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Add BF optimized solution for generating the paranthesis.
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16. [LeetCode Web Crawler 1242](https://leetcode.com/problems/web-crawler-multithreaded/) | [Solution 1 ](./level_medium/LeetCode_WebCrawler_MultiThreaded_1242.java) | [Solution 2](level_medium/LeetCode_WebCrawler_MultiThreaded_1242_1.java)
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17. [Leet Code 554 Brick Wall](https://leetcode.com/problems/brick-wall/) | [Solution 1](./level_medium/LeetCode_554_Brick_Wall_Medium.ts)
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18. [Leet Code 1190 Reverse Substrings Between Each Pair of Paranthesis](https://leetcode.com/problems/reverse-substrings-between-each-pair-of-parentheses/) | [Solution 1](level_medium/LeetCode_1190_Reverse_Substrings.ts) | [Solution Optimized](level_medium/LeetCode_1190_Reverse_Substrings_1.ts)
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19. [Leet Code 22 Generate Paranthesis](https://leetcode.com/problems/generate-parentheses/) | [Solution Brute Force](level_medium/LeetCode_22_Generate_Paranthesis_1.ts)
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19. [Leet Code 22 Generate Paranthesis](https://leetcode.com/problems/generate-parentheses/) | [Solution Brute Force](level_medium/LeetCode_22_Generate_Paranthesis_1.ts) | [Solution BF Optimized](level_medium/LeetCode_22_Generate_Paranthesis_2.ts)
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## Hard
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/**
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* Leverages the permutation solution as discussed in the last solution. However, the solution
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* also leverages some optimization where the the validity of the solution is checked along while
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* building the solutions, rather than the running an operation of O(n) later to complete the validation.
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*
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* Complexity: Time: O(2^n) time complexity for generating all possible pairs.
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* Space: O(2^n) for the entire solution space.
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*
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* @param n
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*/
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function generateParenthesis(n: number): string[] {
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return generateParanthesisHelper(n * 2)
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};
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function generateParanthesisHelper(n: number, curr: number = 0, result: string[] = [], braces: number = 0): string[] {
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const output: string[] = [];
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if (curr >= n) {
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// Done for all the positions, validate the created string.
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if (braces === 0)
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output.push(result.join(""))
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return output;
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}
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// At the position curr, choose one of the braces and recursively move.
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result[curr] = "("
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output.push(...generateParanthesisHelper(n, curr + 1, result, braces + 1));
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// At the position curr, choose one of the braces and recursively move.
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if (braces >= 1) {
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// Only make this choice, if it won't make the string valid.
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result[curr] = ")"
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output.push(...generateParanthesisHelper(n, curr + 1, result, braces - 1));
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}
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// Return the final results.
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return output;
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}

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