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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +id: The-Employee-That-Worked-on-the-Longest-Task |
| 3 | +title: The Employee That Worked on the Longest Task |
| 4 | +sidebar_label: 2432-The Employee That Worked on the Longest Task |
| 5 | +tags: [dsa, leetcode] |
| 6 | +description: Problem solution of The Employee That Worked on the Longest Task |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## Problem Statement |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +### Problem Description |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +There are n employees, each with a unique id from 0 to n - 1. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +You are given a 2D integer array logs where logs[i] = [idi, leaveTimei] where: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +idi is the id of the employee that worked on the ith task, and |
| 18 | +leaveTimei is the time at which the employee finished the ith task. All the values leaveTimei are unique. |
| 19 | +Note that the ith task starts the moment right after the (i - 1)th task ends, and the 0th task starts at time 0. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +Return the id of the employee that worked the task with the longest time. If there is a tie between two or more employees, return the smallest id among them. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +### Examples |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +#### Example 1 |
| 29 | +``` |
| 30 | +Input: n = 10, logs = [[0,3],[2,5],[0,9],[1,15]] |
| 31 | +Output: 1 |
| 32 | +Explanation: |
| 33 | +Task 0 started at 0 and ended at 3 with 3 units of times. |
| 34 | +Task 1 started at 3 and ended at 5 with 2 units of times. |
| 35 | +Task 2 started at 5 and ended at 9 with 4 units of times. |
| 36 | +Task 3 started at 9 and ended at 15 with 6 units of times. |
| 37 | +The task with the longest time is task 3 and the employee with id 1 is the one that worked on it, so we return 1. |
| 38 | +``` |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +### Example 2 |
| 41 | +``` |
| 42 | +Input: n = 26, logs = [[1,1],[3,7],[2,12],[7,17]] |
| 43 | +Output: 3 |
| 44 | +Explanation: |
| 45 | +Task 0 started at 0 and ended at 1 with 1 unit of times. |
| 46 | +Task 1 started at 1 and ended at 7 with 6 units of times. |
| 47 | +Task 2 started at 7 and ended at 12 with 5 units of times. |
| 48 | +Task 3 started at 12 and ended at 17 with 5 units of times. |
| 49 | +The tasks with the longest time is task 1. The employee that worked on it is 3, so we return 3. |
| 50 | +``` |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +### Example 3 |
| 53 | +``` |
| 54 | +Input: n = 2, logs = [[0,10],[1,20]] |
| 55 | +Output: 0 |
| 56 | +Explanation: |
| 57 | +Task 0 started at 0 and ended at 10 with 10 units of times. |
| 58 | +Task 1 started at 10 and ended at 20 with 10 units of times. |
| 59 | +The tasks with the longest time are tasks 0 and 1. The employees that worked on them are 0 and 1, so we return the smallest id 0. |
| 60 | +``` |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +### Constraints |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +- `2 <= n <= 500` |
| 65 | +- `1 <= logs.length <= 500` |
| 66 | +- `logs[i].length == 2` |
| 67 | +- `0 <= idi <= n - 1` |
| 68 | +- `1 <= leaveTimei <= 500` |
| 69 | +- `idi != idi+1` |
| 70 | +- `leaveTimei are sorted in a strictly increasing order.` |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +## Solution of Given Problem |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +### Intuition and Approach |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +The problem can be solved using a brute force approach or an optimized Technique. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +<Tabs> |
| 79 | +<tabItem value="Brute Force" label="Brute Force"> |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +### Approach 1:Brute Force (Naive) |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +Brute Force Approach: |
| 85 | +- Initialize variables to keep track of the maximum time and the corresponding employee id. |
