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Change Display Error sub routine to allow "codes"
Change the display error subroutine to allow text error messages to replaced by codes. For extensions you may add alternative or new error codes.
Python
def DisplayError(ErrorMessage_code):
Error_messages = ["Image Data Error", "File not found error", "unknown error"]
print("Error: ", Error_messages[ErrorMessage_code])
def LoadFile(Grid, Header):
FileFound = False
FileTypeOK = False
FileName = input("Enter filename to load: ")
try:
FileIn = open(FileName + ".txt", 'r')
FileFound = True
HeaderLine = FileIn.readline()
Fields = HeaderLine.split(',')
Header.Title = Fields[0]
Header.Width = int(Fields[1])
Header.Height = int(Fields[2])
Header.FileType = Fields[3]
Header.FileType = Header.FileType[0]
if Header.FileType == 'A':
Grid = LoadAsciiImage(FileIn, Grid, Header)
FileTypeOK = True
elif Header.FileType == 'G':
Grid = LoadGreyScaleImage(FileIn, Grid, Header)
FileTypeOK = True
FileIn.close()
if not FileTypeOK:
'''DisplayError(2)'''
else:
DisplayImage(Grid, Header)
except:
if not FileFound:
'''DisplayError(2)'''
else:
'''DisplayError(2)'''
return Grid, Header
Java
void displayError(int errorcode) {
String[] errors = new String[] {"Image Data Error","Unknown File Type","File not found", "Unknown Error"};
Console.writeLine("Error: " + errors[errorcode]);
}
void loadFile(String[][] grid, FileHeader header) {
boolean fileFound = false;
boolean fileTypeOK = false;
Console.write("Enter filename to load: ");
String fileName = Console.readLine();
try {
BufferedReader fileIn = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fileName + ".txt"));
fileFound = true;
String headerLine = fileIn.readLine();
String[] fields = headerLine.split(",");
header.title = fields[0];
header.width = Integer.parseInt(fields[1]);
header.height = Integer.parseInt(fields[2]);
header.fileType = fields[3];
header.fileType = header.fileType.charAt(0) + "";
if (header.fileType.equals("A")) {
loadAsciiImage(fileIn, grid, header);
fileTypeOK = true;
} else if ( header.fileType.equals("G")){
loadGreyScaleImage(fileIn, grid, header);
fileTypeOK = true;
}
fileIn.close();
if (!fileTypeOK) {
displayError(1); /// error code
} else {
displayImage(grid, header);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
if (!fileFound) {
displayError(1); // error code
} else {
displayError(2); // error code
}
}
}
Give the option to enlarge image
Add another menu option to scale up an image as specified by the user.
Python
def enlarge (Grid, Header):
scale = int(input('Please enter scale 2 and above'))
NewGrid = [['' for Column in range(Header.Width*scale)] for Row in range(Header.Height * scale)]
for Row in range(Header.Height):
for count1 in range(scale):
for Column in range(Header.Width):
for count2 in range(scale):
NewGrid[(Row*scale)+count1][(Column*scale)+count2] = Grid[Row][Column]
Header.Width = Header.Width * scale
Header.Height = Header.Height * scale
return NewGrid, Header
def DisplayMenu():
print()
print("Main Menu")
print("=========")
print("L - Load graphics file")
print("D - Display image")
print("E - Edit image")
print("S - Save image")
print("C - Scale file")
print("X - Exit program")
print()
def Graphics():
Grid = [['' for Column in range(MAX_WIDTH)] for Row in range(MAX_HEIGHT)]
Grid = ClearGrid(Grid)
Header = FileHeader()
ProgramEnd = False
while not ProgramEnd:
DisplayMenu()
MenuOption = GetMenuOption()
if MenuOption == 'L':
Grid, Header = LoadFile(Grid, Header)
elif MenuOption == 'D':
DisplayImage(Grid, Header)
elif MenuOption == 'E':
Grid = EditImage(Grid, Header)
elif MenuOption == 'S':
SaveImage(Grid, Header)
elif MenuOption == 'C':
print(Header.Width)
Grid, Header = enlarge(Grid, Header)
print (Header.Width)
elif MenuOption == 'X':
ProgramEnd = True
else:
print("You did not choose a valid menu option. Try again")
print("You have chosen to exit the program")
Answer = input("Do you want to save the image as a graphics file? (Y/N) ")
if Answer == "Y" or Answer == "y":
SaveFile(Grid, Header)
Saving Image as ASCII or Graphics
Change the SaveFile subroutine to allow Graphics or ASCII files to be saved.
