Codewars: 80s Kids #3 Punky Brewsters Socks

codewars-punkys-socks.js

// PROBLEM: https://www.codewars.com/kata/5662292ee7e2da24e900012f/train/javascript
// Codewars 80s Kids #3 Punky Brewsters Socks

function getSocks(name, socks) {
  let desiredSocks = [];
  const sockColors = {};
  
  const isPunky = name === 'Punky';
  
  console.log('name is ', name);
  console.log('socks', socks)
  
  for(sock of socks) {
    console.log(sock);

    // if desiredSocks is empty
    // For punky - add sock
    if(desiredSocks.length === 0) {
      if (isPunky) {
          console.log('adding punky sock to desiredSocks', sock)
          desiredSocks.push(sock)
      }
    }
  
	// if sockColors[sock] is undefined, create it and set to 1
    if (!sockColors[sock]) {
      sockColors[sock] = 1;
    }
	
	  // check if we already have 1 sock of the same color
    else if (sockColors[sock] === 1) {
          // we know we have 2 socks of the same color
          console.log(sockColors);
          console.log(sock);
          console.log(sockColors[sock])
		  // this was throwing an error i couldnt figure out, so commented it out. its not necessary to solve the problem.
//        sockColors[sock] += 1; 
          // we have a valid match for Henry
          // add the pair of same colored socks to desiredSocks and return desiredSocks
          if (!isPunky) {
            console.log('name is henry, and he has a match')
            desiredSocks = [sock, sock];
            return desiredSocks;
          }
    }
	
    // checking for punky if we have a different colored sock
    if(desiredSocks[0] !== sock) {
      if(isPunky) {
        desiredSocks.push(sock);
        // Punky has his valid pair of socks
        console.log('Punky valid pair', desiredSocks)
        return desiredSocks;
      }
    }

  }

  // only 1 sock in desiredSocks means we didnt find a valid pair
  // Ex: ['blue', 'blue', 'blue'] --> ['blue'] for Punky thats invalid
  // 0 socks in desiredSocks means we didnt find a valid pair
  // Ex: ['red', 'green'] --> [] for Henry
  if (desiredSocks.length === 1 || desiredSocks.length === 0) {
    console.log('no valid pair returning empty arr')
    return [];
  }
}