/** * @param {*[]} originalSet - Original set of elements we're forming power-set of. * @param {*[][]} allSubsets - All subsets that have been formed so far. * @param {*[]} currentSubSet - Current subset that we're forming at the moment. * @param {number} startAt - The position of in original set we're starting to form current subset. * @return {*[][]} - All subsets of original set. */ function btPowerSetRecursive(originalSet, allSubsets = [[]], currentSubSet = [], startAt = 0) { // In order to avoid duplication we need to start from next element every time we're forming a // subset. If we will start from zero then we'll have duplicates like {3, 3, 3}. for (let position = startAt; position < originalSet.length; position += 1) { // Let's push current element to the subset. currentSubSet.push(originalSet[position]); // Current subset is already valid so let's memorize it. allSubsets.push([...currentSubSet]); // Let's try to form all other subsets for the current subset. btPowerSetRecursive(originalSet, allSubsets, currentSubSet, position + 1); // BACKTRACK. Exclude last element from the subset and try the next one. currentSubSet.pop(); } // Return all subsets of a set. return allSubsets; } /** * Find power-set of a set using BACKTRACKING approach. * * @param {*[]} originalSet * @return {*[][]} */ export default function btPowerSet(originalSet) { return btPowerSetRecursive(originalSet); }