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February 8, 2020 08:04
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generate the song "Twelve days of Christmas"
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const gifts = { | |
first: "a Partridge in a Pear Tree.", | |
second: "two Turtle Doves", | |
third: "three French Hens", | |
fourth: "four Calling Birds", | |
fifth: "five Gold Rings", | |
sixth: "six Geese-a-Laying", | |
seventh: "seven Swans-a-Swimming", | |
eighth: "eight Mails-a-Milking", | |
ninth: "nine Ladies Dancing", | |
tenth: "ten Lords-a-Leaping", | |
eleventh: "eleven Pipers Piping", | |
twelfth: "twelve Drummers Drumming", | |
and: "and" | |
}; | |
const dayMap = { | |
1: "first", | |
2: "second", | |
3: "third", | |
4: "fourth", | |
5: "fifth", | |
6: "sixth", | |
7: "seventh", | |
8: "eighth", | |
9: "ninth", | |
10: "tenth", | |
11: "eleventh", | |
12: "twelfth", | |
and: "and" | |
}; | |
const days = 12; | |
const buildSentence = day => { | |
const generateGifts = day => { | |
const daysArray = Array.from(Array(day)).map((_, i) => i + 1); | |
const sequence = | |
day === 1 | |
? daysArray | |
: [...daysArray.slice(0, 1), "and", ...daysArray.slice(1)]; | |
const suffix = day => (day !== 1 && day !== "and" ? "," : ""); | |
return sequence | |
.reverse() | |
.map(dayOfGift => gifts[dayMap[dayOfGift]] + suffix(dayOfGift)) | |
.join(" "); | |
}; | |
return ( | |
"On the " + | |
dayMap[day] + | |
" day of Christmas my true love gave to me: " + | |
generateGifts(day) | |
); | |
}; | |
const recite = days => { | |
const daysArray = Array.from(Array(days)).map((_, i) => i + 1); | |
const song = daysArray.map(day => buildSentence(day)); | |
console.log(song.join("\n\n")); | |
}; | |
recite(days); |
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