CodinGame - TheDescent

CG.TheDescent.Player.cs

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

/**
 * The while loop represents the game.
 * Each iteration represents a turn of the game
 * where you are given inputs (the heights of the mountains)
 * and where you have to print an output (the index of the mountain to fire on)
 * The inputs you are given are automatically updated according to your last actions.
 **/
class Player {

    struct Mountain {
        public int Index;
        public int Height;

        public static bool operator >(Mountain x, Mountain y) {
            return x.Height > y.Height; }
        public static bool operator <(Mountain x, Mountain y) {
            return x.Height < y.Height; }
    };

    static void ActionPrint(string Action) { Console.WriteLine(Action); }
    static void ActionPrint(int Action) { Console.WriteLine("" + Action); }

    static void DebugPrint(string DebugPrint) { Console.Error.WriteLine(DebugPrint); }
    static void DebugPrint(int DebugPrint) { Console.Error.WriteLine("" + DebugPrint); }

    // Target the mountain
    static void TargetMountain(Mountain mountain) {
        // Write an action using Console.WriteLine()
        // To debug: Console.Error.WriteLine("Debug messages...");
        DebugPrint($"Read in Mountain Index=[{mountain.Index}], Height=[{mountain.Height}].");
        Console.WriteLine("" + mountain.Index);
    }

    static void Main(string[] args) {

        // game loop
        while (true) {

            // Define some variables
            Mountain mtEverest = default(Mountain);

            // Loop through all 9 mountains
            for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
                Mountain mtnDew = default(Mountain);

                // Setup the current mountain
                mtnDew.Index = x;
                mtnDew.Height = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

                // Print out our current mountain
                DebugPrint($"Read in Mountain Index=[{mtnDew.Index}], Height=[{mtnDew.Height}].");

                // Check if the Current Mountain
                // is larger than the known largest
                // mountain, if so then set the largest
                // to the current.
                if (mtnDew > mtEverest) {
                    DebugPrint("Changed Largest mountain.");
                    mtEverest = mtnDew;
                }
            }

            // Output the current mountain we want to target
            TargetMountain(mtEverest);
        }
    }
}