/// <summary>
/// A method to serialize the game repository
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filename">A string representation of the output file name</param>
/// <param name="savedGameRepository">The saved game repository</param>
public void SerializeRepository(string fileName, SavedGameRepository savedGameRepository)
{
string filePath = ObtainPathToDatFile(fileName);
using (Stream stream = File.Open(filePath, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.ReadWrite))
{
using (DeflateStream compressedStream = new DeflateStream(stream, CompressionMode.Compress))
{
BinaryFormatter bFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();
bFormatter.Serialize(compressedStream, savedGameRepository);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// A method to deserialize the game repository
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filename">A string representation of the input file name</param>
/// <returns>A SavedGameRepository object</returns>
public SavedGameRepository DeserializeRepository(string fileName)
{
SavedGameRepository savedGameRepository = new SavedGameRepository();
string filePath = ObtainPathToDatFile(fileName);
using (Stream stream = File.Open(filePath, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.ReadWrite))
{
using (DeflateStream decompressStream = new DeflateStream(stream, CompressionMode.Decompress))
{
BinaryFormatter bFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();
if (stream.Length > 0)
{
savedGameRepository = (SavedGameRepository)bFormatter.Deserialize(decompressStream);
}
}
}
return(savedGameRepository);
}
/// <summary>
/// This method runs the game logic
/// </summary>
public void Run()
{
// Create an instance of the DisplayScreens class
DisplayScreens screens = new DisplayScreens();
// Create an instance of the SavedGameRepository
SavedGameRepository savedGameRepository = new SavedGameRepository();
// Create an instance of the serializer to pull and save the list of games
Serializer serializer = new Serializer();
// Download the saved games into the repository
savedGameRepository = serializer.DeserializeRepository("SavedGames.dat");
// Run the splash screen
screens.SplashScreen();
Console.Clear();
// This boolean determines if the main loop continues
bool continueGame = true;
// This string records the user's command
string command = "";
do
{
// Display the main menu
screens.MainMenuScreen();
// Wait for the user's command
command = Console.ReadLine();
// Ensure case insensitivity
command = command.ToUpper();
// Remove starting and trailing empty spaces
command = command.Trim();
#region New or Load Command
if (command == "1" || command == "NEW" || command == "2" || command == "LOAD")
{
// Create the list of saved games for passing to the play method
List <SudokuConsoleGame> savedGames = new List <SudokuConsoleGame>();
savedGames = savedGameRepository.SavedGames;
Console.Clear();
// The users game
SudokuConsoleGame game = new SudokuConsoleGame();
if (command == "1" || command == "NEW")
{
string userName;
SudokuConsoleGame.Difficulty difficulty = new SudokuConsoleGame.Difficulty();
screens.CreateNewGameScreen(out userName, out difficulty);
Console.Clear();
// Create the game
game = new SudokuConsoleGame(userName, difficulty);
}
else if (command == "2" || command == "LOAD")
{
screens.LoadGameScreen(savedGameRepository, ref game);
Console.Clear();
}
if (game != null)
{
game.Play(ref savedGames);
}
Console.Clear();
}
#endregion
#region Delete Command
else if (command == "3" || command == "DELETE")
{
Console.Clear();
screens.DeleteGameScreen(savedGameRepository);
Console.Clear();
}
#endregion
#region Lead Command
else if (command == "4" || command == "LEAD")
{
Console.Clear();
screens.LeaderboardScreen(savedGameRepository);
Console.Clear();
}
#endregion
#region Instruct Command
else if (command == "5" || command == "INSTRUCT")
{
Console.Clear();
screens.InstructionScreen();
Console.Clear();
}
#endregion
#region Exit Command
else if (command == "6" || command == "EXIT")
{
Console.WriteLine("\n\t\t Thanks for playing!\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Exit)");
Console.ReadLine();
continueGame = false;
}
#endregion
else
{
// If the user fails to enter a valid command
