Add matching-brackets

config.json

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         "prerequisites": [],
         "difficulty": 4
       },
+      {
+        "slug": "matching-brackets",
+        "name": "Matching Brackets",
+        "uuid": "c206ca0e-4810-44c5-b519-9a0c660903a0",
+        "practices": [],
+        "prerequisites": [],
+        "difficulty": 5
+      },
       {
         "slug": "nucleotide-count",
         "name": "Nucleotide Count",

exercises/practice/matching-brackets/.docs/instructions.md

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+# Instructions
+
+Given a string containing brackets `[]`, braces `{}`, parentheses `()`, or any combination thereof, verify that any and all pairs are matched and nested correctly.
+Any other characters should be ignored.
+For example, `"{what is (42)}?"` is balanced and `"[text}"` is not.

exercises/practice/matching-brackets/.docs/introduction.md

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+# Introduction
+
+You're given the opportunity to write software for the Bracketeer™, an ancient but powerful mainframe.
+The software that runs on it is written in a proprietary language.
+Much of its syntax is familiar, but you notice _lots_ of brackets, braces and parentheses.
+Despite the Bracketeer™ being powerful, it lacks flexibility.
+If the source code has any unbalanced brackets, braces or parentheses, the Bracketeer™ crashes and must be rebooted.
+To avoid such a scenario, you start writing code that can verify that brackets, braces, and parentheses are balanced before attempting to run it on the Bracketeer™.

exercises/practice/matching-brackets/.meta/config.json

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+{
+  "authors": [
+    "BNAndras"
+  ],
+  "files": {
+    "solution": [
+      "matching_brackets.vim"
+    ],
+    "test": [
+      "matching_brackets.vader"
+    ],
+    "example": [
+      ".meta/example.vim"
+    ]
+  },
+  "blurb": "Make sure the brackets and braces all match.",
+  "source": "Ginna Baker"
+}

exercises/practice/matching-brackets/.meta/example.vim

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+function! IsPaired(str) abort
+  let l:stack = []
+  let l:pairs = {'(': ')', '[': ']', '{': '}'}
+
+  for l:char in split(a:str, '\zs')
+    if has_key(l:pairs, l:char)
+      call add(l:stack, l:char)
+    elseif index(values(l:pairs), l:char) != -1
+      if empty(l:stack)
+          return 0
+      endif
+
+      let l:popped = remove(l:stack, -1)
+      if l:pairs[popped] !=# l:char
+        return 0
+      endif
+    endif
+  endfor
+
+  return empty(l:stack)
+endfunction
+

exercises/practice/matching-brackets/.meta/tests.toml

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+# This is an auto-generated file.
+#
+# Regenerating this file via `configlet sync` will:
+# - Recreate every `description` key/value pair
+# - Recreate every `reimplements` key/value pair, where they exist in problem-specifications
+# - Remove any `include = true` key/value pair (an omitted `include` key implies inclusion)
+# - Preserve any other key/value pair
+#
+# As user-added comments (using the # character) will be removed when this file
+# is regenerated, comments can be added via a `comment` key.
+
+[81ec11da-38dd-442a-bcf9-3de7754609a5]
+description = "paired square brackets"
+
+[287f0167-ac60-4b64-8452-a0aa8f4e5238]
+description = "empty string"
+
+[6c3615a3-df01-4130-a731-8ef5f5d78dac]
+description = "unpaired brackets"
+
+[9d414171-9b98-4cac-a4e5-941039a97a77]
+description = "wrong ordered brackets"
+
+[f0f97c94-a149-4736-bc61-f2c5148ffb85]
+description = "wrong closing bracket"
+
+[754468e0-4696-4582-a30e-534d47d69756]
+description = "paired with whitespace"
+
+[ba84f6ee-8164-434a-9c3e-b02c7f8e8545]
+description = "partially paired brackets"
+
+[3c86c897-5ff3-4a2b-ad9b-47ac3a30651d]
+description = "simple nested brackets"
+
+[2d137f2c-a19e-4993-9830-83967a2d4726]
+description = "several paired brackets"
+
+[2e1f7b56-c137-4c92-9781-958638885a44]
+description = "paired and nested brackets"
+
+[84f6233b-e0f7-4077-8966-8085d295c19b]
+description = "unopened closing brackets"
+
+[9b18c67d-7595-4982-b2c5-4cb949745d49]
+description = "unpaired and nested brackets"
+
+[a0205e34-c2ac-49e6-a88a-899508d7d68e]
+description = "paired and wrong nested brackets"
+
+[1d5c093f-fc84-41fb-8c2a-e052f9581602]
+description = "paired and wrong nested brackets but innermost are correct"
+
+[ef47c21b-bcfd-4998-844c-7ad5daad90a8]
+description = "paired and incomplete brackets"
+
+[a4675a40-a8be-4fc2-bc47-2a282ce6edbe]
+description = "too many closing brackets"
+
+[a345a753-d889-4b7e-99ae-34ac85910d1a]
+description = "early unexpected brackets"
+
+[21f81d61-1608-465a-b850-baa44c5def83]
+description = "early mismatched brackets"
+
+[99255f93-261b-4435-a352-02bdecc9bdf2]
+description = "math expression"
+
+[8e357d79-f302-469a-8515-2561877256a1]
+description = "complex latex expression"

exercises/practice/matching-brackets/matching_brackets.vader

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+
+Execute (paired square brackets):
+  Assert IsPaired("[]")
+
+Execute (empty string):
+  Assert IsPaired("")
+
+Execute (unpaired brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("[[")
+
+Execute (wrong ordered brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("}{")
+
+Execute (wrong closing bracket):
+  Assert !IsPaired("{]")
+
+Execute (paired with whitespace):
+  Assert IsPaired("{ }")
+
+Execute (partially paired brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("{[])")
+
+Execute (simple nested brackets):
+  Assert IsPaired("{[]}")
+
+Execute (several paired brackets):
+  Assert IsPaired("{}[]")
+
+Execute (paired and nested brackets):
+  Assert IsPaired("([{}({}[])])")
+
+Execute (unopened closing brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("{[)][]}")
+
+Execute (unpaired and nested brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("([{])")
+
+Execute (paired and wrong nested brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("[({]})")
+
+Execute (paired and wrong nested brackets but innermost are correct):
+  Assert !IsPaired("[({}])")
+
+Execute (paired and incomplete brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("{}[")
+
+Execute (too many closing brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("[]]")
+
+Execute (early unexpected brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired(")()")
+
+Execute (early mismatched brackets):
+  Assert !IsPaired("{)()")
+
+Execute (math expression):
+  Assert IsPaired("(((185 + 223.85) * 15) - 543)/2")
+
+Execute (complex latex expression):
+  let g:value = "\\left(\\begin{array}{cc} \\frac{1}{3} & x\\\\ \\mathrm{e}^{x} &... x^2 \\end{array}\\right)"
+  Assert IsPaired(g:value)
+

exercises/practice/matching-brackets/matching_brackets.vim

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+" Given a string containing brackets, determine if the brackets are balanced.
+" 
+" Example:
+"
+"   :echo IsPaired("()[]{}")  
+"   1
+"   :echo IsPaired("[[")
+"   0
+"
+function! IsPaired(str) abort
+  " your implemention goes here
+endfunction
+