/// <summary>
/// Custom Input Action for the 'Breaker of Chains' problem
/// </summary>
/// <param name="input">The user input which triggered the custom action</param>
/// <param name="southeros"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <remarks>We don't particularly require the input data in this function but we keep it anyway to match the function signature</remarks>
public string CustomInputAction(string input, ISoutheros southeros)
{
// Once a ruler has been found, we no longer need to hold a ballot
if (southeros.RulingKingdom != null)
{
return(string.Format(Utility.RulerCrownedMessage, southeros.RulingKingdom.Name));
}
// Declare local variables
var output = string.Empty;
var noOfCompetitors = 0;
var maxBallotRounds = 1000;
var messagesToChoose = 6;
// Read the list of competitors from the user
var possibleCandidates = console.ReadLine().Trim().Replace(',', ' ').Split(" ", StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
// Try parsing the user input into valid kingdoms
foreach (var candidate in possibleCandidates)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(candidate) &&
Enum.TryParse(candidate, true, out Kingdoms competingKingdom))
{
southeros.AllKingdoms[competingKingdom].IsCompeting = true;
noOfCompetitors++;
}
else
{
output += string.Format(Utility.InvalidKingdomMessage, candidate);
}
}
// We need atleast two kingdoms competing for the crown
if (noOfCompetitors < 2)
{
output += Utility.NoCompetingKingdomsMessage;
}
// and atmost one less than all of them
else if (noOfCompetitors < Enum.GetValues(typeof(Kingdoms)).Length)
{
// Summon high priest
var highPriest = new HighPriest(messagesToChoose, maxBallotRounds, console);
// FindRulerByBallot return false if we don't have a ruler after maxBallotRounds
if (!highPriest.HoldBallot(southeros))
{
output += Utility.BallotTookTooLongMessage;
}
}
// If all the kingdoms compete, we can't proceed
else
{
output += Utility.TooManyKingdomsMessage;
}
return(output);
}
/// <summary>
/// This will run the actual program.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>It will keep reading input from the user until they type exit</remarks>
public void Execute()
{
// Variable to store the input
string input;
// Keep reading input from the user unit they enter "exit"
while (!(input = console.ReadLine().Trim().ToLower()).Contains("exit"))
{
// Variable to store the output from the user
var output = string.Empty;
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input))
{
output = ProcessInput(input);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(output))
{
console.WriteLine(output);
}
}
}
public void GetData()
{
console.WriteLine("Please Enter your Name(only Alphabet)");
_name = console.ReadLine();
console.WriteLine(_name);
}