basic game loop

src/game.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from prompts import fetch_prompt
+from game_utils import fetch_prompt, random_animal, random_names
 from player import Player
 
 
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ class Game:
         for player in self.players:
             player.add_message(message)
 
-    def format_responses(self, responses: list[str]) -> str:
+    def format_responses(self) -> str:
         """Formats the responses of the players into a single string."""
-        return "\n".join(responses)
+        return "\n".join(self.player_responses)
 
     def start(self):
         """Starts the game."""
@@ -28,27 +28,35 @@ class Game:
             print("Enter your name to begin")
             human_name = input()
 
+            player_names = random_names(4)
+
+
+            for name in player_names:
+                self.add_players([
+                    Player(name, "ai", "herd")
+                ])
+
             self.add_players([
                 Player("Player 1", "ai", "herd"),
                 Player("Player 2", "ai", "herd"),
-                Player("human_name", "human", "chameleon"),
+                Player(human_name, "human", "chameleon"),
                 Player("Player 4", "ai", "herd"),
                 Player("Player 5", "ai", "herd")
             ])
 
         self.player_responses = []
-        herd_animal = "Giraffe"
+        herd_animal = random_animal()
 
         # Collect Player Animal Descriptions
         for player in self.players:
             match player.role:
                 case "herd":
                     prompt_template = fetch_prompt("herd_animal")
-                    prompt = prompt_template.format(animal=herd_animal, player_responses=self.player_responses)
+                    prompt = prompt_template.format(animal=herd_animal, player_responses=self.format_responses())
 
                 case "chameleon":
                     prompt_template = fetch_prompt("chameleon_animal")
-                    prompt = prompt_template.format(player_responses="")
+                    prompt = prompt_template.format(player_responses=self.format_responses())
 
             response = player.collect_input(prompt)
             self.player_responses.append(response)
@@ -58,7 +66,7 @@ class Game:
         # Collect Player Votes
         for player in self.players:
             prompt_template = fetch_prompt("vote")
-            prompt = prompt_template.format(animal=herd_animal, player_responses=self.player_responses)
+            prompt = prompt_template.format(players=self.players)
 
             response = player.collect_input(prompt)
             self.player_responses.append(response)

src/{prompts.py → game_utils.py}

@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 """
-Prompts used for the game
+Utilities for the game including random selections and prompts.
 """
+import random
+
+
+def random_animal():
+    return random.choice(available_animals)
+
+
+available_animals = ["Giraffe", "Elephant", "Lion", "Zebra", "Monkey", "Gorilla"]
+
+
+def random_names(number_of_samples : int) -> list[str]:
+    return random.sample(available_names, number_of_samples)
+
+
+available_names = ["Jack", "Jill", "Bob", "Courtney", "Fizz", "Mallory"]
+
+
+def random_index(number_of_players : int) -> int:
+    return random.randint(0, number_of_players - 1)
 
 
 def fetch_prompt(prompt_name):
@@ -50,6 +69,6 @@ You are the Chameleon, vote for someone else to remove suspicion from yourself.
 prompts = {
     "herd_animal": game_rules + herd_animal,
     "chameleon_animal": game_rules + chameleon_animal,
-    "vote_prompt": vote_prompt
+    "vote": vote_prompt
 }
 

src/main.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from game import Game
+from player import Player
+
+def main():
+    game = Game()
+    game.start()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

src/player.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from prompts import fetch_prompt
+from game_utils import fetch_prompt
 
 class Player:
     def __init__(self, name: str, controller: str, role: str):