=begin ############################################################
Hello,
this is my first participation in a Ruby Quiz. I used a simple
recursive algorithm, so don't expect speed wonders from this one.
I'm sure there are faster and more elegant solutions out there.
Nevertheless, I had fun implementing this.
Oh, and I swapped the adventurers for pirates, because they gave
me a headache spelling them. (adventurerers, adventurererer.. ?)
Manuel Kasten
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class SplitIt
def initialize pirates, treasure
@pirates = pirates
@treasure = treasure
@bags = []
(0...@pirates).each{ |pirate| @bags[pirate] = [[], 0] }
loot = @treasure.inject(0){ |res, gem| res + gem }
done unless loot % @pirates == 0
@share = loot/@pirates
end
def go
done if @treasure.length == 0
gem = @treasure.pop
(0...@pirates).each do |pirate|
if @bags[pirate][1] + gem <= @share
@bags[pirate][1] += gem
@bags[pirate][0].push gem
go
@bags[pirate][0].pop
@bags[pirate][1] -= gem
# it doesn't matter which pirate is which,
# as long as their bags are empty
break if @bags[pirate][1] == 0
end
end
@treasure.push gem
end
def done
puts
if (@treasure.length == 0)
@bags.each_with_index do |bag, pirate|
puts "#{pirate+1}: #{bag[0].sort.inspect}"
end
else
puts "The #{@pirates} pirates won't be able to " +
"split their loot fairly. Take cover!"
end
exit
end
end
if $0 == __FILE__
pirates = ARGV.shift.to_i
treasure = ARGV.map{ |gem| gem.to_i }.sort
si = SplitIt.new(pirates, treasure)
si.go
si.done
end