/* get the nth letter for the current round */
static void get_letter(int n) {
char *line;
int i;
while(1) {
printf("vowel or consonant? [vc] ");
line = get_line();
if(tolower(*line) == 'v') {
letter[n] = get_vowel();
break;
} else if(tolower(*line) == 'c') {
letter[n] = get_consonant();
break;
}
/* TODO: limitations on amounts of vowels and consonants */
}
if(nocolour) printf("| ");
else printf("%s ", letter_colour);
for(i = 0; i < num_letters; i++) {
printf("%c ", (i <= n ? letter[i] : ' '));
}
if(nocolour) printf("|\n");
else printf("%s\n", colour_off);
}
char* generate_word(const unsigned max_word_length)
{
unsigned i,
word_length = rand() % max_word_length + MIN_WORD_LENGHT,
is_consonant = dice_roll(2);
char* word = calloc(word_length + 2, sizeof(char)); // 2 = space + null
for (i = 0; i < word_length; ++i)
{
if ((!is_consonant && dice_roll(5)) || is_consonant || 1 == word_length)
{
word[i] = get_vowel();
is_consonant = 0;
continue;
}
word[i] = get_consonant();
is_consonant = 1;
}
word[word_length] = ' ';
return word;
}