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Proverb
For want of a horseshoe nail, a kingdom was lost, or so the saying goes.
Given a list of inputs, generate the relevant proverb. For example, given the list ["nail", "shoe", "horse", "rider", "message", "battle", "kingdom"], you will output the full text of this proverbial rhyme:
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a nail.
Note that the list of inputs may vary; your solution should be able to handle lists of arbitrary length and content. No line of the output text should be a static, unchanging string; all should vary according to the input given.
Running the tests
To run the tests run the command go test from within the exercise directory.
If the test suite contains benchmarks, you can run these with the --bench and --benchmem
flags:
go test -v --bench . --benchmem
Keep in mind that each reviewer will run benchmarks on a different machine, with different specs, so the results from these benchmark tests may vary.
Further information
For more detailed information about the Go track, including how to get help if you're having trouble, please visit the exercism.io Go language page.
Source
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail
Submitting Incomplete Solutions
It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
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