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  1. import java.util.ArrayDeque;
  2. import java.util.Collection;
  3. import java.util.Deque;
  4.  
  5. class Ideone {
  6.  
  7.     public static void main(String[] args) {
  8.         String input =
  9.                 "METRICS.COMPANY.APP1\n" +
  10.                 "METRICS.COMPANY.APP1.TOTAL.90DAY\n" +
  11.                 "METRICS.COMPANY.APP1.TOTAL.WEEKLY\n" +
  12.                 "METRICS.COMPANY.APP1.TOTAL.MONTHLY\n" +
  13.                 "METRICS.COMPANY.APP2\n" +
  14.                 "METRICS.COMPANY.APP2.TOTAL.90DAY\n" +
  15.                 "METRICS.COMPANY.APP2.TOTAL.WEEKLY\n" +
  16.                 "METRICS.COMPANY.APP2.TOTAL.MONTHLY\n" +
  17.                 "METRICS.BUSINESS.DECISIONS\n" +
  18.                 "METRICS.BUSINESS.DECISIONS.MONTHLY\n" +
  19.                 "METRICS.BUSINESS.DECISIONS.ANNUALLY\n" +
  20.                 "METRICS.EMPLOYEE\n" +
  21.                 "METRICS.EMPLOYEE.WEEKLY";
  22.  
  23.         Collection<String> bases = extractBases(input.split("\n"));
  24.         for (String base : bases) {
  25.             System.out.println(base);
  26.         }
  27.     }
  28.  
  29.     private static Collection<String> extractBases(String[] nodes) {
  30.         Deque<String> bases = new ArrayDeque<>();
  31.         bases.addFirst(nodes[0]);
  32.  
  33.         for (int i = 1; i < nodes.length; i++) {
  34.             if (!nodes[i].contains(bases.peekFirst())) { // if it's not a child
  35.                 bases.addFirst(nodes[i]);
  36.             }
  37.         }
  38.  
  39.         return bases;
  40.     }
  41.  
  42. }
  43.  
Success #stdin #stdout 0.12s 320576KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
METRICS.EMPLOYEE
METRICS.BUSINESS.DECISIONS
METRICS.COMPANY.APP2
METRICS.COMPANY.APP1
https://ideone.com/sjEfvc
language:
Java (HotSpot 12)
created:
10 years ago
visibility:
public

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