cassidoo_nov_24_2025-ugly_but_works.js

const taskListEndsAt = ts => 
  Math.max(...ts.map(t => t[2]));

const maybeAdd = (ts, candidate) => 
  (taskListEndsAt(ts) <= candidate[1])
    ? [ts, [...ts, candidate]]
    : [ts]
    ;

const combinations = ts => 
  ts.reduce(
    (combinations, t) => 
      [
        ...combinations.flatMap(c => maybeAdd(c, t)),
        [t]
      ],
      []
  );

const choose = ts => 
  combinations(ts).reduce(
    (found, cs) => (cs.length > found.length) ? cs : found, 
    []
  );

const summarise = chosen => 
  ({
    count: chosen.length,
    chosen: chosen.map(x => x[0])
  });

const maxMealPrepTasks = ts =>
  summarise(choose(ts));