alice_score.rb

# Complete the climbingLeaderboard function below.
def climbingLeaderboard(scores, alice)

    # Store Alice's position after each game
    results = []

    # Keep track of Alice's high score so far
    alice_max = 0

    # For each of Alice's scores
    alice.map do |alice_score|

        # Update Alice's high score
        if alice_score > alice_max
            alice_max = alice_score
        else
            # High score didn't change, Alice is in the same place
            results << results.last
            next
        end

        # Flag to track if we found a place for Alice's score in the leaderboard
        # If false, she's at the bottom of the leaderboard and we need to add 1
        found = false

        # Keep track of previous score in leaderboard to de-duplicate the data
        last_score = scores[0]

        # Keep track of what place the current score is in after de-duplication
        place = 1

        # For each score in the leaderboard
        scores.map do |score|

            # If not the same as the previous score, we're at the next place in the
            # leaderboard
            if score < last_score
                place += 1
            end

            # If Alice's high score is better than or equal to the current score,
            # she will take or tie for this place. We found her place, so we can
            # stop searching
            if alice_max >= score
                found = true
                break
            end

            # Update the last_score de-duplication variable in preparation for
            # the next iteration of this loop
            last_score = score
        end

        # We didn't find a place for Alice in the leaderboard, so she's at the
        # bottom, 1 place past current last place holder.
        if !found
            place += 1
        end

        # Record Alice's current place in the leaderboard in the results array
        results << place
    end

    # Return the results
    results
end