/**
* This method receives a soldier and a move offset and returns all the available moves that the soldier possibly has with the given
* move offset.
*/
public List <Move> GetPossibleSoldierMoves(Soldier i_Soldier, byte i_MoveOffset)
{
CheckersCoordinates soldierLocation = i_Soldier.Location;
char targetRightColumn = (char)(soldierLocation.Column + i_MoveOffset);
char targetLeftColumn = (char)(soldierLocation.Column - i_MoveOffset);
char targetTopRow = (char)(soldierLocation.Row - i_MoveOffset);
char targetBottomRow = (char)(soldierLocation.Row + i_MoveOffset);
List <Move> possibleMoves = new List <Move>();
CheckersCoordinates[] coordinates = new CheckersCoordinates[Move.k_PossibleDiagonalMoves];
// Creating the coordinates as we need them for the Move objects.
coordinates[0] = new CheckersCoordinates(targetRightColumn, targetTopRow);
coordinates[1] = new CheckersCoordinates(targetLeftColumn, targetTopRow);
coordinates[2] = new CheckersCoordinates(targetRightColumn, targetBottomRow);
coordinates[3] = new CheckersCoordinates(targetLeftColumn, targetBottomRow);
foreach (CheckersCoordinates coordinate in coordinates)
{
Move generatedMove = new Move(soldierLocation, coordinate);
generatedMove.Player = i_Soldier.Player;
if (IsMoveValid(generatedMove))
{
possibleMoves.Add(generatedMove);
}
}
return(possibleMoves);
}
/**
* This method receives a Soldier and returns whether the soldier has valid moves according to their offset.
* Offset 1 means it can move 1 step diagonally, offset 2 means it can move 2 steps diagonally (only valid for jumpable moves).
*/
public bool SoldierHasMoves(Soldier i_Soldier, byte i_MoveOffset)
{
CheckersCoordinates soldierLocation = i_Soldier.Location;
List <Move> possibleMoves = GetPossibleSoldierMoves(i_Soldier, i_MoveOffset);
return(possibleMoves.Count > 0);
}
private void OnSoldierRemoved(CheckersCoordinates i_Coordinates)
{
if (SoldierRemoved != null)
{
SoldierRemoved.Invoke(i_Coordinates);
}
}
private Tile getTileByLocation(CheckersCoordinates i_Coordinates)
{
byte rowIndex = CheckersBoard.GetRowIndexByLetter(i_Coordinates.Row);
byte colIndex = CheckersBoard.GetColumnIndexByLetter(i_Coordinates.Column);
return(m_Tiles[rowIndex, colIndex]);
}
/**
* Constructor - creates a new soldier with a given set of coordinates and its type.
*/
public Soldier(eType i_SoldierType, CheckersCoordinates i_Location)
{
m_SoldierType = i_SoldierType;
m_Location = i_Location;
initPlayerType();
}
/**
* This method receives a Checkers Coordinates in the board and removes the soldier located at that position from the board.
*/
public void RemoveSoldier(CheckersCoordinates i_Location)
{
byte rowIndex = GetRowIndexByLetter(i_Location.Row);
byte colIndex = GetColumnIndexByLetter(i_Location.Column);
m_Board[rowIndex, colIndex] = null;
}
/**
* This method receives a move object and returns whether the move is a legit jumpable move or not.
*/
public bool IsJumpableMove(Move i_Move)
{
bool jumpableMove = true;
CheckersCoordinates currentLocation = i_Move.CurrentLocation;
CheckersCoordinates targetLocation = i_Move.TargetLocation;
int columnsDelta = targetLocation.Column - currentLocation.Column;
int rowsDelta = targetLocation.Row - currentLocation.Row;
Player movePlayer = i_Move.Player != null ? i_Move.Player : GetCurrentPlayer();
if (Math.Abs(columnsDelta) != Move.k_JumpMovesOffset || Math.Abs(rowsDelta) != Move.k_JumpMovesOffset)
{
jumpableMove = false;
}
else
{
Soldier jumpableSoldier = getJumpedSoldier(i_Move);
// Checking that there is a jumpable soldier to jump over and that it's the opponent's soldier.
if (jumpableSoldier == null || movePlayer.PlayerType == jumpableSoldier.PlayerType)
{
jumpableMove = false;
}
else if (m_LastMove != null && m_LastMove.HasDoubleJump && !currentLocation.Equals(m_LastMove.TargetLocation))
{
// Checking that if the last move is a double jump move, then the last soldier played is the current soldier.
jumpableMove = false;
}
}
return(jumpableMove);
}
/**
* This method receives a Checkers Coordinates in the board and returns the soldier located in that position.
