Refactored the method input.c, so that it separates the words from one another and returns the wordcount

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-Start_Linux/wordsalad_initial
+wordsalad_initial
+runTests
+.vscode
+*.o
+*.exe
+wordsalad

Start_Linux/game.c

@@ -2,159 +2,27 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 
 #define MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD 10
 #define EMPTY_CHAR 0
 
-// Helper function to check if a word can be placed at a specific position
+//TODO: Spiellogik implementieren:
-static int canPlaceWord(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+/* * Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal platzieren
-                       const char *word, unsigned int row, unsigned int col, 
+   * restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen */
-                       int horizontal, unsigned int searchFieldLen)
-{
-    unsigned int wordLen = strlen(word);
-    
-    if (horizontal)
-    {
-        // Check if word fits horizontally
-        if (col + wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            return 0;
-            
-        // Check if all positions are empty or match the word
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            if (salad[row][col + i] != EMPTY_CHAR && salad[row][col + i] != word[i])
-                return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // Check if word fits vertically
-        if (row + wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            return 0;
-            
-        // Check if all positions are empty or match the word
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            if (salad[row + i][col] != EMPTY_CHAR && salad[row + i][col] != word[i])
-                return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return 1;
-}
-
-// Helper function to place a word at a specific position
-static void placeWord(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
-                     const char *word, unsigned int row, unsigned int col, 
-                     int horizontal)
-{
-    unsigned int wordLen = strlen(word);
-    
-    if (horizontal)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            salad[row][col + i] = word[i];
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            salad[row + i][col] = word[i];
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
-int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
-                    unsigned int searchFieldLen, 
-                    const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], 
-                    unsigned int wordCount)
 {
-    // Initialize random seed
-    srand(time(NULL));
 
-    // Initialize the grid with empty characters
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            salad[i][j] = EMPTY_CHAR;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    unsigned int placedWords = 0;
-    
-    // Try to place each word
-    for (unsigned int w = 0; w < wordCount; w++)
-    {
-        unsigned int wordLen = strlen(words[w]);
-        int placed = 0;
-        
-        // Skip empty words or words that are too long
-        if (wordLen == 0 || wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            continue;
-        
-        // Try to place the word MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD times
-        for (int tries = 0; tries < MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD && !placed; tries++)
-        {
-            // Random direction: 0 = horizontal, 1 = vertical
-            int horizontal = rand() % 2;
-            
-            // Random position
-            unsigned int row = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-            unsigned int col = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-            
-            // Check if word can be placed
-            if (canPlaceWord(salad, words[w], row, col, horizontal, searchFieldLen))
-            {
-                placeWord(salad, words[w], row, col, horizontal);
-                placed = 1;
-                placedWords++;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // Fill remaining empty spaces with random letters
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            if (salad[i][j] == EMPTY_CHAR)
-            {
-                salad[i][j] = 'A' + (rand() % 26);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return placedWords;
 }
 
 // Prints the word salad to console
-void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen)
-                   unsigned int searchFieldLen)
 {
-    printf("\nWord Salad:\n");
-    printf("  ");
 
-    // Print column numbers
+}
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        printf("%2u ", i);
-    }
-    printf("\n");
 
-    // Print rows with row numbers
+//Fill up Word salad
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
+void fillWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN]){
-    {
+   
-        printf("%2u ", i);
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            printf("%2c ", salad[i][j]);
-        }
-        printf("\n");
-    }
-    printf("\n");
 }

Start_Linux/input.c

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+/* 
+----- input.c-------------------------------------------------------- 
+ Description: ReadWords: Takes a file and separates all the words from one another, returns the wordcount and an array with all words
+     Project: Praktikum Informatik 2
+      Author: kobma99134@th-nuernberg.de
+        Date: 05-11-2025
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
+*/
+
 #include "input.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -5,35 +14,56 @@
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
-    unsigned int wordCount = 0;
+    // checks, if the file acually exists
-    char line[MAX_LINE_LEN];
+    if (file == NULL) {
-    
+        return 0;
-    // Read file line by line
-    while (fgets(line, MAX_LINE_LEN, file) != NULL && wordCount < maxWordCount)
-    {
-        // Process each line to extract words separated by delimiters
-        char *token = strtok(line, " ,;\n\t\r");
-        
-        while (token != NULL && wordCount < maxWordCount)
-        {
-            // Convert word to uppercase and store it
-            unsigned int i = 0;
-            while (token[i] != '\0' && i < MAX_WORD_LEN - 1)
-            {
-                words[wordCount][i] = toupper((unsigned char)token[i]);
-                i++;
-            }
-            words[wordCount][i] = '\0';
-            
-            // Only count non-empty words
-            if (i > 0)
-            {
-                wordCount++;
     }
 
