Board module
- class Board.Board(matrix=None, winner=None)
Bases:
objectThis class represents the actual connect4 board the game is played on.
- Parameters
matrix (ndarray, optional) – ndarray of the current board representation, defaults to None
winner (int, optional) – player who won the game, defaults to None
- Attributes
- ROW_COUNT (int)
number of rows
- COL_COUNT (int)
number of columns
- winner (int)
player who won the game, defaults to None
- duplicate()
A function to create a copy of the Board object itself.
- Returns
Duplicate board instance
- Return type
- get_valid_positions()
A function to return a list of valid columns positions on board.
- Returns
list of valid columns on the board
- Return type
list of int values
- isValidMove(col)
A function to return the next valid row of a given column.
- Parameters
col (int) – column position of position on board
- Returns
row containing valid move for col, None if no valid move exists
- Return type
int or None
- makeMove(col, playerValue)
A function to make a move on the board in the given column for the given player value.
- Parameters
col (int) – column position of position on board
playerValue (int: 1 or 2) – value of player, used for coloring pieces
- Raises
ValueError: if playerValue is invalid
- Returns
Duplicate board with move made, None if no move can be made
- Return type
Boardor None
- neighbors(point, position)
Return array of points located next to (a.k.a. ‘neighboring’) point.
- Parameters
point ((int,int) tuple) – valid (row,col) position on board
position (int) – value specifiying direction of neighbor
- Raises
ValueError: if point does not exist on Board ValueError: if position is invalid
- Returns
List of valid points neighboring point, None if neighbor does not exist
- Return type
list or None
- score_board(playerValue)
A function to score the board for a given player.
- Parameters
playerValue (int: 1 or 2) – value of player, used for coloring pieces
- Returns
score of board for given playerValue
- Return type
int
- score_neighbors(neighbors, playerValue)
A function to score a list of 4 neighboring points.
- Parameters
neighbors (list) – 4 points in a row
playerValue (int: 1 or 2) – value of player, used for coloring pieces
- Returns
score for the given points
- Return type
int
- winstate(point)
A function to check if the move made resulted in a winning state.
- Parameters
point ((int,int) tuple) – valid (row,col) position on board
- Returns
final point (row,col) of winning streak, None if no win state is achieved
- Return type
(int,int) tuple or None