/// <summary>
/// Sets up the initial state of the board.
/// </summary>
internal void SetUpApp()
{
SetParameters();
Logger.SetGlobals((int)Parameters["ladybirds"], (int)Parameters["greenflies"]);
BuildWorld((int)Parameters["rows"], (int)Parameters["columns"], (int)Parameters["ladybirds"], (int)Parameters["greenflies"]);
Console_Helper.Draw(Game_Manager.Instance.Grid);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets initial value of variables. Needed before starting a new run.
/// </summary>
internal void SetParameters()
{
int ladybirds, greenflies, rows, columns;
bool keepgoing;
do
{
keepgoing = false;
ladybirds = Console_Helper.GetInitialValues("Ladybirds", default_ladybirds);
greenflies = Console_Helper.GetInitialValues("Greenflies", default_greenflies);
Logger.ladybirds_count = ladybirds;
Logger.greenflies_count = greenflies;
int min_cells = ladybirds + greenflies;
rows = Console_Helper.GetInitialValues("rows", (int)Math.Sqrt(min_cells));
columns = Console_Helper.GetInitialValues("columns", (int)Math.Ceiling((double)((min_cells / rows) + 1)));
if (rows * columns < ladybirds + greenflies)
{
keepgoing = true;
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Wrong Input Provided. The number of Ladybirds and Greenflies requested is higher than the number of cells. \nPlease try again.");
Console.ReadLine();
}
} while (keepgoing);
Parameters = new Hashtable
{
{ "ladybirds", ladybirds },
{ "greenflies", greenflies },
{ "rows", rows },
{ "columns", columns }
};
}
/// <summary>
/// Game Mode initiates a version of the Game of Life where the grid is printed and the user controls the time steps.
/// </summary>
internal void RunGameMode()
{
SetUpApp();
while (Console.ReadKey().Key != ConsoleKey.X)
{
Update();
Console_Helper.Draw(Grid);
Logger.Observe();
Logger.Frameshot();
}
Logger.ReportStats();
Logger.SaveFrameshots();
}
/// <summary>
/// Scientific Mode initiates a version of the Game of Life where everything is done in the back end.
/// Game of life is run multiple times until only one species is alive on the board.
/// </summary>
internal void RunScientificMode()
{
SetParameters();
int count = Console_Helper.GetPositiveInt("How many iterations would you like?");
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
Logger.SetGlobals((int)Parameters["ladybirds"], (int)Parameters["greenflies"]);
BuildWorld((int)Parameters["rows"], (int)Parameters["columns"], (int)Parameters["ladybirds"], (int)Parameters["greenflies"]);
while (Logger.greenflies_count != 0 && Logger.ladybirds_count != 0)
{
Game_Manager.Instance.Update();
Logger.Observe();
Logger.Frameshot();
}
Logger.SaveFrameshots();
Logger.ReportStats();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Run the main menu of the application.
/// </summary>
internal void RunApp()
{
string game_mode = Console_Helper.GetMode();
if (game_mode == "1")
{
RunGameMode();
}
else if (game_mode == "2")
{
RunScientificMode();
}
else if (game_mode == "3")
{
Console_Helper.Help();
}
else if (game_mode == "4")
{
Environment.Exit(0);
}
}