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A cryptogram/cryptography project to let my daughter solve problems by hand. (Hard mode.)
var set = [ "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J", "K", "L", "M", "N", "O", "P", "Q", "R", "S", "T", "U", "V", "W", "X", "Y", "Z", ".", "?", "'", " "]
var tier1 = Array.from({length: set.length}, (v, k) => k+1);
var tier2 = Array.from(tier1, x => x + set.length)
var tier3 = Array.from(tier2, x => x + set.length)
var tier4 = Array.from(tier3, x => x + set.length)
function encode(the_string) {
the_string = the_string.toUpperCase().replace("\"", "\'\'")
string_array = the_string.split("")
string_array_numbered = []
for (var i = 0; i < string_array.length; i++) {
insert = set.indexOf(string_array[i])
string_array_numbered.push(insert)
}
string_array_shuffled = []
tier = 4
for (var i = 0; i < string_array_numbered.length; i++) {
var shuffled_insert
var increment = i
while (increment > (set.length-1)) {
increment = increment - set.length
}
tier_increment = (tier - 1) * (set.length)
shuffled_insert = string_array_numbered[i] + increment + tier_increment + 1
reduced = false
while (shuffled_insert >= 100 ) {
shuffled_insert = shuffled_insert - set.length
reduced = true
}
if ( tier == 1) {
tier = 4
} else if (tier == 2) {
tier = 1
} else if (tier == 3) {
tier = 2
} else if (tier == 4) {
tier = 3
}
if (shuffled_insert < 10) {
shuffled_insert = "0" + shuffled_insert
}
string_array_shuffled.push(shuffled_insert.toString())
}
// return string_array_numbered
return string_array_shuffled.join("")
}
function decode(the_code) {
the_array = the_code.match(/.{1,2}/g)
var ddict = []
var output_array = []
for (var i = 0; i < tier1.length; i++) {
var the_key
if (tier1[i] <= 9) {
the_key = "0" + tier1[i]
} else {
the_key = tier1[i].toString()
}
ddict[the_key] = set[i]
}
for (var i = 0; i < tier3.length; i++) {
var the_key
if (tier2[i] <= 9) {
the_key = "0" + tier2[i]
} else {
the_key = tier2[i].toString()
}
ddict[the_key] = set[i]
}
for (var i = 0; i < tier3.length; i++) {
var the_key
if (tier3[i] <= 9) {
the_key = "0" + tier3[i]
} else {
the_key = tier3[i].toString()
}
ddict[the_key] = set[i]
}
for (var i = 0; i < tier4.length; i++) {
var the_key
if (tier4[i] <= 9) {
the_key = "0" + tier4[i]
} else {
the_key = tier4[i].toString()
}
ddict[the_key] = set[i]
}
for (var i = 0; i < the_array.length; i++) {
output_key = parseInt(the_array[i])-i
if (output_key < 10) {
output_key = "0" + output_key
} else {
output_key = output_key.toString()
}
output_array.push(ddict[output_key])
}
return output_array.join("")
}
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