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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", math.MaxInt64)
}
return Fraction{Numerator: numerator, Denominator: denominator}, nil
}