package math import ( "errors" "fmt" "math" "strconv" "strings" ) // Fraction defined in terms of a numerator divided by a denominator in uint64 // format. Fraction must be positive. type Fraction struct { // The portion of the denominator in the faction, e.g. 2 in 2/3. Numerator uint64 `json:"numerator"` // The value by which the numerator is divided, e.g. 3 in 2/3. Denominator uint64 `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.Split(f, "/") if len(o) != 2 { return Fraction{}, errors.New("incorrect formating: should have a single slash i.e. \"1/3\"") } numerator, err := strconv.ParseUint(o[0], 10, 64) if err != nil { return Fraction{}, fmt.Errorf("incorrect formatting, err: %w", err) } denominator, err := strconv.ParseUint(o[1], 10, 64) if err != nil { return Fraction{}, fmt.Errorf("incorrect formatting, err: %w", err) } if denominator == 0 { return Fraction{}, errors.New("denominator can't be 0") } if numerator > math.MaxInt64 || denominator > math.MaxInt64 { return Fraction{}, fmt.Errorf("value overflow, numerator and denominator must be less than %d", int64(math.MaxInt64)) } return Fraction{Numerator: numerator, Denominator: denominator}, nil }