public/subjects/box_recursion/README.md

box_recursion

Instructions

Using the given code, create the following associated functions:

• new: which will initialize the WorkEnvironment with grade set to None.
• add_worker: which receives two strings, one being the type of worker and the other the name of the worker.
• remove_worker: which removes the last worker that was placed in the WorkEnvironment, this function returns an Option with the name of the worker.
• search_worker: which returns a tuple with the name and type of worker.

You must also create a type named Link. This will be the connection between the WorkEnvironment and Worker structures. This will be a recursion type, and it must point to None if there is no Worker to point to.

Expected Functions and structures

pub struct WorkEnvironment {
    pub grade: Link,
}

pub type Link =

pub struct Worker {
    pub worker_type: String,
    pub worker_name: String,
    pub next_worker: Link,
}

impl WorkEnvironment {
    pub fn new() -> WorkEnvironment {}
    pub fn add_worker(&mut self, t: String, name: String) {}
    pub fn remove_worker(&mut self) -> Option<String> {}
    pub fn search_worker(&self) -> Option<(String, String)> {}
}

Usage

Here is a program to test your function,

use box_recursion::*;

fn main() {
    let mut list = WorkEnvironment::new();
    list.add_worker(String::from("CEO"), String::from("Marie"));
    list.add_worker(String::from("Manager"), String::from("Monica"));
    list.add_worker(String::from("Normal Worker"), String::from("Ana"));
    list.add_worker(String::from("Normal Worker"), String::from("Alice"));
    println!("{:?}", list);

    println!("{:?}", list.search_worker());

    list.remove_worker();
    list.remove_worker();
    list.remove_worker();
    list.remove_worker();
    println!("{:?}", list);
}

And its output:

$ cargo run
WorkEnvironment { grade: Some(Worker { worker_type: "Normal Worker", worker_name: "Alice", next_worker: Some(Worker { worker_type: "Normal Worker", worker_name: "Ana", next_worker: Some(Worker { worker_type: "Manager", worker_name: "Monica", next_worker: Some(Worker { worker_type: "CEO", worker_name: "Marie", next_worker: None }) }) }) }) }
Some(("Alice", "Normal Worker"))
WorkEnvironment { grade: None }
$

Notions

• boc
• Module std::option