eschac 0.3.0

computing chess moves
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//! UCI notation.
//!
//! Move notation as defined by the Universal Chess Interface standard used for most chess engines
//! and chess servers.
//!
//! A move is described by its origin and target squares. Castling is described as the move done by
//! the king. For promotion, a lowercase letter is added at the end of the move.
//!
//! Examples: *`e2e4`*, *`d1d8`*, *`e1g1`* (short castling), *`h7h8q`* (promotion)

use crate::board::*;
use crate::moves::*;
use crate::position::*;

/// **The UCI notation of a move.**
///
/// UCI notation can be obtained from a legal move using the [`Move::to_uci`] method.
#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
pub struct UciMove {
    pub from: Square,
    pub to: Square,
    pub promotion: Option<Role>,
}

impl core::fmt::Display for UciMove {
    #[inline]
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
        write!(f, "{}{}", self.from, self.to)?;
        if let Some(promotion) = self.promotion {
            write!(f, "{}", promotion.to_char_lowercase())?;
        }
        Ok(())
    }
}

impl core::fmt::Debug for UciMove {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), core::fmt::Error> {
        write!(f, "UciMove(\"{self}\")")
    }
}

impl core::str::FromStr for UciMove {
    type Err = ParseUciMoveError;
    #[inline]
    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
        Self::from_ascii(s.as_bytes()).ok_or(ParseUciMoveError)
    }
}

/// A syntax error when parsing a [`UciMove`].
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct ParseUciMoveError;
impl core::fmt::Display for ParseUciMoveError {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
        f.write_str("invalid UCI notation")
    }
}
impl core::error::Error for ParseUciMoveError {}

/// An error when converting [`UciMove`] notation to a playable [`Move`].
#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum InvalidUciMove {
    /// The is no move on the position that matches the UCI notation.
    Illegal,
}
impl core::fmt::Display for InvalidUciMove {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
        f.write_str("illegal UCI move")
    }
}
impl core::error::Error for InvalidUciMove {}

impl UciMove {
    /// Tries to convert UCI notation to a playable move.
    #[inline]
    pub fn to_move<'l>(&self, position: &'l Position) -> Result<Move<'l>, InvalidUciMove> {
        position.move_from_uci(*self)
    }

    /// Tries to read UCI notation from ascii text.
    #[inline]
    pub fn from_ascii(s: &[u8]) -> Option<Self> {
        match s {
            [a, b, c, d, s @ ..] => Some(Self {
                from: Square::from_coords(File::from_ascii(*a)?, Rank::from_ascii(*b)?),
                to: Square::from_coords(File::from_ascii(*c)?, Rank::from_ascii(*d)?),
                promotion: match s {
                    [] => None,
                    [c] => Some(Role::from_ascii(*c)?),
                    _ => return None,
                },
            }),
            _ => None,
        }
    }
}