gistfile1.go

func NewBoard(compactBoard string) Board {

	var board Board

	name := "boardlexer"
	_, tokensChannel := lex(name, compactBoard)

	i := 0

	for token := range tokensChannel {

		row := int(i / 8)
		col := int(i % 8)

		switch {
		case token.typ == itemSquareEmpty:
			board[row][col] = EMPTY
		case token.typ == itemSquareRed:
			board[row][col] = RED
		case token.typ == itemSquareRedKing:
			board[row][col] = RED_KING
		case token.typ == itemSquareBlack:
			board[row][col] = BLACK
		case token.typ == itemSquareBlackKing:
			board[row][col] = BLACK_KING
		}

		i += 1

	}

	return board
}