Serialize And Deserialize Binary Tree
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Problem Statement
Serialization is the process of converting a data structure or object into a sequence of bits so that it can be stored in a file or memory buffer, or transmitted across a network connection link to be reconstructed later in the same or another computer environment.
Design an algorithm to serialize and deserialize a binary tree. There is no restriction on how your serialization/deserialization algorithm should work. You just need to ensure that a binary tree can be serialized to a string and this string can be deserialized to the original tree structure.
The tree is represented as a level-order list. Implement two functions:
- serialize(root: list) -> str that converts the tree to a string.
- deserialize(data: str) -> list that converts the string back to the tree.
For testing, implement serializeDeserialize(root: list) -> list that serializes and then deserializes, returning the result.
- •The number of nodes in the tree is in the range [0, 10000]
- •-1000 <= Node.val <= 1000
Examples
[1,2,3,None,None,4,5]
[1,2,3,None,None,4,5]
The tree is serialized to a string and deserialized back to the same tree structure.
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An empty tree serialized and deserialized remains empty.
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Edge Cases to Watch
- Empty input structures
- Single element inputs
- Large numerical bounds
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