module TimelineLookup # Given an array of tuples containing (id, days_ago), return at most `max_values` worth of a # lookup table to help the front end timeline display dates associated with posts def self.build(tuples, max_values = 300) result = [] every = (tuples.size.to_f / max_values).ceil last_days_ago = -1 tuples.each_with_index do |t, idx| return result unless t.is_a?(Array) next unless (idx % every) === 0 days_ago = t[1] if (days_ago != last_days_ago) result << [idx + 1, days_ago] last_days_ago = days_ago end end result end end