docs(docs): add Approach diagrams and Explanation sections to LeetCode problem documentation

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@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ sidebar:
- `1 <= k <= nums.length <= 10^5`
- `-10^4 <= nums[i] <= 10^4`
## Approach
```mermaid
flowchart TD
S(["findKthLargest(nums, k)"]) --> F{"more i in range(len(nums))?"}
F -- yes --> N["nums[i] = -nums[i] — negate so the min-heap acts as a max-heap"]
N --> F
F -- no --> H["heapq.heapify(nums)"]
H --> W{"more _ in range(k - 1)?"}
W -- yes --> P["heapq.heappop(nums) — discard the k-1 largest"]
P --> W
W -- no --> E(["return -heapq.heappop(nums)"])
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -39,3 +53,7 @@ class Solution:
return -heapq.heappop(nums)
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="XEmy13g1Qxc" title="Kth Largest Element in an Array - Quick Select - Leetcode 215 - Python" />
@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ Could you write a generalized algorithm to work on any possible set of character
- `0 <= strs[i].length <= 200`
- `strs[i]` contains any possible characters out of 256 valid ASCII characters.
## Approach
::::warning
The diagram traces the code below literally. That code does not solve the problem: both `encode` and `decode` have only a docstring for a body, so each returns `None` and `codec.decode(codec.encode(strs))` yields `None` instead of `strs`.
::::
```mermaid
flowchart TD
subgraph state["state — Codec holds no fields"]
X["Codec() — nothing is stored between encode and decode"]
end
subgraph encode["encode(strs)"]
E1["docstring only — no statement runs"] --> E2(["return None"])
end
subgraph decode["decode(s)"]
D1["docstring only — no statement runs"] --> D2(["return None"])
end
state --> encode
state --> decode
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -46,3 +67,7 @@ class Codec:
# codec = Codec()
# codec.decode(codec.encode(strs))
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="B1k_sxOSgv8" title="Encode and Decode Strings - Leetcode 271 - Python" />
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ sidebar:
- `1 <= n <= 20`
- `-1000 <= matrix[i][j] <= 1000`
## Approach
```mermaid
flowchart TD
S(["rotate(matrix)"]) --> N["n = len(matrix)"]
N --> F{"more r in range(n)?"}
F -- yes --> G{"more c in range(r + 1, n)?"}
G -- yes --> T["swap matrix[r][c] and matrix[c][r] — transpose across the diagonal"]
T --> G
G -- no --> F
F -- no --> H{"more r in range(n)?"}
H -- yes --> R["matrix[r].reverse() — transpose then mirror is a clockwise turn"]
R --> H
H -- no --> E(["return None — rotated in place"])
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -35,3 +51,7 @@ class Solution:
for r in range(n):
matrix[r].reverse()
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="fMSJSS7eO1w" title="Rotate Image - Matrix - Leetcode 48" />
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ sidebar:
- `1 <= m, n <= 10`
- `-100 <= matrix[i][j] <= 100`
## Approach
```mermaid
flowchart TD
S(["spiralOrder(matrix)"]) --> I["res = [], top = 0, bottom = len(matrix) - 1, left = 0, right = len(matrix[0]) - 1"]
I --> W{"top <= bottom and left <= right?"}
W -- no --> E(["return res"])
W -- yes --> T["append matrix[top][c] for c in left..right, then top += 1 — top row, shrink from above"]
T --> R["append matrix[r][right] for r in top..bottom, then right -= 1 — right column"]
R --> B{"top <= bottom?"}
B -- yes --> C["append matrix[bottom][c] for c in right down to left, then bottom -= 1 — bottom row"]
C --> L{"left <= right?"}
B -- no --> L
L -- yes --> D["append matrix[r][left] for r in bottom down to top, then left += 1 — left column"]
D --> W
L -- no --> W
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -57,3 +75,7 @@ class Solution:
return res
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="BJnMZNwUk1M" title="Spiral Matrix - Microsoft Interview Question - Leetcode 54" />
@@ -30,6 +30,35 @@ You must do it in place.
- A simple improvement uses O(m + n) space, but still not the best solution.
- Could you devise a constant space solution?
## Approach
```mermaid
flowchart TD
S(["setZeroes(matrix)"]) --> I["m = len(matrix), n = len(matrix[0])"]
I --> Z["row0_zero = any(matrix[0][c] == 0), col0_zero = any(matrix[r][0] == 0) — remember before they become markers"]
Z --> F{"more r in range(1, m)?"}
F -- yes --> G{"more c in range(1, n)?"}
G -- yes --> Q{"matrix[r][c] == 0?"}
Q -- yes --> M["matrix[r][0] = 0, matrix[0][c] = 0 — row 0 and column 0 are the marker lists"]
M --> G
Q -- no --> G
G -- no --> F
F -- no --> H{"more r in range(1, m)?"}
H -- yes --> J{"more c in range(1, n)?"}
J -- yes --> K{"matrix[r][0] == 0 or matrix[0][c] == 0?"}
K -- yes --> W["matrix[r][c] = 0"]
W --> J
K -- no --> J
J -- no --> H
H -- no --> A{"row0_zero?"}
A -- yes --> B["matrix[0][c] = 0 for c in range(n)"]
B --> C{"col0_zero?"}
A -- no --> C
C -- yes --> D["matrix[r][0] = 0 for r in range(m)"]
D --> E(["return None — zeroed in place"])
C -- no --> E
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -65,3 +94,7 @@ class Solution:
for r in range(m):
matrix[r][0] = 0
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="T41rL0L3Pnw" title="Set Matrix Zeroes - In-place - Leetcode 73" />
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ sidebar:
- `1 <= k <= points.length <= 10^4`
- `-10^4 <= xi, yi <= 10^4`
## Approach
```mermaid
flowchart TD
S(["kClosest(points, k)"]) --> I["minHeap = []"]
I --> F{"more x, y in points?"}
F -- yes --> D["dist = x**2 + y**2 — squared distance orders the same as sqrt"]
D --> A["minHeap.append([dist, x, y])"]
A --> F
F -- no --> H["heapq.heapify(minHeap), res = [] — O(n) build, smallest dist on top"]
H --> W{"k > 0?"}
W -- yes --> P["dist, x, y = heapq.heappop(minHeap)"]
P --> R["res.append([x, y]), k -= 1"]
R --> W
W -- no --> E(["return res"])
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -46,3 +63,7 @@ class Solution:
return res
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="rI2EBUEMfTk" title="K Closest Points to Origin - Heap / Priority Queue - Leetcode 973 - Python" />