Discussion on: Daily Challenge #10 - Calculator

from strutils import split, parseFloat
from sequtils import foldl

proc calculate(input: string): float =
  var stack: seq[string] = input.split(" ")
  var backStack: seq[string]

  while len(stack) > 0:
    let item = stack.pop()

    if item == "*":
      let curr = parseFloat(backStack.pop())
      let other = parseFloat(stack.pop())
      backStack.add($(other * curr))
    elif item == "/":
      let curr = parseFloat(backStack.pop())
      let other = parseFloat(stack.pop())
      backStack.add($(other / curr))
    else:
      backStack.add(item)

  while len(backStack) > 2:
    let item = parseFloat(backStack.pop())
    let operator = backStack.pop()
    let other = parseFloat(backStack.pop())

    if operator == "+":
      backStack.add($(item + other))
    else:
      backStack.add($(item - other))

  return foldl(backStack, a + parseFloat(b), 0.0)


when isMainModule:
  echo $calculate("2 / 2 + 3 * 4 - 6") #7