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Task/Pangram-checker/CoffeeScript/pangram-checker.coffee

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+is_pangram = (s) ->
+  # This is optimized for longish strings--as soon as all 26 letters
+  # are encountered, we will be done.  Our worst case scenario is a really
+  # long non-pangram, or a really long pangram with at least one letter
+  # only appearing toward the end of the string.
+  a_code = 'a'.charCodeAt(0)
+  required_letters = {}
+  for i in [a_code...a_code+26]
+    required_letters[String.fromCharCode(i)] = true
+
+  cnt = 0
+  for c in s
+    c = c.toLowerCase()
+    if required_letters[c]
+      cnt += 1
+      return true if cnt == 26
+      delete required_letters[c]
+  false
+
+do ->
+  tests = [
+    ["is this a pangram", false]
+    ["The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", true]
+  ]
+
+  for test in tests
+    [s, exp_value] = test
+    throw Error("fail") if is_pangram(s) != exp_value
+    # try long strings
+    long_str = ''
+    for i in [1..500000]
+      long_str += s
+    throw Error("fail") if is_pangram(long_str) != exp_value
+    console.log "Passed tests: #{s}"