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Regex Blaster Past Versions

  • 16 Implemented command-line control of string length. Preparation for Hack and Tell demo.

  • 15 Added code to quit on ESC.

  • 14 Basic working version; demonstrated at Hacker School on 20140410. File stringmaker.py generates a variety of interesting strings. Invalid string (because already used) leads to repetition of last attack string; this is repeated indefinitely.

  • 13 Much Scorer material moved into Scorer class from main. "Noncombatant" changed to "bystander", trying to demilitarize the game a little; all references to time removed from score-line at top of window.

  • 12 Game now ends once either the number of failed defenses or non-combatant deaths reach the maximum, filling the window. The count of the number left is not quite right yet. And the last of the failed defenses or non-combatant deaths does not get reversed.

  • 11 Pruned superfluous class attributes; moved Timer and Scorer instantiation to main. Changed timing to time passed, with time-limit optional. Revise evaluate_defense to both raise and lower score, depending on input, which comes only from score_defense. Added 14 working tests for lowering score. Added, then removed, curses.wrapper() — couldn't get it to work as expected. Changed attack and noncombatant to lists (initialized with [None, None] because upper border of window box and first line (with window-title) must be left untouched; their length is the y value in which their last element should be displayed in the appropriate window); when one of them reaches the size of the maximum number of lines, the game ends. Attacks now seem to work correctly, but non-combatants do not.

  • 10 Changes to evaluate_defense and 14 working tests.

  • 09 evaluate_defense appears to be working for scoring (lookaround not yet checked); test suite created for this.

  • 08 Changed name of main file to to regex_blaster; Timer, Scorer, and CursesDisplay moved out to discrete files. CursesDisplay.fade_out and CursesDisplay.highlight_failure work. Problems:

    • if defense is a repeat, user needs to be able to try again (DONE in 09);
    • don't generate new noncombatant if existing non-combatant is not martyred (DONE in 09);
    • if defense succeeds, next attack is in same place as previous one;
    • need more productive attacks and noncombatants;
    • better name for "damage";
    • need scoring program to evaluate defense strings.

  • 07 Unique failed defense string generates new attack and noncombatant strings.

  • 06 Control window size. Move message to rjust(). Move defense and message strings to Scorer. Goal: to segregate all Curses-related functionality in Window class, so that JS version can be added withough substantial refactoring.

  • 05 Color and label different sub-windows. Trap delete and CR control chars.

  • 04 Set up different sub-windows. Separate Timer class. Defense line.

  • 03 Get styled text working; no display delay on startup..

  • 02 Set up and close curses in special functions; always trap ctrl-c.

  • 01 Open window; close on two backticks.

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