greatwall.js

/**
 * Generates an order of lunch
 * @param people the number of people
 * @param whether or not dessert is desired
 */
function generateOrder(people, dessert) {
	var soups = Math.floor(Math.max(people / 5, 1));
  	var plates = people; // ?
  	var perDish = function(peeps) { 
	    	if (plates > 0) {
		      var dishesOf = Math.min(Math.floor(Math.max(people / peeps, 1)), plates);
		      plates -= dishesOf; 
		      return dishesOf;
		}
		return 0; 
	};
	var order = new Object();
	var orderDish = function(name, number) {
		if (number > 0) {
			order[name] = number;
		}
	};
	
	orderDish('3DI Soup (A1)', soups);
	orderDish('Rice (?)', perDish(5));
	orderDish('Sweet & Sour (?)', dessert ? perDish(5) : 0);
	orderDish('Chilli Chicken (C12)', perDish(3));
	orderDish('Noodles w/ Beef (B8)', perDish(6));
	orderDish('Curry Beef (E5)', perDish(5));
	orderDish('Chicken w/ Corn (C7)', perDish(5));
	return order;
}

I really feel this needs some random element to it. There should be a few surprise dishes that occasionally get added to the mix. Desert should be one of them. You don't get to decide when it wills itself upon you.