##
#  This module defines the Fraction class.
#

## Defines an immutable rational number with common arithmetic operations.
#
class Fraction :   
   ## Constructs a rational number initialized to zero or a user specified value.
   #  @param numerator the numerator of the fraction (default is 0)
   #  @param denominator the denominator of the fraction (cannot be 0)
   #
   def __init__(self, numerator = 0, denominator = 1) :
      # The denominator cannot be zero. 
      if denominator == 0 :
         raise ZeroDivisionError("Denominator cannot be zero.")
         
      # If the rational number is zero, set the denominator to 1.
      if numerator == 0 :
         self._numerator = 0
         self._denominator = 1
      
      # Otherwise, store the rational number in reduced form. 
      else :
         # Determine the sign.
         if (numerator < 0 and denominator >= 0 or 
            numerator >= 0 and denominator < 0) :
            sign = -1
         else :
            sign = 1
            
         # Reduce to smallest form. 
         a = abs(numerator)
         b = abs(denominator)
         while a % b != 0 :
            tempA = a
            tempB = b
            a = tempB
            b = tempA % tempB
   
         self._numerator = abs(numerator) // b * sign
         self._denominator = abs(denominator) // b
      
   ## Adds a fraction to this fraction.
   #  @param rhsValue the right-hand side fraction
   #  @return a new Fraction object resulting from the addition
   #
   def __add__(self, rhsValue) :
      num = (self._numerator * rhsValue._denominator + 
             self._denominator * rhsValue._numerator)
      den = self._denominator * rhsValue._denominator
      return Fraction(num, den)
      
   ## Subtracts a fraction from this fraction.
   #  @param rhsValue the right-hand side fraction 
   #  @return a new Fraction object resulting from the subtraction
   #      
   def __sub__(self, rhsValue) :
      num = (self._numerator * rhsValue._denominator - 
             self._denominator * rhsValue._numerator)
      den = self._denominator * rhsValue._denominator
      return Fraction(num, den)      
      
   ## Determines if this fraction is equal to another fraction.
   #  @param rhsValue the right-hand side fraction 
   #  @return True if the fractions are equal
   #            
   def __eq__(self, rhsValue) :    
     return (self._numerator == rhsValue._numerator and 
            self._denominator == rhsValue._denominator)

   ## Determines if this fraction is less than another fraction.
   #  @param rhsValue the right-hand side fraction 
   #  @return True if if this fraction is less than the other
   #            
   def __lt__(self, rhsValue) :
     return (self._numerator * rhsValue._denominator < 
            self._denominator * rhsValue._numerator)
     
   ## Determines if this fraction is not equal to another fraction.
   #  @param rhsValue the right-hand side fraction 
   #  @return True if the fractions are not equal
   #            
   def __ne__(self, rhsValue) :
     return not self == rhsValue

   ## Determines if this fraction is less than or equal to another fraction.
   #  @param rhsValue the right-hand side fraction 
   #  @return True if if this fraction is less than or equal to the other
   #            
   def __le__(self, rhsValue) :
     return not rhsValue < self

   ## Determines if this fraction is greater than another fraction.
   #  @param rhsValue the right-hand side fraction 
   #  @return True if if this fraction is greater than the other
   #            
   def __gt__(self, rhsValue) :
     return rhsValue < self 
     
   ## Determines if this fraction is greater than or equal to another fraction.
   #  @param rhsValue the right-hand side fraction 
   #  @return True if if this fraction is greater than or equal to the other
   #            
   def __ge__(self, rhsValue) :
     return not self < rhsValue
     
   ## Converts a fraction to a floating-point number.
   #  @return the floating-point value of this fraction
   #
   def __float__(self) :
      return self._numerator / self._denominator

   ## Gets a string representation of the fraction.
   #  @return a string in the format #/#
   #
   def __repr__(self) :
      return str(self._numerator) + "/" + str(self._denominator)
   

