bob.rb

#  This very non-DRY (damp?) script was written as part of a screencast video for
#  my application to the Ada Developers Academy
#  I wanted to create a simulation of an AI - not strictly a chat bot (I'm working on that, too),
#  but something more controlled and well, scripted.  
#
#

def listen()
  STDIN.gets.chomp().downcase.gsub(/[^a-z\s]/, '')
end

def skip_line(n)
  n.times do 
    puts ""
    end
end

def type_string(str)
  str.each_char do |c|
    if c != " " or c != "." or c != ","
      sleep 0.08
    else
      sleep 0.3
    end
    print c
  end
  print "\n"
end

def slow_scroll()
  10.times do
    sleep 0.05
    puts ""
  end
end

puts "Hi, I'm Bob."
sleep 0.2
puts "And you are...?"
response = STDIN.gets.chomp().downcase.gsub(/[^a-z\s]/, '')
if response == "Jaime" || "jaime" || "me"
  skip_line 2
  puts "WELCOME BACK, JAIME!"
  puts ""
  puts ""
  puts "            **         **            "
  puts "           *   *      *   *          "
  puts "           * * *      * * *          "
  puts "           *   *      *   *          "
  puts "            **         **            "
  puts "                   -                 "
  puts "        *                      *     "
  puts "         *                    *      "
  puts "          * * * * * * * * * *        "
  puts "           *               *         "
  puts "            *             *          "
  puts "             * * * * * * *           "     
  puts ""
  puts ""
  puts "I missed you!"
  listen
  sleep 0.5
  skip_line 2
  puts "What would you like to do today?"
  puts "*******************************************************************"
  puts "*                                                                 *"
  puts "*   1. Play a game                                                *"
  puts "*                                                                 *"
  sleep 0.2
  puts "*   2. SHUT DOWN ALL THE GARBAGE MASHERS ON THE DETENTION LEVEL!   *"
  puts "*                                                                 *"
  sleep 0.2
  puts "*   3. Apply to ADA                                               *"
  puts "*                                                                 *"
  puts "*******************************************************************"

  listen
  skip_line 2
  puts "You go, girl!!"
  skip_line 1
  sleep 0.2
  puts "Ok, first question:"
  skip_line 1
  while true
    puts "1. Why are you the best applicant for Ada?"
    response = listen 
    skip_line 1
    sleep 0.2
    if !response.include? "skip"
      puts "I knew you had an answer for that one."
      break
    end
    print "Ok."
    sleep 0.2
    puts "We'll come back to that one later."
    sleep 0.3
      skip_line 2
      puts "2. Taking a year off of work to learn skills for a new career will be difficult"
      sleep 0.2
      puts "How will you prepare for such an endeavor?"
      listen
      puts "\nYou know you're always going to come back t ome at night, though...\n"
      listen
      skip_line 1
      puts "3. Why are you interested in programming?"
      sleep 0.2
      puts "What have you done to expose yourself to programming so far?"
      sleep 0.3
      puts "Aw, shucks. You're going to make me blush..."
      sleep 1.0    
      skip_line 1
      puts "Ahem"
      sleep 0.5
      puts "4. What are your professional goals for the next 2 years, the next 5 years?"
      skip_line 1
      puts "Wow."
      sleep 0.3
      skip_line 1
      puts "Just don't put me on Jeopardy, ok?."
      listen
      sleep 0.3
      puts "Thanks."
      listen
      sleep 0.8
      skip_line 1
      puts "5. Tell me about the last time you made a mistake. If you encountered the situation again, what would you do differently?"
      listen
      sleep 0.3
      puts "Now, how about that first question again:"
    sleep 0.3
    print "."
    sleep 0.3
    print "."
    sleep 0.3
    print ".\n"
    listen
    
  # "I can't wait to try" 
  end #while loop

  # puts "Whatever."
  puts
  sleep 0.8
  puts "Those were all the questions!"
  sleep 0.4
  puts "Good luck with your application."
  listen
  skip_line 2
  puts "Don't worry about your video..."
  skip_line 5
  puts "I think we'll be able to come up with something good."
  skip_line 3
  puts "   ;)"
  skip_line 7
  puts "Good night....."
else
  puts "What up, Chloe!!!"
  listen
  puts "Would you like to play Pico Fermi Bagels?"
  response = listen
end