added simple linked list

.gitignore

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+/target

Cargo.lock

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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "linked-list"
+version = "0.1.0"

Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "linked-list"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]

src/main.rs

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+
+struct List { head: Option<Box<Node>>, len: usize }
+struct Node {
+    value: u32, 
+    next: Option<Box<Node>>
+}
+
+impl List {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        List { head: None, len: 0}
+    }
+
+    pub fn append(&mut self, val: u32) {
+        let slot = self.walk(self.len);
+        *slot = Some(Box::new(Node{value: val, next: None}));
+        self.len += 1;
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, val: u32, index: usize) {
+        let slot = self.walk(index);
+        let rest = slot.take();
+        *slot = Some(Box::new(Node { value: val, next: rest }));
+        self.len += 1;
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, index: usize) -> Option<u32> {
+        if index >= self.len {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let slot = self.walk(index);
+        let removed = slot.take()?;
+        *slot = removed.next;
+        self.len -= 1;
+        Some(removed.value)
+    }
+   
+    // walk returns the entry at index 
+    fn walk(&mut self, index: usize) -> &mut Option<Box<Node>> {
+        let mut iter = &mut self.head;
+        for _ in 0..index {
+            match iter {
+                Some(node) => iter = &mut node.next,
+                None => break,
+            }
+        }
+        iter
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_vec(&self) -> Vec<u32> {
+        let mut result = Vec::new();
+        let mut i = &self.head;
+        while let Some(node) = i {
+            result.push(node.value);
+            i = &node.next;
+        }
+        result
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.len == 0
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    println!("use cargo test");
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_list() {
+        let mut l = List::new();
+        l.append(1);
+        l.append(2);
+        l.append(3);
+        l.append(4);
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![1,2,3,4]);
+        
+        l.remove(2);
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![1,2,4]);
+        l.remove(2);
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![1,2]);
+        l.remove(2); // too far, no removal
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![1,2]);
+
+        l.insert(5, 1);
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![1,5,2]);
+        l.insert(6, 3);
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![1,5,2,6]);
+
+        l.remove(0);
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![5,2,6]);
+        l.remove(0);
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![2,6]);
+        l.remove(0);
+        assert_eq!(l.as_vec(), vec![6]);
+        l.remove(0);
+        assert!(l.is_empty());
+    }
+}