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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace DataStructures.Stack
{
    /// <summary>
    ///     Implementation of a list based stack. FILO style.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">Generic Type.</typeparam>
    public class ListBasedStack<T>
    {
        /// <summary>
        ///     <see cref="List{T}" /> based stack.
        /// </summary>
        private readonly LinkedList<T> stack;

        /// <summary>
        ///     Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        public ListBasedStack() => stack = new LinkedList<T>();

        /// <summary>
        ///     Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">Item to push onto the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.</param>
        public ListBasedStack(T item)
            : this() => Push(item);

        /// <summary>
        ///     Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="items">Items to push onto the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.</param>
        public ListBasedStack(IEnumerable<T> items)
            : this()
        {
            foreach (var item in items)
            {
                Push(item);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Gets the number of elements on the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.
        /// </summary>
        public int Count => stack.Count;

        /// <summary>
        ///     Removes all items from the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.
        /// </summary>
        public void Clear() => stack.Clear();

        /// <summary>
        ///     Determines whether an element is in the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to locate in the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.</param>
        /// <returns>True, if the item is in the stack.</returns>
        public bool Contains(T item) => stack.Contains(item);

        /// <summary>
        ///     Returns the item at the top of the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" /> without removing it.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The item at the top of the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.</returns>
        public T Peek()
        {
            if (stack.First is null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Stack is empty");
            }

            return stack.First.Value;
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Removes and returns the item at the top of the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The item removed from the top of the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.</returns>
        public T Pop()
        {
            if (stack.First is null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Stack is empty");
            }

            var item = stack.First.Value;
            stack.RemoveFirst();
            return item;
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Inserts an item at the top of the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item to push onto the <see cref="ListBasedStack{T}" />.</param>
        public void Push(T item) => stack.AddFirst(item);
    }
}