-            token = strtok(NULL, " ,;\n\t\r");
+    //return value: wordcount, as in the number of words that are being read
+    int wordcount = 0;
+    char readLine[MAX_LINE_LEN];
+
+    // collects the words line by line and adds them to the list, if its not exceeding the max word count
+    while (fgets(readLine, sizeof(readLine), file) != (NULL && wordcount < maxWordCount)) {
+        
+        char word[MAX_WORD_LEN];
+        int wordIndex = 0;
+        
+        //reads every character in the line from start to finish, until the Enter key ('\0')
+        for (int i = 0; readLine[i] != '\0'; i++) {
+            
+            // is the character a letter from the alphabet?
+            if(isalpha(readLine[i])) {
+                if (wordIndex < MAX_WORD_LEN) {
+                    // clean code: We want only uppercase or only lowercase letters to avoid future problems...
+                    word[wordIndex++] = toupper(readLine[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                //if its not a letter, it has to be another character dividing two words e.g. ' ', ',', ';' etc.
+                if (wordIndex > 0) {
+                    // we want a full word, not an empty string
+                    word[wordIndex] = '\0';
+                    // add the word to the wordlist
+                    strcpy(words[wordcount], word);
+                    wordcount++;
+                    wordIndex = 0;
+
+                    if (wordcount >= maxWordCount) {
+                        return wordcount;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
-    return wordCount;
+        //Edge case: If the last word ends on a '\0', right after the last letter
+        if (wordIndex > 0 && wordcount < maxWordCount) {
+            word[wordIndex] = '\0';
+            strcp(words[wordcount], word);
+            wordcount++;
+        }
+
+    }
+    // regular case: return the total number of words
+    return wordcount;
 }

Start_Linux/main.c

@@ -36,26 +36,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
 
+            // TODO:
             // Check if all words were successfully placed
-            if (placedWords == wordCount)
+            // Start the game if successful
-            {
+            // error message if some words couldn't be placed
-                // All words placed successfully - start the game
-                printf("Successfully placed all %u words!\n", placedWords);
-                showWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE);
-                
-                // Start the graphical game
-                startGraphicalGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // Some words couldn't be placed
-                fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Could only place %u out of %u words.\n", 
-                        placedWords, wordCount);
-                showWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE);
-                
-                // Start the game anyway with the words that were placed
-                startGraphicalGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
-            }
 
         }
         else

Start_Linux/makefile

@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ BINARIES = ./linux
 raylibfolder = ./raylib
 unityfolder = ./unity
 
-# --------------------------
-# initiales Spiel bauen
-# --------------------------
-wordsalad_initial:
-	$(CC) -o wordsalad_initial -L. $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)
-
 # --------------------------
 # Normales Spiel bauen
 # --------------------------
@@ -30,6 +24,13 @@ game.o: game.c
 graphicalGame.o: graphicalGame.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(raylibfolder) -c graphicalGame.c
 
+
+# --------------------------
+# initiales Spiel bauen
+# --------------------------
+wordsalad_initial:
+	$(CC) -o wordsalad_initial -L. $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)
+
 # --------------------------
 # Unit Tests
 # --------------------------
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ TEST_BIN = runTests
 test: input.o game.o unit_tests.c
 	$(CC) -I$(unityfolder) -o $(TEST_BIN) input.o game.o unit_tests.c $(BINARIES)/libunity.a
 
+
 # --------------------------
 # Clean
 # --------------------------

Start_Mac/game.c

@@ -2,159 +2,22 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 
 #define MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD 10
 #define EMPTY_CHAR 0
 
-// Helper function to check if a word can be placed at a specific position
+//TODO: Spiellogik implementieren:
-static int canPlaceWord(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+/* * Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal platzieren
-                       const char *word, unsigned int row, unsigned int col, 
+   * restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen */
-                       int horizontal, unsigned int searchFieldLen)
-{
-    unsigned int wordLen = strlen(word);
-    
-    if (horizontal)
-    {
-        // Check if word fits horizontally
-        if (col + wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            return 0;
-            
-        // Check if all positions are empty or match the word
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            if (salad[row][col + i] != EMPTY_CHAR && salad[row][col + i] != word[i])
-                return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // Check if word fits vertically
-        if (row + wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            return 0;
-            
-        // Check if all positions are empty or match the word
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            if (salad[row + i][col] != EMPTY_CHAR && salad[row + i][col] != word[i])
-                return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return 1;
-}
-
-// Helper function to place a word at a specific position
-static void placeWord(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
-                     const char *word, unsigned int row, unsigned int col, 
-                     int horizontal)
-{
-    unsigned int wordLen = strlen(word);
-    
-    if (horizontal)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            salad[row][col + i] = word[i];
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            salad[row + i][col] = word[i];
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
-int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
-                    unsigned int searchFieldLen, 
-                    const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], 
-                    unsigned int wordCount)
 {
-    // Initialize random seed
-    srand(time(NULL));
 
