wordle_game.py

import random
from collections import Counter


class WordleGame:
    # A more extensive word list with common 5-letter words
    WORD_LIST = [
        "apple",
        "beach",
        "crane",
        "doubt",
        "eagle",
        "flame",
        "grape",
        "house",
        "igloo",
        "joker",
        "knife",
        "lemon",
        "mango",
        "night",
        "ocean",
        "piano",
        "queen",
        "river",
        "stone",
        "tiger",
        "vivid",
        "waste",
        "yacht",
        "zebra",
        "about",
        "above",
        "actor",
        "adapt",
        "admit",
        "adopt",
        "after",
        "again",
        "album",
        "alert",
        "alike",
        "alive",
        "allow",
        "alone",
        "along",
        "alter",
        "among",
        "anger",
        "angle",
        "angry",
        "ankle",
        "apart",
        "apple",
        "apply",
        "arena",
        "argue",
        "arise",
        "armor",
        "array",
        "arrow",
        "asset",
        "avoid",
        "award",
        "aware",
        "awful",
        "bacon",
        "badge",
        "badly",
        "basic",
        "basis",
        "beach",
        "beard",
        "beast",
        "begin",
        "being",
        "below",
        "bench",
        "birth",
        "black",
        "blade",
        "blame",
        "blank",
        "blast",
        "bleed",
        "blend",
        "bless",
    ]

    def __init__(self):
        """Initialize the game state."""
        self.target_word = None
        self.guesses = []
        self.feedbacks = []
        self.game_over = True
        self.won = False
        self.max_attempts = 6
        self.difficulty = "normal"  # Can be "easy", "normal", or "hard"

    def new_game(self, difficulty="normal"):
        """Start a new game by resetting state and picking a random word."""
        self.difficulty = difficulty
        self.target_word = random.choice(self.WORD_LIST)
        self.guesses = []
        self.feedbacks = []
        self.game_over = False
        self.won = False

        # Adjust max attempts based on difficulty
        if difficulty == "easy":
            self.max_attempts = 8
        elif difficulty == "hard":
            self.max_attempts = 4
        else:  # normal
            self.max_attempts = 6

        return f"New game started ({self.difficulty} mode). Guess a five-letter word. You have {self.max_attempts} attempts."

    def generate_feedback(self, guess):
        """Generate HTML feedback for a guess (green, yellow, gray)."""
        target_count = Counter(self.target_word)
        feedback = [""] * 5
        # Mark correct letters in correct positions (green)
        for i in range(5):
            if guess[i] == self.target_word[i]:
                feedback[i] = (
                    f'<span style="color: green; font-weight: bold">{guess[i].upper()}</span>'
                )
                target_count[guess[i]] -= 1
        # Mark letters in wrong positions (yellow) or not in word (gray)
        for i in range(5):
            if feedback[i] == "":
                if guess[i] in target_count and target_count[guess[i]] > 0:
                    feedback[i] = (
                        f'<span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold">{guess[i].upper()}</span>'
                    )
                    target_count[guess[i]] -= 1
                else:
                    feedback[i] = f'<span style="color: gray">{guess[i].upper()}</span>'
        return "".join(feedback)

    def submit_guess(self, guess):
        """Process a player's guess and update game state."""
        if self.game_over:
            return "Please start a new game."

        if len(guess) != 5:
            return "Please enter a five-letter word."

        guess = guess.lower()

        # Check if the guess is a valid word (optional validation)
        if self.difficulty == "hard" and guess not in self.WORD_LIST:
            return "Not in word list. Try again."

        feedback = self.generate_feedback(guess)
        self.guesses.append(guess)
        self.feedbacks.append(feedback)

        if guess == self.target_word:
            self.game_over = True
            self.won = True
            attempts = len(self.guesses)
            message = f"Congratulations! You guessed the word in {attempts}/{'attempt' if attempts == 1 else 'attempts'}."
        elif len(self.guesses) >= self.max_attempts:
            self.game_over = True
            message = f"Game over. The word was {self.target_word.upper()}."
        else:
            message = f"You have {self.max_attempts - len(self.guesses)} guesses left."

            # Give hints in easy mode
            if self.difficulty == "easy" and len(self.guesses) >= 3:
                # Find a letter position that hasn't been guessed correctly yet
                for i in range(5):
                    if all(g[i] != self.target_word[i] for g in self.guesses):
                        message += (
                            f" Hint: Letter {i + 1} is '{self.target_word[i].upper()}'."
                        )
                        break

        return message

    def get_feedback_history(self):
        """Return the history of guesses and feedbacks as an HTML string."""
        if not self.feedbacks:
            return "No guesses yet."

        history = []
        for i, fb in enumerate(self.feedbacks):
            history.append(f"Guess {i + 1}/{self.max_attempts}: {fb}")

        return "<br>".join(history)

    def get_game_stats(self):
        """Return current game statistics."""
        return {
            "target_word": self.target_word if self.game_over else "???",
            "guesses_made": len(self.guesses),
            "max_attempts": self.max_attempts,
            "won": self.won,
            "game_over": self.game_over,
            "difficulty": self.difficulty,
        }