JSON Munging

sample_interview_question.js

// INPUT

[
  { "id":         "a0001"
  , "name":       "happiness inc."
  , "opens_at":   (3600 * 8)
  , "closes_at":  (3600 * 20)
  , "popularity": 8
  }
,
  { "id":         "a0002"
  , "name":       "Happiness Inc"
  , "opens_at":   (3600 * 12)
  , "closes_at":  (3600 * 22)
  , "popularity": 3
  }
,
  { "id":         "a0003"
  , "name":       "Space Planets"
  , "opens_at":   (3600 * 5)
  , "closes_at":  (3600 * 12)
  , "popularity": 10
  }
,
  { "id":         "a0004"
  , "name":       "A Generic Company"
  , "opens_at":   (3600 * 10)
  , "closes_at":  (3600 * 23)
  , "popularity": 1
  }
]


/* 
 * -> sort by popularity, descending, using highest popularity for merged objects
 * -> merge names that are identical, ignoring case and nonword characters
 * -> list earliest opening hours and latest closing hours
 *    -> eventually perhaps do split hours
 * -> display either name
 * -> link to all matching ids
*/

// --OUTPUT--
[
  { "name":       "Space Planets"
  , "opens_at":   "5 AM"
  , "closes_at":  "12 PM"
  , "links":      ["http://example.com/a0003"]
  }
,
  { "name":       "Happiness Inc"
  , "opens_at":   "8 AM"
  , "closes_at":  "10 PM"
  , "links":      ["http://example.com/a0001", "http://example.com/a0002"]
  }
,
  { "name":       "A Generic Company"
  , "opens_at":   "10 AM"
  , "closes_at":  "11 PM"
  , "links":      ["http://example.com/a0004"]
  }
]