update output. use priority**3.0 (emphasize high priority races). make sure starting date range is correct.

create-plan.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 require 'date'
 require 'json'
-require 'pp'
 
 def load_races
   # get data from json file and convert to ruby types
@@ -36,18 +35,33 @@ def score(start_date, plan, races)
   races.inject(0.0) do |sum, race|
     weeks_from_start = get_plan_week(start_date, race[:date], plan)
     week_value = plan[weeks_from_start]
-    sum + (week_value * race[:priority].to_f)
+    sum + (week_value * (race[:priority].to_f ** 3.0))
+  end
+end
+
+# TODO hacky. should be in the data.
+def get_week_desc(wnum)
+  case wnum
+  when 0..6
+    "building"
+  when 7..10
+    "peaking"
+  when 11..14
+    "recovery"
   end
 end
 
 def dump(start_date, plan, races)
+  puts "================================================================================"
   puts "starting on #{start_date}"
   puts "in week #{get_plan_week(start_date, Date.today, plan)+1} as of today (#{Date.today})"
+  puts "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
   races.each do |race|
     weeks_from_start = get_plan_week(start_date, race[:date], plan)
-    week_value = plan[weeks_from_start]
-    puts "week #{weeks_from_start+1} (#{week_value}) #{race[:date]} #{race[:priority]} #{race[:name]}"
+    puts "week #{weeks_from_start+1} #{get_week_desc(weeks_from_start)} #{race[:date]} #{race[:priority]} #{race[:name]}"
   end
+  puts "================================================================================"
+  puts
 end
 
 # load data
@@ -56,16 +70,13 @@ plan = load_plan
 
 # find all the mondays from a few months before the first date, through the end
 first_race_date = races[0][:date]
-m = mondays(first_race_date - 180, first_race_date)
+m = mondays(first_race_date - ((plan.size-1)*7), first_race_date)
 
 # score the plan beginning on each monday
 scores = m.map do |monday|
   [score(monday,plan,races), monday]
 end.sort.reverse
 
-# output three best dates
-3.times do |i|
-  starting = scores[i][1]
-  dump(starting, plan, races)
-end
+# output the best dates
+dump(scores[0][1], plan, races)