计算一个环形街道上的房屋数量

Submission

运行时间: 143 ms

内存: 16.6 MB

# Definition for a street.
# class Street:
#     def openDoor(self):
#         pass
#     def closeDoor(self):
#         pass
#     def isDoorOpen(self):
#         pass
#     def moveRight(self):
#         pass
#     def moveLeft(self):
#         pass
class Solution:
    def houseCount(self, street: Optional['Street'], k: int) -> int:
        for i in range(k):
            street.openDoor()
            street.moveLeft()
        
        n=0
        while street.isDoorOpen():
            n+=1
            street.closeDoor()
            street.moveLeft()
        return n
        

Explain

This solution uses a two-pass method on a circular street abstraction. Initially, the solution assumes an arbitrary starting point on the street and opens 'k' consecutive doors to the left (creating a unique pattern or a marker). Then, it iterates through the street starting from the first open door encountered, counting each house as it proceeds. It moves left and closes each door as it goes, until it encounters a closed door, indicating it has returned to the start point and therefore has counted all houses.

时间复杂度: O(n)

空间复杂度: O(1)

# Definition for a street.
# class Street:
#     def openDoor(self):
#         pass
#     def closeDoor(self):
#         pass
#     def isDoorOpen(self):
#         pass
#     def moveRight(self):
#         pass
#     def moveLeft(self):
#         pass

class Solution:
    def houseCount(self, street: Optional['Street'], k: int) -> int:
        # Open k doors to the left to mark the start
        for i in range(k):
            street.openDoor()
            street.moveLeft()
        
        # Initialize house count
        n=0
        # Loop until an unopened door is found
        while street.isDoorOpen():
            n+=1  # Increment house count
            street.closeDoor()  # Close the door behind
            street.moveLeft()  # Move to the next house
        return n
        

Explore

选择使用 `k` 个连续的门作为标记点是为了创建一个独特的模式或标记,以便于识别起点。这种方法可以有效地以一个明确的标记区分开始和结束的位置,尤其是在环形街道的情况下。使用连续的门作为标记可以简化算法的逻辑,因为这样做可以确保在遍历街道时,一旦回到起点,立即可以通过检测到关闭的门识别出。如果使用数量少于 `k` 的门或其他不连续的标记方式,可能会增加在环形结构中识别起点和终点的复杂度,有可能导致错误的计数。

在初始状态下所有门都是关闭的情况下,算法首先会打开 `k` 个门作为标记。这样,当开始遍历街道时,算法会从这些已经打开的门开始,确认每一步都在正确的路径上。因此,即便是所有门最初都是关闭的,打开 `k` 门这一步骤保证了算法可以从一个明确的点开始计数,并且在环形街道上正确地回到起点。这避免了从一个未标记的状态开始可能导致的混淆和错误计数。

这种解决方案在街道非常长的情况下仍然有效,因为它系统地遍历每个门一次,并在确认全部门后结束计数。然而,确实存在性能问题的可能,特别是在街道极长时。每次操作(包括开门、关门和移动)都需消耗时间,如果街道长度非常大,这些操作的总时间可能会变得相当可观。在实际应用中,如果街道长度达到数千或更多,建议采用更高效的数据结构或优化算法来减少操作次数和提高性能。