The Art of Code

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interface Star {
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  name: string;
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  distance: number; // light years
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  spectralType: string;
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}
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async function findNearestStars(
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  maxDistance: number
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): Promise<Star[]> {
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  const response = await fetch(
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    "https://api.stellar-db.example/stars"
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  );
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  const allStars: Star[] = await response.json();
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  return allStars.filter(
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    (star) => star.distance <= maxDistance
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  );
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}

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from dataclasses import dataclass
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from typing import List
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import asyncio
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@dataclass
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class Voyager:
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    name: str
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    launch_year: int
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    speed: float  # km/s
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    destination: str
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    async def transmit(self, message: str) -> bool:
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        """Transmit signal back to Earth"""
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        delay = len(message) * 0.1  # simulate transmission delay
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        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
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        print(f"[{self.name}] Signal sent: {message}")
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        return True
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async def exploration_mission():
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    voyager = Voyager(
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        name="Lonetrail-1",
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        launch_year=2147,
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        speed=42.0,
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        destination="Proxima Centauri b"
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    )
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    await voyager.transmit("Arrived at target sector, beginning observation")

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use std::collections::HashMap;
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#[derive(Debug)]
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struct NavigationSystem {
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    waypoints: HashMap<String, (f64, f64, f64)>,
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    current_position: (f64, f64, f64),
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}
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impl NavigationSystem {
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    fn new() -> Self {
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        NavigationSystem {
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            waypoints: HashMap::new(),
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            current_position: (0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
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        }
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    }
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    fn add_waypoint(&mut self, name: &str, coords: (f64, f64, f64)) {
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        self.waypoints.insert(name.to_string(), coords);
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    }
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    fn distance_to(&self, target: &str) -> Option<f64> {
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        self.waypoints.get(target).map(|&(x, y, z)| {
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            let dx = x - self.current_position.0;
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            let dy = y - self.current_position.1;
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            let dz = z - self.current_position.2;
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            (dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz).sqrt()
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        })
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    }
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}

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package stellar
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import (
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  "context"
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  "fmt"
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  "time"
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)
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type Probe struct {
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  ID        string
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  Launched  time.Time
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  Status    string
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  Telemetry chan Signal
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}
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type Signal struct {
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  Timestamp time.Time
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  Data      map[string]float64
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  Strength  float64
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}
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func (p *Probe) StartMission(ctx context.Context) error {
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  p.Status = "en_route"
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  ticker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
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  defer ticker.Stop()
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  for {
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    select {
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    case <-ctx.Done():
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      p.Status = "offline"
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      return ctx.Err()
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    case <-ticker.C:
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      signal := p.collectData()
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      p.Telemetry <- signal
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    }
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  }
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}
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func (p *Probe) collectData() Signal {
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  return Signal{
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    Timestamp: time.Now(),
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    Data: map[string]float64{
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      "temperature": -270.4,
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      "radiation":   0.87,
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      "velocity":    42.0,
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    },
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    Strength: 0.92,
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  }
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}