*/
public Soldier GetSoldierAt(CheckersCoordinates i_Location)
{
byte rowIndex = GetRowIndexByLetter(i_Location.Row);
byte colIndex = GetColumnIndexByLetter(i_Location.Column);
return(GetSoldierAt(rowIndex, colIndex));
}
/**
* Constructor - creates a new move object using a given current location and target location.
*/
public Move(CheckersCoordinates i_CurrentLocation, CheckersCoordinates i_TargetLocation)
{
m_CurrentLocation = i_CurrentLocation;
m_TargetLocation = i_TargetLocation;
m_HasDoubleJump = false;
initIsJumpMove();
}
private void soldiers_SoldierRemoved(CheckersCoordinates i_Coordinates)
{
byte rowIndex = CheckersBoard.GetRowIndexByLetter(i_Coordinates.Row);
byte colIndex = CheckersBoard.GetColumnIndexByLetter(i_Coordinates.Column);
// Removing the soldier button from the board.
m_FormGame.Controls.Remove(m_Tiles[rowIndex, colIndex].ButtonSoldier);
m_Tiles[rowIndex, colIndex].ButtonSoldier = null;
}
/**
* This method receives a move object that represents a jump move and returns the jumped soldier location.
*/
public CheckersCoordinates getJumpedSoldierLocation(Move i_Move)
{
CheckersCoordinates targetLocation = i_Move.TargetLocation;
CheckersCoordinates currentLocation = i_Move.CurrentLocation;
char middleColumn = (char)((currentLocation.Column + targetLocation.Column) / 2);
char middleRow = (char)((currentLocation.Row + targetLocation.Row) / 2);
return(new CheckersCoordinates(middleColumn, middleRow));
}
private void moveButtonSoldier(Move i_Move)
{
CheckersCoordinates sourceLocation = i_Move.CurrentLocation;
CheckersCoordinates targetLocation = i_Move.TargetLocation;
Tile sourceTile = getTileByLocation(sourceLocation);
Tile targetTile = getTileByLocation(targetLocation);
sourceTile.ButtonSoldier.AnimateMoveToTile(targetTile);
}
/**
* This method receives a valid string which represents a Move object and returns the Move object that the string represents.
*/
public static Move Parse(string i_MoveString)
{
char currentColumn = i_MoveString[0];
char targetColumn = i_MoveString[3];
char currentRow = i_MoveString[1];
char targetRow = i_MoveString[4];
CheckersCoordinates currentLocation = new CheckersCoordinates(currentColumn, currentRow);
CheckersCoordinates targetLocation = new CheckersCoordinates(targetColumn, targetRow);
Move parsed = new Move(currentLocation, targetLocation);
return(parsed);
}
/**
* This method receives a Move object and moves a soldier in the board from the current location the soldier is located at to the target location.
*/
public void MoveSoldier(Move i_Move)
{
CheckersCoordinates currentLocation = i_Move.CurrentLocation;
CheckersCoordinates targetLocation = i_Move.TargetLocation;
byte currentRowIndex = GetRowIndexByLetter(currentLocation.Row);
byte currentColIndex = GetColumnIndexByLetter(currentLocation.Column);
byte targetRowIndex = GetRowIndexByLetter(targetLocation.Row);
byte targetColIndex = GetColumnIndexByLetter(targetLocation.Column);
Soldier moveSoldier = m_Board[currentRowIndex, currentColIndex];
moveSoldier.Location = targetLocation;
m_Board[targetRowIndex, targetColIndex] = moveSoldier;
RemoveSoldier(currentLocation);
}
private void makePlayerMove(Tile i_SourceButton, Tile i_TargetButton)
{
char currentColumn = (char)(CheckersCoordinates.k_StartColumn + i_SourceButton.Column);
char currentRow = (char)(CheckersCoordinates.k_StartRow + i_SourceButton.Row);
char targetColumn = (char)(CheckersCoordinates.k_StartColumn + i_TargetButton.Column);
char targetRow = (char)(CheckersCoordinates.k_StartRow + i_TargetButton.Row);
CheckersCoordinates currentLocation = new CheckersCoordinates(currentColumn, currentRow);
CheckersCoordinates targetLocation = new CheckersCoordinates(targetColumn, targetRow);
Move soldierMove = new Move(currentLocation, targetLocation);
r_GameHandler.MakeMove(soldierMove);
m_PressedTile.BackColor = sr_ValidSquareColor;
m_PressedTile = null;
}
/**
* This method receives a start row and a soldier type and intializes the soldiers lines for each soldier type starting from the given start row.
