MoodyBones · September 14, 2022 14:10 · Sep 14, 2022
diff --git a/wordleGenerateHint.ts b/wordleGenerateHint.ts
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+// generate hint / score the guess
+// 0 wrong, 1 right letter wrong place, 2 right letter right place
+
+function generateHint(word: string, guess: string): string {
+
+  // spread word into array
+  const source = [...word]
+
+  // map guess
+  return [...guess].map((letter, i) => {
+    // if correct letter remove from source & return true
+    if (letter === source[i]) {
+      source[i] = null
+      return true
+    }
+    // otherwise return false
+    return false
+
+    // map the array again (which is now an array of booleans)
+  }).map((exact, i) => {
+    // console.log(exact) // true or false
+    // if true it means its a correct guess so return '2'
+    if (exact) return '2'
+
+    // if the letter is in the source return '1'
+    if (source.includes(guess[i])) return '1'
+
+    // otherwise return '0'
+    return '0'
+  }).join('')
+}
+
+console.log(generateHint('apple', 'label'))
+
+// learnt from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U8NWGTGNVw Daniel Roe N3rdle