Step 1: Divide the number into separate digits:
8879 => 8 8 7 9
Step 2: Calculate the distance between each digit and the next (the last digit with the first):
8 to 8 = 0
8 to 7 = 1
7 to 9 = 2
9 to 8 = 1
Step 3: Combine the filters to a string:
0 1 2 1 = 0121