I'm going to do something crazy

And share some really heinous code with you.

My first assignment in Turing was to build Mastermind — a simple game a user can play within his or her console. 

It seemed straightforward enough, except that I didn't know anything. I mean nothing. 

They hadn't even started the teaching part. We were just thrown in, like a bunch of babies at a Mommy & Me Swim Class. 

Needless to say, the original was pretty rough. 

The Refactor

I'm all for growth mindset, but I'm going to lead with the refactored version because — frankly — I'm embarrassed by the original. 

The refactor took me about two hours to complete, following the original rubric. 

I've been coding for three months. And I'm already horrified by my old code. What am I going to think in a year, five years, ten years?! 

The Original

Are you seriously prepared for your eyes to bleed? 

Here's my first version of Mastermind. Um, yes, that is a 130-line loop. 

def prompt(message)
  puts "=> #{message}"
end

def create_secret_code(code, chars)
  chars.each { |e| code << chars.shuffle.sample }
end

def valid_guess?(input)
  input.length == 4 && input.all? { |e| e == "B" || e == "R" || e == "G" || e == "Y" }
end

def fill_feedback(user_guess, secret_code, feedback)
  user_guess.each_with_index do |e, i|
    if e == secret_code[i]
      feedback[i] = e
    end
  end
end

### game
loop do

  prompt("Welcome to MASTERMIND")
  prompt("Would you like to (p)lay, read the (i)nstructions or (q)uit?")
  initial_user_choice = gets.chomp.upcase

  if initial_user_choice == "I"
    prompt("INSTRUCTIONS: The computer has created a secret code. To win, crack the code by guessing the correct colors and positions. But don't delay! The clock is ticking. Ready?")
  elsif initial_user_choice == "Q"
    prompt("Goodbye!")
    break
  else
  end

  loop do

    prompt("I have generated a beginner sequence with four elements made up of: (r)ed, (g)reen, (b)lue, and (y)ellow. Use (q)uit at any time to end the game.")

    code_possibilities = ["R", "G", "B", "Y"]
    secret_code = []

    create_secret_code(secret_code, code_possibilities)

    prompt("LET'S GET STARTED!")
    puts " ----- ----- ----- ----- "
    puts "|     |     |     |     |"
    puts " ----- ----- ----- ----- "

    start_time = Time.new

    feedback = ["?", "?", "?", "?"]
    correct_colors = 0
    correct_positions = 0
    num_of_guesses = 0

    loop do

      prompt("What's your guess?")
      user_guess = gets.chomp.to_s.upcase.split(//)

      if user_guess == ["Q"]
        break
      elsif user_guess == ["C"]
        prompt("The secret code is: #{secret_code.join("")}")
        break
      else
        loop do
          case
          when valid_guess?(user_guess)
            break
          when user_guess.length < 4
            prompt("That guess is too short.")
            prompt("What's your guess?")
            user_guess = gets.chomp.upcase.split(//)
          when user_guess.length > 4
            prompt("That guess is too long.")
            prompt("What's your guess?")
            user_guess = gets.chomp.upcase.split(//)
          elsif user_guess.to_s != user_guess
            prompt("Those look like numbers. Try B, R, Y or G.")
            prompt("What's your guess?")
            user_guess = gets.chomp.upcase.split(//)
          end
        end
      end

      fill_feedback(user_guess, secret_code, feedback)

      puts feedback.join

      puts " ----- ----- ----- ----- "
      puts "|  #{feedback[0]}  |  #{feedback[1]}  |  #{feedback[2]}  |  #{feedback[3]}  |"
      puts " ----- ----- ----- ----- "

      correct_colors = 0
      secret_code_clone = secret_code.clone

      user_guess.each do |e|
        location = secret_code_clone.index(e)
        if location != nil
          secret_code_clone.delete_at(location)
          correct_colors += 1
        end
      end

      correct_positions = 0
      feedback.each do |e|
        if e != "?"
          correct_positions += 1
        end
      end

      num_of_guesses += 1
      guess_syntax = "guess"
        if num_of_guesses > 1
          guess_syntax = "guesses"
        end

      if feedback.include?("?") == false
        finish_time = Time.new
        time_score = (finish_time - start_time).to_i # duration in seconds
        seconds = (time_score % 60)
        minutes = ((time_score / 60) % 60)

        unless minutes == 1
          minutes_syntax = "minutes"
        else minutes_syntax = "minute"
        end

        unless seconds == 1
          seconds_syntax = "seconds"
        else seconds_syntax = "second"
        end

        prompt("Congratulations! You guessed the sequence #{secret_code.join} in #{num_of_guesses} #{guess_syntax} over #{minutes} #{minutes_syntax}, #{seconds} #{seconds_syntax}.")
        break
      end

      prompt("#{user_guess.join} has #{correct_colors} of the correct elements with #{correct_positions} in the correct positions. You've taken #{num_of_guesses} #{guess_syntax}.")

    end

    prompt("Would you like to (p)lay again? Or (q)uit?")
    play_again = gets.chomp.upcase
    if play_again == "Q"
      break
    end

  end

  prompt("Goodbye!")
  break

end