The images for my reactions to your bad code are now up. Went with a more 'pixel video' look than a pixel art hand drawn thing.

builder.cpp

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void Builder::BUILDING(BuildEvent ev) {
 
     if(rc == 0) {
       game.event(GameEvent::BUILD_SUCCESS);
-      gui.build_works();
+      gui.build_success();
     } else {
       game.event(GameEvent::BUILD_FAILED);
       gui.build_failed(!game.is_dead(), build_cmd);

escape_turings_tarpit.cpp

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  GUI gui;
   GameEngine game{100};
   auto backend = SFMLBackend(game);
+  GUI gui(backend);
   auto builder = Builder(gui, game);
 
   backend.startup();
 
   while(backend.is_open()) {
     builder.event(BuildEvent::GO);
-    gui.main_loop(backend);
+    gui.main_loop();
   }
 
   builder.event(BuildEvent::QUIT);

fsm.hpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 template<typename S, typename E>
 class DeadSimpleFSM {
 protected:
-  // BUG: don't put this in your class because state() won't work
+  // BUG: don't put this in your class because state() won't wor
   S _state = S::START;
 
 public:

gui.cpp

@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ using namespace fmt;
 using namespace nlohmann;
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
-GUI::GUI() {
+GUI::GUI(SFMLBackend &backend) : gui(backend) {
   std::ifstream infile(".tarpit.json");
   json data = json::parse(infile);
 
   // json load the config file
   you_died_sound.load(data, "you_died");
-  build_works_sound.load(data, "build_works");
+  build_success_sound.load(data, "build_success");
   build_failed_sound.load(data, "build_failed");
   building_sound.load(data, "building", true);
 }
@@ -33,19 +33,21 @@ void GUI::output(const string msg) {
   std::cout << msg << std::endl;
 }
 
-void GUI::main_loop(SFMLBackend &gui) {
+void GUI::main_loop() {
   gui.handle_events();
   gui.update_entities();
   gui.update_log(_lines);
 }
 
-void GUI::build_works() {
+void GUI::build_success() {
+  gui.change_face("build_success");
   building_sound.stop();
-  build_works_sound.play();
+  build_success_sound.play();
   output("BUILD FINISHED!");
 }
 
 void GUI::build_failed(bool play_sound, const string &command) {
+  gui.change_face("build_failed");
   building_sound.stop();
 
   if(play_sound) {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ void GUI::build_failed(bool play_sound, const string &command) {
 }
 
 void GUI::you_died() {
+  gui.change_face("you_died");
   building_sound.stop();
   you_died_sound.play();
   output("!!!! YOU DIED! !!!! Learn to code luser.");
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ void GUI::you_died() {
 }
 
 void GUI::building() {
+  gui.change_face("building");
   output("############# START ############");
   output(">>>> Will it Build?");
   building_sound.play();

gui.hpp

@@ -12,22 +12,23 @@ class GUI {
   std::vector<string> _lines;
 
   SoundQuip you_died_sound;
-  SoundQuip build_works_sound;
+  SoundQuip build_success_sound;
   SoundQuip build_failed_sound;
   SoundQuip building_sound;
+  SFMLBackend &gui;
 
   public:
 
-  GUI();
+  GUI(SFMLBackend &backend);
 
   // prevent copy
   GUI(GUI &g) = delete;
 
   void output(const string msg);
 
-  void main_loop(SFMLBackend &backend);
+  void main_loop();
 
