brackets: simplify required interface

The Brackets struct has a single purpose: To allow `is_balanced` to be
called. It forces an object-style without any advantages over a simple
function.

Author: Emerentius

exercises/bracket-push/.meta/hints.md

@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@ Given a string containing brackets `[]`, braces `{}`, parentheses `()`,
 or any combination thereof, verify that any and all pairs are matched
 and nested correctly.
 
-# Bracket Push in Rust
-
-Reading about these Rust topics may help you implement a solution.
-
-- Lifetimes and Structs: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/second-edition/ch10-03-lifetime-syntax.html#lifetime-annotations-in-method-definitions
-- From trait: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/trait.From.html
-
-
 ## Rust Installation
 
 Refer to the [exercism help page][help-page] for Rust installation and learning

exercises/bracket-push/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-pub struct Brackets {
+pub fn brackets_are_balanced(string: &str) -> bool {
+    Brackets::from(string).are_balanced()
+}
+
+struct Brackets {
     raw_brackets: Vec<char>,
     pairs: MatchingBrackets,
 }
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Brackets {
 }
 
 impl Brackets {
-    pub fn new(s: String, pairs: Option<Vec<(char, char)>>) -> Self {
+    fn new(s: String, pairs: Option<Vec<(char, char)>>) -> Self {
         let p = match pairs {
             Some(x) => MatchingBrackets::from(x),
             None => MatchingBrackets::from(vec![('[', ']'), ('{', '}'), ('(', ')')]),
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ impl Brackets {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn are_balanced(&self) -> bool {
+    fn are_balanced(&self) -> bool {
         let mut unclosed: Vec<char> = Vec::new();
 
         for &bracket in self.raw_brackets.iter() {
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ impl Brackets {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct MatchingBrackets {
+struct MatchingBrackets {
     collection: HashMap<char, char>,
 }
 

exercises/bracket-push/example.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-pub struct Brackets;
-
-impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Brackets {
-    fn from(input: &str) -> Self {
-        unimplemented!("From the '{}' input construct a new Brackets struct", input);
-    }
-}
-
-impl Brackets {
-    pub fn are_balanced(&self) -> bool {
-        unimplemented!("Check if your Brackets struct contains balanced brackets");
-    }
+pub fn brackets_are_balanced(string: &str) -> bool {
+    unimplemented!("Check if the string \"{}\" contains balanced brackets", string);
 }

exercises/bracket-push/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,88 +1,88 @@
 extern crate bracket_push;
 
-use bracket_push::*;
+use bracket_push::brackets_are_balanced;
 
 #[test]
 fn paired_square_brackets() {
-    assert!(Brackets::from("[]").are_balanced());
+    assert!(brackets_are_balanced("[]"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn empty_string() {
-    assert!(Brackets::from("").are_balanced());
+    assert!(brackets_are_balanced(""));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn unpaired_brackets() {
-    assert!(!Brackets::from("[[").are_balanced());
+    assert!(!brackets_are_balanced("[["));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn wrong_ordered_brackets() {
-    assert!(!Brackets::from("}{").are_balanced());
+    assert!(!brackets_are_balanced("}{"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn wrong_closing_bracket() {
-    assert!(!Brackets::from("{]").are_balanced());
+    assert!(!brackets_are_balanced("{]"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn paired_with_whitespace() {
-    assert!(Brackets::from("{ }").are_balanced());
+    assert!(brackets_are_balanced("{ }"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn simple_nested_brackets() {
-    assert!(Brackets::from("{[]}").are_balanced());
+    assert!(brackets_are_balanced("{[]}"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn several_paired_brackets() {
-    assert!(Brackets::from("{}[]").are_balanced());
+    assert!(brackets_are_balanced("{}[]"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn paired_and_nested_brackets() {
-    assert!(Brackets::from("([{}({}[])])").are_balanced());
+    assert!(brackets_are_balanced("([{}({}[])])"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn unopened_closing_brackets() {
-    assert!(!Brackets::from("{[)][]}").are_balanced());
+    assert!(!brackets_are_balanced("{[)][]}"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn unpaired_and_nested_brackets() {
-    assert!(!Brackets::from("([{])").are_balanced());
+    assert!(!brackets_are_balanced("([{])"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn paired_and_wrong_nested_brackets() {
-    assert!(!Brackets::from("[({]})").are_balanced());
+    assert!(!brackets_are_balanced("[({]})"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn math_expression() {
-    assert!(Brackets::from("(((185 + 223.85) * 15) - 543)/2").are_balanced());
+    assert!(brackets_are_balanced("(((185 + 223.85) * 15) - 543)/2"));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn complex_latex_expression() {
     let input = "\\left(\\begin{array}{cc} \\frac{1}{3} & x\\\\ \\mathrm{e}^{x} &... x^2 \
                  \\end{array}\\right)";
-    assert!(Brackets::from(input).are_balanced());
+    assert!(brackets_are_balanced(input));
 }