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How long to clear the order book
Each order has to be made in one piece on a single day, and the plant has a fixed capacity per day. Orders are taken in the order they were received.
- Fill each day with orders in sequence while they still fit; the first that does not fit starts the next day.
- An order bigger than a whole day of capacity can never be made — return -1.
- A capacity of zero or less is also -1.
- An empty book takes no days.
daysToClear(orders: list<int>, dailyCapacity: int) → int
Where you start
function daysToClear(orders, dailyCapacity) {
}Worked examples
| Call | Result |
|---|---|
daysToClear([3,4,5], 7) | 2 |
daysToClear([7,7], 7) | 2 |
daysToClear([8], 7) | -1 |
daysToClear([1,1,1], 10) | 1 |
Hint
Track how much of today is left. When the next order does not fit, start a new day rather than splitting it.
Reference solution in JavaScript
function daysToClear(orders, dailyCapacity) {
if (dailyCapacity <= 0) return -1;
let days = 0, left = 0;
for (const o of orders) {
if (o > dailyCapacity) return -1;
if (o > left) { days++; left = dailyCapacity; }
left -= o;
}
return days;
}