feature: add heap memory

Co-authored-by: EstefaniaHuergo <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Ferney Santiago Quiroga <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Guidolinares <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Tiago Giannotti <[email protected]>

Author: 5 people

libs/game/structs.h

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
  * columns in the dashboard, and the values to represent alive and dead cells.
  */
 typedef struct {
-    char (*dashboard)[DASHBOARD_COLS]; /** Board (2D array) in which the cells moves. */
-    int rows;                          /** Number of rows in `dashboard`. */
-    int cols;                          /** Number of columns in `dashboard`. */
-    int center[2];  /** Array (row, and column) representing the center of the `dashboard`. */
-    int cellsAlive; /** Number of alive cells. */
-    int cellsDead;  /** Number of dead cells. */
-    int generation; /** Represents the generation number. */
+    char **dashboard; /** Board (2D array) in which the cells moves. */
+    int rows;         /** Number of rows in `dashboard`. */
+    int cols;         /** Number of columns in `dashboard`. */
+    int center[2];    /** Array (row, and column) representing the center of the `dashboard`. */
+    int cellsAlive;   /** Number of alive cells. */
+    int cellsDead;    /** Number of dead cells. */
+    int generation;   /** Represents the generation number. */
     int maximumGeneration;       /** Maximum number of generations to be processed. */
     int delayBetweenGenerations; /** Delay time in milliseconds for processed the next generation.*/
 } TGame;

libs/utilities.c

@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@
 
 #include "./patterns/main.h"
 
+void destroyMatrix(char** matrix, int rows, int cols) {
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
+        free(*(matrix + i));
+    }
+
+    free(matrix);
+}
+
 char* getUserInputStr(char* message, char* onInvalidMessage, int strLength,
                       int (*validator)(char* userInput)) {
     char* userInput = malloc(strLength * sizeof(char));
@@ -43,10 +53,30 @@ int isStrIn(char* str, char* arr[], int size) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+char** newMatrix(int rows, int cols) {
+    char** matrixRows;
+    int i;
+
+    matrixRows = malloc(rows * sizeof(char*));
+    if (matrixRows == NULL) {
+        printf("Memory allocation failed!\n");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
+        *(matrixRows + i) = malloc(cols * sizeof(char));
+        if (*(matrixRows + i) == NULL) {
+            printf("Memory allocation failed!\n");
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return matrixRows;
+}
+
 void sleep(int miliseconds) {
     clock_t startTime = clock();
-    while (clock() < (startTime + miliseconds))
-        ;
+    while (clock() < (startTime + miliseconds));
 }
 
 int strcmpi(const char* str01, const char* str02) {

libs/utilities.h

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include "./macros.h"
 #include "./patterns/main.h"
 
+// TODO: Documentation
+void destroyMatrix(char** matrix, int rows, int cols);
+
 /**
  * @brief Gets user input as a string.
  *
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ char* getUserInputStr(char* message, char* onInvalidMessage, int strLength,
  */
 int isStrIn(char* str, char* arr[], int arrLength);
 
+// TODO: Documentation
+char** newMatrix(int rows, int cols);
+
 /**
  * @brief Pauses the execution of the program.
  *

src/main.c

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 int main() {
     TGame game;
 
-    char dashboard[DASHBOARD_ROWS][DASHBOARD_COLS];
     int rows = DASHBOARD_ROWS;
     int cols = DASHBOARD_COLS;
+    char** dashboard = newMatrix(rows, cols);
 
     char* requestedPattern;
     char* maxGeneration;
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ int main() {
     sscanf(maxGeneration, "%d", &maxGenerationInt);
 
     if (maxGenerationInt < 0) {
+        free(maxGeneration);
         maxGeneration = "infinity";
         maxGenerationInt = INT_MAX;
     };
 
     printf("> Maximum generation received: %s.\n\n", maxGeneration);
 
-    free(maxGeneration);
+    if (maxGenerationInt != INT_MAX) free(maxGeneration);
 
     /* ------------------------------ Request Delay ----------------------------- */
 
@@ -90,11 +91,13 @@ int main() {
     if (strcmpi(platformSelected, "console") == 0) {
         free(platformSelected);
         startGameByConsole(&game, maxGenerationInt, delayBetweenGenerationsInt);
+        destroyMatrix(game.dashboard, game.rows, game.cols);
         return 0;
     }
 
     free(platformSelected);
     startGameBySDL(&game, maxGenerationInt, delayBetweenGenerationsInt);
+    destroyMatrix(game.dashboard, game.rows, game.cols);
 
     return 0;
 }