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Task/Set-consolidation/Ring/set-consolidation.ring

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+# Project : Set consolidation
+
+load "stdlib.ring"
+test = ["AB","AB,CD","AB,CD,DB","HIK,AB,CD,DB,FGH"]
+for t in test
+     see consolidate(t) + nl
+next
+func consolidate(s)
+	sets = split(s,",")
+	n = len(sets)
+	for i = 1 to n
+	     p = i
+             ts = ""
+	     for j = i to 1 step -1
+		 if ts = ""
+		    p = j
+		 ok
+		 ts = ""
+		 for k = 1 to len(sets[p])
+                      if j > 1
+		         if substring(sets[j-1],substr(sets[p],k,1),1) = 0
+			     ts = ts + substr(sets[p],k,1)
+		         ok
+                      ok
+		 next
+		 if len(ts) < len(sets[p])
+                    if j > 1
+		       sets[j-1] = sets[j-1] + ts
+		       sets[p] = "-"
+		       ts = ""
+                    ok
+		 else
+		    p = i
+		 ok
+	     next	
+	next
+	consolidate = s + " = " + substr(list2str(sets),nl,",")
+        return consolidate