TypingTrainer

Learn to touch type from your command line!

Gameplay screenshots

Screenshot

Installation

$ gem install 'typing_trainer'

Starting the game

$ typing_trainer

To exit during game, use Ctrl-C or wait until asked if you want to continue playing.

Usage

$ typing_trainer --help

Usage: typing_trainer [options]
-l, --level LEVEL                The starting level to play
-f, --file FILEPATH              Path to file containing custom text to use
-a, --advanced                   Hide finger help (default show)
-d, --debug                      Show debugging messages (default hide)

Contributing

  1. Fork it
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
  5. Create new Pull Request

Architecture Overview

This project is comprised by the following elements:

  1. typing_trainer - The binary to start the trainer
  2. TypingTrainer - The high level runner
  3. TypingTrainer::Game - Abstracts game mechanics and modes and screen
  4. TypingTrainer::LevelGenerator - Generates levels based on a layout
  5. TypingTrainer::Level - Represents a level: the text to use, instructions and settings
  6. TypingTrainer::KeyboardLayout - Defines finger mappings and letter progressions