function arrayPreviousLess(nums) {
    //  write code here.
    let array = []
    for(let i=0; i< nums.length; i++){
        if(nums[i-1] < nums[i] && nums[i-1] != undefined)
        array.push(nums[i-1])
        else array.push(-1) 
    }
    return array
}



/**
* Test Suite 
*/
describe('arrayPreviousLess()', () => {
    it('shift previous postions from the left to a smaller value or store -1', () => {
        // arrange
        const nums = [3, 5, 2, 4, 5];
        
        // act
        const result = arrayPreviousLess(nums);

        // log
        console.log("result: ", result);
        
        // assert
        expect(result).toEqual([-1, 3, -1, 2, 4]);
    });
});