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use ibig::{UBig, ubig};
use rayon::prelude::*;

/// Calculate a factorial number from an integer.
pub fn factorial(n: u64) -> String {
    let offset = n as usize / rayon::current_num_threads();
    let vec = (1..=n).collect::<Vec<_>>();

    if n < rayon::current_num_threads() as u64 {
        return single_threaded_factorial(n);
    }

    let mut result: Vec<UBig> = vec
        .chunks(offset)
        .par_bridge()
        .into_par_iter()
        .map(|range| {
            let mut acc = ubig!(1);
            for &number in range {
                acc *= number;
            }
            acc
        })
        .collect::<Vec<UBig>>();

    let mut acc = result.pop().unwrap();

    for number in result {
        acc *= number;
    }

    acc.to_string()
}

fn single_threaded_factorial(n: u64) -> String {
    let mut acc = ubig!(n);
    for index in 1..n {
        acc *= index;
    }
    acc.to_string()
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn factorial_should_be_correct_for_small_integer() {
        let result = single_threaded_factorial(3);
        assert_eq!(String::from("6"), result);
    }

    #[test]
    fn factorial_should_be_correct_for_large_integer() {
        let expected = "89461821307829752868514417153983165206980821677\
        9571907213868063227837990693501860533361810841010176000000000000000000";
        let actual = single_threaded_factorial(79);
        assert_eq!(expected, &actual);
    }

    #[test]
    fn parallel_factorial_should_be_correct_for_small_integer() {
        let actual = factorial(3);
        assert_eq!("6", &actual);
    }

    #[test]
    fn parallel_factorial_should_be_correct_for_large_integer() {
        let expected = "89461821307829752868514417153983165206980821677\
        9571907213868063227837990693501860533361810841010176000000000000000000";
        let actual = factorial(79);
        assert_eq!(expected, &actual);
    }
}