-    // Initialize the grid with empty characters
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            salad[i][j] = EMPTY_CHAR;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    unsigned int placedWords = 0;
-    
-    // Try to place each word
-    for (unsigned int w = 0; w < wordCount; w++)
-    {
-        unsigned int wordLen = strlen(words[w]);
-        int placed = 0;
-        
-        // Skip empty words or words that are too long
-        if (wordLen == 0 || wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            continue;
-        
-        // Try to place the word MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD times
-        for (int tries = 0; tries < MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD && !placed; tries++)
-        {
-            // Random direction: 0 = horizontal, 1 = vertical
-            int horizontal = rand() % 2;
-            
-            // Random position
-            unsigned int row = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-            unsigned int col = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-            
-            // Check if word can be placed
-            if (canPlaceWord(salad, words[w], row, col, horizontal, searchFieldLen))
-            {
-                placeWord(salad, words[w], row, col, horizontal);
-                placed = 1;
-                placedWords++;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // Fill remaining empty spaces with random letters
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            if (salad[i][j] == EMPTY_CHAR)
-            {
-                salad[i][j] = 'A' + (rand() % 26);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return placedWords;
 }
 
 // Prints the word salad to console
-void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen)
-                   unsigned int searchFieldLen)
 {
-    printf("\nWord Salad:\n");
-    printf("  ");
 
-    // Print column numbers
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        printf("%2u ", i);
-    }
-    printf("\n");
-    
-    // Print rows with row numbers
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        printf("%2u ", i);
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            printf("%2c ", salad[i][j]);
-        }
-        printf("\n");
-    }
-    printf("\n");
 }

Start_Mac/input.c

@@ -2,38 +2,11 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+// TODO:
+// eine Funktion implementieren, die ein einzelnes Wort aus einer Textdatei (words.txt) einliest und als C-String zurückgibt.
+
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
-    unsigned int wordCount = 0;
-    char line[MAX_LINE_LEN];
 
-    // Read file line by line
-    while (fgets(line, MAX_LINE_LEN, file) != NULL && wordCount < maxWordCount)
-    {
-        // Process each line to extract words separated by delimiters
-        char *token = strtok(line, " ,;\n\t\r");
-        
-        while (token != NULL && wordCount < maxWordCount)
-        {
-            // Convert word to uppercase and store it
-            unsigned int i = 0;
-            while (token[i] != '\0' && i < MAX_WORD_LEN - 1)
-            {
-                words[wordCount][i] = toupper((unsigned char)token[i]);
-                i++;
-            }
-            words[wordCount][i] = '\0';
-            
-            // Only count non-empty words
-            if (i > 0)
-            {
-                wordCount++;
-            }
-            
-            token = strtok(NULL, " ,;\n\t\r");
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return wordCount;
 }

Start_Mac/main.c

@@ -36,26 +36,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
 
+            // TODO:
             // Check if all words were successfully placed
-            if (placedWords == wordCount)
+            // Start the game if successful
-            {
+            // error message if some words couldn't be placed
-                // All words placed successfully - start the game
-                printf("Successfully placed all %u words!\n", placedWords);
-                showWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE);
-                
-                // Start the graphical game
-                startGraphicalGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // Some words couldn't be placed
-                fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Could only place %u out of %u words.\n", 
-                        placedWords, wordCount);
-                showWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE);
-                
-                // Start the game anyway with the words that were placed
-                startGraphicalGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
-            }
 
         }
         else

Start_Windows/game.c

@@ -2,159 +2,22 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 
 #define MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD 10
 #define EMPTY_CHAR 0
 
-// Helper function to check if a word can be placed at a specific position
+//TODO: Spiellogik implementieren:
-static int canPlaceWord(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+/* * Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal platzieren
-                       const char *word, unsigned int row, unsigned int col, 
+   * restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen */
-                       int horizontal, unsigned int searchFieldLen)
-{
-    unsigned int wordLen = strlen(word);
-    
-    if (horizontal)
-    {
-        // Check if word fits horizontally
-        if (col + wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            return 0;
-            
-        // Check if all positions are empty or match the word
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            if (salad[row][col + i] != EMPTY_CHAR && salad[row][col + i] != word[i])
-                return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // Check if word fits vertically
-        if (row + wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            return 0;
-            
-        // Check if all positions are empty or match the word
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            if (salad[row + i][col] != EMPTY_CHAR && salad[row + i][col] != word[i])
-                return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return 1;
-}
-
-// Helper function to place a word at a specific position
-static void placeWord(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
-                     const char *word, unsigned int row, unsigned int col, 
-                     int horizontal)
-{
-    unsigned int wordLen = strlen(word);
-    
-    if (horizontal)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            salad[row][col + i] = word[i];
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
-        {
-            salad[row + i][col] = word[i];
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
-int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
-                    unsigned int searchFieldLen, 
-                    const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], 
-                    unsigned int wordCount)
 {
-    // Initialize random seed
-    srand(time(NULL));
 
