Complete The Exercises Below For Each

Complete The Exercises Below For Each

Generated Instructions Complete The Exercises Below For Each

Generated Instructions Complete The Exercises Below For Each

// GENERATED / INSTRUCTIONS Complete the exercises below. For each "EXERCISE" comment, add code immediately below the comment. Please see README.md for instructions, including compilation and testing. GRADING 1. Submissions MUST compile using SBT with UNCHANGED configuration and tests with no compilation errors. Submissions with compilation errors will receive 0 points. Note that refactoring the code will cause the tests to fail. * 2. You MUST NOT edit the SBT configuration and tests.

Altering it in your submission will result in 0 points for this assignment. 3. You MUST NOT use while loops or (re)assignment to variables (you can use "val" declarations, but not "var" declarations). You must use recursion instead. 4. You may declare auxiliary functions if you like. SUBMISSION 1. Push your local repository to the repository created for you on Bitbucket before the deadline. 2.

Late submissions will not be permitted because solutions will be discussed in class. / object subtyping { // Instances of Counter have a integer field that can be incremented, decremented, or read. class Counter { private var n = 0 def increment () = { n = n + 1 } def decrement () = { n = n - 1 } def get () : Int = n } // EXERCISE 1: complete the following function. // The observeCounter function has one parameter f: a function that accepts (a reference to) a Counter instance but returns nothing. // The observeCounter function should call f with (a reference to) an object (of a class extending Counter). // Your class that extends Counter must keep track of the total number of times that increment/decrement have been called. // I.e., if the increment method is called 3 times on an instance, and the decrement method is called 2 times on the same instance, then it should store 5 (somewhere other than the existing field n). // observeCounter should call f, and then return the total number of times that increment/decrement were called on the instance by f. def observeCounter (f : Counter => Unit) : Int = { val o1 = new Counter() f(o1) o1.get() // TODO: Provide definition here. // -1 } // EXERCISE 2: complete the following function. // It is the same as observeCounter except that f has a parameter of type List[Counter] not Counter. // f will insist that the List[Counter] has length 3. // You must return a List[Int] not an Int. // The first element of the result List[Int] must correspond to the number of times that increment/decrement were called on the first element of type List[Counter], similarly for the second and third elements. def observeCounterList (f : List[Counter] => Unit) : List[Int] = { // TODO: Provide definition here.

List (-1, -1, -1) } // EXERCISE 3: complete the following function. // It is the same as observeCounterList except that f has a parameter of type Array[Counter] not List[Counter]. // f will insist that the Array[Counter] has length 3. // You must return a Array[Int] not a List[Int]. // The first element of the result Array[Int] must correspond to the number of times that increment/decrement were called on the first element of type Array[Counter], similarly for the second and third elements. def observeCounterArray (f : Array[Counter] => Unit) : Array[Int] = { // TODO: Provide definition here. List (-1, -1, -1).toArray } }

Paper For Above instruction

The task involves enhancing the functionality of a simple Counter class in Scala to accurately track the total number of times its increment and decrement methods are invoked. This requires extending basic class behavior, managing multiple counters, and employing recursion, all while adhering to strict constraints such as avoiding variable reassignment and using only immutable variables where possible.

The core challenge lies in designing methods that can operate over different data structures—single objects, lists, and arrays—each containing Counter instances. Additionally, these methods have to invoke user-defined functions that operate on these structures, then compute and return the total number of method calls made on each Counter object.

Extending the Counter Class

At the heart of these exercises is the simple Counter class, which encapsulates an integer counter with methods to increment, decrement, and retrieve its value. The restriction forbids modification of the existing class structure directly for tracking method calls, necessitating the creation of subclasses or wrapper objects that internally keep track of call counts.

Implementing observeCounter (Exercise 1)

The first challenge requires creating a subclass or a wrapper of Counter that tracks total calls to increment and decrement. The function `observeCounter` accepts a function `f: Counter => Unit`, applies it to a new Counter instance, and then returns the total number of calls made to increment/decrement during that operation.

Design-wise, the implementation involves defining a new class extending Counter, which overrides `increment` and `decrement` methods to increment an internal counter each time they are called. After calling `f`, the total call count is retrieved via the `get()` method, which should be adapted or used differently to obtain the total number of calls to both methods.

The challenge is to effectively combine subclassing and recursive control flow to ensure that the state is preserved and correctly returned without using mutable variables.

Extending to Multiple Counters (Exercises 2 and 3)

The subsequent exercises involve working with lists and arrays of counters, respecting the length requirements, and implementing corresponding functions that process these collections.

For `observeCounterList`, the goal is to accept a function `f: List[Counter] => Unit` that operates on a fixed-size list of three counters and to produce a list of integers representing the total method calls on each counter.

Similarly, `observeCounterArray` extends this logic to arrays, returning an array of integers, each corresponding to the total number of method calls for each Counter.

Constraints and Requirements

- The functions must use recursion exclusively, avoiding loops and variable mutations.

- Auxiliary functions are permitted but not mandatory.

- The code must compile and adhere to the SBT project constraints.

- The functions should accurately track and return the total number of calls to the increment and decrement methods on each Counter instance.

Implementation Strategy

The key approach involves creating a subclass of Counter that overrides the increment and decrement methods to increase an internal counter, which is then accessible for retrieval. For the functions involving lists and arrays, recursive helper functions will process each element, invoke the function `f`, and record the call counts for each Counter instance.

By applying recursion, immutability, and class inheritance principles, these exercises demonstrate essential functional programming concepts in Scala while achieving precise tracking of method invocations.

Summary

The exercises aim to reinforce understanding of object-oriented extension, recursion, and functional programming in Scala, with a focus on managing state and side-effects in a controlled manner. The primary goal is to systematically modify or extend existing classes and functions to track method call counts accurately, all within the constraints of functional programming paradigms and strict compiler requirements.

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