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DataWeave programming challenge #8: Sum all digits to get a 1-digit number



 

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Input


Consider the following input payload (can be of txt format):


2456
2
25235
2456
6
54
58795
3
456
76544
0


Explanation of the problem


Create a DataWeave script to sum all the digits from the input payload until there's only one digit left.


For example,

  • 123 + 456 = 579

  • 579 is broken down into 5 + 7 + 9 = 21

  • 21 is broken down into 2 + 1 = 3

  • The final result is 3 because it's a 1-digit number



Expected output


In this case, the expected output would be:


2




Clues


If you're stuck with your solution, feel free to check out some of these clues to give you ideas on how to solve it!


Clue #1

Clue #2

Clue #3



Answer


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There are many ways to solve this challenge, but you can find some solutions we provide here so you can compare your result with us.


Solution #1

Solution #2


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@armandomejiam

As per your code, the expected output should be 9, but got 0

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%dw 2.0 output application/json fun solve(x) = if (sizeOf(x)==1) x else solve((x reduce ((item, accumulator ) -> accumulator + item))) --- solve(payload splitBy('\n'))

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armandomejiam
Jul 14, 2023

after I viewed the simple reduce solution provided by Diksha, I updated my gist to add a "recursive reduce" function. Also, after realizing the "mod 9" solution (thanks Sai Teja) I wrote this simplistic solution: %dw 2.0 import lines from dw::core::Strings output application/json --- (lines(payload) joinBy "") as Number mod 9

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Hi, the above code is not working for the value of 9. Expected 9 but got 0.


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output application/json fun singleit(L:Array):Number=singleit(sum(L map singleit($ as Number default $))) fun singleit(X:Null):Number =0 fun singleit(N: Number):Number = if (N==0) 0 else do{var res = (N mod 9) --- if(res==0) 9 else res} fun singleit(Str :Any) : Number =0 --- singleit(payload splitBy "\n")

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Alex Martinez
Alex Martinez
Jul 13, 2023
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woohoo! thank you so much for sharing!

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T. sc.
Jul 12, 2023

%dw 2.0 output application/json import lines from dw::core::Strings fun reduceToOneDigit(inputValue) = inputValue match { case d if(d is Number and sizeOf(d) == 1) -> d else -> reduceToOneDigit($ reduce $$ + $) } --- reduceToOneDigit(lines(payload))

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Alex Martinez
Alex Martinez
Jul 13, 2023
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nice and simple! thank you for sharing!

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