Stable marriage problem

var he_likes = Hash(
    abe  => < abi eve cath ivy jan dee fay bea hope gay >,
    bob  => < cath hope abi dee eve fay bea jan ivy gay >,
    col  => < hope eve abi dee bea fay ivy gay cath jan >,
    dan  => < ivy fay dee gay hope eve jan bea cath abi >,
    ed   => < jan dee bea cath fay eve abi ivy hope gay >,
    fred => < bea abi dee gay eve ivy cath jan hope fay >,
    gav  => < gay eve ivy bea cath abi dee hope jan fay >,
    hal  => < abi eve hope fay ivy cath jan bea gay dee >,
    ian  => < hope cath dee gay bea abi fay ivy jan eve >,
    jon  => < abi fay jan gay eve bea dee cath ivy hope >,
);
 
var she_likes = Hash(
    abi  => < bob fred jon gav ian abe dan ed col hal >,
    bea  => < bob abe col fred gav dan ian ed jon hal >,
    cath => < fred bob ed gav hal col ian abe dan jon >,
    dee  => < fred jon col abe ian hal gav dan bob ed >,
    eve  => < jon hal fred dan abe gav col ed ian bob >,
    fay  => < bob abe ed ian jon dan fred gav col hal >,
    gay  => < jon gav hal fred bob abe col ed dan ian >,
    hope => < gav jon bob abe ian dan hal ed col fred >,
    ivy  => < ian col hal gav fred bob abe ed jon dan >,
    jan  => < ed hal gav abe bob jon col ian fred dan >,
);
 
var guys = he_likes.keys;
var gals = she_likes.keys;
 
var (:fiancé, :fiancée, :proposed);
 
func she_prefers (her, hottie) { var a = she_likes{her}; a.index(hottie) < a.index(fiancé{her}) }
func he_prefers  (him, hottie) { var a =  he_likes{him}; a.index(hottie) < a.index(fiancée{him}) }
 
func unmatched_guy { guys.first {|k| !defined fiancée{k} } }
func preferred_choice(guy) { he_likes{guy}.first {|k| !defined proposed{guy}{k} } }
 
func engage(guy, gal) {
    fiancé{gal} = guy;
    fiancée{guy} = gal;
}
 
func match_em {
    say 'Matchmaking:';
    while (defined(var guy = unmatched_guy())) {
        var gal = preferred_choice(guy);
        proposed{guy}{gal} = '❤';
        if (!defined fiancé{gal}) {
            engage(guy, gal);
            say "\t#{gal} and #{guy}";
        }
        elsif (she_prefers(gal, guy)) {
            var engaged_guy = fiancé{gal};
            engage(guy, gal);
            fiancée{engaged_guy} = nil;
            say "\t#{gal} dumped #{engaged_guy} for #{guy}";
        }
    }
}
 
func check_stability {
    var instabilities = gather {
        guys.each { |m|
            gals.each { |w|
                if (he_prefers(m, w) && she_prefers(w, m)) {
                    take "\t#{w} prefers #{m} to #{fiancé{w}} and #{m} prefers #{w} to #{fiancée{m}}";
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    say 'Stablility:';
    instabilities.is_empty
        ? say "\t(all marriages stable)"
        : instabilities.each { |i| say i };
}
 
func perturb_em {
    say 'Perturb:';
    say "\tengage abi with fred and bea with jon";
    engage('fred', 'abi');
    engage('jon', 'bea');
}
 
match_em();
check_stability();
 
perturb_em();
check_stability();

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