%import textio %import strings ; Animal guessing game where the computer gets smarter every time. ; Note: this program can be compiled for multiple target systems. main { const ubyte database_size = 100 uword animal_names_buf = memory("animalnames", 500, 0) ; area to store all animal names in, in sequence uword questions_buf = memory("questions", 2000, 0) ; area to store all question texts in, in sequence uword animal_names_ptr uword questions_ptr uword[database_size] animals ; pointers to the animal names uword[database_size] questions ; pointers to the question texts uword[database_size] answers_questions ; tree entries for question choices, indexed by question id, pair of (msb=yes, lsb=no) follow up question id (or 0 if it's an animal leaf node) uword[database_size] answers_animals ; tree entries for animal leafs, indexed by question id, pair of (msb=yes, lsb=no) animal id ubyte new_animal_number ubyte new_question_number str userinput = "x"*80 sub start() { ; initialize the database animal_names_ptr = animal_names_buf questions_ptr = questions_buf animals[0] = 0 animals[1] = "dolphin" animals[2] = "eagle" animals[3] = "horse" new_animal_number = 4 questions[0] = 0 questions[1] = "does it swim" questions[2] = "can it fly" new_question_number = 3 answers_questions[0] = mkword(0, 0) answers_questions[1] = mkword(0, 2) answers_questions[2] = mkword(0, 0) answers_animals[0] = mkword(0, 0) answers_animals[1] = mkword(1, 0) answers_animals[2] = mkword(2, 3) ; play the game game() } sub game() { repeat { ubyte current_question = 1 txt.print("\n\nanimal guessing game!\nthink of an animal.\n") bool guessed = false while not guessed { txt.print(questions[current_question]) txt.print("? ") if txt.input_chars(userinput)!=0 { txt.nl() ubyte animal_number if userinput[0]=='y' { animal_number = msb(answers_animals[current_question]) if animal_number!=0 { guess(current_question, true, animal_number) guessed = true } else { current_question = msb(answers_questions[current_question]) } } else if userinput[0]=='n' { animal_number = lsb(answers_animals[current_question]) if animal_number!=0 { guess(current_question, false, animal_number) guessed = true } else { current_question = lsb(answers_questions[current_question]) } } else { txt.print("answer (y)es or (n)o please.\n") } } else txt.nl() } } } sub guess(ubyte question_number, bool given_answer_yesno, ubyte animal_number) { txt.print("is it a ") txt.print(animals[animal_number]) txt.print("? ") void txt.input_chars(userinput) if userinput[0] == 'y' { txt.print("\n\nsee, i knew it!\n") return } str name = "x"*30 txt.print("\n\ni give up. what is it? ") void txt.input_chars(name) txt.print("\nwhat yes-no question would best articulate the difference\nbetween a ") txt.print(animals[animal_number]) txt.print(" and a ") txt.print(name) txt.print("? ") void txt.input_chars(userinput) txt.print("\nfor a ") txt.print(name) txt.print(", what is the answer to that; yes or no? ") str answer = "x"*10 void txt.input_chars(answer) animals[new_animal_number] = animal_names_ptr questions[new_question_number] = questions_ptr animal_names_ptr += strings.copy(name, animal_names_ptr)+1 ; store animal name in buffer questions_ptr += strings.copy(userinput, questions_ptr)+1 ; store question in buffer answers_questions[new_question_number] = mkword(0, 0) if answer[0]=='y' answers_animals[new_question_number] = mkword(new_animal_number, animal_number) else answers_animals[new_question_number] = mkword(animal_number, new_animal_number) uword previous_animals = answers_animals[question_number] uword previous_questions = answers_questions[question_number] if given_answer_yesno { answers_animals[question_number] = mkword(0, lsb(previous_animals)) answers_questions[question_number] = mkword(new_question_number, lsb(previous_questions)) } else { answers_animals[question_number] = mkword(msb(previous_animals), 0) answers_questions[question_number] = mkword(msb(previous_questions), new_question_number) } new_animal_number++ new_question_number++ txt.print("\n\nthanks, i know more animals now! let's try again.\n") } }