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64 changes: 64 additions & 0 deletions src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/greedyalgorithms/Chocola.java

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Could you please add a test file and resolve the issues causing the pipelines to fail?

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package com.thealgorithms.greedyalgorithms;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;

/**
* Greedy approach to minimize the cost of cutting a chocolate bar into 1x1 pieces.
*/

public class Chocola {

/**
* Calculates the minimum cost of cutting the chocolate bar.
*
* @param costVer Cost of vertical cuts (size m-1)
* @param costHor Cost of horizontal cuts (size n-1)
* @return Minimum total cost
*/
public static int minCostOfCuttingChocolate(Integer[] costVer, Integer[] costHor) {
Arrays.sort(costVer, Collections.reverseOrder());
Arrays.sort(costHor, Collections.reverseOrder());

int h = 0, v = 0;
int hp = 1, vp = 1;

int cost = 0;

while (h < costHor.length && v < costVer.length) {
if (costHor[h] >= costVer[v]) {
cost += costHor[h] * vp;
h++;
hp++;
} else {
cost += costVer[v] * hp;
v++;
vp++;
}
}

while (h < costHor.length) {
cost += costHor[h] * vp;
h++;
hp++;
}

while (v < costVer.length) {
cost += costVer[v] * hp;
v++;
vp++;
}

return cost;
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
int n = 4, m = 5;
Integer[] costVer = {2, 1, 3, 1}; // m-1 cuts
Integer[] costHor = {4, 1, 2}; // n-1 cuts

int totalCost = minCostOfCuttingChocolate(costVer, costHor);
System.out.println("Cost = " + totalCost);
}
}

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