import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;
/**
* Game of Synonym
*
* Based on the Basic game of Synonym here
* https://github.com/coding-horror/basic-computer-games/blob/main/85%20Synonym/synonym.bas
*
* Note: The idea was to create a version of the 1970's Basic game in Java, without introducing
* new features - no additional text, error checking, etc has been added.
*/
public class Synonym {
public static final String[] RANDOM_ANSWERS = {"RIGHT", "CORRECT", "FINE", "GOOD!", "CHECK"};
// Used for keyboard input
private final Scanner kbScanner;
// List of words and synonyms
private final ArrayList synonyms;
private enum GAME_STATE {
INIT,
PLAY,
GAME_OVER
}
// Current game state
private GAME_STATE gameState;
private int currentQuestion;
public Synonym() {
kbScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
synonyms = new ArrayList<>();
gameState = GAME_STATE.INIT;
}
/**
* Main game loop
*/
public void play() {
do {
switch (gameState) {
case INIT:
intro();
currentQuestion = 0;
// Load data
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("FIRST", new String[]{"START", "BEGINNING", "ONSET", "INITIAL"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("SIMILAR", new String[]{"SAME", "LIKE", "RESEMBLING"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("MODEL", new String[]{"PATTERN", "PROTOTYPE", "STANDARD", "CRITERION"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("SMALL", new String[]{"INSIGNIFICANT", "LITTLE", "TINY", "MINUTE"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("STOP", new String[]{"HALT", "STAY", "ARREST", "CHECK", "STANDSTILL"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("HOUSE", new String[]{"DWELLING", "RESIDENCE", "DOMICILE", "LODGING", "HABITATION"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("PIT", new String[]{"HOLE", "HOLLOW", "WELL", "GULF", "CHASM", "ABYSS"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("PUSH", new String[]{"SHOVE", "THRUST", "PROD", "POKE", "BUTT", "PRESS"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("RED", new String[]{"ROUGE", "SCARLET", "CRIMSON", "FLAME", "RUBY"}));
synonyms.add(new SynonymList("PAIN", new String[]{"SUFFERING", "HURT", "MISERY", "DISTRESS", "ACHE", "DISCOMFORT"}));
gameState = GAME_STATE.PLAY;
break;
case PLAY:
// Get the word and synonyms to ask a question about
SynonymList synonym = synonyms.get(currentQuestion);
String getAnswer = displayTextAndGetInput(" WHAT IS A SYNONYM OF " + synonym.getWord() + " ? ");
// HELP is used to give a random synonym for the current word
if (getAnswer.equals("HELP")) {
int randomSynonym = (int) (Math.random() * synonym.size());
System.out.println("**** A SYNONYM OF " + synonym.getWord() + " IS " + synonym.getSynonyms()[randomSynonym] + ".");
} else {
// Check if the entered word is in the synonym list
if (synonym.exists(getAnswer)) {
// If it is, give a random "correct" response
System.out.println(RANDOM_ANSWERS[(int) (Math.random() * RANDOM_ANSWERS.length)]);
currentQuestion++;
// Have we reached the final word/synonyms on file?
if (currentQuestion == synonyms.size()) {
// We have so end game.
System.out.println("SYNONYM DRILL COMPLETED.");
gameState = GAME_STATE.GAME_OVER;
}
} else {
// Word does not exist in the synonym list
System.out.println("TRY AGAIN.");
}
}
}
} while (gameState != GAME_STATE.GAME_OVER);
}
private void intro() {
System.out.println(simulateTabs(33) + "SYNONYM");
System.out.println(simulateTabs(15) + "CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY");
System.out.println();
System.out.println("A SYNONYM OF A WORD MEANS ANOTHER WORD IN THE ENGLISH");
System.out.println("LANGUAGE WHICH HAS THE SAME OR VERY NEARLY THE SAME");
System.out.println(" MEANING.");
System.out.println("I CHOOSE A WORD -- YOU TYPE A SYNONYM.");
System.out.println("IF YOU CAN'T THINK OF A SYNONYM, TYPE THE WORD 'HELP'");
System.out.println("AND I WILL TELL YOU A SYNONYM.");
System.out.println();
}
/*
* Print a message on the screen, then accept input from Keyboard.
* Converts input to uppercase.
*
* @param text message to be displayed on screen.
* @return what was typed by the player.
*/
private String displayTextAndGetInput(String text) {
System.out.print(text);
return kbScanner.next().toUpperCase();
}
/**
* Simulate the old basic tab(xx) command which indented text by xx spaces.
*
* @param spaces number of spaces required
* @return String with number of spaces
*/
private String simulateTabs(int spaces) {
char[] spacesTemp = new char[spaces];
Arrays.fill(spacesTemp, ' ');
return new String(spacesTemp);
}
}