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4 files changed, 81 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/bin/chess_ai b/bin/chess_ai
index 17216ca..e2a0805 100755
--- a/bin/chess_ai
+++ b/bin/chess_ai
diff --git a/include/chess_ai.hpp b/include/chess_ai.hpp
index 524ddc8..8c6eb50 100644
--- a/include/chess_ai.hpp
+++ b/include/chess_ai.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ namespace chess_ai {
     class chess_board;
     class chess_piece;
 
+    typedef std::vector<std::vector<chess_ai::chess_piece>>::
+iterator vector_iterator;
+    typedef std::vector<chess_ai::chess_piece>::iterator square_iterator;
+
     // Describes the different types of chess pieces there are on the board
     enum piece_type : unsigned {
         // A pawn can only move forward twice on the first move, otherwise only
@@ -92,7 +96,24 @@ namespace chess_ai {
 
         // remove piece at a specific location only
         void remove_piece(unsigned x, unsigned y);
+
+        // move a piece according to the chess rules
+        void move_piece(chess_piece piece);
+
+        // move a piece from coordinates
+        void move_piece(unsigned x, unsigned y);
+
+        // find a piece on the board using coordinates
+        void find_piece(unsigned x, unsigned y);
         
+        // iterate through the list with point
+        void iterate_board(chess_piece piece, square_iterator& it);
+        
+        // iterate through the list and return the pointer to change
+        void iterate_board(unsigned x, unsigned y, square_iterator& it);
+
+
+
     protected:
 
         void init_board_vector();
@@ -101,7 +122,7 @@ namespace chess_ai {
         
         // The size of the chess board is a constant and hence defined by a
         // preprocessed define statement.
-        unsigned const SIZE = CHESS_BOARD_SIZE;
+        const unsigned SIZE;
 
         // The actual board where the values of the pieces will be changed.
         std::vector<std::vector<chess_piece>> grid;
@@ -141,23 +162,11 @@ namespace chess_ai {
         // overloading operators
 
         // so that we can make two copies of a point
-        chess_piece& operator==(const chess_piece& piece) {
-            if(this != &piece) {
-                this->set(piece.type, piece.colour, piece.x, piece.y);
-            }
-            return *this;
-        }
+        chess_piece& operator==(const chess_piece& piece);
 
         // overload ++ operator for pawns
-        chess_piece& operator++() {
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        chess_piece operator++(int) {
-            chess_piece tmp(*this);
-            operator++();
-            return tmp;
-        }
+        chess_piece& operator++();
+        chess_piece operator++(int);
 
         // return a printable version of the square
         std::string str();
diff --git a/src/chess_board.cpp b/src/chess_board.cpp
index 9a6848b..badd585 100644
--- a/src/chess_board.cpp
+++ b/src/chess_board.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 #include "../include/chess_ai.hpp"
 
-typedef std::vector<std::vector<chess_ai::chess_piece>>::
-iterator vector_iterator;
-typedef std::vector<chess_ai::chess_piece>::iterator square_iterator;
-
-chess_ai::chess_board::chess_board() {
+chess_ai::chess_board::chess_board() : SIZE(CHESS_BOARD_SIZE) {
     init_board_vector();
 }
 
-chess_ai::chess_board::chess_board(board_state state) {
+chess_ai::chess_board::chess_board(board_state state) : SIZE(CHESS_BOARD_SIZE){
     unsigned vec_index, sqr_index;
 
     init_board_vector();
@@ -155,3 +151,23 @@ void chess_ai::chess_board::remove_piece(unsigned x, unsigned y) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+void chess_ai::chess_board::move_piece(chess_piece piece) {
+    
+}
+
+void chess_ai::chess_board::iterate_board(unsigned x, unsigned y,
+                                          square_iterator& it) {
+    unsigned vec_index, sqr_index;
+    for(vector_iterator it_vec = grid.begin(); it_vec != grid.end(); ++it_vec) {
+        for(square_iterator it_sqr = (*it_vec).begin();
+            it_sqr != (*it_vec).end(); ++it_sqr) {
+            vec_index = it_vec - grid.begin();
+            sqr_index = it_sqr - (*it_vec).begin();
+            
+            if(vec_index == y && sqr_index == x) {
+                it = it_sqr;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/chess_piece.cpp b/src/chess_piece.cpp
index 5e23444..bab3612 100644
--- a/src/chess_piece.cpp
+++ b/src/chess_piece.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #include "../include/chess_ai.hpp"
 
-chess_ai::chess_piece::chess_piece(piece_type type, piece_colour colour) {
-    this->type = type;
-    this->colour = colour;
-
+chess_ai::chess_piece::chess_piece(piece_type type, piece_colour colour) :
+    type(type), colour(colour) {
     if(colour == black) {
         y = 0;
     } else {
@@ -17,14 +15,12 @@ chess_ai::chess_piece::chess_piece(piece_type type, piece_colour colour) {
     }
 }
 
-chess_ai::chess_piece::chess_piece(piece_type type, piece_colour colour,
-                                   unsigned x, unsigned y) {
-    this->type = type;
-    this->colour = colour;
-    this->x = x;
-    this->y = y;
-    
-}
+chess_ai::chess_piece::chess_piece(
+                                   piece_type type,
+                                   piece_colour colour,
+                                   unsigned x,
+                                   unsigned y
+                                   ) : type(type), colour(colour), x(x), y(y) {}
 
 void chess_ai::chess_piece::set_type(piece_type type) {
     this->type = type;
@@ -42,6 +38,32 @@ void chess_ai::chess_piece::set_y(unsigned y) {
     this->y = y;
 }
 
+void chess_ai::chess_piece::set(piece_type type, piece_colour colour,
+                                unsigned x, unsigned y) {
+    set_type(type);
+    set_colour(colour);
+    set_x(x);
+    set_y(y);
+}
+
+chess_ai::chess_piece& chess_ai::chess_piece::operator==(const chess_piece&
+                                                         piece) {
+    if(this != &piece) {
+        this->set(piece.type, piece.colour, piece.x, piece.y);
+    }
+    return *this;
+}
+
+chess_ai::chess_piece& chess_ai::chess_piece::operator++() {
+    return *this;
+}
+
+chess_ai::chess_piece chess_ai::chess_piece::operator++(int) {
+    chess_piece tmp(*this);
+    operator++();
+    return tmp;
+}
+
 std::string chess_ai::chess_piece::str() {
     if(type == empty)
         return " ";