🎨 Palette: Improve Game Loop Efficiency

.github/workflows/rust.yml → .github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-name: Rust
+name: Build and Test
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
-env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
 jobs:
   build:
 
@@ -17,6 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Build
-      run: cargo build --verbose
+      run: make
     - name: Run tests
-      run: cargo test --verbose
+      run: |
+        echo "Running tests..."
+        output=$(echo "sccchcccq" | ./game)
+        echo "$output"
+        echo "$output" | grep "Final Score: 6"

src/main.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <termios.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 int main() {
     struct termios oldt, newt;
@@ -16,24 +17,33 @@ int main() {
     std::cout << "==========================\n      SPEED CLICKER\n==========================\n"
               << "Controls:\n [h] Toggle Hard Mode (10x Speed!)\n [q] Quit Game\n [Any key] Click!\n\n";
 
+    std::cout << "Press any key to start...\n";
+    read(STDIN_FILENO, &input, 1);
+
     struct pollfd fds[1] = {{STDIN_FILENO, POLLIN, 0}};
     auto last_tick = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
     while (true) {
-        int timeout = hardMode ? 100 : 1000;
-        if (poll(fds, 1, 0) > 0) {
+        int base_timeout = hardMode ? 100 : 1000;
+        auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - last_tick).count();
+
+        int timeout = std::max(0LL, static_cast<long long>(base_timeout - elapsed));
+
+        if (poll(fds, 1, timeout) > 0) {
             if (read(STDIN_FILENO, &input, 1) <= 0 || input == 'q') break;
             if (input == 'h') {
                 hardMode = !hardMode;
                 std::cout << (hardMode ? "\n[HARD MODE] Speed x10!\n" : "\n[NORMAL MODE]\n");
             } else score++;
         }
-        auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-        auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - last_tick).count();
-        if (elapsed >= timeout) {
+
+        now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - last_tick).count();
+
+        if (elapsed >= base_timeout) {
             score++; last_tick = now;
             std::cout << "Score: " << score << (hardMode ? " [FAST]  " : " [NORMAL]  ") << "\r" << std::flush;
         }
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
     }
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
     std::cout << "\nFinal Score: " << score << "\nThanks for playing!\n";