make_package_ranges.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'pp'

if ARGV.length != 1
    puts "usage: #{$0} manifest_file"
    exit
end

lines = File.readlines(ARGV.first)

lines = lines.find_all{|i| i =~ /^Package: /}
lines = lines.map{|i| i.strip.sub /^Package: /, ""}

pkgs = lines.sort_by{|word| word.downcase}


people = %w(Brian Dan Herve JimH JimJ Martin Val)

# puts "There are #{people.length} people."
# puts "There are #{pkgs.length} packages."

# puts "Each person should get #{pkgs.length / people.length} packages."
# puts "With #{pkgs.length % people.length} left over."

slices = pkgs.each_slice(pkgs.length / people.length).to_a


rem = pkgs.length % people.length

if rem > 0
    last = slices.pop
    for item in last
        slices.last.push item
    end
end

# for slice in slices
#     puts "slice has #{slice.length} elements"
# end

people.each_with_index do |person, i|
    slice = slices[i]
    puts "#{person}: #{slice.first} - #{slice.last}"
end