| 8 | 8 | * @return {string[]} |
| 9 | 9 | */ |
| 10 | 10 | export const bestHands = (hands) => { |
| 11 | | throw new Error('Remove this line and implement the function'); |
| 11 | if (!hands || hands.length === 0) { |
| 12 | // Edge Case: Empty input list |
| 13 | return []; |
| 14 | } |
| 15 | |
| 16 | const rankedHands = hands.map(hand => { |
| 17 | const cards = hand.split(' '); |
| 18 | |
| 19 | // Edge Case: Incomplete hands (less than 5 cards) |
| 20 | if (cards.length !== 5) { |
| 21 | throw new Error('Invalid hand: must contain exactly 5 cards'); |
| 22 | } |
| 23 | |
| 24 | const parsedCards = cards.map(card => { |
| 25 | // Edge Case: Invalid card formats |
| 26 | if (card.length < 2 || card.length > 3) { |
| 27 | throw new Error('Invalid card format'); |
| 28 | } |
| 29 | |
| 30 | const rankStr = card.length === 3 ? card.substring(0, 2) : card[0]; |
| 31 | const suit = card.length === 3 ? card[2] : card[1]; |
| 32 | |
| 33 | // Edge Case: Invalid ranks or suits |
| 34 | if (!['2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A'].includes(rankStr)) { |
| 35 | throw new Error('Invalid card rank'); |
| 36 | } |
| 37 | |
| 38 | if (!['S', 'H', 'D', 'C'].includes(suit)) { |
| 39 | throw new Error('Invalid card suit'); |
| 40 | } |
| 41 | |
| 42 | let rank; |
| 43 | if (rankStr === 'J') rank = 11; |
| 44 | else if (rankStr === 'Q') rank = 12; |
| 45 | else if (rankStr === 'K') rank = 13; |
| 46 | else if (rankStr === 'A') rank = 14; |
| 47 | else rank = parseInt(rankStr); |
| 48 | |
| 49 | return { rank, suit, rankStr }; |
| 50 | }); |
| 51 | |
| 52 | return { |
| 53 | original: hand, |
| 54 | cards: parsedCards, |
| 55 | rank: evaluateHand(parsedCards) |
| 56 | }; |
| 57 | }); |
| 58 | |
| 59 | // Sort hands by rank (highest first) |
| 60 | rankedHands.sort((a, b) => { |
| 61 | for (let i = 0; i < a.rank.length && i < b.rank.length; i++) { |
| 62 | if (a.rank[i] > b.rank[i]) return -1; |
| 63 | if (a.rank[i] < b.rank[i]) return 1; |
| 64 | } |
| 65 | return 0; |
| 66 | }); |
| 67 | |
| 68 | // Find all hands with the best rank |
| 69 | const bestRank = rankedHands[0].rank; |
| 70 | const bestHands = rankedHands.filter(hand => { |
| 71 | for (let i = 0; i < hand.rank.length && i < bestRank.length; i++) { |
| 72 | if (hand.rank[i] > bestRank[i]) return false; |
| 73 | if (hand.rank[i] < bestRank[i]) return false; |
| 74 | } |
| 75 | return true; |
| 76 | }).map(hand => hand.original); |
| 77 | |
| 78 | return bestHands; |
| 12 | 79 | }; |
| 80 | |
| 81 | function evaluateHand(cards) { |
| 82 | const ranks = cards.map(card => card.rank).sort((a, b) => a - b); |
| 83 | const suits = cards.map(card => card.suit); |
| 84 | |
| 85 | const rankCounts = {}; |
| 86 | ranks.forEach(rank => { |
| 87 | rankCounts[rank] = (rankCounts[rank] || 0) + 1; |
| 88 | }); |
| 89 | |
| 90 | const counts = Object.values(rankCounts).sort((a, b) => b - a); |
| 91 | const uniqueRanks = Object.keys(rankCounts).map(Number).sort((a, b) => a - b); |
| 92 | |
| 93 | const isFlush = suits.every(suit => suit === suits[0]); |
| 94 | |
| 95 | // Check for straight (including Ace-low straight) |
| 96 | let isStraight = false; |
| 97 | if (uniqueRanks.length === 5) { |
| 98 | if (uniqueRanks[4] - uniqueRanks[0] === 4) { |
| 99 | isStraight = true; |
