/*The ThreadLoop*/
void* runSnake(void* snakeData){

    /*lets cast the submitted data for proper use*/
    snake data = *(snake*)snakeData;
    char tempText[256]; //buffer for the text written by threads
    int singleFlag = ( gameField.startSnakes == 1 ) ? 1 : 0; //in case its a solo run theres no winner
    enum type {NLEFT=1, ELEFT, SLEFT, WLEFT, NRIGHT, ERIGHT, SRIGHT, WRIGHT, HRAND, FRAND}; //mode identifyiers

    pthread_mutex_lock(&gameField.mutex); //mutex on
    gameField.field[data.startX][data.startY] = threadName[data.number]; //the starting point set as letter
    pthread_mutex_unlock(&gameField.mutex); //mutex off

    data.running = 1; //the running loop variable

    while(data.running == 1){

        data.running=0; //resetting the running flag
        pthread_mutex_lock(&gameField.mutex); //mutex on

        switch(data.mode){

            case 1:
                //top, left, right, down
                if( checktop(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY--; data.running=1; data.mode = NLEFT;}
                else if( checkleft(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX--; data.running=1; data.mode = WLEFT;}
                else if( checkright(gameField.sizeX, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX++; data.running=1; data.mode = ELEFT;}
                else if( checkbottom(gameField.sizeY, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY++; data.running=1; data.mode = SLEFT;}
                else{data.running=-1;}
                break;

            case 2:
                //right, top, down, left
                if( checkright(gameField.sizeX, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX++; data.running=1; data.mode = ELEFT;}
                else if( checktop(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY--; data.running=1;  data.mode = NLEFT;}
                else if( checkbottom(gameField.sizeY, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY++; data.running=1; data.mode = SLEFT;}
                else if( checkleft(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX--; data.running=1; data.mode = WLEFT;}
                else{data.running=-1;}
                break;

            case 3:
                //down, right, left, top
                if( checkbottom(gameField.sizeY, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY++; data.running=1; data.mode = SLEFT;}
                else if( checkright(gameField.sizeX, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX++; data.running=1; data.mode = ELEFT;}
                else if( checkleft(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX--; data.running=1; data.mode = WLEFT;}
                else if( checktop(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY--; data.running=1; data.mode = NLEFT;}
                else{data.running=-1;}
                break;

            case 4:
                //left, top, down, right
                if( checkleft(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX--; data.running=1; data.mode = WLEFT;}
                else if( checkbottom(gameField.sizeY, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY++; data.running=1; data.mode = SLEFT;}
                else if( checktop(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY--; data.running=1; data.mode = NLEFT;}
                else if( checkright(gameField.sizeX, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX++; data.running=1; data.mode = ELEFT;}
                else{data.running=-1;}
                break;

            case 5:
                //top, right, left, down
                if( checktop(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY--; data.running=1; data.mode = NRIGHT;}
                else if( checkright(gameField.sizeX, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX++; data.running=1; data.mode = ERIGHT;}
                else if( checkleft(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX--; data.running=1; data.mode = WRIGHT;}
                else if( checkbottom(gameField.sizeY, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY++; data.running=1; data.mode = SRIGHT;}
                else{data.running=-1;}
                break;

            case 6:
                //right, down, up, left
                if( checkright(gameField.sizeX, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX++; data.running=1; data.mode = ERIGHT;}
                else if( checktop(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY--; data.running=1; data.mode = NRIGHT;}
                else if( checkbottom(gameField.sizeY, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY++; data.running=1; data.mode = SRIGHT;}
                else if( checkleft(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX--; data.running=1; data.mode = WRIGHT;}
                else{data.running=-1;}
                break;

            case 7:
                //down, left, right, up
                if( checkbottom(gameField.sizeY, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY++; data.running=1; data.mode = SRIGHT;}
                else if( checkleft(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX--; data.running=1; data.mode = WRIGHT;}
                else if( checkright(gameField.sizeX, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX++; data.running=1; data.mode = ERIGHT;}
                else if( checktop(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY--; data.running=1; data.mode = NRIGHT;}
                else{data.running=-1;}
                break;

            case 8:
                //left, up, down, right
                if( checkleft(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX--; data.running=1; data.mode = WRIGHT;}
                else if( checktop(data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY--; data.running=1; data.mode = NRIGHT;}
                else if( checkbottom(gameField.sizeY, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startY++; data.running=1; data.mode = SRIGHT;}
                else if( checkright(gameField.sizeX, data.startX, data.startY) == 0 ){data.startX++; data.running=1; data.mode = ERIGHT;}
                else{data.running=-1;}
                break;

            case 9:
                //not set yet
                break;

            case 10:
                //not set yet
                break;

        }

        /*if the snake survived...*/
        if(data.running == 1){
            if(gameField.startSnakes > 1 || (singleFlag == 1 && gameField.startSnakes == 1)){

                gameField.field[data.startX][data.startY] = threadName[data.number]; //yay, survived
                sprintf(tempText, "[Game] Snake %c (number %i) stays on position %i/%i\n", threadName[data.number], data.number, data.startX, data.startY);
                strcat(logText, tempText); //adding message
            }
            else{

                gameField.field[data.startX][data.startY] = threadStop[data.number]; //won, setting stopletter
                data.running=-1; //stopflag
                sprintf(tempText, "[Game] Snake %c (number %i) on position %i/%i WON!!! (killed'em all, haw!)\n", threadName[data.number], data.number, data.startX, data.startY); //message
                strcat(gameField.message, tempText); //adding message
                strcat(logText, tempText); //adding message
                gameField.startSnakes--; //running snakes
            }
        }
        else{
            gameField.field[data.startX][data.startY] = threadStop[data.number]; //died, setting stop letter
            gameField.startSnakes--;
            sprintf(tempText, "[Game] Snake %c (number %i) crashed on position %i/%i... xP\n", threadName[data.number], data.number, data.startX, data.startY);
            strcat(gameField.message, tempText);
            strcat(logText, tempText); //adding message
        }

        pthread_mutex_unlock(&gameField.mutex); //mutex off
        usleep(gameField.speed); //SNOOOORRRRREEE
    }

        return NULL;
}