refactor: slice exercises 22 and 24
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@ -16,18 +16,6 @@ import (
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// ---------------------------------------------------------
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func main() {
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//
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// Use the prettyslice package for printing the slices,
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// or do it with your own Printf that matches the output
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// of the prettyslice package.
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//
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// This allows you to see the backing array of the slices.
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s.PrintBacking = true
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// Shows 10 slice elements per line
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s.MaxPerLine = 10
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// Prints 60 character per line
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s.Width = 60
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// ########################################################
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//
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// #1: Create a string slice: `names` with a length and
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@ -127,3 +115,15 @@ func main() {
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// ...
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// s.Show("6th step", clone, sliced)
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}
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//
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// Don't mind about this function.
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//
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// For printing the slices: You can either use the
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// prettyslice package or `fmt.Printf`.
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//
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func init() {
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s.PrintBacking = true // prints the backing array
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s.MaxPerLine = 10 // prints 10 slice elements per line
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s.Width = 60 // prints 60 character per line
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}
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@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ import (
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)
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func main() {
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s.PrintBacking = true
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s.MaxPerLine = 10
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s.Width = 60
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// ########################################################
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//
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// #1: Create a string slice: `names` with a length and
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@ -115,3 +111,15 @@ func main() {
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s.Show("6th step", clone, sliced)
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}
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//
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// Don't mind about this function.
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//
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// For printing the slices: You can either use the
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// prettyslice package or `fmt.Printf`.
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//
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func init() {
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s.PrintBacking = true // prints the backing array
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s.MaxPerLine = 10 // prints 10 slice elements per line
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s.Width = 60 // prints 60 character per line
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}
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"runtime"
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)
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// DO NOT TOUCH THE FOLLOWING CODE
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// THIS IS THE IMAGINARY API CODE
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// YOU CANNOT CONTROL IT!
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// DO NOT TOUCH THIS FILE BUT YOU CAN READ IT
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// Read returns a huge slice (allocates ~65 MB of memory)
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func Read() []int {
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// ---------------------------------------------------------
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// EXERCISE: Fix the memory leak
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//
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// WARNING! This is a very difficult exercise. You need to
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// WARNING
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//
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// This is a very difficult exercise. You need to
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// do some research on your own to solve it. Please don't
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// get discouraged if you can't solve it yet.
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//
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// Imagine that you receive millions of temperature data
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// points but you only need the last 10 data points
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// (temperatures).
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//
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// Problem: There is a memory leak in your program.
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// Please find the leak and fix it.
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// GOAL
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//
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// Memory leak means: Your program uses computer memory
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// unnecessarily. See this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_leak
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// In this exercise, your goal is to reduce the memory
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// usage. To do that, you need to find and fix the memory
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// leak within `main()`.
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//
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//
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// PROBLEM
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//
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// `main()` calls `api.Report()`. It reports the current
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// memory usage.
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//
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// After that, it calls `api.Read()`. `api.Read()` returns
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// a slice with 10 million of elements. But you only need
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// the last 10 elements of the returned slice.
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//
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//
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// WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
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//
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// You only need to change the code in `main()`. Please
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// do not touch the code in `api/api.go`.
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//
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// CURRENT OUTPUT
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//
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// > Memory Usage: 113 KB
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//
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// Last 10 elements: [...]
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//
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// > Memory Usage: 65651 KB
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//
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// + Before `api.Read()` call: It uses 113 KB of memory.
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//
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// + After `api.Read()` call : It uses 65 MB of memory.
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//
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// + This means that, `main()` never releases the memory.
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// This is the leak.
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//
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// + Your goal is to release the unused memory.
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//
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//
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// EXPECTED OUTPUT
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//
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// > Memory Usage: 116 KB
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//
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// Last 10 elements: [...]
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//
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// > Memory Usage: 118 KB
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//
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// + In the expected output, `main()` releases the memory.
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//
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// EXPECTED OUTPUT EXPLANATION
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// It no longer uses 65 MB of memory. Instead, it only
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// uses 118 KB of memory. That's why the second
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// `api.Report()` call reports only 118 KB.
