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"""
Pattern matching problem
Boyer Moore algorithm

First is my attempt, below is the code provided in the book
Idea:
Optimize brute force approach using 2 heuristics:
- Looking-Glass: start searches from last character of the
pattern and work backwards
- Character-Jump: During testing of a pattern P, a mismatch
in T[i] = c with corresponding pattern P[k] is handled:
a) if C is not contained in P, shift P completely past i.
b) if c is contained in P shift P until an occurrence of c
gets aligned with T[i]

"""


def find_boyer_moore(T, P):
    """ return lowest index of T at which the substring P begins or -1"""
    n, m = len(T), len(P)
    if m == 0: return 0
    last = {}               # Using hash table for fast access
    for k in range(m):
        last[P[k]] = k
    i = m - 1           # i index at T, k index at P
    k = m - 1                    # j index of last occurrence of T[i] in P
    while i < n:
        if T[i] == P[k]:            # if chars are equal
            i -= 1                  # THIS
            k -= 1                  # THIS
            if k == 0:              # THIS
                return i     # check if Patter is complete THIS
        else:
            # if j < k (remember k index at P)
            # shift i += m - (j+1)
            # if j > k
            # shift i += m - k
            j = last.get(T[i], -1)     # -1 if item not there
            i += m - (min(k, j+1))
            k = m - 1
    return -1


def find_boyer_moore2(T, P):
    """ return lowest index of T at which the substring P begins or -1"""
    n, m = len(T), len(P)
    if m == 0: return 0
    last = {}               # Using hash table for fast access
    for k in range(m):
        last[P[k]] = k
    i = m - 1           # i index at T, k index at P
    k = m - 1                    # j index of last occurrence of T[i] in P
    while i < n:
        if T[i] == P[k]:            # if chars are equal
            if k == 0:
                return i     # check if Patter is complete
            else:
                i -= 1                  # normal iteration
                k -= 1
        else:
            # if j < k (remember k index at P)
            # shift i += m - (j+1)
            # if j > k
            # shift i += m - k
            j = last.get(T[i], -1)     # -1 if item not there
            i += m - (min(k, j+1))
            k = m - 1
    return -1