*/
private void initSoldiersLines(char i_StartRow, Soldier.eType i_SoldierType)
{
byte amountOfSoldiersLines = GetAmountOfSoldiersLines();
for (char i = i_StartRow; i < i_StartRow + amountOfSoldiersLines; i++)
{
char startColumn = (char)('A' + (i % 2));
for (char j = startColumn; j < startColumn + m_Size; j += (char)2)
{
CheckersCoordinates soldierLocation = new CheckersCoordinates(j, i);
byte realRowIndex = GetRowIndexByLetter(i);
byte realColIndex = GetColumnIndexByLetter(j);
m_Board[realRowIndex, realColIndex] = new Soldier(i_SoldierType, soldierLocation);
}
}
}
/**
* This method receives a Move object and returns whether the soldier making the move is going in the right direction.
*/
private bool soldierMovingInRightDirection(Move i_Move)
{
CheckersCoordinates currentLocation = i_Move.CurrentLocation;
int rowsDelta = i_Move.TargetLocation.Row - currentLocation.Row; // Calculating the rows delta which tells us if the direction is up or down.
bool validRowDelta = rowsDelta != 0; // If the rows delta is 0 then the soldier is moving horizontally which is invalid.
Player movePlayer = i_Move.Player != null ? i_Move.Player : GetCurrentPlayer();
Soldier soldier = m_CheckersBoard.GetSoldierAt(currentLocation);
bool playerMovingInRightDirection;
// If the rows delta is greater than zero then the soldier is moving down (which should be done by a king or by player two and vice versa).
if (rowsDelta > 0)
{
playerMovingInRightDirection = movePlayer == m_PlayerOne;
}
else
{
playerMovingInRightDirection = movePlayer == m_PlayerTwo;
}
return(validRowDelta && (!playerMovingInRightDirection || soldier.IsKing()));
}
/**
* This method receives a Move and returns whether it is a valid move.
* A valid move must be a diagonal move which doesn't overlap another soldier, it must move an actual soldier, it must not exceed the board's boundaries,
* if it's a jump move then it must be jumping over the opponent's soldier and if the move isn't a jump move but the player has jump moves available, then
* the move isn't valid as well.
*/
public bool IsMoveValid(Move i_Move)
{
bool validMove = true;
CheckersCoordinates targetLocation = i_Move.TargetLocation;
CheckersCoordinates currentLocation = i_Move.CurrentLocation;
Player movePlayer = i_Move.Player != null ? i_Move.Player : GetCurrentPlayer();
if (!targetLocation.IsValid(m_CheckersBoard.Size) || !currentLocation.IsValid(m_CheckersBoard.Size))
{
validMove = false;
}
else
{
Soldier soldier = m_CheckersBoard.GetSoldierAt(currentLocation);
Soldier targetLocationSoldier = m_CheckersBoard.GetSoldierAt(targetLocation);
// Checking that the soldier actually exists and that we're not trying to move the soldier to an existing soldier.
if (soldier == null || targetLocationSoldier != null)
{
validMove = false;
}
else if (!isValidDiagonalMove(i_Move))
{
validMove = false;
}
else if (i_Move.IsJumpMove && !IsJumpableMove(i_Move))
{
validMove = false;
}
else if (!i_Move.IsJumpMove && PlayerHasJumpMove(movePlayer))
{
validMove = false;
}
}
return(validMove);
}
/**
* This method receives a Checkers Coordinates in the board and returns the soldier located in that position.
* This method is a bridge between the UI and the CheckersBoard because we don't want to expose the CheckersBoard itself to the UI.
*/
public Soldier GetSoldierAt(CheckersCoordinates i_Location)
{
return(m_CheckersBoard.GetSoldierAt(i_Location));
}
/**
* This method receives a move object and returns the soldier that was jumped over (in case the move was a jump move).
*/
private Soldier getJumpedSoldier(Move i_Move)
{
CheckersCoordinates jumpedSoldierLocation = getJumpedSoldierLocation(i_Move);
return(m_CheckersBoard.GetSoldierAt(jumpedSoldierLocation));
}