Toy Robot Simulator

Re-attempting Toy Robot again this time with the help of a walkthrough in applying an OOP approach coupled with much more robust testing of the application.

Installation

Clone this repository into your directory. Inside the directory run:

$ bundle install

Note: You must have Ruby installed to run this app

Usage

First we need to make this file executable. Run the below command line in terminal.

chmod +x exe/toy_robot

Please look for a commands.txt file in the root folder. Write out your commands in the .txt file. For example :

PLACE 0,0,NORTH
MOVE
REPORT

With the commands present, run the below in terminal:

bundle exec exe/toy_robot commands.txt

You should then see an output similar to the below in terminal if there is a REPORT command.

Robot is currently at (0, 1) and it's facing NORTH

Change the commands as many times as you wish in the commands.txt file to see different results.

Testing

To run tests for the application, enter the below in terminal:

rspec spec

Specification

The application is a simulation of a toy robot moving on a square tabletop, of dimensions 5 units x 5 units.
There are no other obstructions on the table surface.
The robot is free to roam around the surface of the table, but must be prevented from falling to destruction. Any movement that would result in the robot falling from the table must be prevented, however further valid movement commands must still be allowed.

Create an application that can read in commands of the following form PLACE X,Y,F MOVE LEFT RIGHT REPORT

PLACE will put the toy robot on the table in position X,Y and facing NORTH, SOUTH, EAST or WEST.
The origin (0,0) can be considered to be the SOUTH WEST most corner.
The first valid command to the robot is a PLACE command, after that, any sequence of commands may be issued, in any order, including another PLACE command. The application should discard all commands in the sequence until a valid PLACE command has been executed
MOVE will move the toy robot one unit forward in the direction it is currently facing.
LEFT and RIGHT will rotate the robot 90 degrees in the specified direction without changing the position of the robot.
REPORT will announce the X,Y and F of the robot. This can be in any form, but standard output is sufficient.

A robot that is not on the table can choose to ignore the MOVE, LEFT, RIGHT and REPORT commands.
Input can be from a file, or from standard input, as the developer chooses.
Provide test data to exercise the application.

Constraints

The toy robot must not fall off the table during movement. This also includes the initial placement of the toy robot. Any move that would cause the robot to fall must be ignored.

Example Input and Output:

a) PLACE 0,0,NORTH MOVE REPORT Output: 0,1,NORTH

b) PLACE 0,0,NORTH LEFT REPORT Output: 0,0,WEST