public IAction ChooseAction(Battle battle, Character character)
{
// This uses a menu-based approach. We create the choices from the menu, including their name, whether they are enabled, and
// what action to pick if they are enabled and chosen.
// After that, we display the menu and ask the user to make a selection.
// If the selected option is enabled, use the action associated with it.
List <MenuChoice> menuChoices = CreateMenuOptions(battle, character);
for (int index = 0; index < menuChoices.Count; index++)
{
ColoredConsole.WriteLine($"{index + 1} - {menuChoices[index].Description}", menuChoices[index].Enabled ? ConsoleColor.Gray : ConsoleColor.DarkGray);
}
string choice = ColoredConsole.Prompt("What do you want to do?");
int menuIndex = Convert.ToInt32(choice) - 1;
if (menuChoices[menuIndex].Enabled)
{
return(menuChoices[menuIndex].Action !); // Checking if it is enabled is as good as a null check.
}
return(new DoNothingAction()); // <-- This is actually fairly unforgiving. Typing in garbage or attempting to use
// a disabled option results in doing nothing. It would be better to try again.
// (Maybe that can be done as a Making It Your Own challenge.)
}
