Design Front Middle Back Queue — LeetCode 1670 Python Solution
MediumDesignQueueArrayLinked ListData Stream
- Problem
- #1670
- Pattern
- Linked List
- Reading time
- 10 min
- Source
- leetcode.com
The problem
Design a queue that supports push and pop operations in the front, middle, and back. Implement the FrontMiddleBack class: FrontMiddleBack() Initializes the queue.
Example
- Input
- ["FrontMiddleBackQueue", "pushFront", "pushBack", "pushMiddle", "pushMiddle", "popFront", "popMiddle", "popMiddle", "popBack", "popFront"]
- Output
- [null, null, null, null, null, 1, 3, 4, 2, -1]
- Explanation
- FrontMiddleBackQueue q = new FrontMiddleBackQueue();
Python solution
Python
class FrontMiddleBackQueue:
def __init__(self):
self.q1 = deque()
self.q2 = deque()
def pushFront(self, val: int) -> None:
self.q1.appendleft(val)
self.rebalance()
def pushMiddle(self, val: int) -> None:
self.q1.append(val)
self.rebalance()
def pushBack(self, val: int) -> None:
self.q2.append(val)
self.rebalance()
def popFront(self) -> int:
if not self.q1 and not self.q2:
return -1
if self.q1:
val = self.q1.popleft()
else:
val = self.q2.popleft()
self.rebalance()
return val
def popMiddle(self) -> int:
if not self.q1 and not self.q2:
return -1
if len(self.q1) == len(self.q2):
val = self.q1.pop()
else:
val = self.q2.popleft()
self.rebalance()
return val
def popBack(self) -> int:
if not self.q2:
return -1
val = self.q2.pop()
self.rebalance()
return val
def rebalance(self):
if len(self.q1) > len(self.q2):
self.q2.appendleft(self.q1.pop())
if len(self.q2) > len(self.q1) + 1:
self.q1.append(self.q2.popleft())
# Your FrontMiddleBackQueue object will be instantiated and called as such:
# obj = FrontMiddleBackQueue()
# obj.pushFront(val)
# obj.pushMiddle(val)
# obj.pushBack(val)
# param_4 = obj.popFront()
# param_5 = obj.popMiddle()
# param_6 = obj.popBack()Complexity
| Measure | Complexity |
|---|---|
| Time | O(V+E) |
| Space | O(n), where n is the number of elements in the queue auxiliary |
Pattern: Linked List
Rewire pointers in place, with a dummy head and a saved next to keep it safe. LeetCode 1670. Design Front Middle Back Queue is filed here because LeetCode tags it Linked List, which is the vocabulary this hub collects.
The linked list guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 75 LeetCode problems that use it.
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- The Python solution on this page runs in O(V+E).
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