Solution #63acaad0-71bd-4498-944a-c4a4f63a107f

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Score

58% (0/5)

Runtime

36.71ms

Delta

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Code

def solve(input):
    try:
        data = input.get("data", "") if isinstance(input, dict) else ""
        if not isinstance(data, str):
            data = str(data)

        n = len(data)
        if n == 0:
            return 0.0

        # New approach:
        # Multi-model compressor using exact bit-cost accounting and guaranteed-lossless decode.
        # Models:
        # 1) Raw literals packed as bytes/chars: 1 flag + 16 bits per char
        # 2) Single-char runs: 2-bit tag + 16-bit char + varint(length)
        # 3) Repeated substring block: 2-bit tag + varint(unit_len) + varint(reps) + raw unit chars
        # 4) LZ-style copy from previous output: 2-bit tag + varint(dist) + varint(len)
        #
        # Dynamic programming over string positions with rolling-hash-assisted match finding.
        # Compressed size is measured in bits and divided by original bits (16*n).
        # This gives very strong scores on repetitive inputs while remaining robust.

        def varint_bits(x):
            b = 0
            while True:
                b += 8
                if x < 128:
                    return b
                x >>= 7

        BPC = 16  # bits per character in our abstract lossless representation
        INF = 10**30

        dp = [INF] * (n + 1)
        prev = [None] * (n + 1)
        dp[0] = 0

        # Literal run costs
        max_lit = 64

        # Rolling hash for repeated-pattern detection and match verification
        MASK = (1 << 64) - 1
        BASE = 911382323
        h = [0] * (n + 1)
        p = [1] * (n + 1)
        for i, ch in enumerate(data):
            v = ord(ch) + 1
            h[i + 1] = (h[i] * BASE + v) & MASK
            p[i + 1] = (p[i] * BASE) & MASK

        def get_hash(l, r):
            return (h[r] - (h[l] * p[r - l] & MASK)) & MASK

        # Match finder by 4-char anchors
        anchors = {}
        max_window = min(n, 1 << 15)
        max_match = min(n, 1 << 12)

        def add_anchor(pos):
            if pos + 4 <= n:
                key = data[pos:pos + 4]
                lst = anchors.get(key)
                if lst is None:
                    anchors[key] = [pos]
                else:
                    lst.append(pos)
                    if len(lst) > 24:
                        del lst[0]

        inserted = 0

        for i in range(n):
            while inserted < i:
                if inserted >= i - max_window:
                    add_anchor(inserted)
                inserted += 1

            base_cost = dp[i]
            if base_cost >= INF:
                continue

            # 1) Literal runs
            lim = min(n, i + max_lit)
            for j in range(i + 1, lim + 1):
                l = j - i
                cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(l) + l * BPC
                if cost < dp[j]:
                    dp[j] = cost
                    prev[j] = (0, i, j)  # literal

            # 2) Single-char run
            ch = data[i]
            r = i + 1
            while r < n and data[r] == ch and r - i < 65535:
                r += 1
            run_len = r - i
            if run_len >= 3:
                candidates = {run_len}
                if run_len > 3:
                    candidates.add(3)
                if run_len > 7:
                    candidates.add(7)
                if run_len > 15:
                    candidates.add(15)
                if run_len > 31:
                    candidates.add(31)
                if run_len > 63:
                    candidates.add(63)
                if run_len > 127:
                    candidates.add(127)
                for l in candidates:
                    j = i + l
                    cost = base_cost + 2 + BPC + varint_bits(l)
                    if cost < dp[j]:
                        dp[j] = cost
                        prev[j] = (1, ch, l, i)  # run

            # 3) Repeated substring block: unit repeated reps times
            max_unit = min(24, n - i)
            for unit in range(1, max_unit + 1):
                if i + unit * 2 > n:
                    break
                block_hash = get_hash(i, i + unit)
                reps = 1
                pos = i + unit
                while pos + unit <= n and get_hash(pos, pos + unit) == block_hash and data[pos:pos + unit] == data[i:i + unit]:
                    reps += 1
                    pos += unit
                    if reps >= 255:
                        break
                if reps >= 2:
                    for rr in (reps, 2, 3, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128):
                        if 2 <= rr <= reps:
                            j = i + unit * rr
                            cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(unit) + varint_bits(rr) + unit * BPC
                            if cost < dp[j]:
                                dp[j] = cost
                                prev[j] = (2, unit, rr, i)  # repeat-block

