Time-Based Key-Value Store (set/get by timestamp)

CodingCitadelLast reported February 2026Low Frequency

Reported: 2× across candidate reports
First seen: January 2026
Last reported: February 2026
Reported outcome: unknown

Problem Overview

Implement a store with two functions: - set(key, val, timestamp) records val for key at that time. - get(key, timestamp) returns the value for key at that time. If nothing was set exactly then, it returns the most recent value set before it. Keep a separate timeline for each key.…

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