-  void build_works();
+  void build_success();
   void build_failed(bool play_sound, const string &command);
   void you_died();
   void building();

sfmlbackend.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
 #include <math.h>
 #include <fmt/core.h>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <fmt/chrono.h>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/Texture.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Graphics/RectangleShape.hpp>
@@ -70,13 +71,9 @@ void SFMLBackend::handle_events() {
         break;
       case sf::Event::KeyPressed:
         if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Escape)) {
-          if(show_build_log) {
+          window.close();
-            window_active_out = false;
-          } else {
-            window.close();
-          }
         } else if(sf::Keyboard::isKeyPressed(sf::Keyboard::Space)) {
-          window_active_out = !window_active_out;
+          fmt::println("STOP THE CLOCK");
         }
         break;
       case sf::Event::MouseButtonPressed: {
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ sf::RectangleShape SFMLBackend::box(int x, int y, int width, int height,
 void SFMLBackend::update_entities() {
   window.clear();
 
-  sf::RectangleShape face_box = box(2, 2, X_ROWS/4, Y_LINES/2);
+  sf::RectangleShape face_box = box(2, 2, X_ROWS/4, Y_LINES/2, Value::DARK_DARK);
   face_sprite.setPosition(translate(2,2));
   window.draw(face_sprite);
 
@@ -148,8 +145,8 @@ void SFMLBackend::update_entities() {
       game.streak, game.deaths);
   write_text(X_ROWS/4 + 5, 2, status);
 
-  std::time_t t = std::time(nullptr);
+  std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
-  string time = fmt::format("{:%r}", fmt::localtime(t));
+  string time = fmt::format("{:%r}", now);
   write_text(2, 14, time, 2.0f);
 
   sf::RectangleShape start_btn = box(27, 16, 8, 3, Value::DARK_MID);
@@ -159,23 +156,28 @@ void SFMLBackend::update_entities() {
   write_text(39, 16, "DONE", 1.0f);
 
   Window_update();
-
-  show_build_log = window_active_out;
 }
 
-SFMLBackend::SFMLBackend(GameEngine &g) : window(sf::VideoMode(X_DIM, Y_DIM), "Turing's Tarpit", sf::Style::None, settings), game(g)
+void SFMLBackend::change_face(const string name) {
-{
   std::ifstream infile(".tarpit.json");
   json data = json::parse(infile);
-  auto audio = data["images"];
+  auto images = data["images"];
-  json::string_t file_name = audio["build_works"].template get<string>();
+  json::string_t file_name = images[name].template get<string>();
 
   face_texture.loadFromFile(file_name);
   face_sprite.setTexture(face_texture);
 }
 
+SFMLBackend::SFMLBackend(GameEngine &g) : window(sf::VideoMode(X_DIM, Y_DIM), "Turing's Tarpit", sf::Style::None, settings), game(g)
+{
+  change_face("building");
+}
+
+
+
+
 /*
- * This makes my sould hurt. Make it stop.
+ * This makes my soul hurt. Make it stop.
  *
  * TODO: Make this more efficient, and don't display
  * more than 10 or so errors since more than that is

sfmlbackend.hpp

@@ -45,12 +45,8 @@ public:
 class SFMLBackend {
   sf::ContextSettings settings;
   sf::RenderWindow window;
-  sf::Clock clock;
-  sf::Clock deltaClock;
   sf::Sprite face_sprite;
   sf::Texture face_texture;
-  bool window_active_out = false;
-  bool show_build_log = false;
   int hit_points = 50;
   sf::Font font;
   GameEngine &game;
@@ -67,6 +63,7 @@ public:
   bool is_open();
   void shutdown();
 
+  void change_face(const string name);
   void handle_events();
   void update_entities();
   void update_log(std::vector<string> &lines);

status.txt

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ BUGS:
 
 TODO:
 * Add a timer to the game engine so you can set a kind of pomodoro timer and if you don't meet the goal it costs you.
-
+* chrono::time_point is probably what we need but need to know where to put it for the timeout events and soo on.
-* Convert buttons to sprites.
+* Make some button graphics and use sprites, or see if you can do a drawn sprite.
-* Mouse events to the GUI.
 * sf::Rect::contains(mouse.x, mouse.y) will say if the mouse is inside the sprite rect.
+* Redo the images of me so they're correctly cropped.
 
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