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+# /util
+
+This directory contains useful scripts that we've written to automate bits and peices of things that came up while running [Open Source Bridge](http://opensourcebridge.org). It would be nice to wrap some of the more common things up into rake tasks, but for now, they live here.
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+# Assigns rooms, based on user_favorite popularily
+#
+# Usage: rails runner assign_rooms.rb
+
+class RoomAllocator
+  LARGE_ROOMS = ["B202/203", "B302/303"]
+  SMALL_ROOMS = ["B201", "B204", "B301", "B304"]
+
+  def initialize
+    @current_event = OpenConferenceWare::Event.current
+    @sessions = @current_event.proposals.confirmed.scheduled.sort_by{|s| s.user_favorites.count }.reverse
+    @rooms = (LARGE_ROOMS + SMALL_ROOMS).map{|rn| @current_event.rooms.find_by_name(rn) }
+  end
+
+  def room_available_at?(room, start_time)
+    @sessions.select{|s| s.start_time == start_time}.all?{|s| s.room != room}
+  end
+
+  def allocate_rooms
+    @sessions.each do |session|
+      next if session.room.present?
+      first_available_room = @rooms.find{|room| room_available_at?(room, session.start_time)}
+      if first_available_room.present?
+        puts "[#{session.user_favorites.count}] Assigned #{session.title} to #{first_available_room.name}"
+        session.room = first_available_room
+      else
+        puts "[!!] Could not find a room assignment for #{session.title}"
+      end
+    end
+
+    puts "---"
+    puts "Accept room assignments? (y/n)"
+    if gets.chomp == "y"
+      @sessions.each{|s| s.save!}
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+
+RoomAllocator.new.allocate_rooms