| 86 | +- Iterate through the logs array. |
| 87 | +- For each task, calculate the time taken. |
| 88 | +- Compare the calculated time with the maximum time and update the variables accordingly. |
| 89 | +- Return the employee id with the longest task time. |
| 90 | +#### Codes in Different Languages |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +<Tabs> |
| 93 | +<TabItem value="C++" label="C++" default> |
| 94 | +<SolutionAuthor name="@AmruthaPariprolu"/> |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +```cpp |
| 97 | +#include <vector> |
| 98 | +#include <algorithm> |
| 99 | +#include <climits> |
| 100 | +using namespace std; |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +int hardestWorker(int n, vector<vector<int>>& logs) { |
| 103 | + int maxTime = INT_MIN; |
| 104 | + int employeeId = INT_MAX; |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | + for (int i = 0; i < logs.size(); ++i) { |
| 107 | + int time = (i == 0) ? logs[i][1] : logs[i][1] - logs[i-1][1]; |
| 108 | + if (time > maxTime || (time == maxTime && logs[i][0] < employeeId)) { |
| 109 | + maxTime = time; |
| 110 | + employeeId = logs[i][0]; |
| 111 | + } |
| 112 | + } |
| 113 | + return employeeId; |
| 114 | +} |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +``` |
| 117 | +</TabItem> |
| 118 | +<TabItem value="Java" label="Java"> |
| 119 | +<SolutionAuthor name="@AmruthaPariprolu"/> |
| 120 | +
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| 121 | +```java |
| 122 | +import java.util.List; |
| 123 | +
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| 124 | +public class Solution { |
| 125 | + public int hardestWorker(int n, List<int[]> logs) { |
| 126 | + int maxTime = Integer.MIN_VALUE; |
| 127 | + int employeeId = Integer.MAX_VALUE; |
| 128 | +
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| 129 | + for (int i = 0; i < logs.size(); ++i) { |
| 130 | + int time = (i == 0) ? logs.get(i)[1] : logs.get(i)[1] - logs.get(i - 1)[1]; |
| 131 | + if (time > maxTime || (time == maxTime && logs.get(i)[0] < employeeId)) { |
| 132 | + maxTime = time; |
| 133 | + employeeId = logs.get(i)[0]; |
| 134 | + } |
| 135 | + } |
| 136 | + return employeeId; |
| 137 | + } |
| 138 | +} |
| 139 | +
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| 140 | +
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| 141 | + |
| 142 | +
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| 143 | +
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| 144 | +``` |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +</TabItem> |
| 148 | +<TabItem value="Python" label="Python"> |
| 149 | +<SolutionAuthor name="@AmruthaPariprolu"/> |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +```python |
| 152 | +def hardestWorker(n, logs): |
| 153 | + max_time = float('-inf') |
| 154 | + employee_id = float('inf') |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | + for i in range(len(logs)): |
| 157 | + time = logs[i][1] if i == 0 else logs[i][1] - logs[i - 1][1] |
| 158 | + if time > max_time or (time == max_time and logs[i][0] < employee_id): |
| 159 | + max_time = time |
| 160 | + employee_id = logs[i][0] |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | + return employee_id |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +``` |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +</TabItem> |
| 167 | +</Tabs> |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +### Complexity Analysis |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +- Time Complexity: $O(n)$ |
| 173 | +- We iterate through the logs array once, performing constant time operations for each log. |
| 174 | +- Space Complexity: $O(1)$ |
| 175 | +- We use a constant amount of extra space for variables. |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +</tabItem> |
| 178 | +<tabItem value="Optimized approach" label="Optimized approach"> |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +### Approach 2: Optimized approach |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +Optimized Approach: |
