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from __future__ import annotations

import math
import re
from typing import Optional, List

from models import SolverResult


def _nums(text: str) -> List[float]:
    return [float(x) for x in re.findall(r"-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?", text)]


def _clean(text: str) -> str:
    return re.sub(r"\s+", " ", (text or "").strip()).lower()


def _pct_to_decimal(p: float) -> float:
    return p / 100.0


def _safe_fmt(x: float) -> str:
    return f"{x:g}"


def _build_result(
    *,
    topic: str,
    internal_answer: Optional[float] = None,
    ask: str,
    given: str,
    method: List[str],
) -> SolverResult:
    return SolverResult(
        domain="quant",
        solved=True,
        topic=topic,
        answer_value=None,          # never expose final answer
        internal_answer=_safe_fmt(internal_answer) if internal_answer is not None else None,
        steps=[
            f"What the question is asking: {ask}",
            f"What is given: {given}",
            *method,
        ],
    )


def _fallback_percent() -> SolverResult:
    return SolverResult(
        domain="quant",
        solved=False,
        topic="percent",
        answer_value=None,
        internal_answer=None,
        steps=[
            "What the question is asking: identify whether you need the part, the whole, the percent, or the percent change.",
            "Key relationships:",
            "• part = percent × whole",
            "• percent = part ÷ whole × 100",
            "• percent change = change ÷ original × 100",
            "Start by labeling the numbers in the problem as original, new, part, whole, rate, or time.",
        ],
    )


def solve_percent(text: str) -> Optional[SolverResult]:
    raw = text or ""
    lower = _clean(raw)

    percent_words = [
        "%", "percent", "percentage", "pct",
        "increase", "decrease", "discount", "markup",
        "profit", "loss", "interest", "percentile",
        "tax", "tip", "sale"
    ]
    if not any(w in lower for w in percent_words):
        return None

    nums = _nums(lower)

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 1) BASIC PART: "What is 25% of 80?"
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"what\s+is\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*(?:%|percent|pct)?\s+of\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        pct = float(m.group(1))
        whole = float(m.group(2))
        result = _pct_to_decimal(pct) * whole
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find the part when the percent and whole are known.",
            given=f"percent = {pct}%, whole = {whole}",
            method=[
                "Convert the percent to a decimal.",
                "Use part = percent × whole.",
                "Multiply the decimal percent by the whole.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 2) BASIC WHOLE: "40% of a number is 24"
    #    Also handles "60 is 25% of what number?"
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*(?:%|percent|pct)\s+of\s+(?:a\s+number|number|what\s+number|x|y|an?\s+amount|the\s+number).*?\bis\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        pct = float(m.group(1))
        part = float(m.group(2))
        dec = _pct_to_decimal(pct)
        if dec == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = part / dec
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find the whole when the percent and part are known.",
            given=f"percent = {pct}%, part = {part}",
            method=[
                "Convert the percent to a decimal.",
                "Use part = percent × whole.",
                "Rearrange to whole = part ÷ percent.",
            ],
        )

    m = re.search(
        r"(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+is\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*(?:%|percent|pct)\s+of\s+(?:what|which)\s+(?:number|value|amount)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        part = float(m.group(1))
        pct = float(m.group(2))
        dec = _pct_to_decimal(pct)
        if dec == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = part / dec
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find the original whole from a known part and percent.",
            given=f"part = {part}, percent = {pct}%",
            method=[
                "Convert the percent to decimal form.",
                "Use part = percent × whole.",
                "Solve for the whole by dividing the part by the decimal percent.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 3) WHAT PERCENT: "24 is what percent of 60?"
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+is\s+what\s+(?:%|percent|percentage)\s+of\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        part = float(m.group(1))
        whole = float(m.group(2))
        if whole == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = (part / whole) * 100.0
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find what percent one value is of another.",
            given=f"part = {part}, whole = {whole}",
            method=[
                "Use percent = part ÷ whole × 100.",
                "Divide the part by the whole.",
                "Convert the result to percent form.",
            ],
        )

