Class: Array

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/monkey_patch.rb

Overview

pretty useful rails method. Splits an array into groups

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#in_groups(number, fill_with = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/monkey_patch.rb', line 3

def in_groups(number, fill_with = nil)
  # size / number gives minor group size;
  # size % number gives how many objects need extra accommodation;
  # each group hold either division or division + 1 items.
  division = size / number
  modulo = size % number

  # create a new array avoiding dup
  groups = []
  start = 0

  number.times do |index|
    length = division + (modulo > 0 && modulo > index ? 1 : 0)
    padding = fill_with != false &&
        modulo > 0 && length == division ? 1 : 0
    groups << slice(start, length).concat([fill_with] * padding)
    start += length
  end

  if block_given?
    groups.each { |g| yield(g) }
  else
    groups
  end
end