using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

​

var numberOfArticles = 5; // Define how many articles to schedule

var startTime = new TimeSpan(9, 0, 0); // Starting time at 9:00 AM

var random = new Random();

var scheduledTimes = new List<TimeSpan>();

​

for (int i = 0; i < numberOfArticles; i++)

{

    var baseDelayHours = random.Next(2, 4); // Randomly choose between 2-3 hours delay

    var minutesToAdd = random.Next(0, 60); // Randomly choose minutes (0-59)

​

    // Calculate new time by adding base delay and random minutes

    var nextTime = startTime.Add(new TimeSpan(baseDelayHours, minutesToAdd, 0));

​

    // Check if the new time is within 30 minutes of any existing time

    while (scheduledTimes.Exists(previousTime => Math.Abs((nextTime - previousTime).TotalMinutes) < 30))

    {

        // If the new time is within 30 minutes of an existing time, adjust it

        nextTime = nextTime.Add(new TimeSpan(0, 30, 0));

    }

​

    scheduledTimes.Add(nextTime);

    startTime = nextTime; // Update start time for the next article

}

​

foreach (var time in scheduledTimes)

{

    // Correct format string to display time in 12-hour format with AM/PM

    Console.WriteLine($"Article {scheduledTimes.IndexOf(time) + 1} Scheduled at: {TimeSpanToAMPM(time)}");

}

​

string TimeSpanToAMPM(TimeSpan time)

{

    var minutes = time.TotalMinutes;

    var hours12 = time.Hours % 12;

    var period = time.Hours >= 12 ? "PM" : "AM";

    return $"{hours12}:{time.Minutes:D2} {period}";

}