Module: Console

Defined in:
lib/console.rb

Overview

Functions which create a user-interface in the terminal

Constant Summary collapse

@@won_text =

Some definitions which may change one day, become configurable one day, need to be accessed (one day) from somewhere else or not.

%q"__  __               _       __               __
\ \/ /___  __  __   | |     / /___  ____     / /
 \  / __ \/ / / /   | | /| / / __ \/ __ \   / / 
 / / /_/ / /_/ /    | |/ |/ / /_/ / / / /  /_/  
/_/\____/\__,_/     |__/|__/\____/_/ /_/  (_)"
@@fail_text = 
%q"                                   __ 
 __ __            _               |  |
|  |  |___ _ _   | |___ ___ ___   |  |
|_   _| . | | |  | | . |_ -| -_|  |__|
|_| |___|___|  |_|___|___|___|  |__|"
@@win_sequence = 
%w"won.. won.. Won.. WOn.. wON.. wON!. woN!! won!! won.!  won.. _on.. __n.. ___.. ___.. w__.. wo_.. "
@@wait_sequence = 
%w"U\  V\  Y\  T\  |\  ¦\  :\  .\  _\  .\  o\  O\ "
@@fail_sequence = 
%w":-|\  :-|\  :-[\  :-[\  :-(\  :-(\  8-(\  8-(\  8-(\  8-(\  8-(\  8-(\  8-(\  8-(\  .... |... lo.. Los. LOso LOSe LOSE lOSE loSE lose"
@@points = 
0

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#a2i(array) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 151

def a2i(array)
  UserInput::a2i(array)
end

#ask_new_event ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 162

def ask_new_event
  puts "\nEnter number for more information about an event, 'a' to play with one new, random event, 'q' to quit." 
  UserInput::input()
end

#clear ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 123

def clear
  system 'clear'
end

#compare_order(response) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 205

def compare_order(response)
  puts "\n... You say: " << bold(response.join(', '))
  devents = @m_events.dup.sort {|f, s| f.year <=> s.year } 
  cmt = "\tThe right order is:\n" << devents.collect {|ev| ev.disp_index.to_s << ') ' << ev.year.to_s }.join("\n").box()
  wait(@@wait_sequence, 1, cmt)
end

#detail(num) ⇒ Object

show information on an event



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 186

def detail(num)
  if(0 != num && num <= @m_events.length)
    det = @m_events.detect{|ev| ev.disp_index == num}.detail
    if(det && !det.empty?)
      puts ("\n" << num.to_s << ') ' << det).box(:color => :green)
    else
      puts " - No details known -"
    end
  end
end

#int_array_input(len, range) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 158

def int_array_input(len, range)
  UserInput::int_array_input(len, range ) 
end

#int_input(range = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 155

def int_input(range = nil)
  UserInput::int_input(range)
end

#lose ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 172

def lose
  wait @@fail_sequence, 1, red(@@fail_text )
end

#new_event ⇒ Object

add a new event to the game



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 129

def new_event
  known_events = @m_events.collect {|ev| ev.title}
  available = $events.collect {|ev| ev unless known_events.include?(ev[0]) }.compact
  if !available || available.empty?
    puts "\n\tNo more events available. Aborting. Bye"
    puts
    return :all_events_done
  end
  clear
  out = ''
  @m_events.each_with_index {|ev, i| out << (i + 1).to_s << ') ' << ev.title << "\n"}
  puts out.box(:left => 2)

  puts "Indicate the event from the previous list, which precedes the following, or '0' (zero) to put it in front:"
  srand(Time.new.usec)
  index = rand(available.length)
  ev = Event.new(available[index]) 
  @m_events << ev
  puts ev.title.box(:color => :yellow)
  return ev
end

#position_by_user(p) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 197

def position_by_user(p)
  if(p > 0)
    puts "\n... You say: " << bold("after \"" << @m_events[p-1].title << "\"")
  else
    puts "\n... You say: " << bold("Earlier than any of the listed events")
  end
end

#score(pts, all_done = false) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 167

def score(pts, all_done = false)
  intro = (all_done ? 'Final score' : 'Current score')
  puts ' (' << intro << ': %i %s)' %[pts, (pts == 1 ? 'point' : 'points')]
end

#show_correct_order ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 180

def show_correct_order
  cmt = "\tThe right order is:\n" << @m_events.collect {|ev| (@m_events.index(ev) + 1).to_s << ') ' << ev.title << ' (' << ev.year.to_s << ')'}.join("\n").box()
  wait(@@wait_sequence, 1, cmt) 
end

#start_game ⇒ Object

start with some arbitrary events



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 41

def start_game
  available = $events
  clear
  puts bold("\nPut the following events into the right chronological order (e.g.: 2 3 1).")
  @m_events = Array.new
  out = ''
  $num_events.times do |i|
    srand(Time.new.usec)
    index = rand(available.length)
    ev = Event.new(available.delete_at(index))
    ev.disp_index = (i + 1)
    @m_events << ev
    out << (i + 1).to_s << ') ' << ev.title << "\n"
  end
  puts out.box(:left => 2)
  response = nil

  response = int_array_input($num_events, (1..$num_events) ) 
  if response == :quit_game
    score @@points, true
    exit true
  end

  compare_order(response)
  # good order of the response-array
  if good_order(response)
    @@points += $num_events 
    win
  else
    lose
  end
  score(@@points)

  # Start the loop. Add events as requested.
  until @m_events.length == $MAX_NUM_EVENTS do
    ui = ask_new_event
    if ui == :quit_game
      score @@points, true
      exit true
    end
    if('a' == ui)
      ev = new_event
      if ev == :all_events_done
        score(@@points, true) 
        exit true
      end

      # ------> unresolved trouble with 0-based array.indices. <----------
      # 1) exclude new event from the choices (hence -1), allow 0 as 'earlier than any'.
      r = int_input(0..(@m_events.length - 1) )
      if r == :quit_game
        score @@points, true
        exit true
      end
      # User-input can be 0, which complicates the comparison with the
      # 0-based event-array.  

      # 2) in the range of known events, if not 0 (hence 0 is allowed).
      position_by_user(r)

      # 4) 'order' must fit in between the indices of the event-array (0-based, hence -1. Again.)
      ok = good_order(r - 1, ev)

      sort_years(true)
      # 5) show the resulting order as starting from 1, not 0.
      show_correct_order
      # <---------- This should be it. ------------>

      if ok
        @@points += 1
        win
      else
        lose
      end
      score(@@points)
    else
      detail( a2i(ui) )
    end
  end

end

#wait(seq, sec, cmt) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 212

def wait(seq, sec, cmt)
  bi = BusyIndicator.new(false)
  bi.sequence = seq
  bi.run
  sleep sec
  bi.stop(cmt)
end

#win ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/console.rb', line 176

def win
  wait(@@win_sequence, 1, green(@@won_text) )
end