@slugbugblue/trax 0.3.0 → 0.3.1

package/README.md

@@ -28,9 +28,19 @@ which can be used as follows:
 ```javascript
 import Trax from '@slugbugblue/trax'
 
+// default constructor gives you a Trax game
 let trax = new Trax()
-
 trax.play('@0/')
+
+// but you can also select Loop Trax
+let loops = new Trax('traxloop')
+
+// or 8x8 Trax
+let tiny = new Trax('trax8')
+
+// and the constructor lets you start with an initial set of moves
+let puzzle = new Trax('trax', '@0/ a0\\ @2/')
+puzzle.play('@2\\')
 ```
 
 Explore the file `engine.js` for more information

package/engine.js

@@ -208,13 +208,20 @@ const Trax = class {
   }
 
   possible_locations () {
-    let possibles = []
-    for (let x = this.left - 1 ; x <= this.right + 1 ; x++) {
-      for (let y = this.top -1 ; y <= this.bottom + 1 ; y ++) {
-        if (this.valid_location(x, y)) possibles.push({x, y})
-      }
+    let locs = { '0x0': { x:0, y:0 } }  // if no tiles are placed, we can play a starting tile
+    const maybe = (x, y) => {  // add a loc if a tile isn't already there
+      let loc = x + 'x' + y
+      locs[loc] = locs[loc] || { x, y }
     }
-    return possibles
+    for (let tile of Object.values(this.tiles)) {
+      locs[tile.x + 'x' + tile.y] = 'tile'  // add an existing tile
+      maybe(tile.x - 1, tile.y)  // and four maybe tiles around it
+      maybe(tile.x + 1, tile.y)  // which will either be replaced by real tiles
+      maybe(tile.x, tile.y - 1)  // or will be potentially valid locations
+      maybe(tile.x, tile.y + 1)
+    }
+    // get rid of all the real tiles and return all the maybes
+    return Object.values(locs).filter(l => l !== 'tile')
   }
 
   possible_moves () { // returns a list of every currently possible move

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@slugbugblue/trax",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
   "description": "Trax game engine and friends",
   "keywords": [
     "trax",
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "8.x",
-    "tape": "5.x",
-    "typescript": "^4.5.4",
-    "typescript-language-server": "^0.8.1"
+    "tape": "5.x"
   },
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {

package/tty.js

@@ -174,10 +174,15 @@ const display_game = (game='trax', moves='', tentative) => {
   let icon = trax.icon
   if (tentative) {
     let drops = trax.drop_tile(tentative)
-    icon = trax.tentative_icon(drops)
+    if (drops.valid) {
+      icon = trax.tentative_icon(drops)
+    } else {
+      tentative = false
+    }
   }
   console.info(trax.notation)
   print_icon(icon, trax.rules)
+  if (tentative) console.info('--- tentative position ---')
   let name = {1: 'white', 2: 'black'}[trax.turn]
   if (trax.over) {
     if (trax.turn) {
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ const display_game = (game='trax', moves='', tentative) => {
       console.info('game end' + (tentative ? 's' : 'ed') + ' in a draw')
     }
   } else if (trax.turn) {
-    console.info((tentative ? 'tentative position for ' : '') + name +' to play')
+    console.info((tentative ? 'leaving ' : '') + name +' to play')
   }
 }