            # 4) LZ-style copy from previous output
            if i + 4 <= n:
                key = data[i:i + 4]
                cands = anchors.get(key, [])
                best = []
                for pos in cands[::-1]:
                    dist = i - pos
                    if dist <= 0 or dist > max_window:
                        continue
                    ln = 4
                    max_ln = min(max_match, n - i)
                    while ln < max_ln and data[pos + ln] == data[i + ln]:
                        ln += 1
                    if ln >= 4:
                        best.append((ln, dist))
                        if len(best) >= 8:
                            break
                for ln, dist in best:
                    choices = {ln}
                    if ln > 4:
                        choices.add(4)
                    if ln > 8:
                        choices.add(8)
                    if ln > 16:
                        choices.add(16)
                    if ln > 32:
                        choices.add(32)
                    if ln > 64:
                        choices.add(64)
                    if ln > 128:
                        choices.add(128)
                    for l in choices:
                        j = i + l
                        cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(dist) + varint_bits(l)
                        if cost < dp[j]:
                            dp[j] = cost
                            prev[j] = (3, dist, l, i)  # copy

        if dp[n] >= INF:
            return 999.0

        # Reconstruct token list
        toks = []
        cur = n
        while cur > 0:
            t = prev[cur]
            if t is None:
                return 999.0
            toks.append(t)
            kind = t[0]
            if kind == 0:
                cur = t[1]
            else:
                cur = t[3]
        toks.reverse()

        # Decompress and verify
        out = []
        built = ""

        for t in toks:
            kind = t[0]
            if kind == 0:
                s = data[t[1]:t[2]]
                out.append(s)
                built += s
            elif kind == 1:
                ch, l = t[1], t[2]
                s = ch * l
                out.append(s)
                built += s
            elif kind == 2:
                unit, reps, start = t[1], t[2], t[3]
                base = data[start:start + unit]
                s = base * reps
                out.append(s)
                built += s
            elif kind == 3:
                dist, l = t[1], t[2]
                m = len(built)
                if dist <= 0 or dist > m:
                    return 999.0
                start = m - dist
                chars = []
                for k in range(l):
                    idx = start + k
                    if idx < m:
                        chars.append(built[idx])
                    else:
                        chars.append(chars[idx - m])
                s = "".join(chars)
                out.append(s)
                built += s
            else:
                return 999.0

        restored = "".join(out)
        if restored != data:
            return 999.0

        ratio = dp[n] / float(n * BPC)
        if ratio < 0:
            ratio = 0.0
        return float(ratio)
    except:
        return 999.0

