LeetCode Solutions
420. Strong Password Checker
Time: $O(n)$ Space: $O(1)$
class Solution {
public:
int strongPasswordChecker(string s) {
const int n = s.length();
const int missing = getMissing(s);
// # of replacements to deal with 3 repeating characters
int replaces = 0;
// # of seqs that can be substituted with 1 deletions, (3k)-seqs
int oneSeq = 0;
// # of seqs that can be substituted with 2 deletions, (3k + 1)-seqs
int twoSeq = 0;
for (int i = 2; i < n;)
if (s[i] == s[i - 1] && s[i - 1] == s[i - 2]) {
int length = 2; // Length of repeating s
while (i < n && s[i] == s[i - 1]) {
++length;
++i;
}
replaces += length / 3; // 'aaaaaaa' -> 'aaxaaxa'
if (length % 3 == 0)
++oneSeq;
if (length % 3 == 1)
++twoSeq;
} else {
++i;
}
if (n < 6)
return max(6 - n, missing);
if (n <= 20)
return max(replaces, missing);
const int deletes = n - 20;
// Each replacement in (3k)-seqs can be substituted with 1 deletions
replaces -= min(oneSeq, deletes);
// Each replacement in (3k + 1)-seqs can be substituted with 2 deletions
replaces -= min(max(deletes - oneSeq, 0), twoSeq * 2) / 2;
// Each replacement in other seqs can be substituted with 3 deletions
replaces -= max(deletes - oneSeq - twoSeq * 2, 0) / 3;
return deletes + max(replaces, missing);
}
private:
int getMissing(const string& s) {
int missing = 3;
if (any_of(begin(s), end(s), [](char c) { return isupper(c); }))
--missing;
if (any_of(begin(s), end(s), [](char c) { return islower(c); }))
--missing;
if (any_of(begin(s), end(s), [](char c) { return isdigit(c); }))
--missing;
return missing;
}
};
class Solution {
public int strongPasswordChecker(String s) {
final int n = s.length();
final char[] chars = s.toCharArray();
final int missing = getMissing(chars);
// # of replacements to deal with 3 repeating characters
int replaces = 0;
// # of seqs that can be substituted with 1 deletions, (3k)-seqs
int oneSeq = 0;
// # of seqs that can be substituted with 2 deletions, (3k + 1)-seqs
int twoSeq = 0;
for (int i = 2; i < n;)
if (chars[i] == chars[i - 1] && chars[i - 1] == chars[i - 2]) {
int length = 2; // Length of repeating chars
while (i < n && chars[i] == chars[i - 1]) {
++length;
++i;
}
replaces += length / 3; // 'aaaaaaa' -> 'aaxaaxa'
if (length % 3 == 0)
++oneSeq;
if (length % 3 == 1)
++twoSeq;
} else {
++i;
}
if (n < 6)
return Math.max(6 - n, missing);
if (n <= 20)
return Math.max(replaces, missing);
final int deletes = n - 20;
// Each replacement in (3k)-seqs can be substituted with 1 deletions
replaces -= Math.min(oneSeq, deletes);
// Each replacement in (3k + 1)-seqs can be substituted with 2 deletions
replaces -= Math.min(Math.max(deletes - oneSeq, 0), twoSeq * 2) / 2;
// Each replacement in other seqs can be substituted with 3 deletions
replaces -= Math.max(deletes - oneSeq - twoSeq * 2, 0) / 3;
return deletes + Math.max(replaces, missing);
}
private int getMissing(final char[] chars) {
int missing = 3;
for (final char c : chars)
if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
--missing;
break;
}
for (final char c : chars)
if (Character.isLowerCase(c)) {
--missing;
break;
}
for (final char c : chars)
if (Character.isDigit(c)) {
--missing;
break;
}
return missing;
}
}