A1/main.cpp

/* CSCI 200: Assignment 1 (Rock Paper Scissors): Tyler Beckman
 *
 * Author: Tyler Beckman
 * Resources used:
 * While learning how to use classes & polymorphism in the way I wanted to,
 * student Maxwell Gross helped me debug why the way I was trying to use classes
 * didn't work (virtual fields not existing, where I needed to put class
 * definitions vs method definitions, etc). No code was copied or written for
 * me, he just helped me understand how all of these structures I was used to in
 * other langs like Java and JS worked in cpp :)
 *
 * Description:
 * A C++ program to play rock paper scissors (lizard spock) against
 * randomly-generated computer hands. A hand can be entered to start, and is
 * then compared against a random one. The game can then be played again until
 * the user chooses to stop. After each round, statistics are gathered and
 * displayed after the user chooses to exit the game.
 *
 * Note on project structure:
 * Just for fun and to get ahead on learning cpp, I did create my RPS using
 * classes, inheritance, and polymorphism. I have experience with this in
 * multiple other languages, so I felt it would be fun to use this as an excuse
 * to learn how the concepts work in cpp. I apologize if this is more
 * complicated than we were supposed to make it, but it was fun and it should
 * still be a perfectly functional and point-scoring program :). To clarify, I
 * didn't copy any code but I did use multiple online tutorials and references
 * to learn how classes and the such work in cpp.
 *
 * Edits since first submission:
 * I passed the mt19937 and uniform distribution variables as arguments by
 * reference to the generateRandom function, to avoid unnecessary re-creation of
 * the Mersenne Twister.
 */
#include "hands.h"

#include <chrono>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <ostream>

int main(void) {
  int wins = 0;
  int losses = 0;
  int ties = 0;

  std::mt19937 mt(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count());
  std::uniform_int_distribution<int> intDist(0, 4);

  while (true) {
    // Take a letter input and convert it to the correct class type for
    // later use
    char handLetter;
    std::cout << "Welcome to a round of [R]ock [P]aper [S]cissors [L]izard "
                 "Sp[O]ck! Please enter "
                 "a hand to play (R/P/S/L/O): ";
    std::cin >> handLetter;
    const std::unique_ptr<Hand> userHand = Hand::fromChar(handLetter);

    // Generate a random "computer" hand and display the two choices
    const std::unique_ptr<Hand> computerHand =
        Hand::generateRandom(mt, intDist);

    std::cout << std::endl
              << "Player chose " << userHand->getHandName() << std::endl
              << "Computer chose " << computerHand->getHandName() << std::endl
              << std::endl;

    // Compare the two hands, add to statistics, and give the correct output
    // and explanation
    switch (userHand->compareAgainst(*computerHand)) {
      case Win:
        std::cout << "The player wins, as " << userHand->getHandName()
                  << " beats " << computerHand->getHandName() << "!"
                  << std::endl;
        wins++;
        break;
      case Tie:
        std::cout << "No one wins, as " << userHand->getHandName()
                  << " is the same as " << computerHand->getHandName() << "."
                  << std::endl;
        ties++;
        break;
      case Loss:
        std::cout << "The computer wins, as " << computerHand->getHandName()
                  << " beats " << userHand->getHandName() << "." << std::endl;
        losses++;
        break;
    }

    // Ask if the user would like to play again or exit
    char playAgain;
    std::cout << "Do you want to play again (Y/N)? ";
    std::cin >> playAgain;
    switch (playAgain) {
      case 'Y':
      case 'y':
        std::cout << std::endl;
        continue;
      case 'N':
      case 'n':
      default:
        std::cout << std::endl
                  << "Thanks for playing!" << std::endl
                  << "You won " << wins << " game(s), lost " << losses
                  << " game(s), and tied " << ties << " time(s)." << std::endl;
        std::exit(0);
    }
  }
}