#!/usr/bin/ruby
#
## https://rosettacode.org/wiki/24_game/Solve#Sidef
#
var formats = [
{|a,b,c|
Hash.new(
func => {|d,e,f,g| ((d.$a(e)).$b(f)).$c(g) },
format => "((%d #{a} %d) #{b} %d) #{c} %d"
)
},
{|a,b,c|
Hash.new(
func => {|d,e,f,g| (d.$a((e.$b(f)))).$c(g) },
format => "(%d #{a} (%d #{b} %d)) #{c} %d",
)
},
{|a,b,c|
Hash.new(
func => {|d,e,f,g| (d.$a(e)).$b(f.$c(g)) },
format => "(%d #{a} %d) #{b} (%d #{c} %d)",
)
},
{|a,b,c|
Hash.new(
func => {|d,e,f,g| (d.$a(e)).$b(f.$c(g)) },
format => "(%d #{a} %d) #{b} (%d #{c} %d)",
)
},
{|a,b,c|
Hash.new(
func => {|d,e,f,g| d.$a(e.$b(f.$c(g))) },
format => "%d #{a} (%d #{b} (%d #{c} %d))",
)
},
];
var op = %w( + - * / );
var blocks = op.map { |a| op.map { |b| op.map { |c| formats.map { |format|
format(a,b,c)
}}}}.flatten;
loop {
var input = Sys.scanln("Enter four integers or 'q' to exit: ") \\ break;
input == 'q' && break;
input ~~ /^\h*[1-9]\h+[1-9]\h+[1-9]\h+[1-9]\h*$/ || (
say "Invalid input!"; next;
);
var n = input.split.map{.to_num};
var numbers = n.permutations;
blocks.each { |block|
numbers.each { |n|
if (block{:func}.call(n...) == 24) {
say (block{:format} % (n...));
}
}
}
}