sample-1.yaml

# The penalty for allocating an assistant to an unsuitable group.
penalty_bad_time: 1000
# The penalty for allocating an assistant to an "if need be" group.
penalty_ok_time: 100
# The penalty for allocating an assistant to a suitable group.
# Usually 0 but positive values can be used to if there are more
# assistant resources than needed.
penalty_good_time: 0
# The penalty for allocating an assistant to two consecutive groups.
penalty_consecutive: 10
# The exercise groups: the name, the minimum number of assistants required,
# the maxmimum number of assistants required, and
# the optional "predecessor group" for describing which groups are consecutive.
groups:
  - "Tue 10-12": {min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Tue 12-14": {min: 2, max: 2, pred: "Tue 10-12"}
  - "Tue 14-16": {min: 2, max: 2, pred: "Tue 12-14"}
  - "Tue 16-18": {min: 2, max: 2, pred: "Tue 14-16"}
  - "Wed 10-12": {min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Wed 12-14": {min: 2, max: 2, pred: "Wed 10-12"}
  - "Wed 14-16": {min: 3, max: 3, pred: "Wed 12-14"}
  - "Wed 16-18": {min: 2, max: 2, pred: "Wed 14-16"}
  - "Thu 10-12": {min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Thu 12-14": {min: 3, max: 3, pred: "Thu 10-12"}
  - "Thu 14-16": {min: 3, max: 3, pred: "Thu 12-14"}
  - "Thu 16-18": {min: 3, max: 3, pred: "Thu 14-16"}
# The assistants: name, preferences, minimum and maximum number of groups taken.
# The preferences are in the same order as the groups:
# ' ' means 'bad', '1' means 'ok/if need be', and '2' means 'good'.
assistants:
  - "Emma":    {prefs: "     222 222", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "John B.": {prefs: " 22122122212", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Toby":    {prefs: " 122 122 122", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Lisa":    {prefs: "222121122 12", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Angela":  {prefs: "22 2222222 2", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Matthew": {prefs: "222 22   2 2", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Peter":   {prefs: "    22 22   ", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Sam":     {prefs: "    222  22 ", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "John A.": {prefs: "    22222222", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Robert":  {prefs: "  22  22  22", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Edward":  {prefs: "  22 222   2", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Maria":   {prefs: "22  222 2 2 ", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Joanna":  {prefs: " 2  22222222", min: 2, max: 2}
  - "Thomas":  {prefs: " 121112211  ", min: 2, max: 2}