package math import ( "errors" "fmt" "strconv" "strings" ) // Fraction defined in terms of a numerator divided by a denominator in int64 // format. type Fraction struct { // The portion of the denominator in the faction, e.g. 2 in 2/3. Numerator int64 `json:"numerator"` // The value by which the numerator is divided, e.g. 3 in 2/3. Must be // positive. Denominator int64 `json:"denominator"` } func (fr Fraction) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", fr.Numerator, fr.Denominator) } // ParseFractions takes the string of a fraction as input i.e "2/3" and converts this // to the equivalent fraction else returns an error. The format of the string must be // one number followed by a slash (/) and then the other number. func ParseFraction(f string) (Fraction, error) { o := strings.SplitN(f, "/", -1) if len(o) != 2 { return Fraction{}, errors.New("incorrect formating: should be like \"1/3\"") } numerator, err := strconv.ParseInt(o[0], 10, 64) if err != nil { return Fraction{}, fmt.Errorf("incorrect formatting, err: %w", err) } denominator, err := strconv.ParseInt(o[1], 10, 64) if err != nil { return Fraction{}, fmt.Errorf("incorrect formatting, err: %w", err) } return Fraction{Numerator: numerator, Denominator: denominator}, nil }