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# Breakout
#	Joel Longanecker, 2007
#	Made with python 2.5

# system and pygame modules required
import sys, pygame

# this is a static class with all the game variables
class gameVars():
	
	# the paddle sub-class
	class paddle():
		x = 0
		y = 0
		w = 128
		h = 16
	
	# the ball sub-class
	class ball():
		x = 0
		y = 0
		vx = 0
		vy = 0
		radius = 8
	
	# the arena sub-class
	class arena():
		w = 512
		h = 640
		score = 0
		lives = 0
		round = 0
		balls = []	# The balls are like bricks, only simpler, a tuple of 4 (x, y, rad, (r,g,b))

# this class contains all the code of the game. 
class game():
	
	# The constructor initializes the game and game elements
	def __init__(self):
		
		# Initalize the screen
		pygame.init()
		self.screen = pygame.display.set_mode((gamestuff.arena.width, gamestuff.arena.height))
		
		# Initalize the ball (position and velocity)
		gamestuff.ball.x = 256.0
		gamestuff.ball.y = 384.0
		gamestuff.ball.vx = -1.25
		gamestuff.ball.vy = -1.33
		
		# Initialize the paddle
		gamestuff.paddle.x = 64.0
		gamestuff.paddle.y = gamestuff.arena.height - 32.0
		
		# It's important to have a start time, get the intial value of the timer.
		self.oldTime = pygame.time.get_ticks()

	# loop defines what's going on durring each pass
	def loop(self):
		
		# Calculate the change in time since the last time loop was called.
		# If this is the first pass, the oldTime was seeded in the constructor.
		newTime = pygame.time.get_ticks()
		dTime = (float(newTime - self.oldTime) / 1000.0) * 125.0
		self.oldTime = newTime
		
		# Poll for the events and what keys are currently pressed.
		e = pygame.event.poll()
		keys = pygame.key.get_pressed()
		
		# Make a local copy of the game variables.
		# These are shallow coppies, so any changes made here are made in the originals :D
		paddle = gamestuff.paddle
		ball = gamestuff.ball
		arena = gamestuff.arena
		
		# If an event has been found, process it!
		if not(e == pygame.NOEVENT):
			
			# If the event is quit, then quit
			if e.type == pygame.QUIT:
				sys.exit()
			
			# Even though key presses aren't being checked through the event pump, they
			# still generate an event when pressed or held down. Checking through 
			# get_keyPressed allows for rapid input response.
			if keys[pygame.K_LEFT]:
				paddle.x -= 10
				
				# Move the paddle and check the position.
				if paddle.x < 0:
					paddle.x = 0
				
			if keys[ pygame.K_RIGHT]:
				paddle.x += 10
				
				# Again, move the paddle and check the position.
				if (paddle.x + paddle.w)>= arena.w:
					paddle.x = arena.w - paddle.w
		
		# Do some physics magic with the ball to make it move around the screen.
		# The great thing is that the ball should move at a frame-rate independent
		# from the system.
		ball.x += ball.vx * dTime
		ball.y += ball.vy * dTime
		
		if(ball.x < 0):
			ball.vx = -ball.vx
			ball.x = 0
		
		if(ball.x > arena.w):
			ball.vx = -ball.vx
			ball.x = arena.w
			
		if(ball.y < 0):
			ball.vy = -ball.vy
			ball.y = 0
			
		if(ball.y > arena.h):
			ball.vy = -ball.vy
			ball.y = arena.h
			
		if(ball.y > paddle.y) and ((ball.y) < (paddle.y + paddle.h)) and ball.vy > 0.0:
			if((ball.x + ball.radius) > paddle.x) and ((ball.x - ball.radius) < paddle.x+ paddle.w):
				ball.vy = -ball.vy
				ball.y = paddle.y-ball.radius