LeetCode 681, Medium. Topics: Hash Table, String, Backtracking, Enumeration. View on LeetCode.
Generate this problem as a practice environment: tested reference solution, 18 parametrized pytest cases, and a playground notebook:
Problem
Given a time represented in the format "HH:MM", form the next closest time by reusing the current digits. There is no limit on how many times a digit can be reused.
You may assume the given input string is always valid. For example, "01:34", "12:09" are all valid. "1:34", "12:9" are all invalid.
Examples
Constraints
time.length == 5
time is a valid time in the form "HH:MM".
0 <= HH < 24
0 <= MM < 60
Solution
Reference implementation from solution.py on GitHub, full suite in test_solution.py:
Complexity
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