def get_random_movies(quantity, repo: AbstractRepository):
movie_count = repo.get_number_of_movies()
if quantity >= movie_count:
# Reduce quantity of ranks to generate if repo has insufficient number of movies.
quantity = movie_count - 1
# Pick distinct and random movies.
random_ranks = random.sample(range(1, movie_count), quantity)
movies = repo.get_movies_by_rank(random_ranks)
return movies_to_dict(movies)
def get_movies_by_rank(rank_list, repo: AbstractRepository):
movies = repo.get_movies_by_rank(rank_list)
movies_as_dict = movies_to_dict(movies)
return movies_as_dict
