programming-examples/js/Algorithms/min-coins-change.js

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(function (exports) {
'use strict';
/**
* Returns the minimum number of coins from given set,
* which sum equals to given change. This is famous
* problem from the dymanic programming:
* {@link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change-making_problem}
*
* @public
* @module others/minCoinsChange
*
* @example
*
* var minCoinsChange =
* require('path-to-algorithms/src/others/min-coins-change')
* .minCoinsChange;
* var coins = minCoinsChange([1, 2, 3], 5); // [ 2, 3 ]
*
* @param {Array} coins The sorted list of the coins used for the change.
* @param {Number} change The change, which should be returned.
* @return Array which contains the minimum coins from the given
* list, required for the change.
*/
function minCoinsChange(coins, change) {
var minChange = [[0]];
if (coins.indexOf(change) >= 0) {
return [change];
}
for (var i = 1; i <= change; i += 1) {
for (var j = 0; j < coins.length && coins[j] <= change; j += 1) {
for (var k = 0; k < minChange.length; k += 1) {
if (k + coins[j] === i) {
minChange[i] = minChange[k].concat([coins[j]]);
}
}
}
}
var result = minChange[change];
if (!result) {
return undefined;
}
return result.slice(1);
}
exports.minCoinsChange = minCoinsChange;
})(typeof window === 'undefined' ? module.exports : window);