function arrayMaximalAdjacentDifference(nums) {
let maxDifference = 0;
for(let i = 0; i < nums.length - 1; i++) {
const absoluteDifference = Math.abs(nums[i] - nums[i + 1]);
if(maxDifference < absoluteDifference) {
maxDifference = absoluteDifference;
}
}
return maxDifference;
}
/**
* Test Suite
*/
describe('arrayMaximalAdjacentDifference()', () => {
it('returns largest difference between adjacent values', () => {
// arrange
const nums = [2, 4, 1, 0];
// act
const result = arrayMaximalAdjacentDifference(nums);
// log
console.log("result 1: ", result);
// assert
expect(result).toBe(3);
});
it('returns largest difference between adjacent values example 2', () => {
// arrange
const nums = [2, 9, 1, 0];
// act
const result = arrayMaximalAdjacentDifference(nums);
// log
console.log("result 2: ", result);
// assert
expect(result).toBe(8);
});
});