player.cpp

/* File: player.cpp
 * Course: CS 215-012
 * Project: Project 2
 * Purpose: The implementation of the player class.
 * Author: Brennen Adams
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <vector>
#include "player.h"
#include "card.h"
#include <stdexcept> // for out_of_range exception

using namespace std;

// default constructor
Player::Player() {
	numCards = 0;
}

// alternative constructor
Player::Player(vector<Card> ini_cards) {
	numCards = ini_cards.size();
	for (int i = 0; i < numCards; i++) {
		cards.push_back(ini_cards[i]);
	}
}

// return how many cards player holds currently
int Player::getNumCards() const {
	return numCards;
}

// player plays one card from the front of cards at hand
Card Player::play_a_card() {

	Card playedCard = cards.front(); // Get the first card
	cards.pop_front(); // Remove the first card from the list
	numCards--; // Decrease the number of cards
	return playedCard; // Return the played card	
	if (cards.empty()) {
		throw out_of_range("Not enough cards to drop! \n");
	}
}

// when the player wins the round, this function will be called
// player adds winning cards to the end of the cards at hand
void Player::addCards(vector<Card> winningCards) {
	for (Card card : winningCards) {
		cards.push_back(card); // Add each winning card to the end of the list
	}
	numCards += winningCards.size(); // Update the number of cards
}

vector<Card> Player::dropCards() {  
   vector<Card> droppedCards;  

   for (int i = 0; i < 3 && !cards.empty(); i++) {  
       droppedCards.push_back(cards.front()); // Get the first card  
       cards.pop_front(); // Remove the first card from the list  
       numCards--; // Decrease the number of cards  
   } 
   if (cards.empty()) {
	   droppedCards.clear(); // Clear the dropped cards if there are no cards left
	   cout <<"\nNot enough cards to drop! \n";
   }
   return droppedCards; // Return the dropped cards  
}

// display cards at player's hand
void Player::print() const {
	if (cards.empty()) {
		cout << "No cards in hand." << endl;
		return;
	}
	for (const Card& card : cards) {
		card.print(); // Print each card
	}
	cout << endl; // New line after printing all cards
}