"""
Author: OMKAR PATHAK
Created On: 26th August 2017
"""
import inspect
[docs]def activity_selection(start_times, finish_times):
"""
The activity selection problem is a combinatorial optimization problem concerning the selection of
non-conflicting activities to perform within a given time frame, given a set of activities each marked
by a start time (si) and finish time (fi). The problem is to select the maximum number of activities
that can be performed by a single person or machine, assuming that a person can only work on a single
activity at a time.
:param start_times: An array that contains start time of all activities
:param finish_times: An array that conatins finish time of all activities
"""
if type(start_times) is not list:
raise TypeError("Activity selection problem only accepts lists, not {}".format(str(type(start_times))))
if type(finish_times) is not list:
raise TypeError("Activity selection problem only accepts lists, not {}".format(str(type(finish_times))))
if len(start_times) != len(finish_times):
raise ValueError('Length of start_times list and finish_times list must be same')
n = len(start_times)
activity = []
# first activity is also selected
i = 0
activity.append(i)
for j in range(n):
# If this activity has start time greater than
# or equal to the finish time of previously
# selected activity, then select it
if start_times[j] >= finish_times[i]:
activity.append(j)
i = j
return activity
[docs]def get_code():
"""
returns the code for the activity_selection function
"""
return inspect.getsource(activity_selection)