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57. Insert Interval

https://leetcode.com/problems/insert-interval/

js
/**
 * Definition for an interval.
 * function Interval(start, end) {
 *     this.start = start;
 *     this.end = end;
 * }
 */
/**
 * @param {Interval[]} intervals
 * @param {Interval} newInterval
 * @return {Interval[]}
 */
var insert = function(intervals, newInterval) {
  intervals.push(newInterval)
  intervals.sort((a, b) => a.start - b.start)

  var result = []

  for (let interval of intervals) {
    if (result.length === 0 || result[result.length - 1].end < interval.start) {
      result.push(interval)
    } else {
      result[result.length - 1].end = Math.max(result[result.length - 1].end, interval.end)
    }
  }

  return result
}
py
# Definition for an interval.
# class Interval(object):
#     def __init__(self, s=0, e=0):
#         self.start = s
#         self.end = e


class Solution(object):

    def insert(self, intervals, newInterval):
        """
        :type intervals: List[Interval]
        :type newInterval: Interval
        :rtype: List[Interval]
        """
        intervals.append(newInterval)
        intervals.sort(key=lambda x: x.start)
        result = []
        for interval in intervals:
            if not result or result[-1].end < interval.start:
                result.append(interval)
            else:
                result[-1].end = max(result[-1].end, interval.end)
        return result