public List <List <Glyph> > Render(bool showMines = false)
{
var boardLines = new List <List <Glyph> >();
//construct the top and bottom legends and borders
var yLegendPad = Height > 9 ? " " : " "; //when the height reaches double digits more padding is needed
var xLegendLine = Utils.StringToLine(yLegendPad + " ");
var xLegendBorderCenter = new List <Glyph>();
var xLegendBorderTop = Utils.StringToLine(yLegendPad + "┌──┐", ConsoleColor.Blue);
var xLegendBorderBottom = Utils.StringToLine(yLegendPad + "└──┘", ConsoleColor.Blue);
for (int i = 0; i < Width; i++)
{
//generate horizontal A/B/C etc legend markers and border, changing colour if player is on this column
xLegendLine.AddRange(Utils.StringToLine(Utils.GetXLegendValue(i) + " ", _Player.PositionX == i ? ConsoleColor.Red : ConsoleColor.White));
xLegendBorderCenter.AddRange(Utils.StringToLine("──", ConsoleColor.Blue));
}
//2 gets us into the ┌──┐ space
xLegendBorderTop.InsertRange(yLegendPad.Length + 2, xLegendBorderCenter);
xLegendBorderBottom.InsertRange(yLegendPad.Length + 2, xLegendBorderCenter);
//add the top legend lines
boardLines.Add(xLegendLine);
boardLines.Add(xLegendBorderTop);
//generate mine field lines remembering that we loop the rows first since we're printing glyphs left to right one line at a time
for (int y = Height - 1; y >= 0; y--)
{
int lineNum = y + 1;
string legendPad = Height > 9 && lineNum <= 9 ? " " : ""; //correct padding depending on if this is a double digit row
//create a new line starting with the the legend, switching colours if the player is on this row
var line = new List <Glyph>()
{
new Glyph(legendPad + lineNum.ToString(), _Player.PositionY == y ? ConsoleColor.Red : ConsoleColor.White),
new Glyph(' '),
new Glyph('│', ConsoleColor.Blue),
new Glyph(' '),
};
//loop the columns
for (int x = 0; x < Width; x++)
{
//display the player icon or mine field square as necessary
if (_Player.PositionX == x && _Player.PositionY == y)
{
line.Add(new Glyph(_Output.EmojiSupport ? "⛵️" : "|>"));
}
else
{
//show a mine location only if required (e.g. game is over)
var square = GetSquare(x, y);
if (square == Enums.SquareStatus.Mine && !showMines)
{
square = Enums.SquareStatus.Safe;
}
line.Add(new Glyph(_Output.ConvertGameSquareToGlyphValue(square)));
}
}
//finish the line with the legend
line.Add(new Glyph(' '));
line.Add(new Glyph('│', ConsoleColor.Blue));
line.Add(new Glyph(' '));
line.Add(new Glyph(lineNum.ToString(), _Player.PositionY == y ? ConsoleColor.Red : ConsoleColor.White));
boardLines.Add(line);
}
//add the bottom legend to the board
boardLines.Add(xLegendBorderBottom);
boardLines.Add(xLegendLine);
return(boardLines);
}
public void RenderToOutput()
{
var gameLines = new List <List <Glyph> >();
var gameTitle = $"{_Output.ConvertGameSquareToGlyphValue(Enums.SquareStatus.Mine)} Welcome to {_GameTitle} {_Output.ConvertGameSquareToGlyphValue(Enums.SquareStatus.Mine)}";
var padding = (_Output.WindowWidth - gameTitle.Length) / 2;
//insert the main heading
gameLines.Insert(0, new List <Glyph>());
gameLines.Insert(1, Utils.StringToLine(new StringBuilder().Append(' ', padding).Append(gameTitle).ToString(), ConsoleColor.Red));
gameLines.Insert(2, Utils.StringToLine(new StringBuilder().Append(' ', padding - 1).Append('═', gameTitle.Length + 2).ToString(), ConsoleColor.Red));
gameLines.Insert(3, new List <Glyph>());
//generate the board
var boardLines = _Board.Render(State == Enums.GameState.Loser || State == Enums.GameState.Winner);
//generate the status/info lines to sit beside the board
var info = new List <string>()
{
"Navigate from West to East using the arrow keys",
"Watch out for the mines!",
"",
State == Enums.GameState.DifficultySelect ? "Select difficulty: [E]asy / [M]edium / [H]ard"
: State == Enums.GameState.StartPositionSelect ? "Enter start row number and press ENTER:"
: State == Enums.GameState.Loser || State == Enums.GameState.Winner ? "Press R to reset, ESC to quit"
: "",
"",
State == Enums.GameState.StartPositionSelect ? _DesiredStartPosition : "",
State == Enums.GameState.Loser ? "GAME OVER"
: State == Enums.GameState.Winner ? $"CONGRATULATIONS, YOU MADE IT!"
: State == Enums.GameState.FreeMovement ? $"Position: {Utils.GetXLegendValue(_Player.PositionX)}{_Player.PositionY + 1}" : "",
State != Enums.GameState.Loser && State != Enums.GameState.Winner ? $"Lives remaining: {LivesRemaining}" : "",
State != Enums.GameState.DifficultySelect ? $"Moves made: {MoveCounter}" : ""
};
//board should be positioned to the right of the screen so the lhs has space for status and instructions
var boardWidth = boardLines.First().Count;
padding = (_Output.WindowWidth - boardWidth) - 10; //10 cols of safety margin
//create the default padding used for board lines without any info/status text
var defaultPadder = new StringBuilder().Append(' ', padding).ToString();
var infoStartLine = (boardLines.Count - info.Count) / 2; //positions the info/status block roughly in the middle of the board height
//merge our status/info lines with the board lines
for (int i = 0; i < boardLines.Count - 1; i++)
{
var linePrepend = defaultPadder;
//check we're in an appropriate place in the board lines array and build the status/info padded string
if (i >= infoStartLine && i - infoStartLine < info.Count)
{
linePrepend = BuildBoardLinePrependString(info[i - infoStartLine], padding);
}
//insert the status/info line into the list of chars for this board line
boardLines[i].InsertRange(0, Utils.StringToLine(linePrepend));
}
//add the board into the overall output array
gameLines.AddRange(boardLines);
//clear the display and print out each line of the game
_Output.Clear();
foreach (var line in gameLines)
{
foreach (var chr in line)
{
_Output.RenderSingle(chr);
}
_Output.Flush();
}
_Output.SetGameDefaultColors();
}
