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Diego Marrs
8,243 PointsPrompter and Game?
I'm stuck on what the purpose of the prompter and game file are and what they do.
Help is appreciated!
1 Answer
Shafeeq Ahmed
6,058 PointsI guest that has something to do with Separation of concern. Mr.Craig said Separation of concern will make more sense after we complete our application.
Diego Marrs
8,243 PointsDiego Marrs
8,243 PointsI'll try that out, thanks!
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 PointsAnjali Pasupathy
28,883 PointsThe Prompter file prompts the user for input, and checks whether or not that input matches the answer provided by the Game object held in the Prompter object. The Game file holds the logic of the game - it decides what to do if the input from the user matches the Game object's answer, and what to do if that input doesn't match. Whether or not the input matches is information provided by the Prompter, which essentially serves as a go-between between the guesser and the game.
The separation of these parts of the game - the part that handles interaction between the game and the user, and the part that handles the user logic - is ideal because of Separation of Concerns. Because a Game object and a Prompter object do separate, specific things, it's easier to reuse those objects for other applications. If you wanted to create a different Game that requires a Prompter, you could reuse the Prompter object you created.