Implement Robust String Reversal Functionality with Comprehensive Input Handling

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Implement Robust String Reversal Functionality with Comprehensive Input Handling

Description

Summary of Work

This pull request introduces a flexible and robust string reversal utility that provides comprehensive string manipulation capabilities across various input scenarios.

The implementation focuses on creating a versatile string reversal function that can handle diverse input types while maintaining strict type safety and predictable behavior. By implementing manual character-level reversal, we ensure maximum compatibility and control over the string transformation process.

Changes Made

Functional Enhancements:

• Implemented manual string reversal algorithm
• Added comprehensive input validation
• Supported reversal for strings with:
  • Standard alphanumeric characters
  • Special characters
  • Whitespace
  • Mixed character types

Architectural Improvements:

• Created type-safe implementation with explicit TypeError handling
• Designed flexible reversal method using character-by-character iteration
• Implemented minimal, efficient reversal logic without relying on built-in reverse methods

Tests and Verification

Test Coverage Verification:

• Developed 7 distinct test cases covering various input scenarios
• Validated correct string reversal for:
  • Basic string inputs
  • Empty strings
  • Single character strings
  • Strings with spaces
  • Strings with special characters
  • Mixed character inputs

Input Validation Testing:

• Confirmed proper TypeError raising for:
  • Non-string inputs
  • None values
  • List/collection inputs

Comprehensive test suite ensures robust functionality and predictable behavior across different input types.

PRs Merged

The following pull requests have been merged:

• #261: Implement Manual String Reversal Function from @labrocadabro

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