🎨 Palette: Enhanced Game Flow and High Score Persistence

.Jules/palette.md

@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 ## 2025-02-28 - Structured CLI Reports
 **Learning:** Dense numerical data in CLI output is hard to parse. Using ASCII box-drawing characters and alignment to create a "dashboard" or "invoice" style summary significantly improves readability and perceived quality.
 **Action:** When summarizing simulation or batch job results, always format the final report as a structured table or box rather than a list of print statements.
+
+## 2025-03-03 - C++ Game Flow and Persistence
+**Learning:** Implementing a "play-again" loop in C++ using a `do-while` loop improves game flow by avoiding the need for repeated program execution. ANSI color constants and `<iomanip>` can be used in C++ to achieve the "Palette" aesthetic with structured results boxes and colorful feedback.
+**Action:** Use file-based persistence (e.g., `fstream`) to store high scores across sessions, providing users with a sense of progression and competition.

.github/workflows/terraform.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 # 3. Reference the GitHub secret in step using the `hashicorp/setup-terraform` GitHub Action.
 #   Example:
 #     - name: Setup Terraform
-#       uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v1
+#       uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
 #       with:
 #         cli_config_credentials_token: ${{ secrets.TF_API_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Install the latest version of Terraform CLI and configure the Terraform CLI configuration file with a Terraform Cloud user API token
     - name: Setup Terraform
-      uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v1
+      uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
       with:
         cli_config_credentials_token: ${{ secrets.TF_API_TOKEN }}
 

NumberGuess/NumberGuess.cpp

@@ -2,60 +2,124 @@
 #include <cstdlib> // For rand() and srand()
 #include <ctime>   // For time()
 #include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iomanip>
 
 using namespace std;
 
+// ANSI Color Codes
+const string RESET = "\033[0m";
+const string RED = "\033[31m";
+const string GREEN = "\033[32m";
+const string YELLOW = "\033[33m";
+const string BLUE = "\033[34m";
+const string MAGENTA = "\033[35m";
+const string CYAN = "\033[36m";
+const string BOLD = "\033[1m";
+
+const string HIGHSCORE_FILE = "NumberGuess/highscore.txt";
+
+int loadHighScore() {
+    ifstream file(HIGHSCORE_FILE);
+    int highScore = 999;
+    if (file.is_open()) {
+        file >> highScore;
+        file.close();
+    }
+    return highScore;
+}
+
+void saveHighScore(int score) {
+    ofstream file(HIGHSCORE_FILE);
+    if (file.is_open()) {
+        file << score;
+        file.close();
+    }
+}
+
 void showEasterEgg() {
-    cout << "\n[!] EASTER EGG ACTIVATED: THE ZEN MODE" << endl;
+    cout << MAGENTA << "\n[!] EASTER EGG ACTIVATED: THE ZEN MODE" << RESET << endl;
     cout << "Inspired by the Word 1.1a secret found 29 years later." << endl;
     cout << "EiJackGH Lab - Saying YES in 2026." << endl;
-    cout << "========================================" << endl;
+    cout << MAGENTA << "========================================" << RESET << endl;
+}
+
+void printHeader() {
+    cout << CYAN << "╔════════════════════════════════════════╗" << RESET << endl;
+    cout << CYAN << "║       " << BOLD << "EI-JACK LAB: NUMBER GUESSER" << RESET << CYAN << "      ║" << RESET << endl;
+    cout << CYAN << "╚════════════════════════════════════════╝" << RESET << endl;
 }
 
 int main() {
     // Seed the randomizer
     srand(static_cast<unsigned int>(time(0)));
 
-    int secretNumber = rand() % 100 + 1;
-    string input;
-    int guess = 0;
-    int attempts = 0;
-
-    cout << "--- EI-JACK LAB: NUMBER GUESSER V1.0 ---" << endl;
-    cout << "I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100." << endl;
-    cout << "(Hint: Type 'zen' to see the credits)" << endl << endl;
-
-    while (guess != secretNumber) {
-        cout << "Enter your guess: ";
-        cin >> input;
-
-        // Check for Easter Egg
-        if (input == "zen" || input == "ZEN") {
-            showEasterEgg();
-            continue;
-        }
+    string playAgainInput;
+    char playAgain;
+    int highScore = loadHighScore();
 
-        // Convert string to integer for the game logic
-        try {
-            guess = stoi(input);
-        } catch (...) {
-            cout << "Invalid input. Please enter a number." << endl;
-            continue;
-        }
+    do {
+        int secretNumber = rand() % 100 + 1;
+        string input;
+        int guess = 0;
+        int attempts = 0;
 
-        attempts++;
+        printHeader();
+        cout << YELLOW << "Current High Score: " << BOLD << (highScore == 999 ? "N/A" : to_string(highScore)) << RESET << " attempts" << endl;
+        cout << "I'm thinking of a number between " << BOLD << "1 and 100" << RESET << "." << endl;
+        cout << "(Hint: Type 'zen' to see the credits)" << endl << endl;
 
-        if (guess > secretNumber) {
-            cout << ">>> Too high! Try again." << endl;
-        } else if (guess < secretNumber) {
-            cout << ">>> Too low! Try again." << endl;
-        } else {
-            cout << "\nCONGRATULATIONS!" << endl;
-            cout << "You found it in " << attempts << " attempts." << endl;
+        while (guess != secretNumber) {
+            cout << "Enter your guess: ";
+            if (!(cin >> input)) break;
+
+            // Check for Easter Egg
+            if (input == "zen" || input == "ZEN") {
+                showEasterEgg();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Convert string to integer for the game logic
+            try {
+                guess = stoi(input);
+            } catch (...) {
+                cout << RED << "Invalid input. Please enter a number." << RESET << endl;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            attempts++;
+
+            if (guess > secretNumber) {
+                cout << RED << ">>> Too high! 📈 Try again." << RESET << endl;
+            } else if (guess < secretNumber) {
+                cout << BLUE << ">>> Too low!  📉 Try again." << RESET << endl;
+            } else {
+                cout << "\n" << GREEN << BOLD << "🎉 CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉" << RESET << endl;
+
+                cout << "╔════════════════════════════════════════╗" << endl;
+                cout << "║            " << BOLD << "GAME SUMMARY" << RESET << "                ║" << endl;
+                cout << "╠════════════════════════════════════════╣" << endl;
+                cout << "║ Attempts: " << setw(28) << left << attempts << " ║" << endl;
+
+                if (attempts < highScore) {
+                    highScore = attempts;
+                    saveHighScore(highScore);
+                    // Adjusted padding for emoji width (Emoji 🏆 is 2-char wide in many terminals)
+                    cout << "║ " << GREEN << BOLD << "NEW HIGH SCORE! 🏆" << RESET << setw(20) << "" << " ║" << endl;
+                }
+
+                cout << "╚════════════════════════════════════════╝" << endl;
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    cout << "----------------------------------------" << endl;
-    system("pause"); // Essential for Dev-C++ to keep the window open
+        cout << "\nDo you want to play again? (y/n): ";
+        if (!(cin >> playAgainInput)) break;
+        playAgain = playAgainInput[0];
+        cout << endl;
+
+    } while (playAgain == 'y' || playAgain == 'Y');
+
+    cout << CYAN << "Thanks for playing! See you next time at EiJack Lab! 👋" << RESET << endl;
+
     return 0;
 }

NumberGuess/highscore.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+999

main.tf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+terraform {}