#hangman game
#01/21/2022

def pick_word(a)
  rand_int = rand(0..a.size)
  return a[rand_int].chop!
end

def generate_hidden_letters(word)
  hidden_letters = Array.new
  word.length.times do |i|
    if rand(0..1) == 0 #do this 50% of the time
      hidden_letters.push(word[i]) #create an array of letters to be hidden
    end
  end
  return hidden_letters
end

def scramble_word(word, hidden_letters)
  hidden_letters.each do |letter| #for each hidden letter
    word.length.times do |i|      #check where instances of the letter are in the word
      if word[i] == letter        #if you find one, replace it with a "_" in the string
        word[i] = "_"
      end
    end
  end
  return word
end

#loading file into an array
a = Array.new
dict = File.open('5desk.txt')
dict.each do |row|
  a.push(row)
end

#picking a word between 5 and 12 characters long
word = pick_word(a)
until word.length.between?(5, 12)
  word = pick_word(a)
end
puts "Your word is #{word}"

hidden_letters = generate_hidden_letters(word)
scrambled_word = scramble_word(word, hidden_letters)

#puts the array as a readable string
puts scrambled_word.inspect[1...-1].gsub('"',"").gsub(',','')

#if input is included in word but not hidden word then
#if word[x] == input then hidden[x] == input
#do this over the array
#if guess == a hidden letter
# fill in that letter
#else
# increase hangman counter