This is probably a better solution than my first, but you can be the judge of that.
class Wordsearch
DIRECTIONS = [[1,0],[-1,0],[0,1],[0,-1],[1,1],[1,-1],[-1,-1],[-1,1]]
def initialize(wordsearch,words)
@words = words
@rows = wordsearch.split(/\s+/).delete_if { |row| row == "" }
@points = {}
@letterPositions = []
@rows.each_with_index do |row,y|
row.split(//).each_with_index do |letter,x|
@points[[x,y]] = letter
end
end
end
def solve
@words.each { |word| search(word) }
end
def printWordsearch
@rows.each_with_index do |row,y|
row.split(//).each_with_index do |letter,x|
print @letterPositions.include?([x,y]) ? letter : "+"
end
puts
end
end
private
def search(word)
points(word[0].chr).each do |point|
DIRECTIONS.each do |direction|
possiblePoints = [point]
point2 = point
for i in (1...word.length)
if checkNext(point2,word[i].chr,direction) or word[i].chr == "*" or @points[(point2.to_p + direction.to_p).to_a] == "*" # wildcard character = *
possiblePoints.push((point2 = (point2.to_p + direction.to_p).to_a))
end
end
@letterPositions += possiblePoints if possiblePoints.length == word.length
end
end
end
def points(aLetter)
points = []
@points.each do |point,letter|
points.push(point) if aLetter == letter
end
points
end
def checkNext(point,letter,direction)
@points[(point.to_p + direction.to_p).to_a] == letter
end
end
class Array
def to_p
Point.new(self[0].to_i,self[1].to_i)
end
end
class Point
attr_reader :x,:y
def initialize(x,y)
@x,@y = x,y
end
def +(point)
Point.new(@x + point.x,@y + point.y)
end
def to_a
[@x,@y]
end
end
wordsearch = ""
loop do
row = gets.chomp
wordsearch += row + "\n"
break if row == ""
end
words = gets.chomp.split(/\s*,\s*/).map { |word| word.upcase.gsub(/\s/,"") }
w = Wordsearch.new(wordsearch.upcase,words)
w.solve
w.printWordsearch
···
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