Addie's Random Menu

README.md

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 # Random Menu Generator
+An assignment completed during my time at Ada Developers Academy.
+
+Assignment Guidelines:
+---
+
 Create a program that runs from the Terminal that will create a random menu based on several items that you determine.
 
 ## Baseline

random_menu.rb

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+adjectives = []
+cooking_things = []
+foods = []
+
+#gets some number of inputs from user and fills specified array
+def fill_arrays(description, array, number)
+  puts
+  number.times do |num|
+    get_input = true
+    while get_input do
+      #asks for and stores user inputs
+      print "Give me #{description} ##{num+1}: "
+      new_item = gets.chomp
+
+      if !array.include?(new_item) #adds input to array if unique
+        array << new_item
+        get_input = false
+      else
+        puts "\nYou already gave me that one!"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+#gets a number from the user greater than 0 and >= the specified max
+def get_user_number(max, message)
+  puts
+  user_num = -1
+  until (user_num > 0) && (user_num <= max) do
+    print message
+    user_num = gets.chomp.to_i
+    if user_num <= 0
+      puts "\nIt has to be at least one."
+    end
+    if user_num > max
+      puts "\nThat's too many!"
+    end
+  end
+  return user_num
+end
+
+#asks if user wants to create their own menu
+create = nil
+until create == "y" || create == "n" do
+  print "\nDo you want to create your own random menu words? (y/n) "
+  create = gets.chomp
+end
+
+if create == "n" #creates menu words if user decies not to
+  adjectives = ["special", "gooey", "awesome", "hot", "saucy", "spicy", "salty", "orange", "sharp", "beautiful"]
+  cooking_things = ["chopped", "boiled", "deep-fried", "squished", "melted", "mashed", "raw", "toasted", "caramelized", "juiced"]
+  foods = ["peas", "bread", "cake", "peanuts", "berries", "soup", "pasta", "vegetables", "cabbage", "tacos"]
+
+
+else #gets menu words from user
+
+  #gets number of words the user wants to supply between 1 and 10
+  num_words = get_user_number(10, "How many words do you want per category? ")
+
+  #gets user inputs for 3 categories and stores them
+  fill_arrays("Silly Adjective", adjectives, num_words)
+  fill_arrays("Cooking Adjective", cooking_things, num_words)
+  fill_arrays("Food", foods, num_words)
+
+end
+
+#gets number of menu items to display from user
+num_items = get_user_number(adjectives.length, "How many random menu items would you like to see? ")
+
+puts "\nMENU"
+
+#randomizes menu items and displays with no duplicates
+num_items.times do |num|
+  adjective = adjectives.sample #chooses random word
+  adjectives.delete(adjective) #deletes word from array
+
+  cooking_thing = cooking_things.sample
+  cooking_things.delete(cooking_thing)
+
+  food = foods.sample
+  foods.delete(food)
+
+  puts
+  puts "#{num + 1}. #{adjective} #{cooking_thing} #{food}"
+end
+
+puts