/// <summary>
/// Generate a random board
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The new generated board</returns>
private MatixBoard GenerateNewBoard()
{
const int BOARD_SIZE = 8;
MatixBoard board = new MatixBoard();
Random randNum = new Random();
int tokenIndex = randNum.Next(0, BOARD_SIZE * BOARD_SIZE);
int cellCounter = 0;
board.MatixCells = new List<List<MatixCell>>();
for (int i = 0; i < BOARD_SIZE; i++)
{
List<MatixCell> columns = new List<MatixCell>();
for (int j = 0; j < BOARD_SIZE; j++)
{
MatixCell c = new MatixCell();
c.Row = i;
c.Column = j;
c.Value = randNum.Next(-15, 15 + 1);
if (cellCounter == tokenIndex)
c.Token = true;
else
c.Token = false;
cellCounter++;
columns.Add(c);
}
board.MatixCells.Add(columns);
}
return board;
}
/// <summary>
/// Serialize MatixBoard into an XML string
/// </summary>
/// <param name="matixBoard"></param>
/// <returns>XML formated string</returns>
private string SerializeMatixBoard(MatixBoard matixBoard)
{
XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MatixBoard));
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter(sb);
s.Serialize(sw, matixBoard);
sw.Close();
return sb.ToString();
}
/// <summary>
/// Construct a game
/// </summary>
/// <param name="firstEmail"></param>
/// <param name="firstNickname"></param>
/// <param name="secondEmail"></param>
/// <param name="secondNickname"></param>
public Game(string firstEmail, string firstNickname, string secondEmail, string secondNickname)
{
if(GenerateRandomTurn() == GameTurnType.HorizontalPlayer)
{
horisontalPlayer = new Player(firstEmail, firstNickname);
verticalPlayer = new Player(secondEmail, secondNickname);
}
else
{
horisontalPlayer = new Player(secondEmail, secondNickname);
verticalPlayer = new Player(firstEmail, firstNickname);
}
// Generate a new board
board = GenerateNewBoard();
// Set who starts the game
SetGenerateedRandomTurn();
}
