chess2.py   [plain text]

#!/usr/bin/env python

'''This demonstrates controlling a screen oriented application (curses).
It starts two instances of gnuchess and then pits them against each other.
'''

import pexpect
import string
import ANSI
import sys, os, time

class Chess:

        def __init__(self, engine = "/usr/local/bin/gnuchess -a -h 1"):
                self.child = pexpect.spawn (engine)
                self.term = ANSI.ANSI ()
             
                #self.child.expect ('Chess')
                #if self.child.after != 'Chess':
                #        raise IOError, 'incompatible chess program'
                #self.term.process_list (self.child.before)
                #self.term.process_list (self.child.after)

                self.last_computer_move = ''

        def read_until_cursor (self, r,c, e=0):
            '''Eventually something like this should move into the screen class or
            a subclass. Maybe a combination of pexpect and screen...
            '''
            fout = open ('log','a')
            while self.term.cur_r != r or self.term.cur_c != c:
                try:
                    k = self.child.read(1, 10)
                except Exception, e:
                    print 'EXCEPTION, (r,c):(%d,%d)\n' %(self.term.cur_r, self.term.cur_c)
                    sys.stdout.flush()
                self.term.process (k)
                fout.write ('(r,c):(%d,%d)\n' %(self.term.cur_r, self.term.cur_c))
                fout.flush()
                if e:
                    sys.stdout.write (k)
                    sys.stdout.flush()
                if self.term.cur_r == r and self.term.cur_c == c:
                    fout.close()
                    return 1
            print 'DIDNT EVEN HIT.'
            fout.close()
            return 1

        def expect_region (self):
            '''This is another method that would be moved into the
            screen class.
            '''
            pass
        def do_scan (self):
            fout = open ('log','a')
            while 1:
                c = self.child.read(1,10)
                self.term.process (c)
                fout.write ('(r,c):(%d,%d)\n' %(self.term.cur_r, self.term.cur_c))
                fout.flush()
                sys.stdout.write (c)
                sys.stdout.flush()

        def do_move (self, move, e = 0):
                time.sleep(1)
                self.read_until_cursor (19,60, e)
                self.child.sendline (move)

        def wait (self, color):
            while 1:
                r = self.term.get_region (14,50,14,60)[0]
                r = r.strip()
                if r == color:
                    return
                time.sleep (1)

        def parse_computer_move (self, s):
                i = s.find ('is: ')
                cm = s[i+3:i+9]        
                return cm
        def get_computer_move (self, e = 0):
                time.sleep(1)
                self.read_until_cursor (19,60, e)
                time.sleep(1)
                r = self.term.get_region (17,50,17,62)[0]
                cm = self.parse_computer_move (r)
                return cm

        def switch (self):
                print 'switching'
                self.child.sendline ('switch')

        def set_depth (self, depth):
                self.child.sendline ('depth')
                self.child.expect ('depth=')
                self.child.sendline ('%d' % depth)

        def quit(self):
                self.child.sendline ('quit')

def LOG (s):
    print s
    sys.stdout.flush ()
    fout = open ('moves.log', 'a')
    fout.write (s + '\n')
    fout.close()

print 'Starting...'

black = Chess()
white = Chess()
white.read_until_cursor (19,60,1)
white.switch()

done = 0
while not done:
    white.wait ('Black')
    move_white = white.get_computer_move(1)
    LOG ( 'move white:'+ move_white )

    black.do_move (move_white)
    black.wait ('White')
    move_black = black.get_computer_move()
    LOG ( 'move black:'+ move_black )
   
    white.do_move (move_black, 1)

g.quit()