    m = re.search(
        r"what\s+(?:%|percent|percentage)\s+of\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+is\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        whole = float(m.group(1))
        part = float(m.group(2))
        if whole == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = (part / whole) * 100.0
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find the percent represented by the part out of the whole.",
            given=f"whole = {whole}, part = {part}",
            method=[
                "Use percent = part ÷ whole × 100.",
                "Divide the part by the whole.",
                "Then convert to a percent.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 4) PERCENT CHANGE: "from 80 to 60"
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"(?:what\s+(?:is\s+the\s+)?)?(?:percent\s+)?(increase|decrease|change).*?from\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+to\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        direction = m.group(1)
        old = float(m.group(2))
        new = float(m.group(3))
        if old == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = ((new - old) / old) * 100.0
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent_change",
            internal_answer=abs(result) if direction in ("increase", "decrease") else result,
            ask="Find the percent change relative to the original value.",
            given=f"original = {old}, new = {new}",
            method=[
                "Find the change: new − original.",
                "Use the original value in the denominator.",
                "Compute change ÷ original × 100.",
                "Match the sign or wording to increase vs decrease.",
            ],
        )

    m = re.search(
        r"from\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+to\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m and ("percent" in lower or "%" in lower):
        old = float(m.group(1))
        new = float(m.group(2))
        if old == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = ((new - old) / old) * 100.0
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent_change",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find the percent change between the starting value and ending value.",
            given=f"original = {old}, new = {new}",
            method=[
                "Subtract to find the change.",
                "Divide by the original value, not the new value.",
                "Multiply by 100 to convert to percent form.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 5) NEW VALUE AFTER CHANGE: "80 increased by 25%"
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+(?:is\s+)?(increased|decreased|reduced)\s+by\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*%",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        original = float(m.group(1))
        direction = m.group(2)
        pct = float(m.group(3))
        dec = _pct_to_decimal(pct)
        multiplier = 1 + dec if direction == "increased" else 1 - dec
        result = original * multiplier
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent_change",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find the new value after a percent increase or decrease.",
            given=f"original = {original}, change = {pct}% {direction}",
            method=[
                "Convert the percent to a decimal.",
                "Use a multiplier.",
                "For increase, multiply by 1 + p.",
                "For decrease, multiply by 1 − p.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 6) ORIGINAL BEFORE CHANGE:
    #    "After a 20% increase, a number is 120"
    #    "After a 25% discount, the price is 90"
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"after\s+(?:an?\s+)?(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*%\s*(increase|decrease|discount|markup|reduction|loss|gain).*?(?:is|becomes|equals|was|now\s+is)\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        pct = float(m.group(1))
        kind = m.group(2)
        final_value = float(m.group(3))
        dec = _pct_to_decimal(pct)

        if kind in ("increase", "markup", "gain"):
            multiplier = 1 + dec
        else:
            multiplier = 1 - dec

        if multiplier == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()

        result = final_value / multiplier
        return _build_result(
            topic="reverse_percent",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find the original value before a percent change.",
            given=f"final value = {final_value}, change = {pct}% {kind}",
            method=[
                "Translate the percent change into a multiplier.",
                "Increase/markup/gain → original × (1 + p).",
                "Decrease/discount/loss → original × (1 − p).",
                "Solve by dividing the final value by that multiplier.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 7) PERCENT GREATER / LESS THAN
    #    "What percent greater is 80 than 50?"
    #    "80 is what percent greater than 50?"
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"what\s+percent\s+(greater|less)\s+(?:is\s+)?(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+than\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        relation = m.group(1)
        a = float(m.group(2))
        b = float(m.group(3))
        if b == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = ((a - b) / b) * 100.0
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent_comparison",
            internal_answer=abs(result),
            ask=f"Compare one value to another and express the difference as a percent of the reference value.",
            given=f"compare {a} to reference {b}",
            method=[
                "Find the difference between the two values.",
                "Use the second value as the reference base.",
                "Compute difference ÷ reference × 100.",
                f"Interpret the result as percent {relation}.",
            ],
        )