Python
def SaveFile(Grid, Header):
FileName = input("Enter filename: ")
FileOut = open(FileName + ".txt", 'w')
FileOut.write(Header.Title + ',' + str(Header.Width) + ',' + str(Header.Height) + ',' + Header.FileType + '\n') ### added Header.FileType
for Row in range(Header.Height):
for Column in range(Header.Width):
if Header.FileType == 'A':
FileOut.write(Grid[Row][Column])
else:
FileOut.write(convertInteger(Grid[Row][Column])) ### created subroutine to convert "ASCII" into "INTEGER GRAPHCICS", only work if ASCII characters not changed. Use ASCII Values?
FileOut.write('\n')
FileOut.close()
def convertInteger(char):
if char == '#':
PixelValue = 32
elif char =='&':
PixelValue = 64
elif char == "+":
PixelValue = 96
elif char == ";":
PixelValue = 128
elif char == ":":
PixelValue = 160
elif char == ",":
PixelValue = 192
elif char == ".":
PixelValue = 224
else:
PixelValue = 255
return PixelValue
Java
void saveFile(String[][] grid, FileHeader header) {
Console.write("Enter filename: ");
String fileName = Console.readLine();
try {
BufferedWriter fileOut = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(fileName + ".txt"));
fileOut.write(header.title + "," + header.width + "," + header.height + "," + header.fileType + "\n");
for (int row = 0; row < header.height; row++) {
for (int column = 0; column < header.width; column++) {
if (header.fileType == "A") {
fileOut.write(grid[row][column]);
} else {
fileOut.write(convertInteger(grid[row][column]));
}
fileOut.write(grid[row][column]);
}
}
fileOut.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
}
}
int convertInteger(String character) {
String characters = "#&+;,:,. ";
int PixelValue = 32 * (characters.indexOf(character)+1); // returns character position
return PixelValue;
}
Save Compressed images using RLE
Add option to save file as a compressed ASCII image. Adds another filetype
Python
def compressFile(Grid, Header):
Header.FileType = "C"
FileName = input("Enter filename: ")
FileOut = open(FileName + ".txt", 'w')
FileOut.write(Header.Title + ',' + str(Header.Width) + ',' + str(Header.Height) + ',' + Header.FileType + '\n')
for Row in range(Header.Height):
pre_char = ''
counter = 1
temp = ''
for Column in range(Header.Width):
if Grid[Row][Column] != pre_char:
if pre_char:
temp = temp + str(counter) + pre_char
counter = 1
pre_char = Grid[Row][Column]
else:
counter = counter + 1
temp = temp + str(counter) + pre_char
FileOut.write(temp)
FileOut.write('\n')
Load Compressed Image
In Load subroutine pickup compressed file type and load into GRID
Python
def LoadFile(Grid, Header):
FileFound = False
FileTypeOK = False
FileName = input("Enter filename to load: ")
try:
FileIn = open(FileName + ".txt", 'r')
FileFound = True
HeaderLine = FileIn.readline()
Fields = HeaderLine.split(',')
Header.Title = Fields[0]
Header.Width = int(Fields[1])
Header.Height = int(Fields[2])
Header.FileType = Fields[3]
Header.FileType = Header.FileType[0]
if Header.FileType == 'A':
Grid = LoadAsciiImage(FileIn, Grid, Header)
FileTypeOK = True
elif Header.FileType == 'G':
Grid = LoadGreyScaleImage(FileIn, Grid, Header)
FileTypeOK = True
elif Header.FileType == 'C': ### add extra filetype
Grid = LoadCompressedFile(FileIn, Grid, Header)
FileTypeOK = True
FileIn.close()
