Allocate from a budget of 25

- Newly generated algorithm thanks to GPT
- Somehow I thought the budget was 50

SimPersonalityGenerator/Program.cs

@@ -1,101 +1,46 @@
-using PersonalityGenerator;
+var rng = new Random();
 
-var isFinishedSession = false;
+int totalPoints = 25;
+int[] points = new int[5]; // To store the personality points for Outgoing, Nice, Playful, Neat, and Active
+string[] personalities = { "Outgoing", "Nice", "Playful", "Neat", "Active" };
 
-void GenerateTraits()
+// Function to randomly allocate points
+void AllocatePoints()
 {
-    // Prompt the user to enter traits they want to prioritize.
+    int remainingPoints = totalPoints;
-    Console.WriteLine("You can prioritize one or more traits to be above 8 by entering them.");
-    Console.Write("Enter traits separated by commas (e.g., Outgoing, Nice), or press Enter to generate a random personality: ");
-    
-    // Read the user input and trim any leading or trailing whitespace.
-    var prioritizedTraitsInput = Console.ReadLine()?.Trim();
-    
-    // Initialize a dictionary with predefined traits and their initial values set to 0.
-    var traits = new Dictionary<string, int>
-    {
-        { "Outgoing", 0 },
-        { "Nice", 0 },
-        { "Playful", 0 },
-        { "Neat", 0 },
-        { "Active", 0 }
-    };
 
-    // Process the prioritized traits input:
+    // First, allocate points to each personality.
-    // 1. Split the input string by commas.
+    for (int i = 0; i < points.Length; i++)
-    // 2. Trim whitespace from each resulting trait.
-    // 3. Filter out any empty or invalid traits (traits that are not in the predefined list).
-    var prioritizedTraits = new HashSet<string>(prioritizedTraitsInput.Split(',')
-        .Select(t => t.Trim()).Where(t => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(t) && traits.ContainsKey(t)));
-
-    // Check if there are any prioritized traits provided by the user.
-    if (prioritizedTraits.Count > 0)
     {
-        // Assign values to the prioritized traits.
+        points[i] = rng.Next(0, 11); // Assign 0-10 points to each personality
-        TraitGenerator.AssignPrioritizedTraits(traits, prioritizedTraits);
+        remainingPoints -= points[i];
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // If no prioritized traits are provided, assign random values to all traits.
-        TraitGenerator.AssignRandomTraits(traits);
     }
 
-    // Display the generated personality traits.
+    // Adjust the remaining points
-    TraitGenerator.DisplayPersonality(traits);
+    for (int i = 0; i < points.Length; i++)
-
-    // Mark the session as finished.
-    isFinishedSession = true;
-
-    // Re-enter the session manager to allow for another session or to exit.
-    SessionManager();
-}
-
-// Retrieves user input from the console with a given prompt.
-string? GetUserInput(string prompt)
-{
-    Console.WriteLine(prompt);
-    var input = Console.ReadLine();
-
-    return input;
-}
-
-// Manages the personality generator session. It checks if a previous session is finished
-// and prompts the user to either generate a new personality or exit the application.
-void SessionManager()
-{
-    // Greet the user at the start of a new session only if the previous session wasn't finished.
-    if (!isFinishedSession)
-        Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the Sim Personality Generator!");
-
-    // Define a message to prompt the user about generating a personality.
-    // The message differs slightly if a previous session was already finished.
-    var message = "Would you like to generate a random personality? [y/n]";
-    if (isFinishedSession)
-        message = "Would you like to generate a new personality? [y/n]";
-
-    // Retrieve the user's input through a prompt specified by 'message'.
-    var input = GetUserInput(message);
-
-    // Convert the input to lowercase to handle user input in a case-insensitive manner.
-    switch (input?.ToLower())
     {
-        case "y":
+        if (remainingPoints == 0) break;
-            // Reset the session status if the previous session was finished.
-            if (isFinishedSession)
-                isFinishedSession = false;
 
-            // Clear the console to provide a clean interface for generating a new personality.
+        int adjustment = Math.Min(rng.Next(0, 3), remainingPoints); // Small adjustment within range
-            Console.Clear();
+        points[i] += adjustment;
+        remainingPoints -= adjustment;
 
-            // Generate a new set of personality traits
+        if (points[i] > 10) // Ensure no personality gets more than 10 points
-            GenerateTraits();
+        {
-            break;
+            int excess = points[i] - 10;
-
+            points[i] = 10;
-        default:
+            remainingPoints += excess; // Return excess points to the pool
-            // If the user enters anything other than 'y', terminate the application gracefully.
+        }
-            Environment.Exit(Environment.ExitCode);
-            break;
     }
+
+    // Print the final personality points
+    for (int i = 0; i < points.Length; i++)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine($"{personalities[i]}: {points[i]} points");
+    }
+
+    Console.WriteLine($"Total remaining points in the pool: {remainingPoints}");
 }
 
-SessionManager();
+// Generate the points and print the result
+AllocatePoints();

SimPersonalityGenerator/SimsPersonalityGenerator.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <Version>0.1.100</Version>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>