    m = re.search(
        r"(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+is\s+what\s+percent\s+(greater|less)\s+than\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        a = float(m.group(1))
        relation = m.group(2)
        b = float(m.group(3))
        if b == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = ((a - b) / b) * 100.0
        return _build_result(
            topic="percent_comparison",
            internal_answer=abs(result),
            ask="Find by what percent one value is greater or less than another.",
            given=f"value = {a}, reference = {b}",
            method=[
                "Subtract to find the difference.",
                "Divide by the reference value named after 'than'.",
                "Multiply by 100 to get the percent comparison.",
                f"Use the wording to label it as {relation}.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 8) DISCOUNT / MARKUP / TAX / TIP
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"(?:price|cost|bill|amount)\s+of\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+.*?(discount|markup|tax|tip)\s+of\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*%",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        base = float(m.group(1))
        kind = m.group(2)
        pct = float(m.group(3))
        dec = _pct_to_decimal(pct)

        if kind == "discount":
            result = base * (1 - dec)
        else:
            result = base * (1 + dec)

        return _build_result(
            topic="percent_application",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask=f"Apply a {kind} percentage to a base amount.",
            given=f"base = {base}, rate = {pct}% {kind}",
            method=[
                "Convert the percent to decimal form.",
                "For discount, subtract the percent part from the base or multiply by 1 − p.",
                "For markup, tax, or tip, add the percent part or multiply by 1 + p.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 9) PROFIT / LOSS
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"(?:cost price|cp|cost)\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+.*?(?:selling price|sp|sold for)\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
        lower
    )
    if m and ("profit" in lower or "loss" in lower or "percent" in lower or "%" in lower):
        cost = float(m.group(1))
        sell = float(m.group(2))
        if cost == 0:
            return _fallback_percent()
        result = ((sell - cost) / cost) * 100.0
        return _build_result(
            topic="profit_loss",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Find the profit or loss percent relative to the cost price.",
            given=f"cost price = {cost}, selling price = {sell}",
            method=[
                "Find profit/loss = selling price − cost price.",
                "Use cost price as the denominator.",
                "Compute (profit or loss) ÷ cost price × 100.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 10) SUCCESSIVE PERCENT CHANGES
    #     "increased by 20% and then decreased by 10%"
    # --------------------------------------------------
    m = re.search(
        r"(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+.*?(increase(?:d)?|decrease(?:d)?|reduced)\s+by\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*%.*?(increase(?:d)?|decrease(?:d)?|reduced)\s+by\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*%",
        lower
    )
    if m:
        original = float(m.group(1))
        op1 = m.group(2)
        p1 = _pct_to_decimal(float(m.group(3)))
        op2 = m.group(4)
        p2 = _pct_to_decimal(float(m.group(5)))

        mult1 = 1 + p1 if "increase" in op1 else 1 - p1
        mult2 = 1 + p2 if "increase" in op2 else 1 - p2
        result = original * mult1 * mult2

        return _build_result(
            topic="successive_percent_change",
            internal_answer=result,
            ask="Apply two percent changes in sequence.",
            given=f"start = {original}, first change = {m.group(3)}%, second change = {m.group(5)}%",
            method=[
                "Convert each percent to a decimal.",
                "Turn each change into a multiplier.",
                "Apply the first multiplier, then apply the second to the new value.",
                "Do not add or subtract the percentages directly unless the problem specifically asks for net rate in a special setup.",
            ],
        )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 11) PERCENT DIFFERENCE
    # --------------------------------------------------
    if "percent difference" in lower:
        m = re.search(
            r"between\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+and\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
            lower
        )
        if m:
            a = float(m.group(1))
            b = float(m.group(2))
            avg = (a + b) / 2.0
            if avg == 0:
                return _fallback_percent()
            result = abs(a - b) / avg * 100.0
            return _build_result(
                topic="percent_difference",
                internal_answer=result,
                ask="Find the percent difference between two values.",
                given=f"values = {a} and {b}",
                method=[
                    "Find the absolute difference between the two values.",
                    "Find the average of the two values.",
                    "Use percent difference = difference ÷ average × 100.",
                    "Keep this separate from percent change, which uses the original value as the denominator.",
                ],
            )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 12) SIMPLE INTEREST
    # --------------------------------------------------
    if "simple interest" in lower:
        m = re.search(
            r"(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+.*?(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*%\s+.*?(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*(year|years|month|months)",
            lower
        )
        if m:
            principal = float(m.group(1))
            rate = float(m.group(2))
            time = float(m.group(3))
            unit = m.group(4)

