def make_hypothetical_move(start, finish, chessboard):
"""
Make a hypothetical move, this will be used to generate the possibilities to be
stored in the chess tree
This method has a ton of redundant code with the make_move() method
so I should probably
input:
starting coordinate: example "e4"
ending coordinate: example "e5"
chessboard: chessboard that you want to move
output:
"Move success" or "Move invalid"
Uses the RulesEnforcer() to make sure that the move is valid
"""
#deepcopy the chessboard so that it does not affect the original
mychessboard = copy.deepcopy(chessboard[:])
#map start and finish to gameboard coordinates
start = RulesEnforcer.coordinate_mapper(start)
finish = RulesEnforcer.coordinate_mapper(finish)
#need to move alot of this logic to the rules enforcer
start_cor0 = start[0]
start_cor1 = start[1]
finish_cor0 = finish[0]
finish_cor1 = finish[1]
#check if destination is white, black or empty
start_color = mychessboard[start_cor0][start_cor1].split('-')[0]
start_piece = mychessboard[start_cor0][start_cor1].split('-')[1]
#check if destination is white, black or empty
destination_color = mychessboard[finish_cor0][finish_cor1].split(
'-')[0]
destination_piece = mychessboard[finish_cor0][finish_cor1].split(
'-')[1]
#cannot move if starting square is empty
if start_color == '0':
return "Starting square is empty!"
mypiece = mychessboard[start_cor0][start_cor1]
mychessboard[start_cor0][start_cor1] = '0-0'
mychessboard[finish_cor0][finish_cor1] = mypiece
return mychessboard
def make_move(self, start, finish):
"""
Make a move
input:
starting coordinate: example "e4"
ending coordinate: example "e5"
output:
"Move success" or "Move invalid", self.chessboard is updated with the move made
Uses the RulesEnforcer() to make sure that the move is valid
"""
#map start and finish to gameboard coordinates
start = RulesEnforcer.coordinate_mapper(start)
finish = RulesEnforcer.coordinate_mapper(finish)
#need to move alot of this logic to the rules enforcer
start_cor0 = start[0]
start_cor1 = start[1]
finish_cor0 = finish[0]
finish_cor1 = finish[1]
#check if destination is white, black or empty
start_color = self.chessboard[start_cor0][start_cor1].split('-')[0]
start_piece = self.chessboard[start_cor0][start_cor1].split('-')[1]
#check if destination is white, black or empty
destination_color = self.chessboard[finish_cor0][finish_cor1].split(
'-')[0]
destination_piece = self.chessboard[finish_cor0][finish_cor1].split(
'-')[1]
#cannot move if starting square is empty
if start_color == '0':
return "Starting square is empty!"
#cannot move the other person's piece
if self.current_turn != start_color:
return "Cannot move the other person's piece!"
#cannot take your own piece
if self.current_turn == destination_color:
return "invalid move, cannot take your own piece!"
elif self.current_turn != destination_color and destination_color != '0':
if destination_piece == 'k':
self.game_over = True
return "game over, " + self.current_turn + " has won"
elif self.current_turn == 'w':
self.black_taken.append(destination_piece)
elif self.current_turn == 'b':
self.white_taken.append(destination_piece)
else:
pass
mypiece = self.chessboard[start_cor0][start_cor1]
self.chessboard[start_cor0][start_cor1] = '0-0'
self.chessboard[finish_cor0][finish_cor1] = mypiece
#if the move is a success, change the turn state
if self.current_turn == "w":
self.current_turn = "b"
elif self.current_turn == "b":
self.current_turn = "w"
return self.chessboard