Sort availability dict before trying to assign people to workshops

workshops.py

@@ -141,11 +141,13 @@ def find_all_schedules(people: list, availability: dict, schedule_obj: Schedule,
             # Unchoose (remove that person from the timeslot)
             schedule_obj.remove(person, time)
         # NOTE: this will not generate a full timeslot, but could still lead to a good schedule
+        '''
         else: 
             if len(people) == 1: 
                 find_all_schedules([], availability, schedule_obj, capacity, schedules, max_timeslots_list, max_workshops_list)
             else: 
                 find_all_schedules(people[1:len(people)], availability, schedule_obj, capacity, schedules, max_timeslots_list, max_workshops_list)
+        '''
     
     return
 
@@ -348,16 +350,34 @@ def main(df, capacity:int, num_results: int, og_slots: list):
     res = convert_df(df)
     people = res[0]
     availability = res[1]
-    print(availability)
+
+    # Sorts a dictionary by length of the values such that the 
+    # key associated with the shortest value is first in the list {orders}
+    order = sorted(availability, key=lambda k: len(availability[k])) 
+
+    # The idea is start with people who are the LEAST available to teach, 
+    # then put the more available instructors into the available slots
+    new_dict = {}
+    for instructor in order: 
+        new_dict[instructor] = availability[instructor]
+    availability = new_dict
 
     partial_names = []
 
     timeslots = initialize_timeslots(df) 
-
     schedules = []
     schedule_obj = Schedule(timeslots)
-    max_timeslots_list = [0]
-    max_workshops_list = [0]
+
+    # Get the bare minimum of workshops that will be taught  
+    distinct_slots = set()
+    for curr_list in availability.values(): 
+        for elem in curr_list:
+            distinct_slots.add(elem)
+    num_distinct_slots = len(distinct_slots)
+
+
+    max_timeslots_list = [num_distinct_slots]
+    max_workshops_list = [num_distinct_slots]
  
     find_all_schedules(people, availability, schedule_obj, capacity, schedules, max_timeslots_list, max_workshops_list)
 
@@ -426,8 +446,10 @@ theme = gr.themes.Soft(
 )
 
 ### Connect to Supabase ###
-URL = os.environ['URL']
-API_KEY = os.environ['API_KEY']
+# URL = os.environ['URL'] # TODO 
+URL = 'https://ubngctgvhjgxkvimdmri.supabase.co'
+#API_KEY = os.environ['API_KEY']
+API_KEY = 'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6InVibmdjdGd2aGpneGt2aW1kbXJpIiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE3MzQ5MjAwOTQsImV4cCI6MjA1MDQ5NjA5NH0.NtGdfP8GYNuYdPdsaLW5GjgfB0_7Q1kNBIDJtPhO8nY'
 client = supabase.create_client(URL, API_KEY)