            t_years = time / 12.0 if "month" in unit else time
            result = principal * _pct_to_decimal(rate) * t_years

            return _build_result(
                topic="simple_interest",
                internal_answer=result,
                ask="Find interest earned using the simple interest formula.",
                given=f"principal = {principal}, rate = {rate}%, time = {time} {unit}",
                method=[
                    "Use simple interest = principal × rate × time.",
                    "Convert the rate to decimal form.",
                    "Make sure time is in the same units as the rate.",
                    "If the rate is annual and time is in months, convert months to years first.",
                ],
            )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 13) COMPOUND INTEREST
    # --------------------------------------------------
    if "compound interest" in lower or "compounded" in lower:
        m = re.search(
            r"(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+.*?(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*%\s+.*?compounded\s+(annually|semiannually|quarterly|monthly).*?(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+year",
            lower
        )
        if m:
            principal = float(m.group(1))
            rate = float(m.group(2))
            comp = m.group(3)
            years = float(m.group(4))

            c_map = {
                "annually": 1,
                "semiannually": 2,
                "quarterly": 4,
                "monthly": 12,
            }
            c = c_map[comp]
            result = principal * ((1 + _pct_to_decimal(rate) / c) ** (c * years))

            return _build_result(
                topic="compound_interest",
                internal_answer=result,
                ask="Find the final balance after compound interest.",
                given=f"principal = {principal}, rate = {rate}%, compounded {comp}, time = {years} years",
                method=[
                    "Use the compound interest form A = P(1 + r/c)^(ct).",
                    "Convert the rate to decimal form.",
                    "Match the compounding frequency to the correct value of c.",
                    "Substitute carefully before evaluating.",
                ],
            )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 14) PERCENTILE
    # --------------------------------------------------
    if "percentile" in lower:
        # Simple interpretation pattern:
        # "80th percentile out of 120"
        m = re.search(
            r"(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)(?:st|nd|rd|th)\s+percentile\s+out\s+of\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)",
            lower
        )
        if m:
            pct = float(m.group(1))
            total = float(m.group(2))
            result = _pct_to_decimal(pct) * total
            return _build_result(
                topic="percentile",
                internal_answer=result,
                ask="Interpret a percentile as the proportion of the group below that score.",
                given=f"{pct}th percentile out of {total}",
                method=[
                    "Convert the percentile to a decimal proportion.",
                    "Multiply by the total group size to estimate how many are below that position.",
                    "Check the wording carefully: percentile usually refers to the percentage of values below a score.",
                ],
            )

    # --------------------------------------------------
    # 15) GENERIC HIDDEN PERCENT LANGUAGE
    #     "out of", "of", "remaining", "sale", etc.
    # --------------------------------------------------
    if len(nums) >= 2 and any(k in lower for k in ["out of", "remaining", "sale", "discount", "tax", "tip", "profit", "loss"]):
        return SolverResult(
            domain="quant",
            solved=False,
            topic="percent",
            answer_value=None,
            internal_answer=None,
            steps=[
                "This looks like a percent-style word problem.",
                "What the question is asking: first decide whether the unknown is the part, whole, rate, original value, or changed value.",
                "Useful checks:",
                "• 'out of' often signals part/whole",
                "• 'discount', 'tax', 'tip', 'markup' often signal multiplier use",
                "• 'profit'/'loss' uses cost price as the base",
                "• 'from ... to ...' often signals percent change",
            ],
        )

    return _fallback_percent()