Reverse DLL nodes in groups

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Average time to solve is 10m

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Problem statement

You are given a Doubly Linked List of integers and a positive integer 'K' representing the group size. Modify the linked list by reversing every group of 'K' nodes in the linked list.

A doubly linked list is a type of linked list that is bidirectional, that is, it can be traversed in both directions, forward and backward.

Note:

If the number of nodes in the list or in the last group is less than K, just reverse the remaining nodes.

Example:

Linked list: 8 9 10 11 12
K: 3 

Output: 10 9 8 12 11

We reverse the first K (3) nodes. Now, since the number of nodes remaining in the list (2) is less than K, we just reverse the remaining nodes (11 and 12).

Detailed explanation ( Input/output format, Notes, Images )

Input Format

The first line of input contains an integer T, the number of test cases.

The first line of every test case contains the elements of the singly linked list separated by a single space and terminated by -1. Hence, -1 would never be a list element.

The second line of every test case contains the positive integer ‘K’.

Output Format:

For every test case, print the modified linked list. The elements of the modified list should be single-space separated, terminated by -1.

Note:

You do not need to print anything, it has already been taken care of. Just implement the given function.

Constraints:

1 <= T <= 10    
1 <= N <= 5 * 10^4
1 <= K <=  10^5
-10^3 <= data <= 10^3 and data != -1

Time Limit: 1 sec

Sample Input 1:

1 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -1
2

Sample Output 1:

2 1 4 3 6 5 7 -1

Explanation of sample input 1:

In the given linked list, we have to reverse the first two nodes, then reverse the next two nodes, and so on… until all the nodes are processed in the same way.
The modified linked list after the above process is 2 1 4 3 6 5 7 -1

Sample Input 2:

2
5 10 -6 4 7 -1 
3 
10 20 30 40 50 -1
1

Sample Output 2:

-6 10 5 7 4 -1
10 20 30 40 50 -1

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