exercism/elixir/triangle/triangle.exs

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Elixir

defmodule Triangle do
@type kind :: :equilateral | :isosceles | :scalene
@doc """
Return the kind of triangle of a triangle with 'a', 'b' and 'c' as lengths.
"""
@spec kind(number, number, number) :: {:ok, kind} | {:error, String.t()}
def kind(a, b, c) when a <= 0 or b <= 0 or c <= 0 do
{:error, "all side lengths must be positive"}
end
def kind(a, b, c) when a + b <= c or b + c <= a or c + a <= b do
{:error, "side lengths violate triangle inequality"}
end
def kind(a, b, c) do
cond do
a == b && b == c ->
{:ok, :equilateral}
a == b || b == c || a == c ->
{:ok, :isosceles}
true ->
{:ok, :scalene}
end
end
end