External Configuration File

Added a Configuration file to be able to change values

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Game Configurations
+Configurations
+
 # Prerequisites
 *.d
 

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
         "sstream": "cpp",
         "stdexcept": "cpp",
         "streambuf": "cpp",
-        "typeinfo": "cpp"
+        "typeinfo": "cpp",
+        "filesystem": "cpp",
+        "chrono": "cpp",
+        "codecvt": "cpp",
+        "ratio": "cpp"
     }
 }

GameConfiguration.hpp

@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ class GameConfiguration
         float audioVolume;
 
         void LoadDefaultValues();
+        void LoadValuesFromFile(std::string);
+        void WriteValuesToFile(std::string);
+        std::istringstream GetNextNonCommentLine(std::istream &);
         bool LoadSpriteSheet(std::string);
+        bool IsFileExists(std::string);
     public:
         GameConfiguration();
         GameConfiguration(sf::Vector2i, std::string = std::string());
@@ -32,15 +36,75 @@ GameConfiguration::GameConfiguration()
 GameConfiguration::GameConfiguration(sf::Vector2i windowDimensions, std::string configurationPath)
 {
     if(!configurationPath.empty())
-        std::cout << "External Configurations Are Not Implemented Yet!\n";
-    // else
+        if(IsFileExists(configurationPath))
+            LoadValuesFromFile(configurationPath);
+        else
+        {
+            LoadDefaultValues();
+            WriteValuesToFile(configurationPath);
+        }
+    else
         LoadDefaultValues();
 
+    spriteSheetRect = sf::IntRect(sf::Vector2i(0, 0), spriteSheetCellSize);
     spriteSizeMultiplier = 
         (float)windowDimensions.x / (float)referenceWindowDimensions.x * canvasSizeMultiplierRatio.x +
         (float)windowDimensions.y / (float)referenceWindowDimensions.y * canvasSizeMultiplierRatio.y;
 }
 
+bool GameConfiguration::IsFileExists(std::string path)
+{   
+    std::fstream file(path);
+    return file.good();
+}
+
+void GameConfiguration::LoadValuesFromFile(std::string path)
+{
+    std::ifstream confFile(path);
+    std::istream &stream = confFile;
+    char coma; // this is stupid there has to be a better way
+
+    GetNextNonCommentLine(stream) >> referenceWindowDimensions.x >> coma >> referenceWindowDimensions.y;
+    GetNextNonCommentLine(stream) >> canvasSizeMultiplierRatio.x >> coma >> canvasSizeMultiplierRatio.y;
+    LoadSpriteSheet(GetNextNonCommentLine(stream).str());
+    GetNextNonCommentLine(stream) >> spriteSheetCellSize.x >> coma >> spriteSheetCellSize.y;
+    GetNextNonCommentLine(stream) >> audioVolume;
+    
+    confFile.close();
+}
+
+std::istringstream GameConfiguration::GetNextNonCommentLine(std::istream &stream)
+{
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(stream, line) && !stream.eof())
+        switch (line[0])
+        {
+            case '#': case '\n': case ' ': case NULL: break;
+            default:
+                return std::istringstream(line);
+        }
+
+    return std::istringstream();
+}
+
+void GameConfiguration::WriteValuesToFile(std::string path)
+{
+    std::ofstream confFile(path);
+
+    confFile << "# Reference Window Dimensions (x, y)\n";
+    confFile << referenceWindowDimensions.x << ", " << referenceWindowDimensions.y << "\n\n";
+    confFile << "# Canvas Size Multiplier Ratio (x, y)\n";
+    confFile << canvasSizeMultiplierRatio.x << ", " << canvasSizeMultiplierRatio.y << "\n\n";
+    confFile << "# Sprite Sheet Path\n";
+    confFile << spriteSheetPath << "\n\n";
+    confFile << "# Sprite Sheet Cell Size (x, y)\n";
+    confFile << spriteSheetCellSize.x << ", " << spriteSheetCellSize.y << "\n\n";
+    confFile << "# Audio Volume\n";
+    confFile << audioVolume << "\n";
+    
+    confFile.close();
+}
+
 void GameConfiguration::LoadDefaultValues()
 {
     // !! Placeholder values! Change after real sprites are added! !!
@@ -51,7 +115,6 @@ void GameConfiguration::LoadDefaultValues()
     LoadSpriteSheet("Data\\SpriteSheet.png");
     // !! Placeholder values! Change after real sprites are added! !!
     spriteSheetCellSize = sf::Vector2i(50, 50);
-    spriteSheetRect = sf::IntRect(sf::Vector2i(0, 0), spriteSheetCellSize);
 
     audioVolume = 1.0;
 }
@@ -76,7 +139,6 @@ sf::Sprite GameConfiguration::GetSprite(unsigned int index, sf::Vector2f positio
     sprite.setPosition(position * spriteSizeMultiplier);
     sprite.setRotation(rotation);
     sprite.setScale(spriteSizeMultiplier, spriteSizeMultiplier);
-    std::cout << spriteSizeMultiplier << "\n";
     return sprite;
 }
 

SynEngine.hpp

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef SynEngine
     #define SynEngine
     #include <iostream>
+    #include <sstream>
+    #include <fstream>
     #include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
-    #include "GameWindow.hpp"
     #include "GameConfiguration.hpp"
+    #include "GameWindow.hpp"
 #endif

main.cpp

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
 {
-    GameConfiguration config = GameConfiguration(sf::Vector2i(800, 600), "Alo");
+    GameConfiguration config = GameConfiguration(sf::Vector2i(800, 600), "Configurations");
     sf::RenderWindow render(sf::VideoMode(800, 600), "Test");
 
     if (render.isOpen())