1 files changed, 143 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/CST 126/Homework 1/helpers.hpp b/CST 126/Homework 1/helpers.hpp
index f34a66d..d2d52d2 100644
--- a/CST 126/Homework 1/helpers.hpp
+++ b/CST 126/Homework 1/helpers.hpp
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 #define HELPERS_HPP
 
 #include <random>
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
 
-typedef unsigned long long uLong;
-typedef unsigned char BYTE;
+using std::cin;
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
 
 inline int Random(const int& lowest, const int& highest)
 {
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ inline void GenerateRandomNumbers(int arrayToFill[], const int& size)
 		arrayToFill[i] = random_number;
 	}
 }
+
 inline int add(int num, char myChar)
 {
 	return num + myChar;
@@ -35,11 +40,147 @@ inline int add(int num, int num2, int num3)
 {
 	return num + num2 + num3;
 }
+
 inline int add(int num, int num2, int num3, int num4)
 {
 	return num + num2 + num3 + num4;
 }
 
+inline int ReadInt(const char* prompt)
+{
+	using std::cin;
+	using std::cout;
+	using std::endl;
+
+	int intVal;
+
+	cout << endl << prompt;
+
+	cin >> intVal;
+
+	while (!cin)
+	{
+		cin.clear();
+
+		cin.ignore(MAX_STREAM_SIZE, '\n');
+
+		cout << "Invalid integer. Please try again: ";
+
+		cout.flush();
+
+		cin >> intVal;
+	}
+
+	cin.ignore(MAX_STREAM_SIZE, '\n');
+
+	return intVal;
+}
+
+// Improved function for reading strings with user input
+inline char* PromptInputNewCharArray(const char* prompt, long long maxLen)
+{	
+	char* inputStr = nullptr;
+
+	try
+	{
+		inputStr = new char[maxLen];
+	}
+	catch (const std::exception& ex)
+	{
+		delete[] inputStr;
+		inputStr = nullptr;
+		std::cerr << "Unable to allocate new char array: " << ex.what();
+		return inputStr;
+	}
+
+	cout << endl << prompt;
+
+	// Ensure the prompt is displayed immediately
+	cout.flush();
+
+	cin.get(inputStr, maxLen, '\n');
+
+	while (!cin) {
+
+		// Clear error flag
+		cin.clear();
+
+		// Ignore all characters until a newline
+		cin.ignore(MAX_STREAM_SIZE, '\n');
+
+		cout << endl << prompt;
+
+		// Flush again to ensure prompt is visible
+		cout.flush();
+
+		cin.get(inputStr, maxLen, '\n');
+	}
+	// Discard any characters remaining in the buffer, including the newline
+	cin.ignore(MAX_STREAM_SIZE, '\n');
+
+	return inputStr;
+}
+
+inline std::string PromptInputString(const char* prompt)
+{
+	std::string line;
+
+	cout << endl << prompt;
+
+	// Ensure the prompt is displayed immediately
+	cout.flush();
+
+	std::getline(cin, line);
 
+	while (!cin) {
+
+		// Flush again to ensure prompt is visible
+		cout.flush();
+
+		// Clear error flag
+		cin.clear();
+
+		cout << endl << prompt;		
+
+		std::getline(cin, line);
+	}
+	return line;
+}
+
+inline bool ReadFromFileToConsole(const char* fileName)
+{
+	std::ifstream file(fileName);
+
+	if (!file.is_open())
+	{
+		std::cerr << "Could not open file: " << fileName;
+		return false;
+	}
+	std::string line;
+	while (getline(file, line))
+	{
+		std::cout << line << std::endl;
+		//does something with the reading of file
+	}
+	file.close();
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+inline bool WriteToFile(const char* fileName, const char* fileContents)
+{
+	std::ofstream file(fileName);
+
+	if (!file.is_open())
+	{
+		std::cerr << "Could not open file: " << fileName;
+		return false;
+	}
+	file << fileContents;
+
+	file.close();
+
+	return true;
+}
 
 #endif