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Allow for multi-function coding problems

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#150 opened on May 25, 2025

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good first issue

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Description

Instead of only testing one function per question, let's build a higher difficulty problem set that requires students to use multiple functions to solve it. Instead of just testing one function again one set of io, let's do an arbitrary length (with corresponding test suites.)

A workaround has already been established. Both autograded tests from SF (F24) had problems that asked users to copy and paste solutions from a previous problem into a subsequent problem. These problems involved writing different list sorting implementations, which is a good problem for something like this. Similarly, we could make problems that culminate in making card games :D like uno, 31, poker?

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Research direction
Examine the existing single function test infrastructure in the repo (likely in TypeScript and Python) and design a way to chain multiple functions with arbitrary length test suites. Look at the current workaround used in SF F24 problems to understand how to generalize it.
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pythontypescript
Domain
backend
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Fresh
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Mostly clear
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60