first attempt at generating claves

random.js

@@ -1,12 +1,69 @@
-const numBeats = Math.ceil(Math.random()*9);
+//const numBeats = Math.ceil(Math.random()*9);
 
-let resultString = '';
+//let resultString = '';
-const instructionPosibilities = [ 'n', 'p', 'm', 'b' ]
+//const instructionPosibilities = [ 'n', 'p', 'm', 'b' ]
 
-for(let i = 1; i <= numBeats; i++){
+//for(let i = 1; i <= numBeats; i++){
-	const instructionIndex = Math.floor(Math.random()*instructionPosibilities.length);
+	//const instructionIndex = Math.floor(Math.random()*instructionPosibilities.length);
 
-	resultString += instructionPosibilities[instructionIndex] + ' ';
+	//resultString += instructionPosibilities[instructionIndex] + ' ';
+//}
+
+//console.log(resultString);
+
+
+//5: 3+2, 2+3
+//6: 2+2+2, 3+3
+//7: 2+2+3, 2+3+2, 3+2+2
+//8: 2+3+3, 3+2+3, 3+3+2
+//9: 3+3+3, 2+2+2+3, 2+2+3+2, 2+3+2+2, 3+2+2+2
+
+//const breakDown = (num)=>{
+	//if (num < 2) {
+		//return false;
+	//} else if (num === 2 || num === 3) {
+		//return [num];
+	//}
+	
+	//const nextNum = num - 2;
+	//const results = [2];
+	//return results.concat(breakDown(nextNum))
+//}
+
+const breakDown = (num)=>{
+	const results = [];
+
+	let firstResult = num - 3;
+	if(firstResult > 3){
+		firstResult = breakDown(firstResult);
+	}
+	const firstArray = [3, firstResult];
+	results.push(firstArray);
+
+
+	let secondResult = num - 2;
+	if(secondResult > 3){
+		secondResult = breakDown(secondResult);
+	}
+	const secondArray = [2, secondResult];
+	results.push(secondArray);
+	
+
+	return results;
 }
+const result = breakDown(7);
+console.dir(result, {depth:null});
 
-console.log(resultString);
+const traverse = (tree)=>{
+	let result = '';
+	for(let node of tree){
+		if(Number.isInteger(node)){
+			result += node + ', ';
+		} else {
+			result += traverse(node);
+		}
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+const flattenedTree = traverse(result);
+console.log(flattenedTree);