def makeMove(a: gameLogic.gameState, turn: str):
"""
Asks the user to enter a space on the board in row,col format. Then checks if its
valid and places it on the board. If invalid, it remprompts.
"""
count = 0
while True:
temp = [18, 18] # Initializing
move = []
while len(move) != 2 or gameLogic.inBoard(a, turn, temp) == False: # Checks if move is in the board
try:
move = input(
"Please select a space on the board by entering (row #,col #) like 3,4 or q to quit: "
) # Asks for the move from the user
if move.upper() == "Q":
os._exit(0)
move = move.split(",")
move[0] = int(move[0])
move[1] = int(move[1])
temp = [move[0], move[1]]
except:
print("Please enter a valid move") # Prints when invalid characters are used.
if count > 0 and gameLogic.inBoard(a, turn, temp) == False:
print("Enter a move on the board please") # Prints if not on board
count += 1
legal = gameLogic.validateMove(a, turn, temp) # Validates whether the move is legal
flipPieces = legal[1] # Gets the list of pieces that were to be flipped.
if turn == gameLogic.BLACK: # Checks if black's turn
if a.getBoard()[int(move[1]) - 1][int(move[0]) - 1] == "-" and legal[0]: # Checks if move is valid
a.flipPiece(flipPieces) # Flips pieces
a.makeBlack(int(move[1]), int(move[0])) # Makes new piece black
break
else:
if (
a.getBoard()[int(move[1]) - 1][int(move[0]) - 1] == "-"
): # Checks if space is blank which means invalid move would have to been entered
print("Please enter a valid move.")
else:
print("Please enter an unfilled space.") # Otherwise the space is taken already.
else:
if a.getBoard()[int(move[1] - 1)][int(move[0]) - 1] == "-" and legal[0]: # Checks if move is valid
a.flipPiece(flipPieces) # Flips Pieces
a.makeWhite(int(move[1]), int(move[0])) # Places new white piece
break
else:
if (
a.getBoard()[int(move[1]) - 1][int(move[0]) - 1] == "-"
): # Checks if space is blank which means invalid move would have to been entered
print("Please enter a valid move.")
else:
print("Please enter an unfilled space.") # Otherwise the space is taken already.
