/// <summary>
/// Randomly separate half of the Avengers from the other and return the entire list
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public Dictionary <string, bool> BalanceTheTeam()
{
int half = (int)Math.Ceiling((double)this.NumberOfTeammates / (double)2);
List <int> indices = new List <int>();
Random random = new Random(); // Instantiate one time, outside of the loop; otherwise you'll get the same sequence each time due to the system clock
while (indices.Count < half)
{
int i = GenerateRandomIndex(random);
if (!indices.Contains(i))
{
indices.Add(i);
}
}
Dictionary <string, bool> results = new Dictionary <string, bool>();
for (int i = 0; i < this.NumberOfTeammates; i++)
{
Avenger avenger = this.Teammates[i];
bool includedInHalf = indices.Contains(i);
results.Add(avenger.Name, includedInHalf);
}
return(results);
}
/// <summary>
/// Load the initial data for Thanos
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public Team BootstrapThanos()
{
const string thanosTeamName = "Thanos";
Avenger thanos = new Avenger(thanosTeamName, 200, thanosTeamName);
Team thanosTeam = new Team(thanosTeamName);
thanosTeam.Teammates.Add(thanos);
return(thanosTeam);
}
/// <summary>
/// Allow the user to add their own Avenger, and possibly create a new team
/// </summary>
/// <param name="avengers"></param>
/// <param name="input"></param>
static void AddCustomAvengers(ref List <Avenger> avengers, Input input)
{
bool addAvenger = input.AskAddAvenger();
while (addAvenger)
{
List <string> existingAvengerNames = avengers.Select(a => a.Name).OrderBy(n => n).ToList();
string name = input.AskAvengerName(existingAvengerNames);
int powerLevel = input.AskAvengerPowerLevel();
string team = input.AskAvengerTeam();
Avenger avenger = new Avenger(name, powerLevel, team);
avengers.Add(avenger);
addAvenger = input.AskAddAvenger();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Randomly select combatants from the list of Avengers on the team
/// </summary>
/// <param name="total">The total number of combatants to select on the team</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public List <Avenger> SelectCombatants(int total)
{
List <Avenger> combatants = new List <Avenger>();
Random random = new Random(); // Instantiate one time, outside of the loop; otherwise you'll get the same sequence each time due to the system clock
while (combatants.Count < total && combatants.Count < this.NumberOfTeammates)
{
int i = GenerateRandomIndex(random);
Avenger avenger = this.Teammates[i];
if (!combatants.Exists(c => c.Name == avenger.Name))
{
combatants.Add(avenger);
}
}
return(combatants);
}
