math-quiz/lib/engine/variable-parenthesis.ts

import type {
  DistributedVariableTerm,
  VariableParenthesisProblem,
  VariableParenthesisTerm,
  VariableTermChoice,
  VariableUserAnswer,
  VariableGradeResult,
} from "./variable-types";

const MIN_MULTIPLIER = -9;
const MAX_MULTIPLIER = -1;
const MIN_COEFFICIENT = 1;
const MAX_COEFFICIENT = 9;
const MAX_TERM_COUNT = 4;

export type VariableParenthesisTermCount = 2 | 3 | 4;

interface VariableProblemSeed {
  multiplier: number;
  terms: VariableParenthesisTerm[];
  operators: ("+" | "-")[];
}

function randomInt(min: number, max: number) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}

function shuffle<T>(items: T[]) {
  const shuffled = [...items];

  for (let index = shuffled.length - 1; index > 0; index -= 1) {
    const targetIndex = randomInt(0, index);
    const current = shuffled[index];
    shuffled[index] = shuffled[targetIndex];
    shuffled[targetIndex] = current;
  }

  return shuffled;
}

function createConstantTerm(coefficient: number): VariableParenthesisTerm {
  return {
    kind: "constant",
    coefficient,
  };
}

function createVariableTerm(coefficient: number): VariableParenthesisTerm {
  return {
    kind: "variable",
    coefficient,
    variable: "x",
  };
}

function createUniqueConstantTerms(
  baseCoefficient: number,
  count: number,
): VariableParenthesisTerm[] {
  const used = new Set<number>();
  const terms: VariableParenthesisTerm[] = [];
  let candidate = baseCoefficient;

  while (terms.length < count) {
    const coef = ((candidate - 1) % MAX_COEFFICIENT) + 1;
    if (!used.has(coef)) {
      used.add(coef);
      terms.push(createConstantTerm(coef));
    }
    candidate += 1;
  }

  return terms;
}

function termKey(term: VariableParenthesisTerm) {
  return `${term.kind}:${term.coefficient}`;
}

export function formatVariableTermLatex(
  term: Pick<VariableParenthesisTerm, "kind" | "coefficient" | "variable">,
) {
  if (term.kind === "constant") {
    return `${term.coefficient}`;
  }

  if (term.coefficient === 1) {
    return "x";
  }

  if (term.coefficient === -1) {
    return "-x";
  }

  return `${term.coefficient}x`;
}

function formatParenthesisTermLatex(term: VariableParenthesisTerm) {
  return formatVariableTermLatex(term);
}

export function formatVariableExpressionLatex(
  terms: DistributedVariableTerm[],
) {
  return terms
    .map((term, index) => {
      if (index === 0) return term.latex;

      const operator = term.coefficient < 0 ? "-" : "+";
      const positiveTerm = {
        ...term,
        coefficient: Math.abs(term.coefficient),
      };

      return `${operator} ${formatVariableTermLatex(positiveTerm)}`;
    })
    .join(" ");
}

function distributeTerm(
  multiplier: number,
  term: VariableParenthesisTerm,
  sign: 1 | -1,
): DistributedVariableTerm {
  const coefficient = multiplier * sign * term.coefficient;

  return {
    kind: term.kind,
    coefficient,
    variable: term.variable,
    latex: formatVariableTermLatex({ ...term, coefficient }),
  };
}

function createChoice(
  key: string,
  termIndex: number,
  term: DistributedVariableTerm,
  coefficient: number,
): VariableTermChoice {
  const signKey = coefficient < 0 ? "negative" : "positive";

  return {
    id: `${key}:term-${termIndex}:${signKey}`,
    coefficient,
    variable: term.variable,
    latex: formatVariableTermLatex({ ...term, coefficient }),
  };
}

function createChoices(
  key: string,
  termIndex: number,
  term: DistributedVariableTerm,
) {
  const absoluteCoefficient = Math.abs(term.coefficient);
  const choices: VariableTermChoice[] = [
    createChoice(key, termIndex, term, -absoluteCoefficient),
    createChoice(key, termIndex, term, absoluteCoefficient),
  ];

  return shuffle(choices);
}

function createProblem(seed: VariableProblemSeed): VariableParenthesisProblem {
  const { multiplier, terms, operators } = seed;
  const [firstTerm, secondTerm] = terms;
  const [operator] = operators;
  const key = [
    multiplier,
    ...terms.flatMap((term, index) =>
      index === 0 ? [termKey(term)] : [operators[index - 1], termKey(term)],
    ),
  ].join(":");
  const correctTerms = terms.map((term, index) =>
    distributeTerm(
      multiplier,
      term,
      index === 0 || operators[index - 1] === "+" ? 1 : -1,
    ),
  );
  const choices = correctTerms.map((term, index) =>
    createChoices(key, index, term),
  );

  return {
    id: `variable-parenthesis:${key}`,
    key,
    multiplier,
    terms,
    operators,
    operator,
    firstTerm,
    secondTerm,
    correctTerms,
    choices,
    latexBefore: `${multiplier}\\left(${terms
      .map((term, index) => {
        if (index === 0) return formatParenthesisTermLatex(term);

