public ResultContainer <string> Play(string word)
{
StatusEnum status = StatusEnum.Continue;
Node <string> node = treeBuilder.Search(word, root);
// Player give a word that is terminal
if (IsLoss(node, word))
{
status = StatusEnum.MachineWin;
}
else
{
// Evaluate from the node used by the player, stating playing as a machine.
IValueContainer <string, int> value = decisionMaker.Evaluate(node, 10, false, word.Length <= MIN_LOSS_LENGTH);
// If this happend, the player has lost because a terminal word was found but was less than MIN_LOSS_LENGTH character length.
if (value.MinusInfinity)
{
status = StatusEnum.MachineWin;
}
else
{
// This is the word selected by the decision maker.
// Get the next letter to play.
word = value.Value.Substring(0, word.Length + 1);
// Can search from this node because value must be a word that extends the one of the node.
node = treeBuilder.Search(word, node);
if (IsLoss(node, word))
{
status = StatusEnum.PlayerWin;
}
}
}
return(new ResultContainer <string>
{
Element = word,
Status = status
});
}
