hangman/hangman.rb

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Ruby

#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