removing points list and trying to work with the board along

include/elements.hpp

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "globals.hpp"
 
+struct Point;
+void move(Point* board[ROW][COL]);
+void create_point_on_board(Point* board[ROW][COL]);
+
 struct Point {
 	Point() : m_row(0), m_col(0), m_symbol(2), m_direction('n') {};
 	Point(int row, int col) : m_row(row), m_col(col), m_symbol(2), m_direction('n') {};
@@ -19,9 +23,8 @@ struct Point {
 
 struct PointCollection {
 	std::vector<Point> m_point_list;
-	void move(Point* m_board[ROW][COL]);
 	void collide_with_adjacent(Point* board[ROW][COL]);
-	void set_direction(char direction);
+	void set_direction(char direction, Point* board[ROW][COL]);
 };
 
 #endif

src/elements.cpp

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #include <ctime>
 
 void Point::assign() {
-	m_row = (rand() % (ROW));
-	m_col = (rand() % (ROW));
+	m_row = (rand() % ROW);
+	m_col = (rand() % COL);
 }
 
 void Point::assign(int row, int col) {
@@ -16,13 +16,24 @@ std::string Point::to_string() {
 	return "(" + std::to_string(m_row) + ", " + std::to_string(m_col) + " )\n";
 }
 
-void PointCollection::set_direction(char direction) {
-	for(int i = m_point_list.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-		m_point_list[i].m_direction = direction; 
+void PointCollection::set_direction(char direction, Point* board[ROW][COL]) {
+	for(int i = 0; i < ROW; i++) {
+		for(int j = 0; j < ROW; j++) {
+			if(board[i][j] == nullptr) continue;
+			board[i][j]->m_direction = direction;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-void PointCollection::move(Point* board[ROW][COL]) {
+void create_point_on_board(Point* board[ROW][COL]) {
+	int row = (rand() % (ROW - 1));
+	int col = (rand() % (COL - 1));
+	if(board[row][col] == nullptr) {
+		board[row][col] = new Point(row, col);
+	}
+}
+
+void move(Point* board[ROW][COL]) {
 	for(int r = 0; r < ROW; r++) {
 		for(int c = 0; c < COL; c++) {
 			Point *p = board[r][c];
@@ -64,6 +75,7 @@ void PointCollection::collide_with_adjacent(Point* board[ROW][COL]) {
 				if(p->m_direction == 'u' && npu != nullptr && npu->m_row >= 0) {
 					if(p->m_symbol != npu->m_symbol) continue;
 					npu->m_symbol *= 2;
+					delete board[r][c];
 					board[r][c] = nullptr;
 					// Board is not cleared as the point still exists in m_points_list so it needs to be removed
 					// I recommend adding an id to the points to track which to remove and make a function in

src/input.cpp

@@ -12,25 +12,25 @@ void Input::get_input(bool &running, PointCollection &collection, Point* board[R
 
 		if(_getch == 65) {
 			_getch = 0;
-			collection.set_direction('u');
+			collection.set_direction('u', board);
 			// collection.m_point_list.push_back(Point());
 			// collection.m_point_list.back().assign();
 		}
 		else if(_getch == 66) {
 			_getch = 0;
-			collection.set_direction('d');
+			collection.set_direction('d', board);
 		// 	collection.m_point_list.push_back(Point());
 		// 	collection.m_point_list.back().assign();
 		}
 		else if(_getch == 67) {
 			_getch = 0;
-			collection.set_direction('r');
+			collection.set_direction('r', board);
 			// collection.m_point_list.push_back(Point());
 			// collection.m_point_list.back().assign();
 		}
 		else if(_getch == 68) {
 			_getch = 0;
-			collection.set_direction('l');
+			collection.set_direction('l', board);
 			// collection.m_point_list.push_back(Point());
 			// collection.m_point_list.back().assign();
 		}

src/main.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <iostream>
 #include <thread>
 #include "input.hpp"
 #include "window.hpp"
@@ -11,13 +12,20 @@ int main() {
 	bool running = true;
 	std::thread input_thread(&Input::get_input, &input, std::ref(running), std::ref(collection), std::ref(window.m_board));
 
-	collection.m_point_list.push_back(Point());
-	collection.m_point_list[0].assign();
-	collection.m_point_list.push_back(Point());
-	collection.m_point_list[1].assign();
+	// collection.m_point_list.push_back(Point());
+	// collection.m_point_list[0].assign();
+	// collection.m_point_list.push_back(Point());
+	// collection.m_point_list[1].assign();
+	create_point_on_board(window.m_board);
+
+	for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
+			std::cout << window.m_board[i][j] << "\n";
+		}
+	}
 
 	while (running) {
-		collection.move(window.m_board);
+		move(window.m_board);
 		collection.collide_with_adjacent(window.m_board);
 		window.draw_window(collection);
 	}

src/window.cpp

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #include <thread>
 
 void Window::draw_window(PointCollection &collection) {
-	for(Point** row = m_board[0]; row != m_board[0] + 16; row++) { *row = nullptr; }
-	for(int i = collection.m_point_list.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-		m_board[collection.m_point_list[i].m_row][collection.m_point_list[i].m_col] = &collection.m_point_list[i];
-	}
+	// for(Point** row = m_board[0]; row != m_board[0] + 16; row++) { *row = nullptr; }
+	// for(int i = collection.m_point_list.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+	// 	m_board[collection.m_point_list[i].m_row][collection.m_point_list[i].m_col] = &collection.m_point_list[i];
+	// }
 	std::cout << "\033[H" << std::flush;
 	for(int i = 0; i < ROW; i++) {
 		for(int j = 0; j < COL; j++) {