var _generateRunsFor = function( entry ){
  debugGroupCollapsed('_generateRunsFor');
  var
    picks = entry.picks
    ,props = DataHandler.game.props
    ,key = ''
    ,propId, i, prop, pick
    ,runs = [], run, runI = 0
    ,longestI = -1, longestRunCnt = 0
    ,answerWithTie
    ,incorrectTeam
    ,bonusKey
    ,addedBonusKeys = {}
    ,bonus
    ,bonusEndedAt
    ,bonuses = DataHandler.game.bonus
    ,processingBonus
  ;
  // first run
  run = {
    pts: 0
    ,isLongest: false
    ,i: (runI++)
    ,propIds: []
  };
  runs.unshift(run);
  key += '|' + runI + ':';
  
  for (i = 0; i < props.length; i++) {
    prop = props[i];
    pick = picks[ prop.id ];
    processingBonus = false
    for ( bonusKey in DataHandler.game.bonus ){
      bonusEndedAt = entry[ bonusKey + '_eat' ]
      if (!processingBonus && !addedBonusKeys[ bonusKey ] && bonusEndedAt && (prop.state !== 4 || bonusEndedAt < prop.eat) ) {
        debug("adding bonus before: " + prop.id)
        prop = DataHandler.game.bonus[ bonusKey ];
        pick = picks[ prop.id ] || true;
        answerWithTie = pick
        addedBonusKeys[ bonusKey ] = true
        processingBonus = true
        i--; // so this will redo the current prop
      }
    }
    if (prop.state == 4 && (pick === true || pick === false )) {
      // if its a tie, set answerWithTie to be the users answer so its 'correct'
      answerWithTie = prop.ans == 'tie' ? pick : prop.ans;
      // user picked for this prop! process run logic
      debug("was correct?: " + pick === answerWithTie)
      debug("processing pick for prop.id: " + prop.id)
      // part of a run
      debug("Adding to run: ", run)
      run.pts += (pick === answerWithTie ? prop.tpts : 0);
      run.propIds.unshift(prop.id)
      key += ',' + prop.id;
      if (pick !== answerWithTie){
        debug("Breaking run!")
        incorrectTeam = DataHandler.game.teams[ pick === prop.r.val ? prop.r.id : prop.l.id ]
        run.breaker = incorrectTeam && (incorrectTeam.school + ' Losing Match-up') || ('#' + prop.num)
        run = undefined;
      }
      if (!run) {
        // start of a new run
        debug("Start of a new run!")
        run = {
          pts: 0
          ,isLongest: false
          // ,braker: null
          ,i: (runI++)
          ,propIds: []
        };
        runs.unshift(run);
        key += '|' + runI + ':';
      }
    }
  }
  // close game: no more current runs
  if (DataHandler.game.game_state == 'closed' && runs.length > 0 && runs[0].propIds.length > 0) {
    run = {
      pts: 0
      ,isLongest: false
      // ,braker: null
      ,i: (runI++)
      ,propIds: []
    };
    runs.unshift(run);
  }
  for (i = 0; i < runs.length; i++) {
    if (runs[i].pts > longestRunCnt){
      longestRunCnt = runs[i].pts;
      longestI = i;
    }
  }
  if (longestI >= 0) {
    runs[longestI].isLongest = true;
    runs[0].isCurrent = true;
  }
  runs.sort( _runSortFunction );
  debug("_generateRunsFor: runs: ", runs)
  entry.runs = runs;
  entry.formerRunKey = entry.runKey;
  entry.runKey = key;
  debugGroupEnd();
  return entry;
}


// If compareFunction(a, b) is less than 0, sort a to a lower index than b, i.e. a comes first.
// If compareFunction(a, b) returns 0, leave a and b unchanged with respect to each other, but sorted with respect to all different elements. Note: the ECMAscript standard does not guarantee this behaviour, and thus not all browsers (e.g. Mozilla versions dating back to at least 2003) respect this.
// If compareFunction(a, b) is greater than 0, sort b to a lower index than a.
// compareFunction(a, b) must always return the same value when given a specific pair of elements a and b as its two arguments. If inconsistent results are returned then the sort order is undefined
function _runSortFunction(a,b) {
  // current run is first
  if (a.isCurrent) return -1;
  if (b.isCurrent) return 1;
  // then by isLongest per dmac
  if (a.isLongest) return -1;
  if (b.isLongest) return 1;
  // otherwise: the most recent run that is the top run.
  return b.i - a.i;
  // // otherwise: If there is a tie for top runs, it will the most recent run that is the top run.
  // if (a.pts === b.pts) return b.i - a.i;
  // return b.pts - a.pts;
  // if (a is less than b by some ordering criterion) {
  //   return -1;
  // }
  // if (a is greater than b by the ordering criterion) {
  //   return 1;
  // }
  // // a must be equal to b
  // return 0;
}