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Drawing names for Christmas gifts
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kids = [ | |
# Name, Family | |
['Noah', :esb], | |
['Galen', :esb], | |
['Charlotte', :kab], | |
['Alice', :kab], | |
['Elijah', :dkw], | |
['Celia', :dkw], | |
['Helena', :dkw] | |
] | |
givers = kids.shuffle | |
receivers = kids.shuffle | |
givers.each do |giver| | |
receivers.shuffle! # For good measure | |
# Next giver | |
giver_name, giver_family = giver | |
i = 0 | |
begin | |
i+=1 | |
# Get the next receiver | |
receiver_name, receiver_family = receivers.shift | |
if giver_family == receiver_family | |
# Same family, add the receiver back on the end of the list | |
receivers.push [receiver_name, receiver_family] | |
# If we've been doing this over and over again, it's because there's a problem | |
raise "Oops, no one left outside the giver's family! Try again." if i == 99 | |
else | |
# Different family, the match is good! | |
break | |
end | |
end while i < 100 | |
puts "#{giver_name} is giving to #{receiver_name}" | |
end |
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