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lib/wordcount.rb

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+def shred line #split lines into words
+  line.split /[\?\.,_:;@#\n\$\^\*\<\>\%\&!{}\+\n\\"\)\(\-— ]+/
+  #personalize regex for 'word' definition
+end
+
+def add_to_list array_of_words, list #adds only new words to hash list
+  array_of_words.each do |word|
+    key = word.upcase.capitalize #downcase to prevent case mattering
+    if list.has_key? key #if word already exists, inc count
+      list["#{key}"]=list["#{key}"]+1
+    else #else create new hash key and value
+      list["#{key}"] = 1
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+#reads file in and returns array for printing
+def generate_list filename
+  input = File.new filename, "r+" #opens file for reading
+  list = Hash.new #creates hash for wordcount list
+  shredded = Array.new #temporary storage for lines
+  input.each_line do |line|
+    shredded = shred line #break lines into words
+    add_to_list shredded, list #adds words to hash of word, value pairs
+  end
+  array=list.to_a
+  array.sort!{|a,b| b[1]<=>a[1]} #sort by count
+end
+
+def print_list filename
+  list = generate_list filename
+  puts "#{list.count} words in list"
+  list.each do |pair| #prints
+    puts "#{pair[1]} — #{pair[0]}"
+  end
+end
+
+print_list "speech.txt"