Code is poetry

poetry.rb

class Book
  def initialize(name:, jacket: :draft)
    @name   = name
    @jacket = jacket
  end

  def name
    @name
  end

  def jacket
    @jacket
  end

  def transmit
    Transmit
  end

  # :haiku:
  def send_if_approved
    if jacket == :approved
    	transmit.new([:everyone]).call
    else
      jacket_destroy
    end
  end

  # Read as:
  # if jacket approved
  # transmit new everyone call
  # else jacket destroy

  # :haiku:
  def jacket_destroy
    jacket == :destroyed
    puts "Destroyed #{Time.now}"
  end

  # Read as:
  # def jacket destroy
  # jacket equals destroyed
  # puts destroyed time now

end

class Transmit
  def initialize(recipients)
    @recipients = recipients
  end

  def recipients
    @recipients
  end

  def call
    send_the_jacket
    Log.new("Transmitted to #{@recipients.join(', ')} #{Time.now}")
  end

  private

  # :haiku:
  def send_the_jacket
    # TODO: need to write the code
    # 'twas ever thus
  end

  # Read as:
  # def send the jacket
  # to do: need to write the code
  # hash twas ever thus

end

class Log
  def initialize(data)
    @log = data
    puts @log
  end
end

# :iambic_pentameter_sonnet:
def send_the_jacket_to_the_shops(my_books)
  my_books.select { |book| book.jacket == :approved }.each do |book|
    book.transmit.new(
      # the aggregators
      [:nielsen, :bowker]).call
    puts "#{book.name} sent to aggregators all"
    book.transmit.new([:al_saqi, :kew, :five_leaves]).call
    puts "#{book.name} sent to some indies"
    book.transmit.new([:nbni]).call
    puts "Warehouse has got #{book.name}, one and all"
    book.transmit.new([:gardners, :bertrams])
    puts "Wholesalers have #{book.name} in the can"
    book.transmit.new([:ebsco] && [:jstore])
    puts "Academics have #{book.name} for sure."
    puts "Every bookstore all throughout the land " \
         "has #{book.name}'s jacket in their very hands"
 end
end

# Read as:
#
# Def send the jacket to the shops, my books
# My books, select book book jacket approved,
# Each do, book block, book dot transmit dot new.
# (The aggregators) Nielsen, Bowker, call
# Puts book name sent to aggregators all
# Book transmit new Al Saqi, Kew, Five Leaves,
# dot call /
#   puts Book name sent to some indies,
# Book transmit new NBNI dot call
# puts "Warehouse has got book name, one and all"
# book dot transmit dot Gardners, Bertrams,
# puts "Wholesalers have book name in the can"
# Book transmit new EBSCO and and JSTOR
# puts "Academics have book name for sure."
# puts "Every bookstore, all throughout the land"
# "has book name's jacket in their very hands"
# (end end)

my_books = []
my_books << Book.new(name: "Persuasion", jacket: :approved)
my_books << Book.new(name: "Lolita")
my_books << Book.new(name: "Possession")
my_books << Book.new(name: "Beowolf", jacket: :approved)

Open up IRB (which stands for Interactive Ruby):

• If you’re using Mac OS X, open up Terminal (Google "open terminal mac") and type irb, then press enter.
• If you’re using Linux, open up a shell (Google "open shell linux"), type irb and press enter.
• If you’re using Windows, install Ruby, then open Interactive Ruby from the Ruby section of your Start Menu
• Paste all the code in this gist in to the irb window.

Then type in the following and press enter:

send_the_jacket_to_the_shops(my_books)

Then type in the following and press enter:

my_books.each { |book| book.send_if_approved }