/// <summary>
/// Sets the very first iteration of the game, randomly.
/// Adds a new game to list.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="boardSize"> Sets the bool size according to chosen board size. Columns and Rows are derived from this. </param>
public void SetSeed(int boardSize)
{
Random random = new Random();
gameProgress.ID = 0;
gameProgress.Columns = 20 * boardSize - 3;
gameProgress.Rows = 7 + boardSize * boardSize;
gameProgress.Iteration = 1;
gameProgress.LiveCells = 0;
gameProgress.Generation = new bool[gameProgress.Rows, gameProgress.Columns];
// Populates the first generation with 2 characters, chosen randomly.
bool[] randomFiller = new bool[] { true, false };
for (int rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < gameProgress.Rows; rowIndex++)
{
for (int colIndex = 0; colIndex < gameProgress.Columns; colIndex++)
{
int boolIndex = random.Next(randomFiller.Length);
gameProgress.Generation[rowIndex, colIndex] = randomFiller[boolIndex];
if (boolIndex == 0)
{
gameProgress.LiveCells++;
}
}
}
if (gameList == null)
{
gameList = new GameList();
}
gameList.Progress.Add(new GameProgress()
{
Generation = gameProgress.Generation,
LiveCells = gameProgress.LiveCells,
BoardSize = gameProgress.BoardSize,
Iteration = gameProgress.Iteration,
Columns = gameProgress.Columns,
Rows = gameProgress.Rows,
ID = gameList.Progress.Count + 1,
IsGameAlive = true,
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Shows menu where user can choose up to 8 games to load from file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gameList"> List with game ID's </param>
public void ChooseGame(GameList gameList, List <int> gamesLoaded)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, 3);
Console.WriteLine(" GAME LOADER \n\n" +
" Enter R to return to main menu \n\n" +
" Currently there are {0} games saved\n" +
" You can load and view up to 8 games\n" +
"\n\n Enter the ID numer of game You want to load!", gameList.Progress.Count
);
Console.Write(" Enter L to load games You've chosen: ");
foreach (int gameId in gamesLoaded)
{
Console.Write("{0}, ", gameId);
}
Console.SetCursorPosition(32, 14);
}
/// <summary>
/// Prints the Generation array of whole list and boarders using StringBuilder.
/// </summary>
/// <returns> Appended string of current game iteration. </returns>
public void PrintList(GameList gameList, List <int> gamesLoaded)
{
#region character symbols used
var boarderTop = "\u2584";
var boarderLeft = " \u2588";
var dot = "\u25CF";
var boarderRight = "\u2588";
var boarderBottom = "\u2580";
#endregion
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, 0);
Console.CursorVisible = false;
var sb = new StringBuilder(string.Empty);
#region stringBuilder
sb.AppendLine(" P - pause and resume game S - save game R - return to main menu");
sb.AppendLine();
sb.AppendFormat(" Games alive: {0} ", gameList.GamesAlive);
sb.AppendFormat(" Cells alive: {0} ", gameList.CellsAlive);
sb.AppendLine();
for (int index = 0; index < gamesLoaded.Count; index++)
{
for (int progress = 0; progress < gameList.Progress.Count; progress++)
{
if (gamesLoaded[index] == progress + 1)
{
sb.AppendLine();
sb.AppendFormat(" Live cells: {0} ", gameList.Progress[progress].LiveCells);
sb.AppendLine();
sb.AppendFormat(" Iteration NR: {0} ", gameList.Progress[progress].Iteration);
sb.AppendLine();
sb.Append(" ");
for (int width = 1; width < 20 * gameList.Progress[progress].BoardSize; width++)
{
sb.Append(boarderTop);
}
sb.AppendLine();
for (var rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < gameList.Progress[progress].Rows; rowIndex++)
{
sb.Append(boarderLeft);
for (var colIndex = 0; colIndex < gameList.Progress[progress].Columns; colIndex++)
{
if (gameList.Progress[progress].Generation[rowIndex, colIndex])
{
sb.Append(dot);
}
else
{
sb.Append(" ");
}
}
sb.Append(boarderRight);
sb.AppendLine();
}
sb.Append(" ");
for (int width = 1; width < 20 * gameList.Progress[progress].BoardSize; width++)
{
sb.Append(boarderBottom);
}
#endregion
}
}
}
var result = sb.ToString();
Console.WriteLine(result);
Console.SetWindowPosition(0, 0);
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes the current game progress to a file.
/// </summary>
public void Serialize(GameList gameList)
{
string result = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(gameList);
File.WriteAllText(FilePath, result);
}