/// <summary>
/// Validate input string and format
/// </summary>
/// <param name="userInput"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static ConfigStruct ValidateInput(string userInput)
{
ConfigStruct config = new ConfigStruct();
string[] configinstringformat = userInput.Split('#');
string[] gridconfiguration;
Exception exception = new Exception(INVALIDINPUTMESSAGE);
try
{
config.pattern = configinstringformat[0];
if (configinstringformat.Length != 4) throw exception;
gridconfiguration = configinstringformat[1].Split(',');
bool result = Int32.TryParse(configinstringformat[2], out config.maxgenerations);
// Validate null and int type
if (gridconfiguration.Length != 2 || int.Parse(gridconfiguration[0]) <= 0 || int.Parse(gridconfiguration[1]) <= 0 || (!result) || (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(userInput)))
{
throw exception;
}
else
{
config.gridrowcount = int.Parse(gridconfiguration[0]);
config.gridcolcount = int.Parse(gridconfiguration[1]);
}
// Validate coordinate string
string[] coordinstring = configinstringformat[3].Split('|');
for (int i = 0; i < coordinstring.Length; i++)
{
string[] coordinatepair = coordinstring[i].Split(',');
int rownum;
int colnum;
if ((!Int32.TryParse(coordinatepair[0], out rownum)) || (!Int32.TryParse(coordinatepair[1], out colnum)))
{
throw exception;
}
}
config.CoOrds = coordinstring;
}
catch
{
// Can do cleanup work here.
Console.WriteLine(exception.Message);
}
finally
{
config.pattern = null;
}
return config;
}
/// <summary>
/// Process Simulation
/// </summary>
/// <param name="configparams"></param>
private static void ProcessSimultion(ConfigStruct configparams)
{
Game objLifeGame = new Game(configparams.gridrowcount , configparams.gridcolcount);
objLifeGame.MaxGenerations = configparams.maxgenerations;
Console.BufferHeight = (Console.BufferHeight > objLifeGame.MaxGenerations * 20) ? Console.BufferHeight : objLifeGame.MaxGenerations * 20;
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("Simulating Pattern: " + configparams.pattern + "\n");
for (int i = 0; i < configparams.CoOrds.Length; i++)
{
string[] coordinstring = configparams.CoOrds[i].Split(',');
objLifeGame.ToggleGridCell(int.Parse(coordinstring[0]), int.Parse(coordinstring[1]));
}
objLifeGame.Init();
Console.WriteLine(RETURNMAINMESSAGE);
Console.WriteLine(EXITMESSAGE);
char key = Console.ReadKey(false).KeyChar;
if (key.ToString().ToUpper() == "B") { Console.Clear(); PrintWelcomeAndInstructions(); return; }
}