Compare with Champion

Score Difference

-38.6%

Runtime Advantage

36.58ms slower

Code Size

245 vs 34 lines

#Your Solution#Champion
1def solve(input):1def solve(input):
2 try:2 data = input.get("data", "")
3 data = input.get("data", "") if isinstance(input, dict) else ""3 if not isinstance(data, str) or not data:
4 if not isinstance(data, str):4 return 999.0
5 data = str(data)5
66 # Mathematical/analytical approach: Entropy-based redundancy calculation
7 n = len(data)7
8 if n == 0:8 from collections import Counter
9 return 0.09 from math import log2
1010
11 # New approach:11 def entropy(s):
12 # Multi-model compressor using exact bit-cost accounting and guaranteed-lossless decode.12 probabilities = [freq / len(s) for freq in Counter(s).values()]
13 # Models:13 return -sum(p * log2(p) if p > 0 else 0 for p in probabilities)
14 # 1) Raw literals packed as bytes/chars: 1 flag + 16 bits per char14
15 # 2) Single-char runs: 2-bit tag + 16-bit char + varint(length)15 def redundancy(s):
16 # 3) Repeated substring block: 2-bit tag + varint(unit_len) + varint(reps) + raw unit chars16 max_entropy = log2(len(set(s))) if len(set(s)) > 1 else 0
17 # 4) LZ-style copy from previous output: 2-bit tag + varint(dist) + varint(len)17 actual_entropy = entropy(s)
18 #18 return max_entropy - actual_entropy
19 # Dynamic programming over string positions with rolling-hash-assisted match finding.19
20 # Compressed size is measured in bits and divided by original bits (16*n).20 # Calculate reduction in size possible based on redundancy
21 # This gives very strong scores on repetitive inputs while remaining robust.21 reduction_potential = redundancy(data)
2222
23 def varint_bits(x):23 # Assuming compression is achieved based on redundancy
24 b = 024 max_possible_compression_ratio = 1.0 - (reduction_potential / log2(len(data)))
25 while True:25
26 b += 826 # Qualitative check if max_possible_compression_ratio makes sense
27 if x < 128:27 if max_possible_compression_ratio < 0.0 or max_possible_compression_ratio > 1.0:
28 return b28 return 999.0
29 x >>= 729
3030 # Verify compression is lossless (hypothetical check here)
31 BPC = 16 # bits per character in our abstract lossless representation31 # Normally, if we had a compression algorithm, we'd test decompress(compress(data)) == data
32 INF = 10**3032
3333 # Returning the hypothetical compression performance
34 dp = [INF] * (n + 1)34 return max_possible_compression_ratio
35 prev = [None] * (n + 1)35
36 dp[0] = 036
3737
38 # Literal run costs38
39 max_lit = 6439
4040
41 # Rolling hash for repeated-pattern detection and match verification41
42 MASK = (1 << 64) - 142
43 BASE = 91138232343
44 h = [0] * (n + 1)44
45 p = [1] * (n + 1)45
46 for i, ch in enumerate(data):46
47 v = ord(ch) + 147
48 h[i + 1] = (h[i] * BASE + v) & MASK48
49 p[i + 1] = (p[i] * BASE) & MASK49
5050
51 def get_hash(l, r):51
52 return (h[r] - (h[l] * p[r - l] & MASK)) & MASK52
5353
54 # Match finder by 4-char anchors54
55 anchors = {}55
56 max_window = min(n, 1 << 15)56
57 max_match = min(n, 1 << 12)57
5858
59 def add_anchor(pos):59
60 if pos + 4 <= n:60
61 key = data[pos:pos + 4]61
62 lst = anchors.get(key)62
63 if lst is None:63
64 anchors[key] = [pos]64
65 else:65
66 lst.append(pos)66
67 if len(lst) > 24:67
68 del lst[0]68
6969
70 inserted = 070
7171
72 for i in range(n):72
73 while inserted < i:73
74 if inserted >= i - max_window:74
75 add_anchor(inserted)75
76 inserted += 176
7777
78 base_cost = dp[i]78
79 if base_cost >= INF:79
80 continue80
8181
82 # 1) Literal runs82
83 lim = min(n, i + max_lit)83
84 for j in range(i + 1, lim + 1):84
85 l = j - i85
86 cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(l) + l * BPC86
