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2.68

; The `encode` procedure takes as arguments a message and a tree and produces 
; the list of bits that gives the encoded message.
(define (encode message tree) 
    (if (null? message)
        '()
        (append (encode-symbol (car message) tree)
                (encode (cdr message) tree))))
; `encode-symbol` is a procedure, which you must write, that returns the list 
; of bits that encodes a given symbol according to a given tree. You should 
; design `encode-symbol` so that it signals an error if the symbol is not in 
; the tree at all. Test your procedure by encoding the result you obtained in 
; Exercise 2.67 with the sample tree and seeing whether it is the same as the 
; original sample message.

; Helpers
(define (make-leaf symbol weight) (list 'leaf symbol weight))
(define (leaf? object) (eq? (car object) 'leaf))
(define (symbol-leaf x) (cadr x))
(define (weight-leaf x) (caddr x))

(define (make-code-tree left right)
    (list left
          right
          (append (symbols left) (symbols right))
          (+ (weight left) (weight right))))
(define (left-branch tree) (car tree))
(define (right-branch tree) (cadr tree))
(define (symbols tree)
    (if (leaf? tree)
        (list (symbol-leaf tree))
        (caddr tree)))
(define (weight tree)
    (if (leaf? tree)
        (weight-leaf tree)
        (cadddr tree)))
(define (decode bits tree)
    (define (decode-1 bits current-branch)
        (if (null? bits)
            '()
            (let ((next-branch
                    (choose-branch (car bits) current-branch)))
                (if (leaf? next-branch)
                    (cons (symbol-leaf next-branch)
                          (decode-1 (cdr bits) tree))
                    (decode-1 (cdr bits) next-branch)))))
    (decode-1 bits tree))
(define (choose-branch bit branch)
    (cond ((= bit 0) (left-branch branch))
          ((= bit 1) (right-branch branch))
          (else (error "bad bit: CHOOSE-BRANCH" bit))))
(define (adjoin-set x set)
    (cond ((null? set) (list x))
          ((< (weight x) (weight (car set))) (cons x set))
          (else (cons (car set) (adjoin-set x (cdr set))))))
(define (make-leaf-set pairs)
    (if (null? pairs)
        '()
        (let ((pair (car pairs)))
            (adjoin-set (make-leaf (car pair)       ; symbol
                                   (cadr pair))     ; frequency
                        (make-leaf-set (cdr pairs))))))
(define (element-of-set? x set) 
    (cond ((null? set) false) 
            ((equal? x (car set)) true) 
            (else (element-of-set? x (cdr set))))) 

; Encode-symbol procedure 
(define (encode-symbol symbol tree)
    (cond 
        ((leaf? tree) '())
        ((element-of-set? symbol (symbols tree))
            (let ((left  (left-branch tree))
                  (right (right-branch tree)))
                (if (element-of-set? symbol (symbols left))
                    (cons 0 (encode-symbol symbol left))
                    (cons 1 (encode-symbol symbol right)))))
        (else (error "Bad symbol" symbol))))

; Testing
(define sample-tree 
    (make-code-tree (make-leaf 'A 4)
                    (make-code-tree
                        (make-leaf 'B 2)
                        (make-code-tree
                            (make-leaf 'D 1)
                            (make-leaf 'C 1)))))
(define sample-message '(0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0))
(define decoded-message (decode sample-message sample-tree))

(encode decoded-message sample-tree)
; (0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0)