#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define MAXLINE 20          /* pre cursor definitions and c libraries included */
    /* My attempt at creating a hangman game in c language */



    int main(){
    FILE *fpin;
    char line[MAXLINE];                 /* actual word thats read in from unknown1.txt */
    char guess[MAXLINE];                    /* line of asterixs with current letters known to be displayed to user */
    char character;                     /* character used for checking whether user wants to guess letter or word */
    char current_guess;                 /* character for guessing a letter */
    char word_guess[MAXLINE];               /* string for guessing the word all at once */
    int lifes_remaining=10;                 /* amount of lives remaining */
    int y,q,i;                      /* ints used for loop counters etc */
    int string_compare;                 /* initial variable declaration */



    if((fpin=fopen("unknown1.txt","r"))== NULL)
        {printf("Cannot open file\n");              /* open unknown1.txt as a read only file */
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);}

    fscanf(fpin,"%s",line);                 /* taking the text from unknown1.txt and copying it to line */

        {printf("Ready to start!, the word is");}

    int x=strlen(line);
    for(y=0;y<x;y++)
        {guess[y]='*';}

        guess[y]='\0';      /* letting c know when the string is ended */
        printf("%s\n",guess);
                    /* creating our guess line, which displays how many letters to be guessed/how many they have                                    already guessed*/


    printf("the number of guesses remaining is %d\n", lifes_remaining);  /* telling the user how many lives they have left*/

    printf("would you like to guess the word [w] or guess a letter [l]\n:");  /* asking the user for word or letter */
        scanf("%c", &character);


    if(character == 'l' || character == 'L')                   /* if user selects l or L, guessing letter */
        {printf("please choose a letter to guess in the word:\n");
        do
            {current_guess = getchar();}                /* reading in a value for the guess from the user*/
            while( !isalpha(current_guess));

                for( i = 0 ; line[i] != '\0' ; i++)
                    {if(line[i] == current_guess)       /* looping through word being guessed, checking entriesagainst guess*/                          {guess[i] = current_guess;                  /* assigning the value to the string of astrericks */
                    }   }

    printf("\n%s\n",guess);

    if(character == 'w' || character == 'W')                            /* user wants to guess word */
        {printf("You have chosen to guess the word\n");
        printf("\nplease enter your guess for the word:\n");
    char word_guess =getchar();                         /* function to read in the word being guessed */
        while (getchar() != '\n'){ current_guess = getchar();  };
            string_compare = strcmp(word_guess, line);                  /* comparing the word to what we have already */

         if(string_compare==0)                              /* if ==0, they're equal, if not, incorrect guess */
            {printf("congratulations, you have guessed the word");}

         else
            {printf(" incorrect guess:");}
}
fclose(fpin);
}
}