/// <summary>
/// Start point for the Console Application
/// </summary>
public void Start()
{
string exit = "";
do
{
string startWord;
string endWord;
bool valid = false;
// We're going to continously loop through word selection until we have 2 valid words
do
{
Console.Write("Please enter your start word: ");
startWord = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
Console.Write("Please enter your end word: ");
endWord = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
// Perform validation on the words
valid = Validation.ValidateWords(startWord, endWord);
if (!valid)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please make sure that both words are of equal length.");
}
} while (!valid);
// We have required input from the user, start processing
try
{
DictionaryFile dictionaryFile = new DictionaryFile();
List <string> dictionaryList = dictionaryFile.LoadFromSource();
dictionaryList = DictionaryProcessing.ProcessDictionary(startWord, endWord, dictionaryList);
foreach (string word in dictionaryList)
{
Console.WriteLine(word);
}
dictionaryFile.SaveResult(dictionaryList);
Console.WriteLine("Your results have also been saved to a txt file.");
}
// Either the dictionary failed to load or the results
catch (System.IO.IOException)
{
Console.WriteLine("The word dictionary could not be found. Please try again later.");
}
catch (Exception)
{
Console.WriteLine("An unknown error occurred. Please try again later");
}
// Does the user wish to go again or leave?
Console.WriteLine("Please type 'exit' to leave the application or, press enter to go again.");
exit = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
} while (exit != "exit");
}
public void Dictionary_DictionaryFindSolutionFromRandomList_ExpectedBehaviour()
{
// Arrange
string startWord = "Matt";
string endWord = "Mark";
DictionaryFile dictionary = new DictionaryFile();
// Act
List <string> dictionaryList = Shuffle(dictionary.LoadFromSource());
List <string> dictionaryResult = DictionaryProcessing.ProcessDictionary(startWord, endWord, dictionaryList);
// Assert
Assert.IsNotNull(dictionaryResult);
}
public void Dictionary_DictionaryFindsSolutionFromExample_ExpectedBehaviour()
{
// Arrange
string startWord = "Spin";
string endWord = "Spot";
List <string> dictionaryList = new List <string>();
// Act
dictionaryList.Add("Spin");
dictionaryList.Add("Spit");
dictionaryList.Add("Spat");
dictionaryList.Add("Spot");
dictionaryList.Add("Span");
List <string> dictionaryResult = DictionaryProcessing.ProcessDictionary(startWord, endWord, dictionaryList);
// Assert
Assert.IsNotNull(dictionaryResult);
}