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src/evilhangman.cpp

@@ -146,21 +146,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     bool showRemainingWords;
     {
         std::string aux = input("Should I tell you my thoughts? (y/N): ");
-        // To lowercase
         std::transform(aux.begin(), aux.end(), aux.begin(), ::tolower);
         showRemainingWords = aux == "y" || aux == "yes";
     }
 
     std::vector<std::string> dictionary = readDictionary(wordLength);
-    std::vector<char> guesses(wordLength, '-');
+    std::vector<char> guessProgress(wordLength, '-');
     std::cout << "So far: ";
-    printContainer(guesses);
+    printContainer(guessProgress);
 
-    // There won't be many chars here, so we benefit from vector being
-    // continous memory
     std::vector<char> guessedChars;
     size_t wrongAttempts = 0;
     bool hasWon = false, hasLost = false;
+    std::string currentlyThinkingOf(wordLength, '-');
+
     do {
         char guess;
         while (true) {
@@ -175,39 +174,55 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 std::cout << "You've already guessed '" << guess << "'!" << std::endl;
         }
 
-        std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> families =
-            getWordFamilies(dictionary, guessedChars, guess);
+        // Only update the word families if we're not in the endgame
+        if (dictionary.size() > 1) {
+            std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> families =
+                getWordFamilies(dictionary, guessedChars, guess);
 
-        auto biggestEntry = std::max_element(
-            families.begin(), families.end(),
-            [](const std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> &a,
-                                                 const std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> &b) {
-                return a.second.size() < b.second.size();
-            });
-        std::string familyKey = std::move(biggestEntry->first);
-        dictionary = std::move(biggestEntry->second);
+            using Entry = std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>;
+            auto biggestEntry = std::max_element(
+                families.begin(), families.end(), [](const Entry &a, const Entry &b) {
+                    return a.second.size() < b.second.size();
+                });
+            currentlyThinkingOf = biggestEntry->first;
+            dictionary = biggestEntry->second;
+        }
 
         if (showRemainingWords) {
             std::cout << "Possible words: ";
             printContainer(dictionary, ", ");
         }
 
-        bool wasCorrect = familyKey.find(guess) != std::string::npos;
-        if (wasCorrect)
+        bool wasCorrect = false;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < currentlyThinkingOf.size(); ++i) {
+            if (currentlyThinkingOf[i] == guess) {
+                guessProgress[i] = guess;
+                wasCorrect = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (wasCorrect) {
             std::cout << "Correct!" << std::endl;
-        else {
+        } else {
             std::cout << "Wrong!" << std::endl;
             wrongAttempts++;
         }
-        std::cout << "So far: " << familyKey << std::endl;
+
+        std::cout << "So far: ";
+        printContainer(guessProgress); // Display the current guessed word state
 
         guessedChars.push_back(guess);
-        hasWon = dictionary.size() == 1;
+
+        // Check if all the characters in the final word have been guessed
+        hasWon = std::all_of(guessProgress.begin(), guessProgress.end(),
+                             [](char c) { return c != '-'; });
         hasLost = wrongAttempts == maxAttempts;
+
     } while (!hasWon && !hasLost);
 
-    const char *out = hasWon ? "congartulations! You've won! 🎉" : "you lost.";
-    std::cout << "The word was '" << dictionary[0] << "', " << out << std::endl;
+    const char *out = hasWon ? "congratulations! You've won! 🎉" : "you lost.";
+    std::cout << "Well, the word was '" << dictionary[0] << "', " << out
+              << std::endl;
 
     return 0;
 }