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

Start_Linux/game.c

@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
 
 #define MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD 10
 #define EMPTY_CHAR 0
 
-
 //TODO: Spiellogik implementieren:
 /* * Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal platzieren
    * restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen */
@@ -15,101 +13,16 @@
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
 int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
 {
-   srand(time(NULL));
-   //Fill salad with empty_char
-   for(int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++){
-      for(int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++){
-         salad[i][j] = EMPTY_CHAR;
-      }
-   }
-
-   int wordsPlaced = 0;  // Track number of words successfully placed
-   
-   // Try to place each word
-   for(int w = 0; w < wordCount; w++){
-      int wordLen = strlen(words[w]);
-      int placed = 0;
-      
-      // Try multiple times to find a valid position
-      for(int attempt = 0; attempt < MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD && !placed; attempt++){
-         // Random orientation: 0 = horizontal, 1 = vertical
-         int orientation = rand() % 2;
-         int row, col;
-         
-         if(orientation == 0){ // Horizontal
-            row = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-            col = rand() % (searchFieldLen - wordLen + 1); // Ensure word fits
-            
-            // Check if position is free
-            int canPlace = 1;
-            for(int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++){
-               if(salad[row][col + i] != EMPTY_CHAR && salad[row][col + i] != words[w][i]){
-                  canPlace = 0;
-                  break;
-               }
-            }
-            
-            // Place word if position is valid
-            if(canPlace){
-               for(int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++){
-                  salad[row][col + i] = words[w][i];
-               }
-               placed = 1;
-               wordsPlaced++;
-            }
-         }
-         else{ // Vertical
-            row = rand() % (searchFieldLen - wordLen + 1); // Ensure word fits
-            col = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-            
-            // Check if position is free
-            int canPlace = 1;
-            for(int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++){
-               if(salad[row + i][col] != EMPTY_CHAR && salad[row + i][col] != words[w][i]){
-                  canPlace = 0;
-                  break;
-               }
-            }
-            
-            // Place word if position is valid
-            if(canPlace){
-               for(int i = 0; i < wordLen; i++){
-                  salad[row + i][col] = words[w][i];
-               }
-               placed = 1;
-               wordsPlaced++;
-            }
-         }
-      }
-   }
-   
-   // Fill remaining empty cells with random letters
-   for(int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++){
-      for(int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++){
-         if(salad[i][j] == EMPTY_CHAR){
-            salad[i][j] = 'A' + (rand() % 26);
-         }
-      }
-   }
-   
-   return wordsPlaced;  // Return number of words successfully placed
-   
-
 
 }
 
 // Prints the word salad to console
 void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen)
 {
-   for(int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++){
+
-      for(int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++){
-         puts(salad[i][j]);
-      }
-   }
 }
 
 //Fill up Word salad
 void fillWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN]){
    
-}
+}
-

Start_Linux/input.c

@@ -1,60 +1,69 @@
+/* 
+----- 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>
 
-// 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)
 {
-    if(file == NULL) {
+    // checks, if the file acually exists
+    if (file == NULL) {
         return 0;
     }
-    
+
-    int wordCount = 0;
+    //return value: wordcount, as in the number of words that are being read
-    char buffer[1024]; // Buffer for reading lines
+    int wordcount = 0;
-    
+    char readLine[MAX_LINE_LEN];
-    // Read file line by line
+
-    while(fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), file) != NULL && wordCount < maxWordCount) {
+    // collects the words line by line and adds them to the list, if its not exceeding the max word count
-        // Process each character in the line
+    while (fgets(readLine, sizeof(readLine), file) != (NULL && wordcount < maxWordCount)) {
-        char currentWord[MAX_WORD_LEN];
+        
+        char word[MAX_WORD_LEN];
         int wordIndex = 0;
         
-        for(int i = 0; buffer[i] != '\0'; i++) {
+        //reads every character in the line from start to finish, until the Enter key ('\0')
-            char c = buffer[i];
+        for (int i = 0; readLine[i] != '\0'; i++) {
             
-            // Check if character is a letter
+            // is the character a letter from the alphabet?
-            if(isalpha(c)) {
+            if(isalpha(readLine[i])) {
-                // Convert to uppercase and add to current word
+                if (wordIndex < MAX_WORD_LEN) {
-                if(wordIndex < MAX_WORD_LEN - 1) {
+                    // clean code: We want only uppercase or only lowercase letters to avoid future problems...
-                    currentWord[wordIndex++] = toupper(c);
+                    word[wordIndex++] = toupper(readLine[i]);
                 }
             }
             else {
-                // Non-letter character = word delimiter
+                //if its not a letter, it has to be another character dividing two words e.g. ' ', ',', ';' etc.
-                if(wordIndex > 0) {
+                if (wordIndex > 0) {
-                    // We have a complete word
+                    // we want a full word, not an empty string
-                    currentWord[wordIndex] = '\0';
+                    word[wordIndex] = '\0';
-                    strcpy(words[wordCount], currentWord);
+                    // add the word to the wordlist
-                    wordCount++;
+                    strcpy(words[wordcount], word);
+                    wordcount++;
                     wordIndex = 0;
-                    
+
-                    // Check if we've reached max word count
+                    if (wordcount >= maxWordCount) {
-                    if(wordCount >= maxWordCount) {
+                        return wordcount;
-                        return wordCount;
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        
+
-        // Handle last word in line if it doesn't end with delimiter
+        //Edge case: If the last word ends on a '\0', right after the last letter
-        if(wordIndex > 0 && wordCount < maxWordCount) {
+        if (wordIndex > 0 && wordcount < maxWordCount) {
-            currentWord[wordIndex] = '\0';
+            word[wordIndex] = '\0';
-            strcpy(words[wordCount], currentWord);
+            strcp(words[wordcount], word);
-            wordCount++;
+            wordcount++;
         }
+
     }
-    
+    // regular case: return the total number of words
-    return wordCount;
+    return wordcount;
 }

Start_Linux/main.c

@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Start the game if successful
             // error message if some words couldn't be placed
 
-            startGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount, 600);
-
         }
         else
         {

todo.md

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ _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
+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