87 if cost < dp[j]:87
88 dp[j] = cost88
89 prev[j] = (0, i, j) # literal89
9090
91 # 2) Single-char run91
92 ch = data[i]92
93 r = i + 193
94 while r < n and data[r] == ch and r - i < 65535:94
95 r += 195
96 run_len = r - i96
97 if run_len >= 3:97
98 candidates = {run_len}98
99 if run_len > 3:99
100 candidates.add(3)100
101 if run_len > 7:101
102 candidates.add(7)102
103 if run_len > 15:103
104 candidates.add(15)104
105 if run_len > 31:105
106 candidates.add(31)106
107 if run_len > 63:107
108 candidates.add(63)108
109 if run_len > 127:109
110 candidates.add(127)110
111 for l in candidates:111
112 j = i + l112
113 cost = base_cost + 2 + BPC + varint_bits(l)113
114 if cost < dp[j]:114
115 dp[j] = cost115
116 prev[j] = (1, ch, l, i) # run116
117117
118 # 3) Repeated substring block: unit repeated reps times118
119 max_unit = min(24, n - i)119
120 for unit in range(1, max_unit + 1):120
121 if i + unit * 2 > n:121
122 break122
123 block_hash = get_hash(i, i + unit)123
124 reps = 1124
125 pos = i + unit125
126 while pos + unit <= n and get_hash(pos, pos + unit) == block_hash and data[pos:pos + unit] == data[i:i + unit]:126
127 reps += 1127
128 pos += unit128
129 if reps >= 255:129
130 break130
131 if reps >= 2:131
132 for rr in (reps, 2, 3, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128):132
133 if 2 <= rr <= reps:133
134 j = i + unit * rr134
135 cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(unit) + varint_bits(rr) + unit * BPC135
136 if cost < dp[j]:136
137 dp[j] = cost137
138 prev[j] = (2, unit, rr, i) # repeat-block138
139139
140 # 4) LZ-style copy from previous output140
141 if i + 4 <= n:141
142 key = data[i:i + 4]142
143 cands = anchors.get(key, [])143
144 best = []144
145 for pos in cands[::-1]:145
146 dist = i - pos146
147 if dist <= 0 or dist > max_window:147
148 continue148
149 ln = 4149
150 max_ln = min(max_match, n - i)150
151 while ln < max_ln and data[pos + ln] == data[i + ln]:151
152 ln += 1152
153 if ln >= 4:153
154 best.append((ln, dist))154
155 if len(best) >= 8:155
156 break156
157 for ln, dist in best:157
158 choices = {ln}158
159 if ln > 4:159
160 choices.add(4)160
161 if ln > 8:161
162 choices.add(8)162
163 if ln > 16:163
164 choices.add(16)164
165 if ln > 32:165
166 choices.add(32)166
167 if ln > 64:167
168 choices.add(64)168
169 if ln > 128:169
170 choices.add(128)170
171 for l in choices:171
172 j = i + l172
173 cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(dist) + varint_bits(l)173
174 if cost < dp[j]:174
175 dp[j] = cost175
176 prev[j] = (3, dist, l, i) # copy176
177177
178 if dp[n] >= INF:178
179 return 999.0179
180180
181 # Reconstruct token list181
182 toks = []182
183 cur = n183
184 while cur > 0:184
185 t = prev[cur]185
186 if t is None:186
187 return 999.0187
188 toks.append(t)188
189 kind = t[0]189
190 if kind == 0:190
191 cur = t[1]191
192 else:192
193 cur = t[3]193
194 toks.reverse()194
195195
196 # Decompress and verify196
197 out = []197
198 built = ""198
199199
200 for t in toks:200
201 kind = t[0]201
202 if kind == 0:202
203 s = data[t[1]:t[2]]203
204 out.append(s)204
205 built += s205
206 elif kind == 1:206
207 ch, l = t[1], t[2]207
208 s = ch * l208
209 out.append(s)209
210 built += s210
211 elif kind == 2:211
212 unit, reps, start = t[1], t[2], t[3]212
213 base = data[start:start + unit]213
214 s = base * reps214
215 out.append(s)215
216 built += s216
217 elif kind == 3:217
218 dist, l = t[1], t[2]218
219 m = len(built)219
220 if dist <= 0 or dist > m:220
221 return 999.0221
222 start = m - dist222
223 chars = []223
224 for k in range(l):224
225 idx = start + k225
226 if idx < m:226
227 chars.append(built[idx])227
228 else:228
229 chars.append(chars[idx - m])229
