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Generate NATO alphabet Anki cards
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using MoreLinq;
namespace App
{
public static class GenerateNatoAlphabetAnkiCards
{
private static readonly List<NatoAlphabetLetter> Letters = new List<NatoAlphabetLetter>
{
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "A", Word = "Alpha"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "B", Word = "Bravo"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "C", Word = "Charlie"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "D", Word = "Delta"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "E", Word = "Echo"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "F", Word = "Foxtrot"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "G", Word = "Golf"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "H", Word = "Hotel"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "I", Word = "India"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "J", Word = "Juliet"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "K", Word = "Kilo"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "L", Word = "Lima"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "M", Word = "Mike"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "N", Word = "November"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "O", Word = "Oscar"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "P", Word = "Papa"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "Q", Word = "Quebec"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "R", Word = "Romeo"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "S", Word = "Sierra"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "T", Word = "Tango"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "U", Word = "Uniform"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "V", Word = "Victor"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "W", Word = "Whiskey"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "X", Word = "X-Ray"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "Y", Word = "Yankee"},
new NatoAlphabetLetter {Letter = "Z", Word = "Zulu"},
};
public static void DoIt()
{
for (int i = 3; i <= 5; i++)
{
var lines = LettersWithWordsOnOtherSideOfCard(i, 3);
File.WriteAllLines($"NATO_Pairs_{i}.txt", lines);
Console.WriteLine(string.Join(Environment.NewLine, lines));
}
var arguments = new[]
{
new {NumberOfLetters = 3, NumberOfBlanks = 4, Repeat = 6},
new {NumberOfLetters = 2, NumberOfBlanks = 4, Repeat = 5},
new {NumberOfLetters = 1, NumberOfBlanks = 4, Repeat = 4},
};
foreach (var arg in arguments)
{
var lines = LettersWithBlanksAfterThemAndAllLettersOnOtherSideOfCard(arg.NumberOfLetters, arg.NumberOfBlanks, arg.Repeat);
File.WriteAllLines($"NATO_Pairs_Blanks_{arg.NumberOfLetters}_{arg.NumberOfBlanks}.txt", lines);
Console.WriteLine(string.Join(Environment.NewLine, lines));
}
}
private static List<string> LettersWithWordsOnOtherSideOfCard(int batchSize, int repeat)
{
var batches = Letters.Repeat(repeat).Batch(batchSize);
var lines = new List<string>();
foreach (var batch in batches.Where(x => x.Count() == batchSize))
{
var b = batch as IList<NatoAlphabetLetter> ?? batch.ToList();
lines.Add($"{string.Join(" ", b.Select(x => x.Letter))} ~ {string.Join(" ", b.Select(x => x.Word))}");
}
return lines;
}
private static List<string> LettersWithBlanksAfterThemAndAllLettersOnOtherSideOfCard(int numberOfShownLetters, int numberOfBlanks, int repeat)
{
int totalNumberOfLetters = numberOfShownLetters + numberOfBlanks;
var batches = Letters.Repeat(repeat).Batch(totalNumberOfLetters);
var lines = new List<string>();
foreach (var batch in batches.Where(x => x.Count() == totalNumberOfLetters))
{
var b = batch as IList<NatoAlphabetLetter> ?? batch.ToList();
var lettersWithBlanks = b.Select(x => x.Letter)
.Take(numberOfShownLetters)
.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat("_", numberOfBlanks));
var allLetters = b.Select(x => x.Letter)
.Take(numberOfShownLetters)
.Concat(b.Skip(numberOfShownLetters).Select(x => $"<u>{x.Letter}</u>"));
lines.Add($"{string.Join(" ", lettersWithBlanks)} ~ {string.Join(" ", allLetters)}");
}
return lines;
}
}
public class NatoAlphabetLetter
{
public string Letter { get; set; }
public string Word { get; set; }
}
}
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