public IActionResult GetAvailableMoves(string chessPieceName, [Required] string startingPosition)
{
PieceBase chessPiece = PieceFactory.CreateChessPiece(chessPieceName);
if (chessPiece == null)
{
return(NotFound("Chess piece '" + chessPieceName + "' not found."));
}
Board chessBoard = new Board();
Square startingSquare = chessBoard.GetSquare(startingPosition);
if (startingSquare == null)
{
return(BadRequest("Starting position was not found on the chess board."));
}
startingSquare.piece = chessPiece;
List <Square> availableMoves = chessBoard.GetAvailableMoves(startingSquare);
string availableMovesOutput = Board.ConvertToCSV(availableMoves);
string json = "{ 'availableChessMoves': '" + availableMovesOutput + "' }";
return(Ok(json));
}
private static PieceBase _GetChessPieceFromUser()
{
while (1 == 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("The available chess pieces are Rook, Queen, Bishop, and King.\n");
Console.WriteLine("Please enter the name of the chess piece.");
string chessPieceInput = Console.ReadLine();
PieceBase chessPiece = PieceFactory.CreateChessPiece(chessPieceInput);
if (chessPiece == null)
{
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Chess piece '" + chessPieceInput + "' is invalid. Please Try Again!");
Console.WriteLine();
}
else
{
return(chessPiece);
}
}
}