title: Maximize Sum Consecutive Differences Circular Array
signature: function maximizeSumConsecutiveDifferencesCircularArray(arr: Array<number>, n: number): number {
source_py: def maximize_sum_consecutive_differences_circular_array(arr, n):
      sum = 0
      arr.sort()
      for i in range(0, int((n / 2))):
          sum -= (2 * arr[i])
          sum += (2 * arr[((n - i) - 1)])
      return sum
source_cpp: int maximize_sum_consecutive_differences_circular_array(vector<int> arr, int n) {
    int sum = 0;
    sort(arr.begin(), arr.end());
    for ( int i = 0;
    i < n / 2;
    i ++ ) {
      sum -= ( 2 * arr [ i ] );
      sum += ( 2 * arr [ n - i - 1 ] );
    }
    return sum;
  }
question_info.test_list: [{"idx": 0, "outputs": 1454, "inputs": {"arr": [8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 21, 24, 29, 37, 37, 39, 40, 41, 45, 49, 50, 53, 54, 56, 59, 60, 60, 70, 71, 72, 74, 77, 77, 78, 85, 89, 89, 90, 90, 95, 98, 98], "n": 34}}, {"idx": 1, "outputs": 1980, "inputs": {"arr": [-92, -84, -84, -84, -84, -80, -80, -80, -64, -52, -40, -32, -20, -18, -16, 0, 6, 14, 20, 26, 28, 30, 32, 32, 44, 48, 48, 52, 54, 66, 76, 78, 88, 92, 94, 96], "n": 24}}, {"idx": 2, "outputs": 0, "inputs": {"arr": [0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1], "n": 3}}, {"idx": 3, "outputs": 170, "inputs": {"arr": [7, 47, 53, 59, 80, 84, 96], "n": 5}}, {"idx": 4, "outputs": 2812, "inputs": {"arr": [-88, -80, -68, -62, -60, -60, -48, -46, -44, -38, -16, -16, 0, 0, 2, 8, 20, 36, 40, 40, 44, 54, 60, 68, 70, 82, 82, 84, 92, 94, 96], "n": 29}}, {"idx": 5, "outputs": 20, "inputs": {"arr": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], "n": 32}}, {"idx": 6, "outputs": 1542, "inputs": {"arr": [2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 17, 23, 23, 24, 27, 27, 28, 29, 30, 40, 42, 43, 46, 47, 51, 52, 57, 64, 65, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 81, 81, 82, 87, 89, 93, 95, 95, 99], "n": 35}}, {"idx": 7, "outputs": 1608, "inputs": {"arr": [-94, -92, -84, -84, -76, -72, -72, -72, -54, -48, -38, -22, -16, -12, 2, 2, 12, 20, 20, 24, 26, 26, 26, 26, 30, 38, 48, 50, 84, 86], "n": 21}}, {"idx": 8, "outputs": 20, "inputs": {"arr": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], "n": 37}}, {"idx": 9, "outputs": 344, "inputs": {"arr": [7, 8, 27, 31, 37, 46, 46, 52, 53, 53, 56, 57, 57, 73, 73, 74, 80, 84, 97], "n": 13}}]
question_info.entry_cls_name: Solution
question_info.test_code: 
  
  // SOLUTION CODE
  // ============================================
  PLACEHOLDER_CODE_BODY
  
  // TESTING CODE 
  // ============================================
  function convertToString(value: any): string{
      return JSON.stringify(value, function (key, val) {
          if (val instanceof Set) {
              return Array.from(val);
          } return val;});
  }
  
  function validateSolution(actual: number, expected: number): boolean {
      return convertToString(actual) === convertToString(expected);
  }
  
  function driver(arr: Array<number>, n: number, expected:number): string {
      try{
          if (validateSolution(PLACEHOLDER_FN_NAME(arr, n),expected)){
              return "PASSED";
          }
          return "FAILED";
      } catch (error) {
        return error.name;
      }
      
  }
      
  function main(){
    let result = '';
    result = driver([8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 21, 24, 29, 37, 37, 39, 40, 41, 45, 49, 50, 53, 54, 56, 59, 60, 60, 70, 71, 72, 74, 77, 77, 78, 85, 89, 89, 90, 90, 95, 98, 98], 34, 1454);
    console.log(`TEST-0...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([-92, -84, -84, -84, -84, -80, -80, -80, -64, -52, -40, -32, -20, -18, -16, 0, 6, 14, 20, 26, 28, 30, 32, 32, 44, 48, 48, 52, 54, 66, 76, 78, 88, 92, 94, 96], 24, 1980);
    console.log(`TEST-1...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1], 3, 0);
    console.log(`TEST-2...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([7, 47, 53, 59, 80, 84, 96], 5, 170);
    console.log(`TEST-3...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([-88, -80, -68, -62, -60, -60, -48, -46, -44, -38, -16, -16, 0, 0, 2, 8, 20, 36, 40, 40, 44, 54, 60, 68, 70, 82, 82, 84, 92, 94, 96], 29, 2812);
    console.log(`TEST-4...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], 32, 20);
    console.log(`TEST-5...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 17, 23, 23, 24, 27, 27, 28, 29, 30, 40, 42, 43, 46, 47, 51, 52, 57, 64, 65, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 81, 81, 82, 87, 89, 93, 95, 95, 99], 35, 1542);
    console.log(`TEST-6...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([-94, -92, -84, -84, -76, -72, -72, -72, -54, -48, -38, -22, -16, -12, 2, 2, 12, 20, 20, 24, 26, 26, 26, 26, 30, 38, 48, 50, 84, 86], 21, 1608);
    console.log(`TEST-7...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], 37, 20);
    console.log(`TEST-8...${result}`);
  
    result = driver([7, 8, 27, 31, 37, 46, 46, 52, 53, 53, 56, 57, 57, 73, 73, 74, 80, 84, 97], 13, 344);
    console.log(`TEST-9...${result}`);
  
  };
  
  main();
question_info.extension: ts
question_info.entry_fn_name: maximizeSumConsecutiveDifferencesCircularArray
question_info.test_case_ids: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
question_info.commands: tsc --target es2020 --lib es5,dom,es2015,es2020 __FILENAME__
question_info.commands: node __FILENAME__.js