-    // Initialize the grid with empty characters
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            salad[i][j] = EMPTY_CHAR;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    unsigned int placedWords = 0;
-    
-    // Try to place each word
-    for (unsigned int w = 0; w < wordCount; w++)
-    {
-        unsigned int wordLen = strlen(words[w]);
-        int placed = 0;
-        
-        // Skip empty words or words that are too long
-        if (wordLen == 0 || wordLen > searchFieldLen)
-            continue;
-        
-        // Try to place the word MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD times
-        for (int tries = 0; tries < MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD && !placed; tries++)
-        {
-            // Random direction: 0 = horizontal, 1 = vertical
-            int horizontal = rand() % 2;
-            
-            // Random position
-            unsigned int row = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-            unsigned int col = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-            
-            // Check if word can be placed
-            if (canPlaceWord(salad, words[w], row, col, horizontal, searchFieldLen))
-            {
-                placeWord(salad, words[w], row, col, horizontal);
-                placed = 1;
-                placedWords++;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // Fill remaining empty spaces with random letters
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            if (salad[i][j] == EMPTY_CHAR)
-            {
-                salad[i][j] = 'A' + (rand() % 26);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return placedWords;
 }
 
 // Prints the word salad to console
-void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], 
+void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen)
-                   unsigned int searchFieldLen)
 {
-    printf("\nWord Salad:\n");
-    printf("  ");
 
-    // Print column numbers
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        printf("%2u ", i);
-    }
-    printf("\n");
-    
-    // Print rows with row numbers
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
-    {
-        printf("%2u ", i);
-        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
-        {
-            printf("%2c ", salad[i][j]);
-        }
-        printf("\n");
-    }
-    printf("\n");
 }

Start_Windows/input.c

@@ -2,38 +2,11 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+// TODO:
+// eine Funktion implementieren, die ein einzelnes Wort aus einer Textdatei (words.txt) einliest und als C-String zurückgibt.
+
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
-    unsigned int wordCount = 0;
-    char line[MAX_LINE_LEN];
 
-    // Read file line by line
-    while (fgets(line, MAX_LINE_LEN, file) != NULL && wordCount < maxWordCount)
-    {
-        // Process each line to extract words separated by delimiters
-        char *token = strtok(line, " ,;\n\t\r");
-        
-        while (token != NULL && wordCount < maxWordCount)
-        {
-            // Convert word to uppercase and store it
-            unsigned int i = 0;
-            while (token[i] != '\0' && i < MAX_WORD_LEN - 1)
-            {
-                words[wordCount][i] = toupper((unsigned char)token[i]);
-                i++;
-            }
-            words[wordCount][i] = '\0';
-            
-            // Only count non-empty words
-            if (i > 0)
-            {
-                wordCount++;
-            }
-            
-            token = strtok(NULL, " ,;\n\t\r");
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return wordCount;
 }

Start_Windows/main.c

@@ -36,26 +36,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
 
+            // TODO:
             // Check if all words were successfully placed
-            if (placedWords == wordCount)
+            // Start the game if successful
-            {
+            // error message if some words couldn't be placed
-                // All words placed successfully - start the game
-                printf("Successfully placed all %u words!\n", placedWords);
-                showWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE);
-                
-                // Start the graphical game
-                startGraphicalGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // Some words couldn't be placed
-                fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Could only place %u out of %u words.\n", 
-                        placedWords, wordCount);
-                showWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE);
-                
-                // Start the game anyway with the words that were placed
-                startGraphicalGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
-            }
 
         }
         else

todo.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+## Todo
+#### game.c
+_Vorgegebene Anweisung:_
+Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal plazieren, restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen  
+#### input.c
+_Vorgegebene Anweisung:_  
+eine Funktion implementierenm die ein einzelnes Wort aus einer Textdatei (words.txt) einliest und als C-String zurückgibt  
+=> Die Methode sollte Fertig sein, ist aber noch nicht getestet.
+#### main.c
+_Vorgegebene Anweisung:_  
+Check if all words were successfully placed  
+start the game if successfull  
+error message if some words couldn't be placed