Console.WriteLine("\n\t\t Please enter a valid command.\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Continue)");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
}
}while (continueGame == true);
}
/// <summary>
/// This method runs the game
/// </summary>
/// <param name="savedGames">Intakes the List of SudokuConsoleGames</param>
public void Play(ref List <SudokuConsoleGame> savedGames)
{
#region Play Fields
// Determines if the user keeps playing
bool _continue = true;
// This field stores the user's command
string _command;
#endregion
// Instantiate a screen instance
DisplayScreens screen = new DisplayScreens();
// Instantiate a game stopwatch, this is used to calculate the score
Stopwatch gameStopWatch = new Stopwatch();
// Start the stopwatch
gameStopWatch.Start();
#region The Game Loop
// The game loop
do
{
// Load the game screen
screen.GameScreen(ElementList, ElementSB);
// Intake the users command
_command = Console.ReadLine();
// Convert user command to uppercase so its case insensitive
_command = _command.ToUpper();
// Remove starting and trailing empty spaces
_command = _command.Trim();
#region Enter or Delete Command
// These commands allow the user to enter and delete a value
// The code to select the x and y coordinate is the same for each value
// The initial choice from the user determines if this is an update or delete
if (_command.Equals("1") || _command.Equals("ENTER") || _command.Equals("2") || _command.Equals("DELETE")) // If user command equals 1 or ENTER
{
// bool to test if the x coordinate is valid
bool _continueX = true;
do
{
Console.Write("\n\tEnter the X Coordinate> ");
string _xValue = Console.ReadLine();
if (_xValue.TryParse())
{
int _xInt = Convert.ToInt32(_xValue);
if (_xInt > 0 && _xInt < 10)
{
bool _continueY = true;
do
{
Console.Write("\n\tEnter the Y Coordinate> ");
string _yValue = Console.ReadLine();
if (_yValue.TryParse())
{
int _yInt = Convert.ToInt32(_yValue);
if (_yInt > 0 && _yInt < 10)
{
// The indexer to change the string
int indexer;
// The indexer to access the element from the element string
int indexer2;
// The x value will be transformed to a
int a = 0;
// The y value will be transformed to b
int b = 0;
// The b2 value is required to index the element
int b2 = 0;
// Transform x into a
for (int i = 1; i < _xInt; i++)
{
a = a + 2;
}
// Transform y int b
for (int i = 1; i < _yInt; i++)
{
b = b + 18;
}
// Transform y int b2
for (int i = 1; i < _yInt; i++)
{
b2 = b2 + 9;
}
// Add a and b to ascertain the indexer
indexer = a + b;
// Add _xInt and b2 to ascertain indexer2
indexer2 = _xInt + b2 - 1;
if (ElementList[indexer2].DisplayHint == false)
{
bool _userEntryInvalid = true;
do
{
if (_command.Equals("1") || _command.Equals("ENTER"))
{
Console.Write("\n\tEnter a number from 1 through 9> ");
string _userEntry = Console.ReadLine();
if (_userEntry.TryParse())
{
int _userInt = Convert.ToInt32(_userEntry);
if (_userInt > 0 && _userInt < 10)
{
ElementSB.Remove(indexer, 1);
ElementSB.Insert(indexer, _userEntry);
Console.Clear();
_continueX = false;
_continueY = false;
_userEntryInvalid = false;
}
else
{
InvalidCoordinate();
}
}
else
{
InvalidCoordinate();
}
}
else
{
ElementSB.Remove(indexer, 1);
ElementSB.Insert(indexer, "_");
Console.Clear();
_continueX = false;
_continueY = false;
_userEntryInvalid = false;
}
}while (_userEntryInvalid);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\n\tThis value is a hint provided by the system and cannot be changed.");
Console.WriteLine("\tPlease try again.\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Continue)");
Console.ReadLine();
break;
}
}
else
{
InvalidCoordinate();
}
}
}while (_continueY == true);
}
else
{
InvalidCoordinate();
}
}
else
{
InvalidCommand();
}
}while (_continueX == true);
}
#endregion
#region Reset Command
// This command allows the user to reset the board
else if (_command.Equals("3") || _command.Equals("RESET")) // If user command equals 3 or RESET
{
ClearSolution(ElementSB, ElementList);
Console.Clear();
}
#endregion
#region Check Command
// This command allows the user to check his answer
else if (_command.Equals("4") || _command.Equals("CHECK")) // If user command equals 4 or CHECK
{
// Stop the gameStopWatch
gameStopWatch.Stop();
// Save the elapsed seconds to ticks
Ticks = Ticks + gameStopWatch.Elapsed.Seconds;
// Reset the gameStopWatch
gameStopWatch.Reset();
// Determine if the user wins!
