def add_high_score(game):
"""Adds this game to the list of high scoring games and bumps the lowest
game from the high score list."""
# add the new high score
newhs = HighScore()
newhs.name = str(game.player)
newhs.score = game.score
put_safe(newhs)
# remove the lowest score
q = db.GqlQuery(GQL_HIGH_SCORES)
hscores = q.fetch(1, NUM_HIGH_SCORES)
if len(hscores) > 0:
db.delete(hscores)
def get_high_scores():
"""Returns an array of the top NUM_HIGH_SCORES high scores."""
# make sure this is the user' first time playing
q = db.GqlQuery(GQL_HIGH_SCORES)
hscores = q.fetch(NUM_HIGH_SCORES)
# pad out the list with junk if we don't have the min # of high scores yet
num_missing = NUM_HIGH_SCORES - len(hscores)
if num_missing > 0:
junk_entry = HighScore()
junk_entry.name = '???'
junk_entry.date = None
junk_entry.score = 0
hscores += (num_missing * [junk_entry])
return hscores