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//
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// In the current program, because of the memory leak,
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// the difference is huge: about ~60 MB. Run the program and,
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// see it yourself.
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//
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// Your goal is reducing the memory usage.
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// ADDITIONAL NOTE
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//
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// See the code in api/api.go to see how it allocates
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// a huge memory.
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// Memory leak means: Your program is using unnecessary
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// computer memory. It doesn't release memory that is
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// no longer needed.
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// See this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_leak
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//
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//
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// HINTS
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//
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// Only read this if you get stuck.
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//
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// + `millions` slice's backing array uses 65 MB of memory.
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//
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// + Make a new slice with 10 elements, and copy the last
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// 10 elements of the `millions` slice to it. This will
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// create a new backing array for the new slice only
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// with 10 elements.
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//
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// Then overwrite the `millions` slice by simply
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// assigning `last10` slice to it.
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//
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// Remember: slice = pointer to a backing array.
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// If you overwrite the slice, it will lose that
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// pointer. So Go can collect the unused memory.
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//
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// ---------------------------------------------------------
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// reports the initial memory usage
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api.Report()
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// reads 65 MB of temperature data into memory!
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temps := api.Read()
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// returns a slice with 10 million elements.
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// it allocates 65 MB of memory space.
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millions := api.Read()
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// -----------------------------------------------------
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// ✪ ONLY ADD YOUR CODE INSIDE THIS BOX ✪
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//
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// ✪ ONLY CHANGE THE CODE IN THIS AREA ✪
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//
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// ✪ ONLY ADD YOUR CODE INSIDE THIS BOX ✪
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last10 := millions[len(millions)-10:]
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fmt.Printf("\nLast 10 elements: %d\n\n", last10)
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// ✪ ONLY CHANGE THE CODE IN THIS AREA ✪
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// -----------------------------------------------------
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// dont touch this code.
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api.Report()
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// don't worry about this code yet.
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fmt.Fprintln(ioutil.Discard, temps[0])
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// don't worry about this code.
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fmt.Fprintln(ioutil.Discard, millions[0])
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}
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"runtime"
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)
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// DO NOT TOUCH THE FOLLOWING CODE
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// THIS IS THE IMAGINARY API CODE
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// YOU CANNOT CONTROL IT!
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// DO NOT TOUCH THIS FILE BUT YOU CAN READ IT
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// Read returns a huge slice (allocates ~65 MB of memory)
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func Read() []int {
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// reports the initial memory usage
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api.Report()
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// reads 65 MB of temperature data into the memory!
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temps := api.Read()
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// returns a slice with 10 million elements.
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// it allocates 65 MB of memory space.
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millions := api.Read()
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// ------------------------------------------------------
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// SOLUTION #1:
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// ------------------------------------------------------
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// Copy the last 10 elements of the returned slice
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// to a new slice. This will create a new backing array
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// only with 10 elements.
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last10 := make([]int, 10)
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copy(last10, millions[len(millions)-10:])
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//
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// Copy the last 10 elements of the returned temperatures
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// to a new slice.
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//
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// This will create a new backing array.
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//
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need := make([]int, 10)
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copy(need, temps[len(temps)-10:])
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// Make the millions slice lose reference to its backing array
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// so that its backing array can be cleaned up from memory.
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millions = last10
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//
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// Make the temp slice lose reference to its backing array
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// so that its backing array can be cleaned from the memory.
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//
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temps = need
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// ------------------------------------------------------
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// SOLUTION #2:
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// ------------------------------------------------------
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// Similar to the 1st solution. It does the same thing.
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// But this code is more concise. Use this one.
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// temps = append([]int(nil), temps[len(temps)-10:]...)
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// millions = append([]int(nil), millions[len(millions)-10:]...)
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fmt.Printf("\nLast 10 elements: %d\n\n", last10)
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// ------------------------------------------------------
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// don't worry about this code yet.
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api.Report()
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fmt.Fprintln(ioutil.Discard, temps[0])
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// don't worry about this code yet.
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fmt.Fprintln(ioutil.Discard, millions[0])
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}
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