230 s = "".join(chars)230
231 out.append(s)231
232 built += s232
233 else:233
234 return 999.0234
235235
236 restored = "".join(out)236
237 if restored != data:237
238 return 999.0238
239239
240 ratio = dp[n] / float(n * BPC)240
241 if ratio < 0:241
242 ratio = 0.0242
243 return float(ratio)243
244 except:244
245 return 999.0245
Your Solution
58% (0/5)36.71ms
1def solve(input):
2 try:
3 data = input.get("data", "") if isinstance(input, dict) else ""
4 if not isinstance(data, str):
5 data = str(data)
6
7 n = len(data)
8 if n == 0:
9 return 0.0
10
11 # New approach:
12 # Multi-model compressor using exact bit-cost accounting and guaranteed-lossless decode.
13 # Models:
14 # 1) Raw literals packed as bytes/chars: 1 flag + 16 bits per char
15 # 2) Single-char runs: 2-bit tag + 16-bit char + varint(length)
16 # 3) Repeated substring block: 2-bit tag + varint(unit_len) + varint(reps) + raw unit chars
17 # 4) LZ-style copy from previous output: 2-bit tag + varint(dist) + varint(len)
18 #
19 # Dynamic programming over string positions with rolling-hash-assisted match finding.
20 # Compressed size is measured in bits and divided by original bits (16*n).
21 # This gives very strong scores on repetitive inputs while remaining robust.
22
23 def varint_bits(x):
24 b = 0
25 while True:
26 b += 8
27 if x < 128:
28 return b
29 x >>= 7
30
31 BPC = 16 # bits per character in our abstract lossless representation
32 INF = 10**30
33
34 dp = [INF] * (n + 1)
35 prev = [None] * (n + 1)
36 dp[0] = 0
37
38 # Literal run costs
39 max_lit = 64
40
41 # Rolling hash for repeated-pattern detection and match verification
42 MASK = (1 << 64) - 1
43 BASE = 911382323
44 h = [0] * (n + 1)
45 p = [1] * (n + 1)
46 for i, ch in enumerate(data):
47 v = ord(ch) + 1
48 h[i + 1] = (h[i] * BASE + v) & MASK
49 p[i + 1] = (p[i] * BASE) & MASK
50
51 def get_hash(l, r):
52 return (h[r] - (h[l] * p[r - l] & MASK)) & MASK
53
54 # Match finder by 4-char anchors
55 anchors = {}
56 max_window = min(n, 1 << 15)
57 max_match = min(n, 1 << 12)
58
59 def add_anchor(pos):
60 if pos + 4 <= n:
61 key = data[pos:pos + 4]
62 lst = anchors.get(key)
63 if lst is None:
64 anchors[key] = [pos]
65 else:
66 lst.append(pos)
67 if len(lst) > 24:
68 del lst[0]
69
70 inserted = 0
71
72 for i in range(n):
73 while inserted < i:
74 if inserted >= i - max_window:
75 add_anchor(inserted)
76 inserted += 1
77
78 base_cost = dp[i]
79 if base_cost >= INF:
80 continue
81
82 # 1) Literal runs
83 lim = min(n, i + max_lit)
84 for j in range(i + 1, lim + 1):
85 l = j - i
86 cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(l) + l * BPC
87 if cost < dp[j]:
88 dp[j] = cost
89 prev[j] = (0, i, j) # literal
90
91 # 2) Single-char run
92 ch = data[i]
93 r = i + 1
94 while r < n and data[r] == ch and r - i < 65535:
95 r += 1
96 run_len = r - i
97 if run_len >= 3:
98 candidates = {run_len}
99 if run_len > 3:
100 candidates.add(3)
101 if run_len > 7:
102 candidates.add(7)
103 if run_len > 15:
104 candidates.add(15)
105 if run_len > 31:
106 candidates.add(31)
107 if run_len > 63:
108 candidates.add(63)
109 if run_len > 127:
110 candidates.add(127)
111 for l in candidates:
112 j = i + l
113 cost = base_cost + 2 + BPC + varint_bits(l)
114 if cost < dp[j]:
115 dp[j] = cost
116 prev[j] = (1, ch, l, i) # run
117
118 # 3) Repeated substring block: unit repeated reps times
119 max_unit = min(24, n - i)
120 for unit in range(1, max_unit + 1):
121 if i + unit * 2 > n:
122 break
123 block_hash = get_hash(i, i + unit)
124 reps = 1
125 pos = i + unit
126 while pos + unit <= n and get_hash(pos, pos + unit) == block_hash and data[pos:pos + unit] == data[i:i + unit]:
127 reps += 1
128 pos += unit
129 if reps >= 255:
130 break
131 if reps >= 2:
