public/subjects/rpn/README.md

## rpn

### Instructions

Write a **program** which takes a `string` that contains an equation written in `Reverse Polish Notation` (RPN) as an argument. The **program** must evaluate the equation, and then:

- If the `string` is not valid or if there is not exactly one argument, `Error` must be printed on the standard output followed by a newline.
- If the `string` has extra spaces it is still considered valid.

`Reverse Polish Notation` is a mathematical notation in which every operator follows all of its operands. In RPN, every operator encountered evaluates the previous 2 operands, and the result of this operation then becomes the first of the two operands for the subsequent operator. Operands and operators must be spaced by at least one space.

The following operators must be implemented : `+`, `-`, `*`, `/`, and `%`.

All the given operands must fit in a `i64`.

Examples of formulas converted in RPN:

3 + 4 >> 3 4 +

((1 \* 2) \* 3) - 4 >> 1 2 \* 3 \* 4 - or 3 1 2 \* \* 4 -

50 \* (5 - (10 / 9)) >> 5 10 9 / - 50 \*

Here is how to evaluate a formula in RPN:

```console
1 2 * 3 * 4 -
2 3 * 4 -
6 4 -
2
```

Or:

```console
3 1 2 * * 4 -
3 2 * 4 -
6 4 -
2
```

For receiving arguments from the command line you should use something like:

```rust
    fn main() {
        let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();

        rpn(&args[1]);
    }

```

### Usage

```console
$ cargo run "1 2 * 3 * 4 +"
10
$ cargo run "1 2 3 4 +"
Error
$ cargo run ""
Error
$ cargo run "     1      3 * 2 -"
1
$ cargo run "     1      3 * ksd 2 -"
Error
```