
const kmphToMph = (kmph) => 0.621371192 * kmph;
kmphToMph(10); // 16.09344000614692 kmphToMph(345.4); // 138.24264965280207
levenshteinDistance
Calculates the Levenshtein distance between two strings.
Calculates the number of changes (substitutions, deletions or additions) required to convert string1
to string2
. Can also be used to compare two strings as shown in the second example.
const levenshteinDistance = (string1, string2) => { if (string1.length === 0) return string2.length; if (string2.length === 0) return string1.length; let matrix = Array(string2.length + 1) .fill(0) .map((x, i) => [i]); matrix[0] = Array(string1.length + 1) .fill(0) .map((x, i) => i); for (let i = 1; i <= string2.length; i++) { for (let j = 1; j <= string1.length; j++) { if (string2[i - 1] === string1[j - 1]) { matrix[i][j] = matrix[i - 1][j - 1]; } else { matrix[i][j] = Math.min( matrix[i - 1][j - 1] + 1, matrix[i][j - 1] + 1, matrix[i - 1][j] + 1 ); } } } return matrix[string2.length][string1.length]; };
levenshteinDistance('30-seconds-of-code','30-seconds-of-python-code'); // 7 const compareStrings = (string1,string2) => (100 - levenshteinDistance(string1,string2) / Math.max(string1.length,string2.length)); compareStrings('30-seconds-of-code', '30-seconds-of-python-code'); // 99.72 (%)
mphToKmph
Convert miles/hour to kilometers/hour.
Multiply the constant of proportionality with the argument.
const mphToKmph = (mph) => 1.6093440006146922 * mph;
mphToKmph(10); // 16.09344000614692 mphToKmph(85.9); // 138.24264965280207
pipeLog
Logs a value and returns it.
Use console.log
to log the supplied value, combined with the ||
operator to return it.
const pipeLog = data => console.log(data) || data;
pipeLog(1); // logs `1` and returns `1`
quickSort
QuickSort an Array (ascending sort by default).
Use recursion. Use Array.prototype.filter
and spread operator (...
) to create an array that all elements with values less than the pivot come before the pivot, and all elements with values greater than the pivot come after it. If the parameter desc
is truthy, return array sorts in descending order.
const quickSort = ([n, ...nums], desc) => isNaN(n) ? [] : [ ...quickSort(nums.filter(v => (desc ? v > n : v <= n)), desc), n, ...quickSort(nums.filter(v => (!desc ? v > n : v <= n)), desc) ];
quickSort([4, 1, 3, 2]); // [1,2,3,4] quickSort([4, 1, 3, 2], true); // [4,3,2,1]
removeVowels
Returns all the vowels in a str
replaced by repl
.
Use String.prototype.replace()
with a regexp to replace all vowels in str
. Omot repl
to use a default value of ''
.
const removeVowels = (str, repl = '') => str.replace(/[aeiou]/gi, repl);
removeVowels("foobAr"); // "fbr" removeVowels("foobAr","*"); // "f**b*r"
solveRPN
Solves the given mathematical expression in reverse polish notation. Throws appropriate errors if there are unrecognized symbols or the expression is wrong. The valid operators are :- +
,-
,*
,/
,^
,**
(^
&**
are the exponential symbols and are same). This snippet does not supports any unary operators.
Use a dictionary, OPERATORS
to specify each operator's matching mathematical operation. Use String.prototype.replace()
with a regular expression to replace ^
with **
, String.prototype.split()
to tokenize the string and Array.prototype.filter()
to remove empty tokens. Use Array.prototype.forEach()
to parse each symbol
, evaluate it as a numeric value or operator and solve the mathematical expression. Numeric values are converted to floating point numbers and pushed to a stack
, while operators are evaluated using the OPERATORS
dictionary and pop elements from the stack
to apply operations.
const solveRPN = rpn => { const OPERATORS = { '*': (a, b) => a * b, '+': (a, b) => a + b, '-': (a, b) => a - b, '/': (a, b) => a / b, '**': (a, b) => a ** b }; const [stack, solve] = [ [], rpn .replace(/\^/g, '**') .split(/\s+/g) .filter(el => !/\s+/.test(el) && el !== '') ]; solve.forEach(symbol => { if (!isNaN(parseFloat(symbol)) && isFinite(symbol)) { stack.push(symbol); } else if (Object.keys(OPERATORS).includes(symbol)) { const [a, b] = [stack.pop(), stack.pop()]; stack.push(OPERATORS[symbol](parseFloat(b), parseFloat(a))); } else { throw `${symbol} is not a recognized symbol`; } }); if (stack.length === 1) return stack.pop(); else throw `${rpn} is not a proper RPN. Please check it and try again`; };
solveRPN('15 7 1 1 + - / 3 * 2 1 1 + + -'); // 5 solveRPN('2 3 ^'); // 8
speechSynthesis
Performs speech synthesis (experimental).
Use SpeechSynthesisUtterance.voice
and window.speechSynthesis.getVoices()
to convert a message to speech. Use window.speechSynthesis.speak()
to play the message.
Learn more about the SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface of the Web Speech API.
const speechSynthesis = message => { const msg = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(message); msg.voice = window.speechSynthesis.getVoices()[0]; window.speechSynthesis.speak(msg); };
speechSynthesis('Hello, World'); // // plays the message
squareSum
Squares each number in an array and then sums the results together.
Use Array.prototype.reduce()
in combination with Math.pow()
to iterate over numbers and sum their squares into an accumulator.
const squareSum = (...args) => args.reduce((squareSum, number) => squareSum + Math.pow(number, 2), 0);
squareSum(1, 2, 2); // 9