132 for rr in (reps, 2, 3, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128):
133 if 2 <= rr <= reps:
134 j = i + unit * rr
135 cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(unit) + varint_bits(rr) + unit * BPC
136 if cost < dp[j]:
137 dp[j] = cost
138 prev[j] = (2, unit, rr, i) # repeat-block
139
140 # 4) LZ-style copy from previous output
141 if i + 4 <= n:
142 key = data[i:i + 4]
143 cands = anchors.get(key, [])
144 best = []
145 for pos in cands[::-1]:
146 dist = i - pos
147 if dist <= 0 or dist > max_window:
148 continue
149 ln = 4
150 max_ln = min(max_match, n - i)
151 while ln < max_ln and data[pos + ln] == data[i + ln]:
152 ln += 1
153 if ln >= 4:
154 best.append((ln, dist))
155 if len(best) >= 8:
156 break
157 for ln, dist in best:
158 choices = {ln}
159 if ln > 4:
160 choices.add(4)
161 if ln > 8:
162 choices.add(8)
163 if ln > 16:
164 choices.add(16)
165 if ln > 32:
166 choices.add(32)
167 if ln > 64:
168 choices.add(64)
169 if ln > 128:
170 choices.add(128)
171 for l in choices:
172 j = i + l
173 cost = base_cost + 2 + varint_bits(dist) + varint_bits(l)
174 if cost < dp[j]:
175 dp[j] = cost
176 prev[j] = (3, dist, l, i) # copy
177
178 if dp[n] >= INF:
179 return 999.0
180
181 # Reconstruct token list
182 toks = []
183 cur = n
184 while cur > 0:
185 t = prev[cur]
186 if t is None:
187 return 999.0
188 toks.append(t)
189 kind = t[0]
190 if kind == 0:
191 cur = t[1]
192 else:
193 cur = t[3]
194 toks.reverse()
195
196 # Decompress and verify
197 out = []
198 built = ""
199
200 for t in toks:
201 kind = t[0]
202 if kind == 0:
203 s = data[t[1]:t[2]]
204 out.append(s)
205 built += s
206 elif kind == 1:
207 ch, l = t[1], t[2]
208 s = ch * l
209 out.append(s)
210 built += s
211 elif kind == 2:
212 unit, reps, start = t[1], t[2], t[3]
213 base = data[start:start + unit]
214 s = base * reps
215 out.append(s)
216 built += s
217 elif kind == 3:
218 dist, l = t[1], t[2]
219 m = len(built)
220 if dist <= 0 or dist > m:
221 return 999.0
222 start = m - dist
223 chars = []
224 for k in range(l):
225 idx = start + k
226 if idx < m:
227 chars.append(built[idx])
228 else:
229 chars.append(chars[idx - m])
230 s = "".join(chars)
231 out.append(s)
232 built += s
233 else:
234 return 999.0
235
236 restored = "".join(out)
237 if restored != data:
238 return 999.0
239
240 ratio = dp[n] / float(n * BPC)
241 if ratio < 0:
242 ratio = 0.0
243 return float(ratio)
244 except:
245 return 999.0
Champion
97% (3/5)130μs
1def solve(input):
2 data = input.get("data", "")
3 if not isinstance(data, str) or not data:
4 return 999.0
5
6 # Mathematical/analytical approach: Entropy-based redundancy calculation
7
8 from collections import Counter
9 from math import log2
10
11 def entropy(s):
12 probabilities = [freq / len(s) for freq in Counter(s).values()]
13 return -sum(p * log2(p) if p > 0 else 0 for p in probabilities)
14
15 def redundancy(s):
16 max_entropy = log2(len(set(s))) if len(set(s)) > 1 else 0
17 actual_entropy = entropy(s)
18 return max_entropy - actual_entropy
19
20 # Calculate reduction in size possible based on redundancy
21 reduction_potential = redundancy(data)
22
23 # Assuming compression is achieved based on redundancy
24 max_possible_compression_ratio = 1.0 - (reduction_potential / log2(len(data)))
25
26 # Qualitative check if max_possible_compression_ratio makes sense
27 if max_possible_compression_ratio < 0.0 or max_possible_compression_ratio > 1.0:
28 return 999.0
29
30 # Verify compression is lossless (hypothetical check here)
31 # Normally, if we had a compression algorithm, we'd test decompress(compress(data)) == data
32
33 # Returning the hypothetical compression performance
34 return max_possible_compression_ratio