| 100 | } else if (uniqueRanks[0] === 2 && uniqueRanks[1] === 3 && uniqueRanks[2] === 4 && uniqueRanks[3] === 5 && uniqueRanks[4] === 14) { |
| 101 | // Ace-low straight: A,2,3,4,5 |
| 102 | isStraight = true; |
| 103 | // For comparison purposes, treat Ace as 1 in this case |
| 104 | ranks[ranks.indexOf(14)] = 1; |
| 105 | ranks.sort((a, b) => a - b); |
| 106 | } |
| 107 | } |
| 108 | |
| 109 | const isStraightFlush = isStraight && isFlush; |
| 110 | const isRoyalFlush = isStraightFlush && ranks[0] === 10 && ranks[4] === 14; |
| 111 | |
| 112 | // Royal Flush |
| 113 | if (isRoyalFlush) { |
| 114 | return [10]; |
| 115 | } |
| 116 | |
| 117 | // Straight Flush |
| 118 | if (isStraightFlush) { |
| 119 | return [9, ranks[4]]; // High card of straight |
| 120 | } |
| 121 | |
| 122 | // Four of a Kind |
| 123 | if (counts[0] === 4) { |
| 124 | const fourKindRank = Object.keys(rankCounts).find(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 4); |
| 125 | const otherRank = Object.keys(rankCounts).find(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 1); |
| 126 | return [8, parseInt(fourKindRank), parseInt(otherRank)]; |
| 127 | } |
| 128 | |
| 129 | // Full House |
| 130 | if (counts[0] === 3 && counts[1] === 2) { |
| 131 | const threeKindRank = Object.keys(rankCounts).find(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 3); |
| 132 | const pairRank = Object.keys(rankCounts).find(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 2); |
| 133 | return [7, parseInt(threeKindRank), parseInt(pairRank)]; |
| 134 | } |
| 135 | |
| 136 | // Flush |
| 137 | if (isFlush) { |
| 138 | return [6, ...[...ranks].reverse()]; |
| 139 | } |
| 140 | |
| 141 | // Straight |
| 142 | if (isStraight) { |
| 143 | return [5, ranks[4]]; // High card of straight |
| 144 | } |
| 145 | |
| 146 | // Three of a Kind |
| 147 | if (counts[0] === 3) { |
| 148 | const threeKindRank = Object.keys(rankCounts).find(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 3); |
| 149 | const otherRanks = Object.keys(rankCounts) |
| 150 | .filter(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 1) |
| 151 | .map(Number) |
| 152 | .sort((a, b) => b - a); |
| 153 | return [4, parseInt(threeKindRank), ...otherRanks]; |
| 154 | } |
| 155 | |
| 156 | // Two Pair |
| 157 | if (counts[0] === 2 && counts[1] === 2) { |
| 158 | const pairRanks = Object.keys(rankCounts) |
| 159 | .filter(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 2) |
| 160 | .map(Number) |
| 161 | .sort((a, b) => b - a); |
| 162 | const otherRank = Object.keys(rankCounts).find(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 1); |
| 163 | return [3, pairRanks[0], pairRanks[1], parseInt(otherRank)]; |
| 164 | } |
| 165 | |
| 166 | // One Pair |
| 167 | if (counts[0] === 2) { |
| 168 | const pairRank = Object.keys(rankCounts).find(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 2); |
| 169 | const otherRanks = Object.keys(rankCounts) |
| 170 | .filter(rank => rankCounts[rank] === 1) |
| 171 | .map(Number) |
| 172 | .sort((a, b) => b - a); |
| 173 | return [2, parseInt(pairRank), ...otherRanks]; |
| 174 | } |
| 175 | |
| 176 | // High Card |
| 177 | return [1, ...[...ranks].reverse()]; |
| 178 | } |
| 179 | |
| 180 | // Handled Edge Cases: Empty input list, incomplete hands (less than 5 cards), invalid card formats, invalid ranks or suits, tie-breaking scenarios |