ruby_basics_livecode

days_before_xmas.rb

require 'date'

# Livecode
def days_until_christmas
  # return the number of days until net christmas
  today = Date.today
  current_year = Date.today.year
  christmas = Date.new(current_year, 12, 25)
  # subtract to get the amount of days b/w
  christmas = christmas.next_year if today > christmas

  return (christmas - today).to_i
end



# Advanced version
def days_until_xmas(someday = Date.today)
  xmas_date = Date.new(someday.year, 12, 25)
  xmas_date = xmas_date.next_year if xmas_date < someday
  return (xmas_date - someday).to_i
end

# We want to display "true" to test our method (TDD - Test Driven Development)
# Just like with our 'rake' command, we get green results when our tests' pass, this is like 
puts days_until_xmas == 266 #change this number by the number of days until xmas
puts days_until_xmas(Date.new(2018,12,25)) == 0
puts days_until_xmas(Date.new(2018,12,26)) == 364

price_is_right.rb

puts "----------------------------------------"
puts "-----Welcome to The Price is Right!-----"
puts "----------------------------------------"

puts "Guess the price of this wonderful imaginary product"

# specify a range
max = 100
min = 1

# specify random number
price = rand(min..max)

# specify count & guess
puts "What is your guess today?"
guess = gets.chomp.to_i
count = 1

# guess a number
# check if its wrong
# if wrong -> add to the count of guesses
# and make them guess again
# if its correct -> exit the loop

# loop
while guess != price
  if guess > price
    p "Your guess is too high"
  else
    p "Your guess is too low"
  end
  puts "Wrong guess, try again:"
  guess = gets.chomp.to_i
  count += 1
end

puts "******************************"
puts "-------Congratulations!-------"
puts "******************************"