| 183 | +- Initialize variables to keep track of the maximum time and the corresponding employee id. |
| 184 | +- Iterate through the logs array. |
| 185 | +- For each task, calculate the time taken directly using the leave times of consecutive tasks. |
| 186 | +- Compare the calculated time with the maximum time and update the variables accordingly. |
| 187 | +- Return the employee id with the longest task time. |
| 188 | + |
| 189 | +#### Code in Different Languages |
| 190 | + |
| 191 | +<Tabs> |
| 192 | +<TabItem value="C++" label="C++" default> |
| 193 | +<SolutionAuthor name="@AmruthaPariprolu"/> |
| 194 | + |
| 195 | +```cpp |
| 196 | +#include <vector> |
| 197 | +#include <algorithm> |
| 198 | +#include <climits> |
| 199 | +using namespace std; |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | +int hardestWorker(int n, vector<vector<int>>& logs) { |
| 202 | + int maxTime = logs[0][1]; |
| 203 | + int employeeId = logs[0][0]; |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | + for (int i = 1; i < logs.size(); ++i) { |
| 206 | + int time = logs[i][1] - logs[i-1][1]; |
| 207 | + if (time > maxTime || (time == maxTime && logs[i][0] < employeeId)) { |
| 208 | + maxTime = time; |
| 209 | + employeeId = logs[i][0]; |
| 210 | + } |
| 211 | + } |
| 212 | + return employeeId; |
| 213 | +} |
| 214 | + |
| 215 | + |
| 216 | + |
| 217 | +``` |
| 218 | +</TabItem> |
| 219 | +<TabItem value="Java" label="Java"> |
| 220 | +<SolutionAuthor name="@AmruthaPariprolu"/> |
| 221 | +
|
| 222 | +```java |
| 223 | +import java.util.List; |
| 224 | +
|
| 225 | +public class Solution { |
| 226 | + public int hardestWorker(int n, List<int[]> logs) { |
| 227 | + int maxTime = logs.get(0)[1]; |
| 228 | + int employeeId = logs.get(0)[0]; |
| 229 | +
|
| 230 | + for (int i = 1; i < logs.size(); ++i) { |
| 231 | + int time = logs.get(i)[1] - logs.get(i - 1)[1]; |
| 232 | + if (time > maxTime || (time == maxTime && logs.get(i)[0] < employeeId)) { |
| 233 | + maxTime = time; |
| 234 | + employeeId = logs.get(i)[0]; |
| 235 | + } |
| 236 | + } |
| 237 | + return employeeId; |
| 238 | + } |
| 239 | +} |
| 240 | +
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| 241 | +
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| 242 | +
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| 243 | +``` |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | + |
| 246 | +</TabItem> |
| 247 | +<TabItem value="Python" label="Python"> |
| 248 | +<SolutionAuthor name="@AmruthaPariprolu"/> |
| 249 | + |
| 250 | +```python |
| 251 | +def hardestWorker(n, logs): |
| 252 | + max_time = logs[0][1] |
| 253 | + employee_id = logs[0][0] |
| 254 | + |
| 255 | + for i in range(1, len(logs)): |
| 256 | + time = logs[i][1] - logs[i - 1][1] |
| 257 | + if time > max_time or (time == max_time and logs[i][0] < employee_id): |
| 258 | + max_time = time |
| 259 | + employee_id = logs[i][0] |
| 260 | + |
| 261 | + return employee_id |
| 262 | + |
| 263 | + |
| 264 | +``` |
| 265 | + |
| 266 | +</TabItem> |
| 267 | +</Tabs> |
| 268 | + |
| 269 | +#### Complexity Analysis |
| 270 | + |
| 271 | +- Time Complexity: $O(n)$ |
| 272 | +- We iterate through the logs array once, calculating task durations directly. |
| 273 | +- Space Complexity: $O(1)$ |
| 274 | +- We use a constant amount of extra space for variables. |
| 275 | +- This approach is efficient and straightforward. |
| 276 | + |
| 277 | +</tabItem> |
| 278 | +</Tabs> |
| 279 | + |
| 280 | + |
| 281 | +## Video Explanation of Given Problem |
| 282 | + |
| 283 | + <LiteYouTubeEmbed |
| 284 | + id="YIpCPgwWKLY" |
| 285 | + params="autoplay=1&autohide=1&showinfo=0&rel=0" |
| 286 | + title="Problem Explanation | Solution | Approach" |
| 287 | + poster="maxresdefault" |
| 288 | + webp |
| 289 | + /> |
| 290 | + |
| 291 | +--- |
| 292 | + |
| 293 | +<h2>Authors:</h2> |
| 294 | + |
| 295 | +<div style={{display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: '10px'}}> |
| 296 | +{['AmruthaPariprolu'].map(username => ( |
| 297 | + <Author key={username} username={username} /> |
| 298 | +))} |
| 299 | +</div> |
| 300 | + |
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