Compilation Order
Explore how to solve class compilation order problems by applying topological sort. Understand dependency relationships and learn to organize tasks with coding patterns that help in interviews involving scheduling and graph problems.
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Statement
There are a total of classes labeled with the English alphabet (, , , and so on). Some classes are dependent on other classes for compilation. For example, if class extends class , then has a dependency on . Therefore, must be compiled before .
Given a list of the dependency pairs, find the order in which the classes should be compiled.
Constraints:
- Class name should be an uppercase character.
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dependencies.length dependencies[i].length- All dependency pairs should be unique.
Examples
In the above examples, the arrows represent the relationship between these classes. For example, the arrow shows that extends , and therefore, is dependent on .
Understand the problem
Let’s take a moment to make sure you’ve correctly understood the problem. The quiz below helps us to check if you’re solving the correct problem:
Compilation Order
Given the following list of dependencies, what is the order of compilation of classes?
Select all that apply.
dependencies = [A, B], [B, C], [A, D] Multi-select
[A, B, C, D]
[C, A, B, D]
[C, B, D, A]
[D, C, B, A]
Figure it out!
We have a game for you to play. Rearrange the logical building blocks to develop a clearer understanding of how to solve this problem.
Try it yourself
Implement your solution in the following coding playground. We have provided some useful code templates in the other file that you may build on to solve this problem.
import Queue from './Queue.js'function findCompilationOrder(dependencies) {// Replace this placeholder return statement with your codereturn []}export {findCompilationOrder};