if (SolutionString.Equals(ElementSB.ToString()))
{
// Calculate the score
Score = CalculateSolution();
// Save the score
if (savedGames.Contains(this))
{
// If the game was previously in the list, remove the old reference
savedGames.Remove(this);
}
// Add the game to the list and sort by DateCreated property
savedGames.Add(this);
//savedGames.Sort();
// Create the saved game repository
SavedGameRepository savedGameRepository = new SavedGameRepository();
// Set the saved game repository list equal to savedGames
savedGameRepository.SavedGames = savedGames;
// Save the game
Serializer serialize = new Serializer();
serialize.SerializeRepository("SavedGames.dat", savedGameRepository);
Console.Clear();
screen.VictoryScreen(this);
_continue = false;
}
else
{
// If the difficulty level is easy or medium the game provides hints
if (GameDifficulty == Difficulty.EASY || GameDifficulty == Difficulty.MEDIUM)
{
// If the solution is not correct the keeps the correct responses from the user
Console.WriteLine("\n\tClose but no cigar!\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Continue)");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("\tHere, I'll help you out and show you were you're right.\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Continue)");
Console.ReadLine();
if (GameDifficulty == Difficulty.EASY)
{
// Turns the claimant's solution to a string
string _assistanceString = ElementSB.ToString();
// Turns the solution to a char array
char[] _solutionArray = SolutionString.ToCharArray();
// Turns the user's solution to a char array
char[] _assistanceArray = _assistanceString.ToCharArray();
// If the value in the user's char array is incorrect its converted to "_"
for (int i = 0; i < _assistanceString.Length; i++)
{
if (_solutionArray[i] != _assistanceArray[i])
{
_assistanceArray[i] = '_';
}
}
// Clears the user's response
ElementSB.Clear();
// Refills the element string builder with the corrected array
foreach (char a in _assistanceArray)
{
ElementSB.Append(a);
}
// Add 100 Demerits
Demerits = Demerits + 200;
Console.Clear();
}
else if (GameDifficulty == Difficulty.MEDIUM)
{
int _correctAnswers = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < SudokuSolution.Count; i++)
{
int j = i * 2;
if (ElementSB.ToString().TryParse())
{
if (Convert.ToInt32(ElementSB.ToString().ElementAt(j)) == SudokuSolution.ElementAt(i))
{
++_correctAnswers;
}
}
}
Console.WriteLine("\n\t{0} of your answers are correct.\n\n\tPlease try again.\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Continue");
// Add 10 Demerits
Demerits = Demerits + 100;
Console.Clear();
}
}
// If the difficulty level is hard the game does not provide hints
else if (GameDifficulty == Difficulty.HARD)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n\tClose but no cigar!\n\tTry again!\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Continue)");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
}
// Restart the gameStopWatch
gameStopWatch.Start();
}
}
#endregion
#region Save Command
// This command allows the user to save the game
else if (_command.Equals("5") || _command.Equals("SAVE")) // If user command equals 5 or SAVE
{
// Stop the gameStopWatch
gameStopWatch.Stop();
// Save the elapsed seconds to ticks
Ticks = Ticks + gameStopWatch.Elapsed.Seconds;
// Reset the gameStopWatch
gameStopWatch.Reset();
if (savedGames.Contains(this))
{
// If the game was previously in the list, remove the old reference
savedGames.Remove(this);
}
// Add the game to the list and sort by DateCreated property
savedGames.Add(this);
//savedGames.Sort();
// Create the saved game repository
SavedGameRepository savedGameRepository = new SavedGameRepository();
// Set the saved game repository list equal to savedGames
savedGameRepository.SavedGames = savedGames;
// Save the game
Serializer serialize = new Serializer();
serialize.SerializeRepository("SavedGames.dat", savedGameRepository);
Console.WriteLine("\n\tYour game has been saved.\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Continue)");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
// Restart the gameStopWatch
gameStopWatch.Start();
}
#endregion
#region Exit Command
// This command allows the user to return to the main menu
else if (_command.Equals("6") || _command.Equals("EXIT")) // If user command equals 6 of EXIT
{
string exitGame = string.Empty;
Console.Write("\n\tPlease note that unsaved changes will be lost.\n\n\tDo you wish to return to the main menu?\n\n\tYes/No> ");
exitGame = Console.ReadLine();
// Ensure response is not case sensitive
exitGame = exitGame.ToUpper();
// Remove starting and trailing empty spaces
exitGame = exitGame.Trim();
if (exitGame.Equals("YES") || exitGame.Equals("Y"))
{
Console.WriteLine("\n\tReturning to main menu.\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Return to Main Menu)");
Console.ReadLine();
_continue = false;
}
else
{
Console.Clear();
}
}
#endregion
else
{
// If the user fails to enter a valid command
Console.WriteLine("\n\tPlease enter a valid command.\n\n\t\t (Press Enter to Continue)");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear();
}
}while (_continue == true);
#endregion
}
