/* Queue * A Queue is a data structure that allows you to add an element to the end of * a list and remove the item at the front. A queue follows a "First In First Out" * system, where the first item to enter the queue is the first to be removed. This * implementation uses an array to store the queue. */ // Functions: enqueue, dequeue, peek, view, length var Queue = (function () { // constructor function Queue () { // This is the array representation of the queue this.queue = [] } // methods // Add a value to the end of the queue Queue.prototype.enqueue = function (item) { this.queue[this.queue.length] = item } // Removes the value at the front of the queue Queue.prototype.dequeue = function () { if (this.queue.length === 0) { throw new Error('Queue is Empty') } var result = this.queue[0] this.queue.splice(0, 1) // remove the item at position 0 from the array return result } // Return the length of the queue Queue.prototype.length = function () { return this.queue.length } // Return the item at the front of the queue Queue.prototype.peek = function () { return this.queue[0] } // List all the items in the queue Queue.prototype.view = function () { console.log(this.queue) } return Queue }()) // Implementation var myQueue = new Queue() myQueue.enqueue(1) myQueue.enqueue(5) myQueue.enqueue(76) myQueue.enqueue(69) myQueue.enqueue(32) myQueue.enqueue(54) myQueue.view() console.log('Length: ' + myQueue.length()) console.log('Front item: ' + myQueue.peek()) console.log('Removed ' + myQueue.dequeue() + ' from front.') console.log('New front item: ' + myQueue.peek()) console.log('Removed ' + myQueue.dequeue() + ' from front.') console.log('New front item: ' + myQueue.peek()) myQueue.enqueue(55) console.log('Inserted 55') console.log('New front item: ' + myQueue.peek()) for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) { myQueue.dequeue() myQueue.view() } // console.log(myQueue.dequeue()); // throws exception!