latest = name
			}
		}
	}
	if latest == "" {
		return ""
	}
	// strip off the .json
	return latest[:len(latest)-len(".json")]
}

// notNeeded returns true if the report for date has already been created
func notNeeded(date string, todo work) bool {
	if todo.uploaded != nil && todo.uploaded[date+".json"] {
		return true
	}
	// maybe the report is already in todo.readyfiles