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--description--

Since you already know what a binary search tree is, this challenge will establish how it is you can tell that a tree is a binary search tree or not.

The main distinction of a binary search tree is that the nodes are ordered in an organized fashion. Nodes have at most 2 child nodes (placed to the right and/or left) based on if the child node's value is greater than or equal to (right) or less than (left) the parent node.

--instructions--

In this challenge, you will create a utility for your tree. Write a JavaScript method isBinarySearchTree which takes a tree as an input and returns a boolean value for whether the tree is a binary search tree or not. Use recursion whenever possible.

--hints--

Your Binary Search Tree should return true when checked with isBinarySearchTree().

assert(
(function () {
var test = false;
if (typeof BinarySearchTree !== 'undefined') {
test = new BinarySearchTree();
} else {
return false;
}
test.push(1);
test.push(5);
test.push(3);
test.push(2);
test.push(4);
return isBinarySearchTree(test) == true;
})()
);

isBinarySearchTree() should return false when checked with a tree that is not a binary search tree.

assert(
(function () {
var test = false;
if (typeof BinarySearchTree !== 'undefined') {
test = new BinarySearchTree();
} else {
return false;
}
test.push(1);
test.root.left = new Node(1);
return isBinarySearchTree(test) == false;
})()
);

--seed--

--after-user-code--

BinarySearchTree.prototype.push = function(val) {
var root = this.root;

if (!root) {
this.root = new Node(val);
return;
}

var currentNode = root;
var newNode = new Node(val);

while (currentNode) {
if (val < currentNode.value) {
if (!currentNode.left) {
currentNode.left = newNode;
break;
} else {
currentNode = currentNode.left;
}
} else {
if (!currentNode.right) {
currentNode.right = newNode;
break;
} else {
currentNode = currentNode.right;
}
}
}
};

--seed-contents--

var displayTree = (tree) => console.log(JSON.stringify(tree, null, 2));
function Node(value) {
this.value = value;
this.left = null;
this.right = null;
}
function BinarySearchTree() {
this.root = null;
}
function isBinarySearchTree(tree) {
// Only change code below this line

// Only change code above this line
}

--solutions--

var displayTree = (tree) => console.log(JSON.stringify(tree, null, 2));
function Node(value) {
this.value = value;
this.left = null;
this.right = null;
}
function BinarySearchTree() {
this.root = null;
}
function isBinarySearchTree(tree) {
if (tree.root == null) {
return null;
} else {
let isBST = true;
function checkTree(node) {
if (node.left != null) {
const left = node.left;
if (left.value >= node.value) {
isBST = false;
} else {
checkTree(left);
}
}
if (node.right != null) {
const right = node.right;
if (right.value < node.value) {
isBST = false;
} else {
checkTree(right);
}
}
}
checkTree(tree.root);
return isBST;
}
};