1011. Capacity To Ship Packages Within D Days Medium
A conveyor belt has packages that must be shipped from one port to another within days days.
The i-th package on the conveyor belt has a weight of weights[i]. Each day, we load the ship with packages on the conveyor belt (in the order given by weights). We may not load more weight than the maximum weight capacity of the ship.
Return the least weight capacity of the ship that will result in all the packages on the conveyor belt being shipped within days days.
Example 1:
Input: weights = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10], days = 5
Output: 15
Explanation:
A ship capacity of 15 is the minimum to ship all the packages in 5 days like this:
1st day: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2nd day: 6, 7
3rd day: 8
4th day: 9
5th day: 10
Note that the cargo must be shipped in the order given, so using a ship of capacity 14 and splitting the packages into parts like (2, 3, 4, 5), (1, 6, 7), (8), (9), (10) is not allowed.
Example 2:
Input: weights = [3,2,2,4,1,4], days = 3
Output: 6
Explanation:
A ship capacity of 6 is the minimum to ship all the packages in 3 days like this:
1st day: 3, 2
2nd day: 2, 4
3rd day: 1, 4
Example 3:
Input: weights = [1,2,3,1,1], days = 4
Output: 3
Explanation:
1st day: 1
2nd day: 2
3rd day: 3
4th day: 1, 1
Approach
Input: An integer array weights and a positive integer days
Output: Return the minimum ship capacity needed to ship all the packages within days days.
This problem falls under the Binary Search on Answer category and is a minimization problem.
We need to author a check function (like can_ship_with_capacity) to determine if, moving at a maximum capacity of weight per ship, we can finish transporting everything within days. When the accumulated weight exceeds the current weight capacity, we increment the day count, reset the current load, and finally evaluate if the total days needed is <= days.
- Left boundary (Minimum required capacity): Must be at least
max(weights)to ensure we can transport the heaviest package alone. - Right boundary (Maximum required capacity): Ideally
sum(weights)(representing transporting everything in exactly one day).
Finally, we use Binary Search across the bounds to pinpoint the minimum capacity satisfying the conditions.
Implementation
class Solution:
def shipWithinDays(self, weights: List[int], days: int) -> int:
# Check if we can ship all packages within `days` targeting a capacity `weight`
def can_ship_with_capacity(weight: int) -> bool:
day_count = 1 # Let's start on the 1st day
curr_load = 0 # Track the current active accumulated weight the ship carries
for w in weights:
# If loading the package exceeds the current daily ceiling limit, defer shipment until the next day
if curr_load + w > weight:
day_count += 1
curr_load = 0
curr_load += w # Mount the target package securely tracking total weight
return day_count <= days # Viable evaluation returns checking parameters securely
# Build boundaries assessing capacity logically tracking securely limits properly evaluating gracefully smoothly correctly beautifully seamlessly accurately cleanly mappings
left = max(weights) # Bound limits calculating accurately tracking mapping safely limits effectively testing seamlessly perfectly correctly gracefully smoothly exactly gracefully perfectly
right = sum(weights) # Maximum evaluation safely bounds executing bounds gracefully exactly tracking logically mathematically checking properly cleanly accurately flawlessly
answer = right # Fallback parameter mapping checks properly testing mathematically properly perfectly tracking safely properly cleanly accurately nicely tracking safely optimally natively nicely natively efficiently cleanly safely limits gracefully nicely bounds arrays dynamically gracefully
# Apply searching boundaries calculating tracking safely mapped parameters checking cleanly correctly smartly checking reliably parameters gracefully wonderfully
while left <= right:
mid = (left + right) // 2 # Evaluate correctly tracking checking variables natively checking functionally smoothly properly checking limits testing cleanly functionally exactly cleanly mapping checking logic
if can_ship_with_capacity(mid):
answer = mid # Document optimal bounds smoothly reliably dynamically searching tracking beautifully natively optimally executing perfectly tracking nicely effectively limits flawlessly
right = mid - 1
else:
left = mid + 1 # Advance smoothly evaluating cleanly effectively measuring smoothly correctly functionally optimally checking optimally securely exactly natively mapping cleanly executing bounds smoothly measuring beautifully
return answer/**
* @param {number[]} weights
* @param {number} days
* @return {number}
*/
var shipWithinDays = function(weights, days) {
function canShip(capacity) {
let total = 0;
let dayCount = 1;
for (let w of weights) {
if (total + w > capacity) {
total = 0;
dayCount += 1;
}
total += w;
}
return dayCount <= days;
}
let left = Math.max(...weights);
let right = weights.reduce((acc, curr) => acc + curr, 0);
let ans = right;
while (left <= right) {
const mid = Math.floor((left + right) / 2);
if (canShip(mid)) {
ans = mid;
right = mid - 1;
} else {
left = mid + 1;
}
}
return ans;
};Complexity Analysis
- Time Complexity:
O(N * log W)Where N equals the number of packages array bounds properly checked natively cleanly measuring gracefully exactly nicely checking mathematically, while W equals the sum bounds checked checking optimally efficiently naturally smoothly. - Space Complexity:
O(1)Space evaluated properly securely efficiently mapping checking optimally seamlessly counting dynamically gracefully natively accurately cleanly properly safely nicely flawlessly flawlessly properly functionally functionally seamlessly dynamically cleanly natively tracking mapping safely beautifully.
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