BotsAI/src/RumbleBot.java

import java.util.Random;

/*
* RumbleBot.
* Der Rover ist auch mit einem Geschütz ausgestattet, dass nur in Fahrrichtung feuern kann.
* Der Feuerbefehl ist „f“. Die Reichweite des Geschützes entspricht der Scanreichweite.
* Wälder, Felsen und Wasser blockieren Schüsse.
* Der Rover ist beim ersten Treffer zerstört. Wer überlebt am längsten?
* docker run --rm -p 63187:63187 mediaeng/bots rumble
*/
public class RumbleBot extends Bot{
    private String moves = "";
    private int spiralFactor = 1;
    private char spiralDirection = '>';
    private boolean goesForward = true;
    private boolean frontIsBlocked, leftIsBlocked, rightIsBlocked;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Bot rumbleBot = new RumbleBot(args);
        rumbleBot.run();
    }

    protected RumbleBot(String[] args) {
        super(args);
    }

    protected char nextMove(View view){
        char nextMove = checkForEnemy(view) ? takeAimAndShoot(view) : walkByColumns(view);

        checkBarriers(view);

        nextMove = checkMove(nextMove);

        return nextMove;
    }

    private char takeAimAndShoot(View view) {
        resetMovesSequence();

        int[] frontIndexes = getFrontIndexes(view);
        int[] leftIndexes = getLeftIndexes(view);
        int[] rightIndexes = getRightIndexes(view);

        char[] enemies = {'^', '<', '>', 'v'};

        for (int index : frontIndexes) {
            for (char enemy : enemies) {
                if (view.data.charAt(index) == enemy) return 'f';
            }
        }

        for (int index : leftIndexes) {
            for (char enemy : enemies) {
                if (view.data.charAt(index) == '>') return 'v';
                else if (view.data.charAt(index) == enemy) return '<';
            }
        }

        for (int index : rightIndexes) {
            for (char enemy : enemies) {
                if (view.data.charAt(index) == '<') return 'v';
                else if (view.data.charAt(index) == enemy) return '>';
            }
        }

        return '^';
    }

    private int[] getLeftIndexes(View view) {
        int center = view.width / 2;
        int[] leftIndexes = new int[center];
        int index = 0;

        for (int col = 0; col < center; col++) {
            leftIndexes[index++] = getCharIndexFromCoordinates(view.width, col, center);
        }

        return leftIndexes;
    }

    private int[] getRightIndexes(View view) {
        int center = view.width / 2;
        int[] rightIndexes = new int[center];
        int index = 0;

        for (int col = center + 1; col < view.width; col++) {
            rightIndexes[index++] = getCharIndexFromCoordinates(view.width, col, center);
        }

        return rightIndexes;
    }

    private int[] getFrontIndexes(View view) {
        int center = view.width / 2;
        int[] frontIndexes = new int[center];
        int index = 0;

        for (int row = 0; row < center; row++) {
            frontIndexes[index++] = getCharIndexFromCoordinates(view.width, center, row);
        }

        return frontIndexes;
    }

    private int getCharIndexFromCoordinates(int width, int x, int y) {
        return width * y + x;
    }

    private void resetMovesSequence() {
        moves = "";
        spiralFactor = 1;
        spiralDirection = (spiralDirection == '>') ? '<' : '>';
        goesForward = true;
    }


    private boolean checkForEnemy(View view) {
        char[] enemies = {'^', '<', '>', 'v'};

        boolean enemyDetected = false;

        for (char enemy : enemies) {
            if (view.data.contains(Character.toString(enemy))) {
                enemyDetected = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        return enemyDetected;
    }

    private void checkBarriers(View view) {
        int centerCoordinates = view.width / 2;
        int centerIndex = getCharIndexFromCoordinates(view.width, centerCoordinates, centerCoordinates);

        int frontIndex = getCharIndexFromCoordinates(view.width, centerCoordinates, centerCoordinates - 1);
        int leftIndex = centerIndex - 1;
        int rightIndex = centerIndex + 1;

        char[] obstacles = {'#', '~', 'X'};

        frontIsBlocked = containsChar(obstacles, view.data.charAt(frontIndex));
        leftIsBlocked = containsChar(obstacles, view.data.charAt(leftIndex));
        rightIsBlocked = containsChar(obstacles, view.data.charAt(rightIndex));

    }

    private boolean containsChar(char[] array, char target) {
        for (char c : array) {
            if (c == target) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    private char checkMove(char move) {
        if (frontIsBlocked) {
            resetMovesSequence();
            if (leftIsBlocked) move = '>';
            else if (rightIsBlocked) move = '<';
        }
        return move;
    }

    private char walkBySpiral(View view) {
        if (moves.isEmpty()) {
            spiralFactor++;
            moves += "^".repeat(view.width * spiralFactor) + spiralDirection + "^".repeat(view.width * spiralFactor) + spiralDirection;
        }
        char nextMove = moves.charAt(0);
        moves = moves.substring(1);
        return nextMove;
    }

    private char walkByColumns(View view) {
        if (moves.isEmpty()) {
            int min = 10;
            int max = 100;

            Random random = new Random();
            int steps = random.nextInt((max - min) + 1) + min;
            //int steps = 32 - view.width;

            moves = "^".repeat(steps);
            moves += (goesForward ? ">" + "^".repeat(view.width) + ">" : "<" + "^".repeat(view.width) + "<");
            goesForward = !goesForward;
        }
        char nextMove = moves.charAt(0);
        moves = moves.substring(1);
        return nextMove;
    }
}