if not FileTypeOK:
DisplayError(2)
else:
DisplayImage(Grid, Header)
except:
if not FileFound:
DisplayError(2)
else:
DisplayError(2)
return Grid, Header
def LoadCompressedFile(FileIn, Grid, Header):
count = ''
NextChar = 0
for Row in range(Header.Height):
ImageData = FileIn.readline()
temp = ''
column = 0
NextChar = 0
Grid[Row]=[]
while column < Header.Width:
if ImageData[NextChar].isdigit():
count = count + ImageData[NextChar]
else:
Grid[Row] = Grid[Row] + ([ImageData[NextChar]] * int(count))
column = column + int(count)
count = ""
NextChar = NextChar + 1
return Grid
Validate change symbol
In the editImage subroutine add a function to validate whether the chosen symbol to replace exists in current image. Create SymbolExist subroutine which returns a boolean values of TRUE or FALSE depending whether given symbol exists in image.
Java
void editImage(String[][] grid, FileHeader header) {
displayImage(grid, header);
String answer = EMPTY_STRING;
while (!answer.equals("N")) {
String symbol = EMPTY_STRING;
String newSymbol = EMPTY_STRING;
while (symbol.length() != 1) {
boolean valid = false;
while (!valid) { /// added loop to enforce validation
Console.write("Enter the symbol you want to replace: ");
symbol = Console.readLine();
valid = symbol_exist(symbol, grid, header);
if (!valid) {
Console.write("Symbol doesn't exist");
}
}
}
while (newSymbol.length() != 1) {
Console.write("Enter the new symbol: ");
newSymbol = Console.readLine();
}
for (int thisRow = 0; thisRow < header.height; thisRow++) {
for (int thisColumn = 0; thisColumn < header.width; thisColumn++) {
if (grid[thisRow][thisColumn].equals(symbol)) {
grid[thisRow][thisColumn] = newSymbol;
}
}
}
displayImage(grid, header);
Console.write("Do you want to make any further changes? (Y/N) ");
answer = Console.readLine();
}
}
boolean symbol_exist(String symbol, String[][] grid, FileHeader header){
boolean found = false;
for (int thisRow = 0; thisRow < header.height; thisRow++) {
for (int thisColumn = 0; thisColumn < header.width; thisColumn++) {
if (grid[thisRow][thisColumn].equals(symbol)) {
found = true;
}
}
}
return found;
}
Validate change symbol (Python)
In the editImage subroutine add a function to validate whether the chosen symbol to replace exists in current image. Create SymbolExist subroutine which returns a boolean values of TRUE or FALSE depending whether given symbol exists in image.
Python
def EditImage(Grid, Header):
DisplayImage(Grid, Header)
Answer = EMPTY_STRING
while Answer != "N":
Symbol = EMPTY_STRING
NewSymbol = EMPTY_STRING
while len(Symbol) != 1:
Symbol = input("Enter the symbol you want to replace: ")
valid = SymbolExist(Symbol, Grid, Header)
if valid != True:
Symbol = ''
print("Symbol not found, please try again")
while len(NewSymbol) != 1:
NewSymbol = input("Enter the new symbol: ")
for ThisRow in range(Header.Height):
for ThisColumn in range(Header.Width):
if Grid[ThisRow][ThisColumn] == Symbol:
Grid[ThisRow][ThisColumn] = NewSymbol
DisplayImage(Grid, Header)
Answer = input("Do you want to make any further changes? (Y/N) ")
return Grid
def SymbolExist(Symbol, Grid, Header):
for ThisRow in range(Header.Height):
for ThisColumn in range(Header.Width):
if Grid[ThisRow][ThisColumn] == Symbol:
return True
return False