Shyamli Bakale — R45-T016: Simplify one responsibility in Mandelbrot (Mandelbrot.java) [src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/others/Mandelbrot.java] #16

Student: Shyamli Bakale

Task: R45-T016 · 6 of 10
Repository: https://github.com/S-AI-Projects/TheAlgorithms-Java
Assigned working branch: student/e26b07f0813

Goal

Work on src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/others/Mandelbrot.java. Refactor one coherent calculation in Mandelbrot while preserving its behavior for the fixture. Name the particular state or operation made clearer in the PR. Fixture: Start from these executable source anchors: assert blackAndWhiteImage.getRGB(0, 0) == new Color(255, 255, 255).getRGB(); | assert blackAndWhiteImage.getRGB(400, 300) == new Color(0, 0, 0).getRGB(); | assert coloredImage.getRGB(0, 0) == new Color(255, 0, 0).getRGB();. Derive one neighboring supported input and calculate its expected output independently.

Steps

1. Read src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/others/Mandelbrot.java, especially Mandelbrot near line 27. Record its public inputs, result, mutation behavior and any external dependencies before changing it.
2. First capture behavior in tests; identify the smallest contiguous responsibility that can be named clearly.
3. Extract or simplify that responsibility without changing algorithm, return type, ordering, side effects or public arguments.
4. Implement work/R45-T016/check.py as a focused runner that executes the new checks and propagates failures. Native check to incorporate: mvn test (JDK 21 as specified in pom.xml); use JUnit in the corresponding src/test/java package. Record the actual command and nonzero test count.
5. Create the checks specified below and run python3 work/R45-T016/check.py. Save inputs, expected versus actual results and tool versions in work/R45-T016/; a check must exit non-zero when an assertion fails.
6. Commit the repository change on branch R45-T016; prepare a PR to the organisation fork explaining the result and linking the checks. Keep each task independently reviewable. Remove work/R45-T016/ from a later upstream branch.

Done when

☐ The checked behavior is tied to Mandelbrot in src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/others/Mandelbrot.java; every assertion has an explicit expected value.
☐ Start from these executable source anchors: assert blackAndWhiteImage.getRGB(0, 0) == new Color(255, 255, 255).getRGB(); | assert blackAndWhiteImage.getRGB(400, 300) == new Color(0, 0, 0).getRGB(); | assert coloredImage.getRGB(0, 0) == new Color(255, 0, 0).getRGB();. Derive one neighboring supported input and calculate its expected output independently.
☐ Existing supported behavior and the public interface are preserved unless a failing regression demonstrates and documents a defect.
☐ The before/after tests agree and the diff contains one explained readability improvement.
☐ The change is not a repository-wide formatting pass or an unmeasured optimization.

Submission checklist

• Complete this task and its checks.
• Add the required evidence and link your pull request here.
• Select this S-AI-Projects fork as the PR base repository.
• Request instructor review.

Keep this PR focused on this task. Do not submit assignment PRs to the upstream repository.