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Generic Array List Queue

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package com.thealgorithms.datastructures.queues;

import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 * This class implements a GenericArrayListQueue.
 *
 * A GenericArrayListQueue data structure functions the same as any
 * specific-typed queue. The GenericArrayListQueue holds elements of types
 * to-be-specified at runtime. The elements that are added first are the first
 * to be removed (FIFO). New elements are added to the back/rear of the queue.
 */
public class GenericArrayListQueue<T> {

    /**
     * The generic ArrayList for the queue T is the generic element
     */
    ArrayList<T> _queue = new ArrayList<>();

    /**
     * Checks if the queue has elements (not empty).
     *
     * @return True if the queue has elements. False otherwise.
     */
    private boolean hasElements() {
        return !_queue.isEmpty();
    }

    /**
     * Checks what's at the front of the queue.
     *
     * @return If queue is not empty, element at the front of the queue.
     * Otherwise, null
     */
    public T peek() {
        T result = null;
        if (this.hasElements()) {
            result = _queue.get(0);
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Inserts an element of type T to the queue.
     *
     * @param element of type T to be added
     * @return True if the element was added successfully
     */
    public boolean add(T element) {
        return _queue.add(element);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve what's at the front of the queue
     *
     * @return If queue is not empty, element retrieved. Otherwise, null
     */
    public T pull() {
        T result = null;
        if (this.hasElements()) {
            result = _queue.remove(0);
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Main method
     *
     * @param args Command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        GenericArrayListQueue<Integer> queue = new GenericArrayListQueue<>();
        System.out.println("Running...");
        assert queue.peek() == null;
        assert queue.pull() == null;
        assert queue.add(1);
        assert queue.peek() == 1;
        assert queue.add(2);
        assert queue.peek() == 1;
        assert queue.pull() == 1;
        assert queue.peek() == 2;
        assert queue.pull() == 2;
        assert queue.peek() == null;
        assert queue.pull() == null;
        System.out.println("Finished.");
    }
}