src2010Raffle.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Raffle script. Uses Quicksilver (http://docs.blacktree.com/quicksilver/what_is_quicksilver) and Applescript
# CSV file of attendees was downloaded from EventWax (http://www.eventwax.com/).  It needs 2 returns to continue the raffle
# - one to bring focus back to the terminal.

require 'rubygems'
require 'appscript'
require 'yaml'
require 'fastercsv'



module BigType
  extend Appscript
  def self.show(display_me)
    app("Quicksilver").show_large_type(display_me)
  end
end


names = []
excludes = ["Paul Wilson", "Graeme Mathieson", "Name", "Alan Francis"]
FasterCSV.foreach('conference.csv') do |row|
  name = row[0]
  names << name unless excludes.include?(name)  
end


while (true) do
  puts names.size
  name = nil
  1.upto(5 + rand(5)) do 
    puts "*"
    name = names[rand(names.size)] 
    BigType.show name
  end

  BigType.show name
  puts name
  names.delete name
  gets
end