cborgas/toy-robot

Simulation of a toy robot moving on a square tabletop

Description

• The application is a simulation of a toy robot moving on a square 5 by 5 unit tabletop.
• The robot can be placed, moved or oriented on the tabletop.
• Any movement that would result in the robot falling from the table will be prevented, however further valid movement commands will be allowed.

Commands

See examples

• PLACE will put the toy robot on the table in position X,Y and facing NORTH, SOUTH, EAST or WEST. This is the first valid command to the robot is a PLACE command, after that, any sequence of commands can be issued, in any order, including another PLACE command. E.g. PLACE 1,3,SOUTH. Any place command that would cause the robot to fall will be ignored.
• MOVE will move the toy robot one unit forward in the direction it is currently facing. Any move that would cause the robot to fall will be ignored.
• LEFT or RIGHT will rotate the robot 90 degrees in the specified direction without changing the position of the robot.
• REPORT will announce the X Coordinate,Y Coordinate and the direction of the robot to the CLI.

How to

1. Clone or download the project
2. Install dependencies with composer
3. Create a file with a command on each line
4. Run the application with a specified file path from the root directory

   $ ./toy-robot run-from-file /path/to/your/file