Pass the method an artist name and a songs array and watch it werk.

sort_songs_by_passing_artist_name.rb

require 'awesome_print'  # awesome gem for making stuff look pretty

songs = [
  "The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs - Parades Go By",
  "The Magnetic Fields - Get Lost - Smoke and Mirrors",
  "Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over the Sea - New Shit",
  "Neutral Milk Hotel - Boat Over Water - New Song!",
  "Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over the Sea - Holland 1945",
  "Neutral Milk Hotel - Boat Over Water - Another New Song",
  "The Magnetic Fields - Get Lost - You, Me, and the Moon",
  "The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs - The Book of Love",
  "Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over the Sea - The King of Carrot Flowers"]

def sort_songs_by_band_then_album(band_name, songs_array)
  band_name_song_array = []
  album_titles_array = []
  songs_array.each do |song|
    if song.split(" - ").first == band_name
      band_name_song_array << song
    end
  end
  band_name_song_array.each do |song|
    album_titles_array << song.split(" - ")[1]
  end
  album_titles_array.uniq!
  first_album = []
  second_album = []
  band_name_song_array.each do |song|
    if song.split(" - ")[1] == album_titles_array.first
      first_album << song
    elsif song.split(" - ")[1] == album_titles_array[1]
      second_album << song
    end
  end
  ap (first_album + second_album)
end

sort_songs_by_band_then_album("The Magnetic Fields", songs)
sort_songs_by_band_then_album("Neutral Milk Hotel", songs)
 
#pin #day4