Choose a Student

script

// ** Pulls in the draft

let originalText = draft.content;

// **Separates the title and the list of names

var splitLines = originalText.split("\n");
var title = splitLines.slice(0, 1);
var namesSplit = splitLines.slice(2);
let fullArray = []

// Function to put these lines into an object

function createPersonRecord(fullLine) {
	var scoreArray = fullLine.split(", ");
	let personObject = {"name": scoreArray[0], "timesCalled": parseInt(scoreArray[1]), "score": parseInt(scoreArray[2])};
	return personObject;
}

// ** Turns all of the listed names into objects nested in an array. It iterates through and puts each one into this format as an object, then pushes it to the array.

for (var i = 0; i < namesSplit.length; i++) {
	fullArray.push(createPersonRecord(namesSplit[i]));
}


// ** Adds up the total scores of all students so far as an inverse of their times called number

let sumOfTimesCalled = 0
for (var i = 0; i < namesSplit.length; i++) {
	sumOfTimesCalled += 1 / fullArray[i].timesCalled;
}

// Takes the random number generated and multiplies it by the total scores
let test = Math.random()
let luckyStudent = Math.random() * sumOfTimesCalled;


// Picks out the correct student from the array
let testSum = 0
for (var i = 0; luckyStudent > testSum; i++) {
	testSum += 1 / fullArray[i].timesCalled;
	luckyStudentName = fullArray[i].name;
	luckyStudentIndex = i
}



// Alerts the student name and prompts for a score

var mods = [
"1", 
"2", 
"3", 
"4", 
"5", 
];

/* ------ Prompt ------ */

var p = Prompt.create();
p.title = "🥳  " + luckyStudentName + "  🥳";
for (var mod of mods) {
  p.addButton(mod);
}
var con = p.show();

// Actions if not cancelled
if (con) {
  if (p.buttonPressed == "1") {
    var score = "1";
  }
  if (p.buttonPressed == "2") {
    var score = "2";
  }
  if (p.buttonPressed == "3") {
    var score = "3";
  }
  if (p.buttonPressed == "4") {
    var score = "4";
  }
  if (p.buttonPressed == "5") {
    var score = "5";
  }
}
else {
  context.fail();
}

// Adds one to their score and alerts their name
fullArray[luckyStudentIndex].timesCalled = fullArray[luckyStudentIndex].timesCalled + 1;
fullArray[luckyStudentIndex].score = fullArray[luckyStudentIndex].score + parseInt(score);


// Recreates the Draft from the adjusted array and replaces it
let updatedText = title + "\n";

for (var i = 0; i < fullArray.length; i++) {
	updatedText += "\n" + fullArray[i].name + ", " + fullArray[i].timesCalled + ", " + fullArray[i].score;
}
draft.content = updatedText;
draft.update();