import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.Scanner; /** * Game of Love *

* Based on the Basic game of Love here * https://github.com/coding-horror/basic-computer-games/blob/main/58%20Love/love.bas *

* Note: The idea was to create a version of the 1970's Basic game in Java, without introducing * new features - no additional text, error checking, etc has been added. */ public class Love { // This is actually defined in the data, but made it a const for readability public static final int ROW_LENGTH = 60; // Contains the data to draw the picture private final ArrayList data; // Used for keyboard input private final Scanner kbScanner; public Love() { data = storeData(); kbScanner = new Scanner(System.in); } /** * Show an intro, accept a message, then draw the picture. */ public void process() { intro(); int rowLength = data.get(0); String message = displayTextAndGetInput("YOUR MESSAGE, PLEASE "); // ensure the string is at least 60 characters while (message.length() < rowLength) { message += message; } // chop of any extra characters so its exactly ROW_LENGTH in length if (message.length() > ROW_LENGTH) { message = message.substring(0, ROW_LENGTH); } // Print header System.out.println(message); int pos = 1; // don't read row length which is value in first element position int runningLineTotal = 0; StringBuilder lineText = new StringBuilder(); boolean outputChars = true; while (true) { int charsOrSpacesLength = data.get(pos); if (charsOrSpacesLength == ROW_LENGTH) { // EOF, so exit break; } if (outputChars) { // add characters from message string for charsOrSpacesLength characters for (int i = 0; i < charsOrSpacesLength; i++) { lineText.append(message.charAt(i + runningLineTotal)); // switch to spaces which will be in the next element of the arraylist outputChars = false; } } else { // add charsOrSpacesLength spaces to the string lineText.append(addSpaces(charsOrSpacesLength)); // Switch to chars to output on next loop outputChars = true; } // We need to know when to print the string out runningLineTotal += charsOrSpacesLength; // Are we at end of line? If so print and reset for next line if (runningLineTotal >= ROW_LENGTH) { System.out.println(lineText); lineText = new StringBuilder(); runningLineTotal = 0; outputChars = true; } // Move to next arraylist element pos++; } // Print footer System.out.println(message); } private void intro() { System.out.println(addSpaces(33) + "LOVE"); System.out.println(addSpaces(15) + "CREATIVE COMPUTING MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY"); System.out.println(); System.out.println("A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT AMERICAN ARTIST, ROBERT INDIANA."); System.out.println("HIS GREATEST WORK WILL BE REPRODUCED WITH A MESSAGE OF"); System.out.println("YOUR CHOICE UP TO 60 CHARACTERS. IF YOU CAN'T THINK OF"); System.out.println("A MESSAGE, SIMPLE TYPE THE WORD 'LOVE'"); System.out.println(); } /* * Print a message on the screen, then accept input from Keyboard. * * @param text message to be displayed on screen. * @return what was typed by the player. */ private String displayTextAndGetInput(String text) { System.out.print(text); return kbScanner.nextLine(); } /** * Return a string of x spaces * * @param spaces number of spaces required * @return String with number of spaces */ private String addSpaces(int spaces) { char[] spacesTemp = new char[spaces]; Arrays.fill(spacesTemp, ' '); return new String(spacesTemp); } /** * Original Basic program had the data in DATA format. We're importing all the data into an array for ease of * processing. * Format of data is * FIRST int of data is 60, which is the number of characters per line. * LAST int of data is same as FIRST above. * Then the data alternates between how many characters to print and how many spaces to print * You need to keep a running total of the count of ints read and once this hits 60, its time to * print and then reset count to zero. * * @return ArrayList of type Integer containing the data */ private ArrayList storeData() { ArrayList theData = new ArrayList<>(); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(60, 1, 12, 26, 9, 12, 3, 8, 24, 17, 8, 4, 6, 23, 21, 6, 4, 6, 22, 12, 5, 6, 5)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(4, 6, 21, 11, 8, 6, 4, 4, 6, 21, 10, 10, 5, 4, 4, 6, 21, 9, 11, 5, 4)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(4, 6, 21, 8, 11, 6, 4, 4, 6, 21, 7, 11, 7, 4, 4, 6, 21, 6, 11, 8, 4)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(4, 6, 19, 1, 1, 5, 11, 9, 4, 4, 6, 19, 1, 1, 5, 10, 10, 4, 4, 6, 18, 2, 1, 6, 8, 11, 4)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(4, 6, 17, 3, 1, 7, 5, 13, 4, 4, 6, 15, 5, 2, 23, 5, 1, 29, 5, 17, 8)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(1, 29, 9, 9, 12, 1, 13, 5, 40, 1, 1, 13, 5, 40, 1, 4, 6, 13, 3, 10, 6, 12, 5, 1)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(5, 6, 11, 3, 11, 6, 14, 3, 1, 5, 6, 11, 3, 11, 6, 15, 2, 1)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(6, 6, 9, 3, 12, 6, 16, 1, 1, 6, 6, 9, 3, 12, 6, 7, 1, 10)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(7, 6, 7, 3, 13, 6, 6, 2, 10, 7, 6, 7, 3, 13, 14, 10, 8, 6, 5, 3, 14, 6, 6, 2, 10)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(8, 6, 5, 3, 14, 6, 7, 1, 10, 9, 6, 3, 3, 15, 6, 16, 1, 1)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(9, 6, 3, 3, 15, 6, 15, 2, 1, 10, 6, 1, 3, 16, 6, 14, 3, 1, 10, 10, 16, 6, 12, 5, 1)); theData.addAll(Arrays.asList(11, 8, 13, 27, 1, 11, 8, 13, 27, 1, 60)); return theData; } public static void main(String[] args) { Love love = new Love(); love.process(); } }