Mods

cromulant/ants.py

@@ -167,20 +167,27 @@ class Ants:
         if changed:
             Ants.save()
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def most_hits() -> Ant | None:
-        if not len(Ants.ants):
-            return None
-
-        return max(Ants.ants, key=lambda a: a.hits)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def most_triumph() -> Ant | None:
-        if not len(Ants.ants):
-            return None
-
-        return max(Ants.ants, key=lambda a: a.triumph)
-
     @staticmethod
     def random_name() -> str:
         return Utils.random_name(Ants.get_names())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_top_ant() -> tuple[Ant, int] | None:
+        if not len(Ants.ants):
+            return None
+
+        top = None
+        top_score = 0
+
+        # This could be a one-liner but I might expand the algorithm later
+        for ant in Ants.ants:
+            score = max(0, ant.triumph - ant.hits)
+
+            if (not top) or (score > top_score):
+                top = ant
+                top_score = score
+
+        if not top:
+            return None
+
+        return top, top_score

cromulant/game.py

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Game:
         elif num == 6:
             status = s.bare_bone_with_adjective()
         elif num == 7:
-            status = Utils.get_random_emoji(3)
+            status = Utils.random_emoji(3)
             method = "thinking"
         else:
             status = s.sentence()
@@ -221,10 +221,12 @@ class Game:
             text.append("Hatch some ants")
         else:
             text.append(f"Ants:{nb}{len(Ants.ants)}")
-            triumph = Ants.most_triumph()
+            top = Ants.get_top_ant()
 
-            if triumph:
+            if top:
-                text.append(f"Top:{nb}{triumph.name} ({triumph.triumph})")
+                ant = top[0]
+                score = top[1]
+                text.append(f"Top:{nb}{ant.name} ({score})")
 
         Window.info.setText(Config.info_separator.join(text))
         Window.info.adjustSize()

cromulant/utils.py

@@ -95,17 +95,23 @@ class Utils:
         return f"rgb{color}"
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_random_character(font_path: str, num: int) -> str:
+    def random_character(font_path: str, num: int) -> str:
         font = TTFont(font_path)
         cmap = font["cmap"]
         unicode_map = cmap.getBestCmap()
         characters = [chr(code_point) for code_point in unicode_map]
+
+        for _ in range(10):  # Try up to 10 times
             selected = random.sample(characters, num)
+
+            if all((char.isprintable() and not char.isspace()) for char in selected):
                 return " ".join(selected)
 
+        return ""
+
     @staticmethod
-    def get_random_emoji(num: int) -> str:
+    def random_emoji(num: int) -> str:
-        return Utils.get_random_character(str(Config.emoji_font_path), num)
+        return Utils.random_character(str(Config.emoji_font_path), num)
 
     @staticmethod
     def to_date(timestamp: float) -> str: