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| title | id | challengeType |
|---|---|---|
| Closest-pair problem | 5951a53863c8a34f02bf1bdc | 5 |
Description
Provide a function to find the closest two points among a set of given points in two dimensions, i.e. to solve the Closest pair of points problem in the planar case.
The straightforward solution is a O(n2) algorithm (which we can call brute-force algorithm); the pseudo-code (using indexes) could be simply:
bruteForceClosestPair of P(1), P(2), ... P(N)
if N < 2 then
return ∞
else
minDistance ← |P(1) - P(2)|
minPoints ← { P(1), P(2) }
foreach i ∈ [1, N-1]
foreach j ∈ [i+1, N]
if |P(i) - P(j)| < minDistance then
minDistance ← |P(i) - P(j)|
minPoints ← { P(i), P(j) }
endif
endfor
endfor
return minDistance, minPoints
endif
A better algorithm is based on the recursive divide&conquer approach, as explained also at Wikipedia's Closest pair of points problem, which is O(n log n); a pseudo-code could be:
closestPair of (xP, yP)
where xP is P(1) .. P(N) sorted by x coordinate, and
yP is P(1) .. P(N) sorted by y coordinate (ascending order)
if N ≤ 3 then
return closest points of xP using brute-force algorithm
else
xL ← points of xP from 1 to ⌈N/2⌉
xR ← points of xP from ⌈N/2⌉+1 to N
xm ← xP(⌈N/2⌉)x
yL ← { p ∈ yP : px ≤ xm }
yR ← { p ∈ yP : px > xm }
(dL, pairL) ← closestPair of (xL, yL)
(dR, pairR) ← closestPair of (xR, yR)
(dmin, pairMin) ← (dR, pairR)
if dL < dR then
(dmin, pairMin) ← (dL, pairL)
endif
yS ← { p ∈ yP : |xm - px| < dmin }
nS ← number of points in yS
(closest, closestPair) ← (dmin, pairMin)
for i from 1 to nS - 1
k ← i + 1
while k ≤ nS and yS(k)y - yS(i)y < dmin
if |yS(k) - yS(i)| < closest then
(closest, closestPair) ← (|yS(k) - yS(i)|, {yS(k), yS(i)})
endif
k ← k + 1
endwhile
endfor
return closest, closestPair
endif
References and further readings:
Closest pair of points problem
Closest Pair (McGill)
Closest Pair (UCSB)
Closest pair (WUStL)
Closest pair (IUPUI)
For the input, expect the argument to be an array of objects (points) with x and y members set to numbers. For the output, return an object containing the key:value pairs for distance and pair (i.e., the pair of two closest points).
Instructions
Tests
tests:
- text: <code>getClosestPair</code> is a function.
testString: assert(typeof getClosestPair === 'function', '<code>getClosestPair</code> is a function.');
- text: Distance should be the following.
testString: assert.equal(getClosestPair(points1).distance, answer1.distance, 'Distance should be the following.');
- text: Points should be the following.
testString: assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(getClosestPair(points1))).pair, answer1.pair, 'Points should be the following.');
- text: Distance should be the following.
testString: assert.equal(getClosestPair(points2).distance, answer2.distance, 'Distance should be the following.');
- text: Points should be the following.
testString: assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(getClosestPair(points2))).pair, answer2.pair, 'Points should be the following.');
Challenge Seed
const Point = function (x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
};
Point.prototype.getX = function () {
return this.x;
};
Point.prototype.getY = function () {
return this.y;
};
function getClosestPair (pointsArr) {
// Good luck!
