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battle_core.h

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#define BATTLEFIELD_DIMENSIONS 10

/* 
this is an array of pieces where all the details of all the pieces are placed
each piece has a name and the associating rank
*/
piece pieces_table[12] = 
{
        { "Marshal" , 1},
        { "General" , 2},
        { "Colonel" , 3},
        { "Major" , 4},
        { "Captain" , 5},
        { "Lieutenant" , 6},
        { "Sergeant" , 7},
        { "Miner" , 8},
        { "Scout" , 9},
        { "Spy" , 0}, /* 0 is no rank but represents a spy */
        { "Bomb" , 0}, /* again 0 as above... */
        { "Flag" , 0}
};


/* 
this is an array of board_pieces representing our stratego board.
Each piece provides information on which player is on it and what the 
rank and name of that piece is.
*/
battlefield_piece battlefield[BATTLEFIELD_DIMENSIONS][BATTLEFIELD_DIMENSIONS];


/* 
function used to initialise board
Initialisation must set all pieces on battlefield to no player 
and rank and name to something that does not characterise a piece
*/
/* this function should initialise the data in the battlefield array */
void initialise_battlefield();

/*
function that returns true if a piece on the battlefield
defined by x and y belongs to player
*/
int belong_to_player( int player , int x , int y);

/*
function that returns true if an attack takes place 
false if it is a move
i.e.checks the pieces on the battlefield to see if the piece
defined by  z and w is empty or not. If it is empty then 
we have a move (FALSE) else an attack(TRUE)
*/
int attack_or_move (int z , int w );

/*
returns TRUE if the piece x,y belongs to player, if z,w doesn't and if x,y is not a bomb or flag
In detail it looks at:
If x,y belongs to player, it is not a bomb or flag and z,w does not belong to player then return TRUE
Otherwise return FALSE outputting the appropriate error message
*/

int check_piece_clicked ( int player , int x , int y , int z , int w);

/*
returns TRUE if the piece being moved or attacked is performing a legal move
A legal move would be:
1.One square at a time, forward, backward or sideways
2.Can not jump over another piece even if it is a scout
*/

int legal_move (int x , int y , int z , int w);

/*
returns TRUE if scout move was legal.
Checks if a scout moved in the correct direction and if he jumped over a piece
Also checks the fact that the scout can not move and attack at the same move
The difference variable checks to verify exactly that move
*/
int check_scout_move (int x , int y , int z , int w , int difference);


/* function which checks ranks and decides winner in case of attack*/
int decide_winner( int x , int y , int z , int w);

void perform_move( int player , int x1 , int y1 , int x2 , int y2 , int reveal);

/* get bitmap no as agreed */
int get_bitmapno( char* name);

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