RosettaCodeData/Task/Order-disjoint-list-items/Lua/order-disjoint-list-items.lua

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Lua

-- Split str on any space characters and return as a table
function split (str)
local t = {}
for word in str:gmatch("%S+") do table.insert(t, word) end
return t
end
-- Order disjoint list items
function orderList (dataStr, orderStr)
local data, order = split(dataStr), split(orderStr)
for orderPos, orderWord in pairs(order) do
for dataPos, dataWord in pairs(data) do
if dataWord == orderWord then
data[dataPos] = false
break
end
end
end
local orderPos = 1
for dataPos, dataWord in pairs(data) do
if not dataWord then
data[dataPos] = order[orderPos]
orderPos = orderPos + 1
if orderPos > #order then return data end
end
end
return data
end
-- Main procedure
local testCases = {
{'the cat sat on the mat', 'mat cat'},
{'the cat sat on the mat', 'cat mat'},
{'A B C A B C A B C' , 'C A C A'},
{'A B C A B D A B E' , 'E A D A'},
{'A B' , 'B'},
{'A B' , 'B A'},
{'A B B A' , 'B A'}
}
for _, example in pairs(testCases) do
print(table.concat(orderList(unpack(example)), " "))
end