NorfolkJS

NorfolkJSChallenge.js

var _ = require('lodash'),
    async = require('async'),
    request = require('request'),
    phrase = "may the force be with you",
    //phrase = "may",
    words = phrase.split(' '),
    key = "TZlKw4gd1qFQhA2CbMLa";
    urlBase = "http://thesaurus.altervista.org/service.php?language=en_US&output=json&key=" + key + "&word=",

    synonymCount = function(word, callback) {
      request(urlBase + word, function (err, response, body) {
        var responseObj = JSON.parse(body);
        var synonymArray = _.map(responseObj.response, function(singleResponse) {
          return singleResponse.list.synonyms;
        });

        var synonymString = synonymArray.join('|');
        var synonymCount = _.unique(synonymString.split('|')).length;
        callback(null, synonymCount);
      });
    };

    var wordsToProcess = words.length,
        wordsProcessed = 0,
        answers = [];

    _.forEach(words, function(word) {
      synonymCount(word, function(err, count) {
        answers.push({
          word: word,
          count: count
        });
        wordsProcessed++;

        if(wordsProcessed === wordsToProcess) {
          var maxWord = _.max(answers, function(answer) {
            return answer.count;
          });

          console.log('MAX: ', maxWord);
        }
      });
    });