euler(14): longest collatz sequence

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 {
-    "java.project.sourcePaths": ["java"]
+    "java.project.sourcePaths": ["java"],
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "**/.git": true,
+        "**/.svn": true,
+        "**/.hg": true,
+        "**/CVS": true,
+        "**/.DS_Store": true,
+        "**/Thumbs.db": true,
+        "euler/node_modules": true,
+        "euler/python_archive": true
+    }
 }

euler/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "project-euler",
     "scripts": {
         "build": "gulp build",
-        "start": "node run"
+        "start": "node run.js"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^16.11.6",

euler/run.js

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
-const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const { spawnSync, spawn } = require('child_process');
 const perf = require('execution-time')();
 
+// todo: move to ts-node
+
 const run = (file, puzzleName) => {
     // Calculate the length of the divider for the puzzle
     let divider = '--';
@@ -26,17 +28,32 @@ const run = (file, puzzleName) => {
     console.log(chalk.bold(chalk.yellow(`Executed in ${results.words}`)));
 };
 
-// Get files
+new Promise(async resolve => {
-const tsFiles = fs
+    // Rebuild the files
+    const gulp = spawn('npx', ['gulp-cli', 'build'], { shell: true, stdio: 'pipe' });
+
+    gulp.stdout.on('data', data => {
+        const message = data.toString();
+        const match = message.match(/Starting '(.*)'/)?.[1];
+        if (match) console.log(chalk.red(`[gulp] Running '${match}' task`));
+    });
+
+    gulp.on('close', () => {
+        console.log();
+        resolve();
+    });
+}).then(() => {
+    // Get files
+    const tsFiles = fs
         .readdirSync('src')
         .filter(f => f.endsWith('.ts'))
         .filter(f => f !== 'utils.ts');
-const jsFiles = fs
+    const jsFiles = fs
         .readdirSync('build')
         .filter(f => f.endsWith('.js'))
         .filter(f => f !== 'utils.js');
 
-try {
+    try {
         // Extract the puzzle number
         const puzzleNumber = process.argv[2];
         if (isNaN(puzzleNumber)) throw Error();
@@ -46,7 +63,7 @@ try {
         const puzzleName = tsFile.split('.ts')[0];
 
         run(`${puzzleNumber}.js`, puzzleName);
-} catch (error) {
+    } catch (error) {
         for (let i = 0; i < jsFiles.length; i++) {
             const file = jsFiles[i];
             const tsFile = tsFiles[i];
@@ -55,4 +72,5 @@ try {
             run(file, puzzleName);
             console.log();
         }
-}
+    }
+});

euler/src/14 - Longest Collatz sequence.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// n -> n/2 (if n is even)
+// n -> 3n + 1 (if n is odd)
+// Start at a number, iterate until 1
+// Which starting number under one million has the longest chain?
+
+export {};
+
+const isEven = (n: number) => n % 2 === 0;
+
+const collatzSequence = (startNumber: number) => {
+    let currentNumber = startNumber;
+    let sequence = [startNumber];
+
+    while (currentNumber > 1) {
+        if (isEven(currentNumber)) currentNumber = currentNumber / 2;
+        else currentNumber = currentNumber * 3 + 1;
+
+        sequence.push(currentNumber);
+    }
+
+    return sequence;
+};
+
+const longestCollatzUnderLimit = (limit: number) => {
+    let longestStartingNumber = -1;
+    let longestStartingNumberLength = -1;
+
+    for (let i = 1; i < limit; i++) {
+        const sequence = collatzSequence(i);
+
+        if (sequence.length > longestStartingNumberLength) {
+            longestStartingNumber = i;
+            longestStartingNumberLength = sequence.length;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return longestStartingNumberLength;
+};
+
+console.log(longestCollatzUnderLimit(1000000));