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package problem1;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.Queue;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Stack;

/**
 * This class aims to solve the first problem of "General Problems" work sheet
 * provided for the Distributed Systems course
 */
public class Problem1 {
    Stack<Character> stack = new Stack<>();
    Queue<Character> fifo = new LinkedList<>();
    Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);

    public void start() {
        String word = "";
        while (!word.equals("EXIT")) {
            System.out.println("New word: ");
            word = scanner.nextLine();
            System.out.println("The word is " + word);

            parseWord(word);
            System.out.println(isPalindrome() ? "This is a palindrome" : "This is NOT a palindrome");
            cleanStructures();
            System.out.println();
        }
    }

    public void parseWord(String word){
        for (int i = 0; i < word.length(); i++){
            stack.push(word.charAt(i));
            fifo.add(word.charAt(i));
        }
    }

    public Boolean isPalindrome(){
        if (stack.size() != fifo.size()){
            return false;
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < stack.size(); i++){
            if (stack.peek() != fifo.peek()){
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }

    public void cleanStructures(){
        stack.clear();
        fifo.clear();
    }
}