Sliding Window Maximum
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Problem statement
A traffic sensor publishes the highest vehicle count in each moving block of k readings. The reporting window advances one reading at a time, dropping its oldest entry and including the next one. Your task Return the maximum value in every contiguous window of length k, in left-to-right order. Important details There are n-k+1 answers. Repeated maximum values must be handled even when one copy leaves the window. Use O(n) time with a deque of candidate indices; output each maximum, not its position. Worked example For readings [2, 5, 1, 4] and k = 2, the windows have maxima 5, 5 and 4. Print 5 5 4.
Input format
First line: n k. Next line: n readings.
Output format
Print the resulting values in order, separated by spaces. Print EMPTY if there are no values.
Constraints
1 <= k <= n <= 100000; -10000 <= values <= 10000.
Sample input
4 2 2 5 1 4
Sample output
5 5 4
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