Miscellany

#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

// pegs game[11]
// game[10] = original code
// game[9-0] attempts and result

struct pegs{
	char peg[4];
	int white, black;
};

// neat little function that i needed and couldnt find any built in one
// function will find the place of a character in a char array (of varying size)
// input character and char array, output int
int indexof(char x, char *y){
	int size, i = 0;
	// sizeof will return the number of bytes used.
	// y / *y will return the number of elements in the array
	size = sizeof(y)/sizeof(*y);
	
	while(i < size && x != y[i])
		i++;
		
	return i;
}

// function verifys user input.  input char array[4], output boolean
bool verify(char x[4]){
	bool valid = true;
	char ref[5] = {'r','b','o','y','g'};
	int i = 0;
	while(i < 4 && valid == true){
		if(ref[indexof(x[i], ref)] != x[i])
			valid = false;
		i++;
	}
	return valid;
}

// function gets user input for code guess.  input/output char array[4],
void getcode(char peg[4]){
	cout << "(r)ed, (b)lue, (o)range, (y)ellow, (g)reen" << endl;
	do{
		cout << "type in your code, seperated by spaces: ";
		cin.ignore(80, '\n');
		cin >> peg[0] >> peg[1] >> peg[2] >> peg[3];
	}
	while(!verify(peg));
		
}

void initialize(pegs game[11], bool ai){
	int i = 0, j = 0;
	char ref[5] = {'r','b','o','y','g'};
	
	if(ai){
		srand(time(NULL));
		for(i = 0; i < 4; i++)
			game[10].peg[i] = ref[rand() % 5];
	}
	else{
		cout << "Make sure the codebreaker isnt looking!" << endl;
		getcode(game[10].peg);
	}

	for(i = 0; i < 10; i++){
		for(j = 0; j < 4; j++)
			game[i].peg[j] = '.';
		
		game[i].black = 0;
		game[i].white = 0;
	}
}

void printmm(pegs game[11]){
    int i = 9, j = 0;
	
	system("cls");
    for(i; i >= 0; i--){
        cout << "row " << i << " ";
		
		j = 0;
		for(j; j < 4; j++)
			cout << "| " << game[i].peg[j] << " ";
		
		cout << " :: " << game[i].black << " | " << game[i].white << endl;
	}
}

void compare(pegs code, pegs &guess){
	int i = 0, c = 0;
	char ref[5] = {'r','b','o','y','g'};
	int colors[2][5] = {{0,0,0,0,0},{0,0,0,0,0}};
	for(i = 0; i < 4; i++){
		if(code.peg[i] == guess.peg[i])
			guess.black++;
		else{
			colors[0][indexof(code.peg[i], ref)]++;
			colors[1][indexof(guess.peg[i], ref)]++;
		}
	}

	for(i = 0; i < 5; i++){
		if(colors[0][i] + colors[1][i] != 0){
			c = (colors[0][i] <= colors[1][i]) ? 0 : 1;
			guess.white += colors[c][i];
		}
	}
}

void play(bool ai){
	pegs game[11];
	int turn = 0;
	bool victory = false;

	system("cls");
	initialize(game, ai);
	
	printmm(game);
	while(!victory && turn < 10){
		getcode(game[turn].peg);
		compare(game[10], game[turn]);
		if(game[turn].black == 4)
			victory = true;
		else
			turn++;
			
		printmm(game);
	}

	if(victory)
		cout << endl << "Congrats, You won on turn " << turn << "!" << endl;
	else
		cout << endl << "Sorry, but you just lost the game" << endl;
	
}

// rules. no input, outputs text
void rules(){
	system("cls");
	cout << "how to play: " << endl
		 << "coming to a theatre near you" << endl;
}

// menu function.  no input, outputs text to screen
void menu(){
	bool repeat = true;
	do{
		int choice;

		cout << endl
			 << "1. player vs player" << endl
			 << "2. player vs computer" << endl
			 << "3. rules" << endl
			 << "4. exit" << endl;
		cin.ignore(80, '\n');
		cin >> choice;

		switch(choice){
			case 2:
				play(true);
				break;
			case 3:
				rules();
				break;
			case 4:
				repeat = false;
				break;
			default:
				play(false);
				break;
		}
	}
	while(repeat);
}

// i dont like my main function.  at all. i never have. it's too dependant :(
int main(){
	menu();
	return 0;
}