CS162_program2

Grace Provost gprovost@pdx.edu Program 2 10/18/19 CS 162

PURPOSE: This program is intended to help users create and organize common phrases they use in everyday messages with a signature. The user will enter 4 phrases and 1 signature, and then will be able to choose which phrases to place in a message in whatever order they prefer followed by their signature. They will be able to do re-create messages from the phrases as much as they like.

_______ CODE ALGORITHM______

1. Initialize constants STRING_LENGTH = 131 and NUMBER_OF_PHRASES = 4
2. Initialize variables two structs to hold a character array and integer array, along with their sizes
3. Declare function prototypes

• clearBufferString()
• getResponse()
• transferManipulation()
• getPhraseOrder()
• resetArray()
• sanitizePhrase()
• sanitizeSignature()
• createLetter()

4. Initialize variables:

• charArray phrases[NUMBER_OF_PHRASES]
• intArray phraseOrder
• int i
• charArray signature
• bool repeatProgram = false

3. helper functions:

• int getString(char array[], int arraySize)
  • obtains input from the user and provides error feedback
  • returns the string size for convenience
• bool getResponse(void)
  • gets a user response to a y / n question
  • returns a boolean, true if 'y'
• void clearBufferStream
• void transferManipulation
  • will take the manipulated c string and place it back in it's original variable
• void getPhraseOrder
  • retreives the phrase order from the user
  • places it in an array
• void resetArray
  • clears out the contents of the array and replaces it with -1
• void sanitizeSignature
  • manipulates the signature
• void sanitizePhrase
  • manipulates the phrases
• void createLetter
  • prints out the phrases the user selected

4. cout to user a welcome and explain purpose of program

• provide examples of what phrases may look like

5. create a for loop that will loop 4 times for phrase input with increment starting at 1 for i

• prompt user for a phrase
• use getString()
• check that the user inputted a string that was below the max amount
• if not, prompt for re-renty
• if valid, place into one of the prompt variables based on the number of i in the for loop

6. prompt user for a signature

• use getString()
• check for validity, if not prompt for re-entry
• if valid, place into the signature variable

7. sanitize phrases

• use a loop to check within each position
• capitalize the very first character
• check for multiple spaces and truncate if there are more than one next to each other
• place manipulated phrase into the manipulationArray
• check if final character before the '\0' is one of the accepted puncuations, if not, add a '.' in the manipulated array
• strcpy(manipulatedArray, originalPhraseVariable, sizeOfManipulatedArray)

8. Sanitize the signature

• use a loop to check within each position
• capitalize each character that comes after a space
• truncate multiple spaces
• place manipulated phrase into the manipulationArray
• strcpy(manipulatedArray, signature, sizeOfManipulatedArray)

9. wrap steps 10-15 in a while loop with repeatProgram as conditional
10. cout the 4 phrases next to a correlated number
11. Get the phrase order

• Create a do-while loop using the getAnotherPhrase bool
• prompt the user to enter a phrase number
• if invalid, prompt user for re-entry of a valid number
• place the desired phrase variable number into the phraseOrder[4] array
• prompt the user if they would like to add another phrase
  • 'n' addPhrase = false
  • 'y' addPhrase = true
• keep track of numbers entered into phaseOrder with phraseOrder.size

12. Once the use has indicated they are done or the 4th phrase is hit, use createLetter()

• for-loop over phaseOrder with phraseOrder.size
• access phraseOrder[i] to obtain the numerical order
• use phrases[phraseOrder[i] - 1] to obtain the phrase
• cout phrase
• cout signature

14. ask user if they want to create a new letter with phrases
    • 'N' repeatProgram = false
    • 'Y' repeatProgram = true
15. if user wants to repeat program, must clear out the phaseOrder array with resetArray()