return true;
}
After Test
const points1 = [
new Point(0.748501, 4.09624),
new Point(3.00302, 5.26164),
new Point(3.61878, 9.52232),
new Point(7.46911, 4.71611),
new Point(5.7819, 2.69367),
new Point(2.34709, 8.74782),
new Point(2.87169, 5.97774),
new Point(6.33101, 0.463131),
new Point(7.46489, 4.6268),
new Point(1.45428, 0.087596)
];
const points2 = [
new Point(37100, 13118),
new Point(37134, 1963),
new Point(37181, 2008),
new Point(37276, 21611),
new Point(37307, 9320)
];
const answer1 = {
distance: 0.0894096443343775,
pair: [
{
x: 7.46489,
y: 4.6268
},
{
x: 7.46911,
y: 4.71611
}
]
};
const answer2 = {
distance: 65.06919393998976,
pair: [
{
x: 37134,
y: 1963
},
{
x: 37181,
y: 2008
}
]
};
const benchmarkPoints = [
new Point(16909, 54699),
new Point(14773, 61107),
new Point(95547, 45344),
new Point(95951, 17573),
new Point(5824, 41072),
new Point(8769, 52562),
new Point(21182, 41881),
new Point(53226, 45749),
new Point(68180, 887),
new Point(29322, 44017),
new Point(46817, 64975),
new Point(10501, 483),
new Point(57094, 60703),
new Point(23318, 35472),
new Point(72452, 88070),
new Point(67775, 28659),
new Point(19450, 20518),
new Point(17314, 26927),
new Point(98088, 11164),
new Point(25050, 56835),
new Point(8364, 6892),
new Point(37868, 18382),
new Point(23723, 7701),
new Point(55767, 11569),
new Point(70721, 66707),
new Point(31863, 9837),
new Point(49358, 30795),
new Point(13041, 39745),
new Point(59635, 26523),
new Point(25859, 1292),
new Point(1551, 53890),
new Point(70316, 94479),
new Point(48549, 86338),
new Point(46413, 92747),
new Point(27186, 50426),
new Point(27591, 22655),
new Point(10905, 46153),
new Point(40408, 84202),
new Point(52821, 73520),
new Point(84865, 77388),
new Point(99819, 32527),
new Point(34404, 75657),
new Point(78457, 96615),
new Point(42140, 5564),
new Point(62175, 92342),
new Point(54958, 67112),
new Point(4092, 19709),
new Point(99415, 60298),
new Point(51090, 52158),
new Point(48953, 58567)
];
Solution
const Point = function (x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
};
Point.prototype.getX = function () {
return this.x;
};
Point.prototype.getY = function () {
return this.y;
};
const mergeSort = function mergeSort(points, comp) {
if(points.length < 2) return points;
var n = points.length,
i = 0,
j = 0,
leftN = Math.floor(n / 2),
rightN = leftN;
var leftPart = mergeSort( points.slice(0, leftN), comp),
rightPart = mergeSort( points.slice(rightN), comp );
var sortedPart = [];
while((i < leftPart.length) && (j < rightPart.length)) {
if(comp(leftPart[i], rightPart[j]) < 0) {
sortedPart.push(leftPart[i]);
i += 1;
}
else {
sortedPart.push(rightPart[j]);
j += 1;
}
}
while(i < leftPart.length) {
sortedPart.push(leftPart[i]);
i += 1;
}
while(j < rightPart.length) {
sortedPart.push(rightPart[j]);
j += 1;
}
return sortedPart;
};
const closestPair = function _closestPair(Px, Py) {
if(Px.length < 2) return { distance: Infinity, pair: [ new Point(0, 0), new Point(0, 0) ] };
if(Px.length < 3) {
//find euclid distance
var d = Math.sqrt( Math.pow(Math.abs(Px[1].x - Px[0].x), 2) + Math.pow(Math.abs(Px[1].y - Px[0].y), 2) );
return {
distance: d,
pair: [ Px[0], Px[1] ]
};
}
var n = Px.length,
leftN = Math.floor(n / 2),
rightN = leftN;
var Xl = Px.slice(0, leftN),
Xr = Px.slice(rightN),
Xm = Xl[leftN - 1],
Yl = [],
Yr = [];
//separate Py
for(var i = 0; i < Py.length; i += 1) {
if(Py[i].x <= Xm.x)
Yl.push(Py[i]);
else
Yr.push(Py[i]);
}
var dLeft = _closestPair(Xl, Yl),
dRight = _closestPair(Xr, Yr);
var minDelta = dLeft.distance,
closestPair = dLeft.pair;
if(dLeft.distance > dRight.distance) {
minDelta = dRight.distance;
closestPair = dRight.pair;
}
//filter points around Xm within delta (minDelta)
var closeY = [];
for(i = 0; i < Py.length; i += 1) {
if(Math.abs(Py[i].x - Xm.x) < minDelta) closeY.push(Py[i]);
}
//find min within delta. 8 steps max
for(i = 0; i < closeY.length; i += 1) {
for(var j = i + 1; j < Math.min( (i + 8), closeY.length ); j += 1) {
var d = Math.sqrt( Math.pow(Math.abs(closeY[j].x - closeY[i].x), 2) + Math.pow(Math.abs(closeY[j].y - closeY[i].y), 2) );
if(d < minDelta) {
minDelta = d;
closestPair = [ closeY[i], closeY[j] ]
}
}
}
return {
distance: minDelta,
pair: closestPair
};
};
function getClosestPair (points) {
const sortX = function (a, b) { return (a.x < b.x) ? -1 : ((a.x > b.x) ? 1 : 0); }
const sortY = function (a, b) { return (a.y < b.y) ? -1 : ((a.y > b.y) ? 1 : 0); }
const Px = mergeSort(points, sortX);
const Py = mergeSort(points, sortY);
return closestPair(Px, Py);
}