feat(algorithms design, data-structures): continuous median

DIRECTORY.md

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       * [Visitor](https://github.com/BrianLusina/PythonSnips/blob/master/design_patterns/behavioral/visitor/visitor.py)
   * Browser History
     * [Test Browser History](https://github.com/BrianLusina/PythonSnips/blob/master/design_patterns/browser_history/test_browser_history.py)
+  * Continuous Median
+    * [Test Continuous Median Handler](https://github.com/BrianLusina/PythonSnips/blob/master/design_patterns/continuous_median/test_continuous_median_handler.py)
   * Linked List
     * [Test Linked List](https://github.com/BrianLusina/PythonSnips/blob/master/design_patterns/linked_list/test_linked_list.py)
   * Oop

design_patterns/continuous_median/__init__.py

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+from typing import Optional
+import heapq
+
+
+class ContinuousMedianHandler:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.median: Optional[int | float] = None
+        # Max heap keeps track of the lower half of numbers
+        self.max_heap = []
+        # Min Heap keeps track of the upper half of numbers
+        self.min_heap = []
+
+    def insert(self, number: int) -> None:
+        heapq.heappush(self.min_heap, -heapq.heappushpop(self.max_heap, -number))
+
+        if len(self.min_heap) - len(self.max_heap) > 1:
+            heapq.heappush(self.max_heap, -heapq.heappop(self.min_heap))
+
+        if len(self.max_heap) == len(self.min_heap):
+            max_heap_root = self.max_heap[0]
+            min_heap_root = self.min_heap[0]
+            median = (min_heap_root - max_heap_root) / 2
+            self.median = median
+        else:
+            self.median = self.min_heap[0]
+
+    def get_median(self) -> Optional[int | float]:
+        return self.median

design_patterns/continuous_median/test_continuous_median_handler.py

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+import unittest
+from typing import List, Tuple
+from parameterized import parameterized
+from design_patterns.continuous_median import ContinuousMedianHandler
+
+CONTINUOUS_MEDIA_HANDLER_TESTS = [
+    (
+        ([(1, 2), 1.50000], [(3), 2.00000]),
+    ),
+]
+
+
+class ContinuousMedianHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    @parameterized.expand(CONTINUOUS_MEDIA_HANDLER_TESTS)
+    def test_continuous_median_handler(self, requests: List[Tuple[List[Tuple[int]] | int, int | float]]):
+        median_handler = ContinuousMedianHandler()
+        for request in requests:
+            data, expected = request
+            if type(data) is int:
+                median_handler.insert(data)
+            else:
+                for d in data:
+                    median_handler.insert(d)
+
+            actual = median_handler.get_median()
+            self.assertEqual(expected, actual)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()