freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/functional-programming/refactor-global-variables-out-of-functions.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId
587d7b8f367417b2b2512b60	Refactor Global Variables Out of Functions	1	301235

Description

So far, we have seen two distinct principles for functional programming: 1) Don't alter a variable or object - create new variables and objects and return them if need be from a function. Hint: using something like var newArr = arrVar, where arrVar is an array will simply create a reference to the existing variable and not a copy. So changing a value in newArr would change the value in arrVar. 2) Declare function parameters - any computation inside a function depends only on the arguments passed to the function, and not on any global object or variable. Adding one to a number is not very exciting, but we can apply these principles when working with arrays or more complex objects.

Instructions

Rewrite the code so the global array bookList is not changed inside either function. The add function should add the given bookName to the end of the array passed to it and return a new array (list). The remove function should remove the given bookName from the array passed to it.

Note: Both functions should return an array, and any new parameters should be added before the bookName parameter.

Tests

tests:
  - text: <code>bookList</code> should not change and still equal <code>["The Hound of the Baskervilles", "On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica", "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae"]</code>.
    testString: assert(JSON.stringify(bookList) === JSON.stringify(["The Hound of the Baskervilles", "On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica", "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae"]));
  - text: <code>newBookList</code> should equal <code>["The Hound of the Baskervilles", "On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica", "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae", "A Brief History of Time"]</code>.
    testString: assert(JSON.stringify(newBookList) === JSON.stringify(['The Hound of the Baskervilles', 'On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies', 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica', 'Disquisitiones Arithmeticae', 'A Brief History of Time']));
  - text: <code>newerBookList</code> should equal <code>["The Hound of the Baskervilles", "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica", "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae"]</code>.
    testString: assert(JSON.stringify(newerBookList) === JSON.stringify(['The Hound of the Baskervilles', 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica', 'Disquisitiones Arithmeticae']));
  - text: <code>newestBookList</code> should equal <code>["The Hound of the Baskervilles", "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica", "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae", "A Brief History of Time"]</code>.
    testString: assert(JSON.stringify(newestBookList) === JSON.stringify(['The Hound of the Baskervilles', 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica', 'Disquisitiones Arithmeticae', 'A Brief History of Time']));

Challenge Seed

// The global variable
var bookList = ["The Hound of the Baskervilles", "On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica", "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae"];

// Change code below this line
function add (bookName) {

  bookList.push(bookName);
  return bookList;
  
  // Change code above this line
}

// Change code below this line
function remove (bookName) {
  var book_index = bookList.indexOf(bookName);
  if (book_index >= 0) {

    bookList.splice(book_index, 1);
    return bookList;

    // Change code above this line
    }
}

var newBookList = add(bookList, 'A Brief History of Time');
var newerBookList = remove(bookList, 'On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies');
var newestBookList = remove(add(bookList, 'A Brief History of Time'), 'On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies');

console.log(bookList);

Solution

// The global variable
var bookList = ["The Hound of the Baskervilles", "On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica", "Disquisitiones Arithmeticae"];

function add (bookList, bookName) {
  return [...bookList, bookName];
}

function remove (bookList, bookName) {
  const bookListCopy = [...bookList];
  const bookNameIndex = bookList.indexOf(bookName);
  if (bookNameIndex >= 0) {
    bookListCopy.splice(bookNameIndex, 1);
  }
  return bookListCopy;
}

var newBookList = add(bookList, 'A Brief History of Time');
var newerBookList = remove(bookList, 'On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies');
var newestBookList = remove(add(bookList, 'A Brief History of Time'), 'On The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies');