[LeetCode 341] Flatten Nested List Iterator

Problem

You are given a nested list of integers nestedList. Each element is either an integer or a list whose elements may also be integers or other lists. Implement an iterator to flatten it.

Implement the NestedIterator class:

NestedIterator(List<NestedInteger> nestedList) Initializes the iterator with the nested list nestedList.
int next() Returns the next integer in the nested list.
boolean hasNext() Returns true if there are still some integers in the nested list and false otherwise.

Your code will be tested with the following pseudocode:

initialize iterator with nestedList
res = []
while iterator.hasNext()
    append iterator.next() to the end of res
return res

If res matches the expected flattened list, then your code will be judged as correct.

Example 1:

Input: nestedList = [[1,1],2,[1,1]]
Output: [1,1,2,1,1]
Explanation: By calling next repeatedly until hasNext returns false, the order of elements returned by next should be: [1,1,2,1,1].

Example 2:

Input: nestedList = [1,[4,[6]]]
Output: [1,4,6]
Explanation: By calling next repeatedly until hasNext returns false, the order of elements returned by next should be: [1,4,6].

Constraints:

1 <= nestedList.length <= 500
The values of the integers in the nested list is in the range [-10^6, 10^6].

Thoughts

Preprocessing: save all integers in an array
Postprocessing: use stack/queue to store the data, then process stack/queue on the fly
Generator: use generator to help

TypeScript

Preprocessing

/**
 * // This is the interface that allows for creating nested lists.
 * // You should not implement it, or speculate about its implementation
 * class NestedInteger {
 *     If value is provided, then it holds a single integer
 *     Otherwise it holds an empty nested list
 *     constructor(value?: number) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return true if this NestedInteger holds a single integer, rather than a nested list.
 *     isInteger(): boolean {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return the single integer that this NestedInteger holds, if it holds a single integer
 *     Return null if this NestedInteger holds a nested list
 *     getInteger(): number | null {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Set this NestedInteger to hold a single integer equal to value.
 *     setInteger(value: number) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Set this NestedInteger to hold a nested list and adds a nested integer elem to it.
 *     add(elem: NestedInteger) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return the nested list that this NestedInteger holds,
 *     or an empty list if this NestedInteger holds a single integer
 *     getList(): NestedInteger[] {
 *         ...
 *     };
 * };
 */

class NestedIterator {
    queue: number[];
    
    constructor(nestedList: NestedInteger[]) {
	const flatten = (lists: NestedInteger[]): number[] => {
           return lists.flatMap(list => list.isInteger() ? list.getInteger() : flatten(list.getList()))
        }
        this.queue = flatten(nestedList)
    }

    hasNext(): boolean {
	return this.queue.length !== 0
    }

    next(): number {
	return this.queue.shift()
    }
}

/**
 * Your ParkingSystem object will be instantiated and called as such:
 * var obj = new NestedIterator(nestedList)
 * var a: number[] = []
 * while (obj.hasNext()) a.push(obj.next());
 */

Postprocessing

/**
 * // This is the interface that allows for creating nested lists.
 * // You should not implement it, or speculate about its implementation
 * class NestedInteger {
 *     If value is provided, then it holds a single integer
 *     Otherwise it holds an empty nested list
 *     constructor(value?: number) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return true if this NestedInteger holds a single integer, rather than a nested list.
 *     isInteger(): boolean {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return the single integer that this NestedInteger holds, if it holds a single integer
 *     Return null if this NestedInteger holds a nested list
 *     getInteger(): number | null {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Set this NestedInteger to hold a single integer equal to value.
 *     setInteger(value: number) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Set this NestedInteger to hold a nested list and adds a nested integer elem to it.
 *     add(elem: NestedInteger) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return the nested list that this NestedInteger holds,
 *     or an empty list if this NestedInteger holds a single integer
 *     getList(): NestedInteger[] {
 *         ...
 *     };
 * };
 */

class NestedIterator {
    stack: NestedInteger[];
    
    constructor(nestedList: NestedInteger[]) {
		this.stack = []
        this.addToStack(nestedList);
    }

    hasNext(): boolean {
		while(this.stack.length !== 0){
            const top: NestedInteger = this.stack[this.stack.length - 1];
            if(top.isInteger()){
                return true
            } else {
                this.stack.pop();
                this.addToStack(top.getList());
            }
        }
        
        return false
    }

	next(): number {
		return this.stack.pop().getInteger();
    }

    addToStack(nestedList: NestedInteger[]): void {
        for(let i = nestedList.length - 1; i >= 0; i--){
            this.stack.push(nestedList[i])
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Your ParkingSystem object will be instantiated and called as such:
 * var obj = new NestedIterator(nestedList)
 * var a: number[] = []
 * while (obj.hasNext()) a.push(obj.next());
 */

Generator

/**
 * // This is the interface that allows for creating nested lists.
 * // You should not implement it, or speculate about its implementation
 * class NestedInteger {
 *     If value is provided, then it holds a single integer
 *     Otherwise it holds an empty nested list
 *     constructor(value?: number) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return true if this NestedInteger holds a single integer, rather than a nested list.
 *     isInteger(): boolean {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return the single integer that this NestedInteger holds, if it holds a single integer
 *     Return null if this NestedInteger holds a nested list
 *     getInteger(): number | null {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Set this NestedInteger to hold a single integer equal to value.
 *     setInteger(value: number) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Set this NestedInteger to hold a nested list and adds a nested integer elem to it.
 *     add(elem: NestedInteger) {
 *         ...
 *     };
 *
 *     Return the nested list that this NestedInteger holds,
 *     or an empty list if this NestedInteger holds a single integer
 *     getList(): NestedInteger[] {
 *         ...
 *     };
 * };
 */

class NestedIterator {
    listGenerator: Generator<number>;
    nextVal: IteratorResult<number>
    
    constructor(nestedList: NestedInteger[]) {
		this.listGenerator = this.generator(nestedList)
        this.nextVal = this.listGenerator.next()
    }

    hasNext(): boolean {
		return !this.nextVal.done;
    }

	next(): number {
		const res: number = this.nextVal.value;
        this.nextVal = this.listGenerator.next()
        return res;
    }

    *generator(lists: NestedInteger[]): Generator<number> {
        for(let list of lists){
            if(list.isInteger()){
                yield list.getInteger()
            } else {
                yield* this.generator(list.getList());
            }
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Your ParkingSystem object will be instantiated and called as such:
 * var obj = new NestedIterator(nestedList)
 * var a: number[] = []
 * while (obj.hasNext()) a.push(obj.next());
 */

Reference

https://leetcode.com/problems/flatten-nested-list-iterator/