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Implement a Data Structure From Scratch
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Implement a Data Structure From Scratch

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Problem

WEX payment workflows may need to process operations in last-in, first-out order while quickly identifying the highest-priority pending operation. Implement this stack from scratch using linked nodes, without relying on Python's list as the stack.

The stack must support push, pop, top, and get_max. get_max returns the largest value currently stored, and all four operations must run in O(1) time.

Formal Specification

Implement process_stack_operations(operations). Each operation is an array whose first element is an operation name:

  • ["push", value] adds an integer to the top and produces no output.
  • ["pop"] removes and returns the top value.
  • ["top"] returns the top value without removing it.
  • ["get_max"] returns the largest value currently in the stack.

Return an array containing results from pop, top, and get_max in their original order. The input will not request a query from an empty stack.

Constraints

  • 1 <= operations.length <= 10^5
  • Values are integers in [-10^9, 10^9]
  • Every pop, top, and get_max operation is valid
  • Do not use a Python list, deque, or library stack to store elements

Function Signature

def process_stack_operations(operations):
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