#!/usr/bin/ruby 

#what this is:
#a dice roller with dnd 3rd edition sane defaults
#this is also a test.
#please remain calm.
#please see the "copythis" function too.

Deroach = 1 #debug mode = 1

def helpme()
	puts "Enter in the style of \" 4d6+2 \"."
	puts "^C to quit. Note that this program is highly tollerant of it's input."
	puts ""
	puts "This software is completely free, and is released under the"
	puts "creative commons attribution-sharealike 2.5 license. A copy"
	puts "of this license can be found at:"
	puts "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/"
	puts ""
	return
end	


helpme #i'm drowning!
Stupid = nil #ugly kludge!
do until Stupid != nil
	#numdice, sides, pip = 1, 6, 0
	srand
	
	print "> "
	input = gets
	
	#hey, i should make it so enter just repeats the last one
	#also need to make sure the "sane" defaults actually work.
	#i smell if's....
	
	if input == "h\n" #help
		helpme()
	end
	
	#here there be dragons!
	
	if input == "\n"
		print ">> ", numdice.to_i * rand(sides.to_i) + pip.to_i, "\n"
		return
	end	
	
	numdice, sides, pip = input.scan(/\d+/)
	
	if Deroach == 1
		print "input  : ", input
		print "numdice: ", numdice, "\n"
		print "sides  : ", sides, "\n"
		print "pip    : ", pip, "\n"
	end
	
	print ">> ", numdice.to_i * rand(sides.to_i) + pip.to_i, "\n"
	#puts numdice.to_i * rand(sides.to_i) + pip.to_i	
	
end