browser-go-proto/js/main.js

/*----- constants -----*/
// game state object {gameMeta object, playerMeta object, turn, pass, gameRecord, bCaptures, wCaptures}
const gameState = {
  winner: null,
  turn: null, // turn logic depends on handicap stones
  pass: null,
  komi: null, // komi depends on handicap stones
  handicap: null,
  playerState: {
    bCaptures: null,
    wCaptures: null
  },
  gameMeta: { // declared at game start and not editable after
    date: null// contains metadata 
  },
  playerMeta: { // editable during game
    b: {
      name: null,
      rank: null, 
      rankCertain: false 
    },
    w: {
      name: null,
      rank: null,
      rankCertain: false
    },
  },
  gameRecord : []
}

    // boardState [point objects-contain overlay] lastState (created from boardState)
    // groups? 
    // deadShapes{}

// index represents handicap placement, eg handiPlace[1] = { (3, 3), (7, 7) }
const handiPlace = [ 0, 
  [ { rPos: 3, cPos: 3 }, { rPos: 7, cPos: 7 } ], 
  [ { rPos: 3, cPos: 3 }, { rPos: 7, cPos: 7 }, { rPos: 3, cPos: 7 } ], 
  [ { rPos: 3, cPos: 3 }, { rPos: 7, cPos: 7 }, { rPos: 3, cPos: 7 }, { rPos: 7, cPos: 3 } ]];

/*----- app's state (variables) -----*/

// define initial game state
let boardState;

// Class Point {
//     rPos: 1,
//     cPos: 1,
//     neighbors: {
//       top: null,
//       btm: null,
//       lft: null,
//       rgt: null
//     }
//     checkLegal: function() {
      
//     }
//   }


  // modeling 1,1 point for 
  // define boardState and overlay as 2d 9x9 arrays
  // boardState accepts values of 0, 1, -1
  // overlay accepts values of 0, 1, -1, 'k', 'd', 'chk', 'hold', 'l', 'x'
  // 'k' represents komi, in-game integers represent move previews, 
  // 'chk', 'hold', 'x' and 'l' represent points checked during checkLegalMove run
  // game-end integer represent points of territory, 'd' represents dame,
  
  
  /*----- cached element references -----*/
  // store #menu for displaying game info
  // store 
  
  
  /*----- event listeners -----*/
  // input listeners for player names, ranks, rank certainty (editable during game)
  //input lister for handicap + komi (only editable pre-game)
  // ::hover-over on board to preview move (with legal move logic)
  // click on board to play move
  // ::hover-over on either bowl for pass, one-level undo options (CSS implementation)
  // click on menu items 
  // click on kifu to display game menu
  
  /*----- functions -----*/
init();

  function init() {
    gameState.winner = null;
    // gameState.turn = ? : ; // get turn from consequences of player input
    gameState.pass = null;
    // gameState.komi = ; // get komi from player input
    // gameState.handicap = ; // get handicap from player input
    gameState.playerState.bCaptures = 0;
    gameState.playerState.wCaptures = 0;
    // gameState.gameMeta.date = // get from browser window
    // get any future meta from player input
    // gameState.playerMeta.b // get from player input
    // gameState.playerMeta.w // get from player input
    gameState.gameRecord = []; // clear game record from previous game
    // gameState.boardState // create board from user input
  };
    

  // functions
  // initialize game
  // set handicap stones
  // render
  // render board
  //render moves
  //render preview
  // render captures
  // render player turn marker
  // game-end
  // render dead group suggestion 
  // render territory counts
  // checkLegalMove
  // clear overlay
  // if move is not '0', move is illegal (opposing player or 'k' for ko)
  // iterate through neighboring points in clockwise order
  // if anyone is '0' move is legal - call render preview
  // if neighboring point is opposing player
  // cycle through opposing player group marking points as overlay: 'chk' when checked and 
  // overlay: 'hold' if they are neighboring points of opposing player color
  // if any neighboring point is '0' terminate cycle and move to next neighboring point of original move
  // if there are unchecked points of 'hold' return
  // if no boardState: 0 points, move is legal overlay: 'l'
  // set all 'chk' to 'x' to represent stones that will be captured upon move
            // if neighboring point is player's
                // cycle through player group marking points as overlay: 'chk' || 'hold'
                // if any neighboring point is '0' ternminate cycle and mark point as 'l'
    // set move
        // if checkLegalMove has returned '0' i2llegal move message?
        // if move state is 'l' 
            // push boardState to lastState
            // push 'l' move to boardState
            // resolve captures
                // for all 'x' in overlay 
                    // count number and add to playerCaptures
                    // set boardState to '0'
        // pass--
        // push move to game record
    // game record: [ 0: handicapStones Obj, 1: 1stMove([moveState[],moveState[][])]
    // pass() pass++ and player turn to other player
    // gameEnd when pass = 2
        // search empty spaces on board for deadShapes
            //  compare spaces to rotations of deadShapes[...]
            // 'd' if empty spaces 
        // return dead group suggestion
        // users can flip status of any dead group overlay( 1, -1 ) 
        // confirm state
            // calculate score = points in overlay for each player + captures
            // render final board state with dead groups removed
        // log game record
            // stringify according to .sgf format
            // log as text