public static bool ValidateMove(BoardPosition initialPosition, BoardPosition endingPosition, bool pieceJumped = false, bool pieceCaptured = false)
{
// make sure the end position is within the valid board
if ((endingPosition.Row <= 8 && endingPosition.Row >= 1) && (endingPosition.Column <= 8 && endingPosition.Column >= 1))
{
// make sure the move is either on the same row or same column, diagonal moves not allowed
if (!(initialPosition.Row != endingPosition.Row && initialPosition.Column != endingPosition.Column))
{
// test for slide moves versus jump moves
if (pieceJumped)
{
// jump move
if (Math.Abs(initialPosition.Row - endingPosition.Row) == 2 || Math.Abs(initialPosition.Column - endingPosition.Column) == 2)
{
return true;
}
}
else
{
// slide move
if (Math.Abs(initialPosition.Row - endingPosition.Row) == 1 || Math.Abs(initialPosition.Column - endingPosition.Column) == 1)
{
return true;
}
}
}
}
return false;
}
public Move(PieceColor color, BoardPosition initialPosition, BoardPosition endingPosition, bool pieceJumped = false, bool pieceCaptured = false)
{
if (initialPosition.ContainsPiece())
{
throw new ArgumentException("Move initial posiiton must not contain a piece");
}
if (endingPosition.ContainsPiece())
{
throw new ArgumentException("Move ending posiiton must not contain a piece");
}
if (pieceCaptured && !pieceJumped)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Capture moves are required to be configured as a jump move");
}
if (!ValidateMove(initialPosition, endingPosition, pieceJumped, pieceCaptured))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Invalid move requested");
}
this.PieceColor = color;
this.PieceJumped = pieceJumped;
this.PieceCaptured = pieceCaptured;
this.InitialPosition = initialPosition;
this.EndingPosition = endingPosition;
}
