/**
* Create a game from a visual block notation like:
r bqkb r
ppp ppp
p n n
p
B P
N
PPPP PPP
RNBQK R
*/
public function createGameFromVisualBlock($data)
{
$data = $this->fixVisualBlock($data);
$game = new Game();
$players = array();
foreach (array('white', 'black') as $color) {
$game->addPlayer(new Player($color));
}
$game->setCreator($game->getPlayer('white'));
foreach (explode("\n", $data) as $_y => $line) {
$y = 8 - $_y;
for ($x = 1; $x < 9; $x++) {
$byte = $line[$x - 1];
if (' ' === $byte) {
continue;
}
$color = ctype_lower($byte) ? 'black' : 'white';
$player = $game->getPlayer($color);
switch (strtolower($byte)) {
case 'p':
$class = 'Pawn';
break;
case 'r':
$class = 'Rook';
break;
case 'n':
$class = 'Knight';
break;
case 'b':
$class = 'Bishop';
break;
case 'q':
$class = 'Queen';
break;
case 'k':
$class = 'King';
break;
}
$player->addPiece(new Piece($x, $y, $class));
}
}
return $game;
}
