for pietz

text_utils.rb

text = %{This validates there's a lot of attention and real business to be made targeting the nomad and remote work space. Even if nomads have previously had an image of low-income. There's money here.}

def garble(input, intro: 0)
  length = input.length
  output = []

  for position in 0...length
    percentage = (position / length.to_f)
    output << if percentage < intro ||
                   percentage < rand ||
                   input[position].chr !~ /\w+/
                input[position].chr
              else
                ('a'..'z').to_a[rand(26)]
              end
  end

  output.join
end

# p garble(text, intro: 0.20)

def shuffler(input)
  output = []
  words = input.split(" ")

  words.each do |word|
    letters = word.scan(/\w/)
    first = letters.shift
    last = letters.pop || ""
    output << first + letters.shuffle.join + last
  end

  output.join(" ")
end

p shuffler(text)