Tic Tac Toe Golang Implementation

tictactoe.go

/* Original work Copyright (c), March 2019
 * Abdullah G. Khalil <[email protected]>
 *
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 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 */

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
)

const (
	playerX int8 = -1 // Player X
	playerO int8 = 1  // Player O
)

type ticTacToe struct {
	board [][]int8
	size  uint8
}

func main() {
	t := newTicTacToe()
	t.play()
}

func newTicTacToe() (t ticTacToe) {
	// Read board size
	fmt.Printf("Enter board size: ")
	_, err := fmt.Scan(&t.size)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	if t.size < 3 {
		log.Fatal("Too small for a Tic Tac Toe board!")
	}

	// Supports up to MAX(SIZE) = MAX(UINT8) = 255
	if t.size > 30 { // 30 is reasonable
		log.Fatal("Too big for your time and possibly your screen!")
	}

	t.board = make([][]int8, t.size)
	for i := range t.board {
		t.board[i] = append(t.board[i], make([]int8, t.size)...)
	}

	return
}

func (t ticTacToe) win(r, c uint8) (win int8) {
	var rSum, cSum, dSum, adSum int8

	for i := range t.board {
		// Check row
		if i == int(r) {
			for _, v := range t.board[r] {
				rSum += v
			}
		}

		// Check column
		cSum += t.board[i][c]

		// Check diagonal, if part of diagonal
		if r == c {
			dSum += t.board[i][i]
		}

		// Check anti-diagonal, if part of anti-diagonal,
		if r+c == t.size-1 {
			adSum += t.board[i][int(t.size)-1-i]
		}
	}

	if rSum == int8(t.size) || cSum == int8(t.size) || dSum == int8(t.size) || adSum == int8(t.size) {
		return playerO
	}

	if -rSum == int8(t.size) || -cSum == int8(t.size) || -dSum == int8(t.size) || -adSum == int8(t.size) {
		return playerX
	}

	return
}

func (t ticTacToe) readPlayer(player uint8) (r, c uint8, err error) {
	var p string
	if player == 0 {
		p = "X"
	} else {
		p = "O"
	}
	fmt.Printf("Player %s, choose cell: ", p)

	var cell uint16
	_, err = fmt.Scan(&cell)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	if cell == 0 || cell > uint16(t.size)*uint16(t.size) {
		err = fmt.Errorf("Value must be between 1 & %d", uint16(t.size)*uint16(t.size))
		return
	}

	cell--
	r = uint8(cell / uint16(t.size)) // row
	c = uint8(cell % uint16(t.size)) // col

	if t.board[r][c] != 0 {
		err = fmt.Errorf("Call is already occupied")
		return
	}

	if player == 0 {
		t.board[r][c] = playerX
	} else {
		t.board[r][c] = playerO
	}

	return
}

func (t ticTacToe) play() {
	count := uint8(0)
	var err error
	for {
		fmt.Println(t)
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(err)
		}

		var r, c uint8
		r, c, err = t.readPlayer(count % 2)
		if err != nil {
			continue
		}

		count++
		// No player will win before at least (size*2)-1 plays
		if count < (t.size*2)-1 {
			continue
		}

		// If number of plays is equal to board size,
		// and no player has won, then it's a Draw!
		if uint16(count) == uint16(t.size)*uint16(t.size) {
			fmt.Println(t)
			fmt.Println("Draw!")
			return
		}

		win := t.win(r, c)
		if win != 0 {
			fmt.Println(t)

			if win == playerX {
				fmt.Println("Player X won!")
			} else {
				fmt.Println("Player O won!")
			}
			return
		}
	}
}

func (t ticTacToe) String() (s string) {
	clearLinux()
	for r := range t.board {
		for c := range t.board[r] {
			if t.board[r][c] == playerX {
				s += fmt.Sprint(" X  ")
			} else if t.board[r][c] == playerO {
				s += fmt.Sprint(" O  ")
			} else {
				s += fmt.Sprintf("%03d ", (int(r)*int(t.size))+int(c)+1)
			}
		}
		s += "\n\n"
	}

	return
}

func clearLinux() {
	cmd := exec.Command("clear")
	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
	cmd.Run()
}