vecs2 solution + significant change to have a better comparison between both methods

exercises/05_vecs/vecs2.rs

@@ -1,25 +1,32 @@
-// A Vec of even numbers is given. Your task is to complete the loop so that
-// each number in the Vec is multiplied by 2.
-//
-// Make me pass the test!
+fn vec_loop(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
 
-fn vec_loop(mut v: Vec<i32>) -> Vec<i32> {
-    for element in v.iter_mut() {
-        // TODO: Fill this up so that each element in the Vec `v` is
-        // multiplied by 2.
-        ???
+    for element in input {
+        // TODO: Multiply each element in the `input` slice by 2 and push it to
+        // the `output` vector.
     }
 
-    // At this point, `v` should be equal to [4, 8, 12, 16, 20].
-    v
+    output
 }
 
-fn vec_map(v: &Vec<i32>) -> Vec<i32> {
-    v.iter().map(|element| {
-        // TODO: Do the same thing as above - but instead of mutating the
-        // Vec, you can just return the new number!
-        ???
-    }).collect()
+fn vec_map_example(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
+    // An example of collecting a vector after mapping.
+    // We map each element of the `input` slice to its value plus 1.
+    // If the input is `[1, 2, 3]`, the output is `[2, 3, 4]`.
+    input.iter().map(|element| element + 1).collect()
+}
+
+fn vec_map(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
+    // TODO: Here, we also want to multiply each element in the `input` slice
+    // by 2, but with iterator mapping instead of manually pushing into an empty
+    // vector.
+    // See the example in the function `vec_map_example` above.
+    input
+        .iter()
+        .map(|element| {
+            // ???
+        })
+        .collect()
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -32,17 +39,22 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_vec_loop() {
-        let v: Vec<i32> = (1..).filter(|x| x % 2 == 0).take(5).collect();
-        let ans = vec_loop(v.clone());
+        let input = [2, 4, 6, 8, 10];
+        let ans = vec_loop(&input);
+        assert_eq!(ans, [4, 8, 12, 16, 20]);
+    }
 
-        assert_eq!(ans, v.iter().map(|x| x * 2).collect::<Vec<i32>>());
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec_map_example() {
+        let input = [1, 2, 3];
+        let ans = vec_map_example(&input);
+        assert_eq!(ans, [2, 3, 4]);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_vec_map() {
-        let v: Vec<i32> = (1..).filter(|x| x % 2 == 0).take(5).collect();
-        let ans = vec_map(&v);
-
-        assert_eq!(ans, v.iter().map(|x| x * 2).collect::<Vec<i32>>());
+        let input = [2, 4, 6, 8, 10];
+        let ans = vec_map(&input);
+        assert_eq!(ans, [4, 8, 12, 16, 20]);
     }
 }

rustlings-macros/info.toml

@@ -319,15 +319,10 @@ of the Rust book to learn more.
 name = "vecs2"
 dir = "05_vecs"
 hint = """
-In the first function we are looping over the Vector and getting a reference to
-one `element` at a time.
+In the first function, we create an empty vector and want to push new elements
+to it.
 
-To modify the value of that `element` we need to use the `*` dereference
-operator. You can learn more in this chapter of the Rust book:
-https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/ch08-01-vectors.html#iterating-over-the-values-in-a-vector
-
-In the second function this dereferencing is not necessary, because the `map`
-function expects the new value to be returned.
+In the second function, we map the values of the input and collect them into a vector.
 
 After you've completed both functions, decide for yourself which approach you
 like better.

solutions/05_vecs/vecs2.rs

@@ -1 +1,50 @@
-// Solutions will be available before the stable release. Thank you for testing the beta version 🥰
+fn vec_loop(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
+
+    for element in input {
+        output.push(2 * element);
+    }
+
+    output
+}
+
+fn vec_map_example(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
+    // An example of collecting a vector after mapping.
+    // We map each element of the `input` slice to its value plus 1.
+    // If the input is `[1, 2, 3]`, the output is `[2, 3, 4]`.
+    input.iter().map(|element| element + 1).collect()
+}
+
+fn vec_map(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
+    input.iter().map(|element| 2 * element).collect()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // You can optionally experiment here.
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec_loop() {
+        let input = [2, 4, 6, 8, 10];
+        let ans = vec_loop(&input);
+        assert_eq!(ans, [4, 8, 12, 16, 20]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec_map_example() {
+        let input = [1, 2, 3];
+        let ans = vec_map_example(&input);
+        assert_eq!(ans, [2, 3, 4]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec_map() {
+        let input = [2, 4, 6, 8, 10];
+        let ans = vec_map(&input);
+        assert_eq!(ans, [4, 8, 12, 16, 20]);
+    }
+}