public void RenderToOutput()
{
var gameLines = new List <List <Glyph> >();
var gameTitle = $"{_Output.ConvertGameSquareToGlyphValue(Enums.SquareStatus.Mine)} Welcome to {_GameTitle} {_Output.ConvertGameSquareToGlyphValue(Enums.SquareStatus.Mine)}";
var padding = (_Output.WindowWidth - gameTitle.Length) / 2;
//insert the main heading
gameLines.Insert(0, new List <Glyph>());
gameLines.Insert(1, Utils.StringToLine(new StringBuilder().Append(' ', padding).Append(gameTitle).ToString(), ConsoleColor.Red));
gameLines.Insert(2, Utils.StringToLine(new StringBuilder().Append(' ', padding - 1).Append('═', gameTitle.Length + 2).ToString(), ConsoleColor.Red));
gameLines.Insert(3, new List <Glyph>());
//generate the board
var boardLines = _Board.Render(State == Enums.GameState.Loser || State == Enums.GameState.Winner);
//generate the status/info lines to sit beside the board
var info = new List <string>()
{
"Navigate from West to East using the arrow keys",
"Watch out for the mines!",
"",
State == Enums.GameState.DifficultySelect ? "Select difficulty: [E]asy / [M]edium / [H]ard"
: State == Enums.GameState.StartPositionSelect ? "Enter start row number and press ENTER:"
: State == Enums.GameState.Loser || State == Enums.GameState.Winner ? "Press R to reset, ESC to quit"
: "",
"",
State == Enums.GameState.StartPositionSelect ? _DesiredStartPosition : "",
State == Enums.GameState.Loser ? "GAME OVER"
: State == Enums.GameState.Winner ? $"CONGRATULATIONS, YOU MADE IT!"
: State == Enums.GameState.FreeMovement ? $"Position: {Utils.GetXLegendValue(_Player.PositionX)}{_Player.PositionY + 1}" : "",
State != Enums.GameState.Loser && State != Enums.GameState.Winner ? $"Lives remaining: {LivesRemaining}" : "",
State != Enums.GameState.DifficultySelect ? $"Moves made: {MoveCounter}" : ""
};
//board should be positioned to the right of the screen so the lhs has space for status and instructions
var boardWidth = boardLines.First().Count;
padding = (_Output.WindowWidth - boardWidth) - 10; //10 cols of safety margin
//create the default padding used for board lines without any info/status text
var defaultPadder = new StringBuilder().Append(' ', padding).ToString();
var infoStartLine = (boardLines.Count - info.Count) / 2; //positions the info/status block roughly in the middle of the board height
//merge our status/info lines with the board lines
for (int i = 0; i < boardLines.Count - 1; i++)
{
var linePrepend = defaultPadder;
//check we're in an appropriate place in the board lines array and build the status/info padded string
if (i >= infoStartLine && i - infoStartLine < info.Count)
{
linePrepend = BuildBoardLinePrependString(info[i - infoStartLine], padding);
}
//insert the status/info line into the list of chars for this board line
boardLines[i].InsertRange(0, Utils.StringToLine(linePrepend));
}
//add the board into the overall output array
gameLines.AddRange(boardLines);
//clear the display and print out each line of the game
_Output.Clear();
foreach (var line in gameLines)
{
foreach (var chr in line)
{
_Output.RenderSingle(chr);
}
_Output.Flush();
}
_Output.SetGameDefaultColors();
}
/// <summary>
/// Represents the main game loop
/// </summary>
public void Run()
{
//init the game engine
_GameEngine.Init(TITLE, DIFFICULTYFACTOR, STARTLIVES);
//listen for some user input
var keyPress = _Output.ReadInput;
//escape always quits no matter the game state
while (keyPress != ConsoleKey.Escape)
{
switch (keyPress)
{
//difficulty selection
case ConsoleKey.E:
_GameEngine.SetDifficulty(Enums.Difficulty.Easy);
break;
case ConsoleKey.M:
_GameEngine.SetDifficulty(Enums.Difficulty.Medium);
break;
case ConsoleKey.H:
_GameEngine.SetDifficulty(Enums.Difficulty.Hard);
break;
//start position
case ConsoleKey.D0:
case ConsoleKey.D1:
case ConsoleKey.D2:
case ConsoleKey.D3:
case ConsoleKey.D4:
case ConsoleKey.D5:
case ConsoleKey.D6:
case ConsoleKey.D7:
case ConsoleKey.D8:
case ConsoleKey.D9:
_GameEngine.SetDesiredStartPosition((int)keyPress - (int)ConsoleKey.D0);
break;
case ConsoleKey.Enter:
_GameEngine.ConfirmDesiredStartPosition();
break;
case ConsoleKey.Backspace:
_GameEngine.SetDesiredStartPosition(null);
break;
//player movement
case ConsoleKey.UpArrow:
_GameEngine.TryMove(Enums.Direction.North);
break;
case ConsoleKey.RightArrow:
_GameEngine.TryMove(Enums.Direction.East);
break;
case ConsoleKey.DownArrow:
_GameEngine.TryMove(Enums.Direction.South);
break;
case ConsoleKey.LeftArrow:
_GameEngine.TryMove(Enums.Direction.West);
break;
//misc
case ConsoleKey.R:
_GameEngine.Reset();
break;
default:
//_Output.RenderGroupWithFlush("Press ESC to quit or R to reset");
break;
}
keyPress = _Output.ReadInput;
}
_Output.ResetColors();
_Output.ShowCursor = true;
_Output.Clear();
}