        return `${operators[index - 1]} ${formatParenthesisTermLatex(term)}`;
      })
      .join(" ")}\\right)`,
    latexAfter: formatVariableExpressionLatex(correctTerms),
  };
}

function createOperatorCombinations(termCount: VariableParenthesisTermCount) {
  const combinations: ("+" | "-")[][] = [];

  function addOperators(nextOperators: ("+" | "-")[]) {
    if (nextOperators.length === termCount - 1) {
      combinations.push(nextOperators);
      return;
    }

    addOperators([...nextOperators, "+"]);
    addOperators([...nextOperators, "-"]);
  }

  addOperators([]);

  return combinations;
}

function createAllProblemSeeds(termCount: VariableParenthesisTermCount) {
  const seeds: VariableProblemSeed[] = [];
  const operatorCombinations = createOperatorCombinations(termCount);

  for (
    let multiplier = MIN_MULTIPLIER;
    multiplier <= MAX_MULTIPLIER;
    multiplier += 1
  ) {
    for (
      let constant = MIN_COEFFICIENT;
      constant <= MAX_COEFFICIENT;
      constant += 1
    ) {
      for (
        let variableCoefficient = MIN_COEFFICIENT;
        variableCoefficient <= MAX_COEFFICIENT;
        variableCoefficient += 1
      ) {
        for (let variableIndex = 0; variableIndex < termCount; variableIndex += 1) {
          const constantTerms = createUniqueConstantTerms(constant, termCount - 1);
          let constantTermIndex = 0;
          const terms = Array.from({ length: termCount }, (_, index) =>
            index === variableIndex
              ? createVariableTerm(variableCoefficient)
              : constantTerms[constantTermIndex++],
          );

          for (const operators of operatorCombinations) {
            seeds.push({
              multiplier,
              terms,
              operators,
            });
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  return seeds;
}

const ALL_PROBLEM_SEEDS_BY_TERM_COUNT: Record<
  VariableParenthesisTermCount,
  VariableProblemSeed[]
> = {
  2: createAllProblemSeeds(2),
  3: createAllProblemSeeds(3),
  4: createAllProblemSeeds(4),
};

function assertTermCount(
  termCount: number,
): asserts termCount is VariableParenthesisTermCount {
  if (!Number.isInteger(termCount) || termCount < 2 || termCount > MAX_TERM_COUNT) {
    throw new Error("termCount must be 2, 3, or 4.");
  }
}

export function generateVariableParenthesisProblem(
  termCount: VariableParenthesisTermCount = 2,
): VariableParenthesisProblem {
  assertTermCount(termCount);

  const constant = randomInt(MIN_COEFFICIENT, MAX_COEFFICIENT);
  const variableCoefficient = randomInt(MIN_COEFFICIENT, MAX_COEFFICIENT);
  const variableIndex = randomInt(0, termCount - 1);

  const constantTerms = createUniqueConstantTerms(constant, termCount - 1);
  let constantTermIndex = 0;

  return createProblem({
    multiplier: randomInt(MIN_MULTIPLIER, MAX_MULTIPLIER),
    terms: Array.from({ length: termCount }, (_, index) =>
      index === variableIndex
        ? createVariableTerm(variableCoefficient)
        : constantTerms[constantTermIndex++],
    ),
    operators: Array.from({ length: termCount - 1 }, () =>
      Math.random() < 0.5 ? "+" : "-",
    ),
  });
}

export function generateVariableParenthesisSession(
  count = 10,
  termCount: VariableParenthesisTermCount = 2,
): VariableParenthesisProblem[] {
  if (!Number.isInteger(count) || count < 1) {
    throw new Error("count must be a positive integer.");
  }

  assertTermCount(termCount);

  const seeds = ALL_PROBLEM_SEEDS_BY_TERM_COUNT[termCount];

  if (count > seeds.length) {
    throw new Error(`count cannot exceed ${seeds.length}.`);
  }

  return shuffle(seeds).slice(0, count).map(createProblem);
}

function findSelectedChoice(
  problem: VariableParenthesisProblem,
  termIndex: number,
  choiceId: string | null,
): DistributedVariableTerm | null {
  if (!choiceId) return null;

  const choice = problem.choices[termIndex].find((item) => item.id === choiceId);

  if (!choice) return null;

  return {
    kind: problem.correctTerms[termIndex].kind,
    coefficient: choice.coefficient,
    variable: choice.variable,
    latex: choice.latex,
  };
}

export function gradeVariableParenthesisAnswer(
  problem: VariableParenthesisProblem,
  answer: VariableUserAnswer,
): VariableGradeResult {
  const userAnswer = problem.correctTerms.map((_, index) =>
    findSelectedChoice(problem, index, answer.selectedChoiceIds[index] ?? null),
  );
  const correct =
    userAnswer.length === problem.correctTerms.length &&
    userAnswer.every(
      (term, index) => term?.coefficient === problem.correctTerms[index].coefficient,
    );

  return {
    correct,
    userAnswer,
    correctAnswer: problem.correctTerms,
  };
}