Add comments, remove unnecessary code

01/src/main.c

@@ -8,60 +8,103 @@ struct elf {
   int *calories;
 };
 
+// Gets the number of elves in the input file.
 int get_num_of_elves(const char *fileName) {
+  // Max line length
   char line[300];
+  // Stores the number of empty lines (elves)
   int emptyLine = 0;
+  // Open the file
   FILE *fp = fopen(fileName, "r");
+
+  // Check if the file opened successfully
   if (fp == NULL) {
     printf("Error: Could not open specified file!\n");
     return -1;
-  } else {
+  }
-    while (fgets(line, 300, fp)) {
+
-      int i = 0;
+  // Read the file and count blank lines
-      int len = strlen(line);
+  while (fgets(line, 300, fp)) {
-      emptyLine++;
+    int i = 0;
-      for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+    int len = strlen(line);
-        if (line[i] != '\n' && line[i] != '\t' && line[i] != ' ') {
+    emptyLine++;
-          emptyLine--;
+    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-          break;
+      if (line[i] != '\n' && line[i] != '\t' && line[i] != ' ') {
-        }
+        emptyLine--;
+        break;
       }
     }
-    fclose(fp);
-    return ++emptyLine;
   }
+  // Check if the last line in the file is empty
+  if (line[0] == '\n') {
+    emptyLine--;
+  }
+  
+  // Close the file
+  fclose(fp);
+
+  // Return the number of elves (one elf won't be counted if there is a blank line at the end of the file)
+  return ++emptyLine;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Loads the elve's carried calories from the input file.
+ * Params:
+ * - int num_of_elves: The number of elves in the input file.
+ * - const char *fileName: The name of the input file.
+ * - struct elf *elves: The array of elves to store the data in.
+ */
 void load_data(int num_of_elves, char *filename, struct elf **arr) {
+  // Open the file
   FILE *fp = fopen(filename, "r");
+  
+  // Check if the file opened successfully
   if (fp == NULL) {
     printf("Error: Could not open specified file!\n");
     return;
   }
+
+  // Go through each elf
   for (int i = 0; i < num_of_elves; i++) {
     // Count number of lines until blank line
     int num_of_lines = 0;
+    // Stores the current line (max length 300)
     char line[300];
+    /* 
+     * NOTE: The code below is used to get the number of items does the elf have
+     * so that the memory can be allocated corretly. But then wee need to go back
+     * to the start of the elve's data and we need the number of characters we read
+     * to do that
+     */
+    // Counts the number of characters
     int char_count = 0;
+
+    // Go through the elve's data
     while (fgets(line, 300, fp)) {
-      int i = 0;
+      // Length of the current line
       int len = strlen(line);
+      // Update character count
       char_count += len;
-      for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+
+      // Go through the line until a new line character is found
+      for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
         if (line[i] != '\n' && line[i] != '\t' && line[i] != ' ') {
           num_of_lines++;
           break;
         }
       }
+      // Check if the line is empty
       if (line[0] == '\n') {
         break;
       }
     }
-    // Check for blank line at EOF
+
-    if(line[0] == EOF) {
+    // Check for blank line at EOF (or you'll get an infinit loop if the last line is blank LOL)
+    if (line[0] == EOF) {
       break;
     }
 
+    // If the line is empty, go back to the start of the next elve
     if (num_of_lines == 0) {
       i--;
       continue;
@@ -70,98 +113,134 @@ void load_data(int num_of_elves, char *filename, struct elf **arr) {
     // Go back to start of current elf's data
     fseek(fp, -char_count, SEEK_CUR);
 
+    // Reference the array
     struct elf *data = *arr;
     // Allocate memory for array
-    data[i].size = num_of_lines;
     data[i].calories = malloc(num_of_lines * sizeof(int));
+    // Remember how many calories are stored
+    data[i].size = num_of_lines;
 
     // Load the data
     for (int j = 0; j < num_of_lines; j++) {
+      // Read the line ans add the calories to the correct elf in the array
       int res = fscanf(fp, "%d", &data[i].calories[j]);
-      if (res != 1){
+      // Check if the line has the correct formatting
+      if (res != 1) {
         printf("Error, bad file format!");
         return;
       }
     }
   }
+
+  // Close the file
   fclose(fp);
 }
 
-void count_elf_calories(struct elf **arr, int num_of_elves){
+// Count all the calories each elf has
+// Params:
+// - int num_of_elves: The number of elves in the input file.
+// - struct elf *elves: The array with the data.
+void count_elf_calories(struct elf **arr, int num_of_elves) {
+  // Reference the array
   struct elf *data = *arr;
-  for (int i = 0; i < num_of_elves; i++){
+
+  // Go through each elf
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_of_elves; i++) {
+    // Sum of the callories for the current elf
     int sum = 0;
-    for (int j = 0; j < data[i].size; j++){
+
+    // Go through the elve's calories
+    for (int j = 0; j < data[i].size; j++) {
+      // Add the calories to the sum
       sum += data[i].calories[j];
+      // Remove the callories and decrease the stored calories number
       data[i].calories[j] = 0;
     }
+    // Set the sum to indes 0
     data[i].calories[0] = sum;
+    data[i].size = 1;
   }
 }
 
+// Argument parser
 char *argv_parser(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  // This program has only one argument
   if (argc != 2) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
     return NULL;
   }
+
+  // Return the argument as pos 1 (the filename)
   return argv[1];
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  // The array of elves
   struct elf *arr;
+  // Get the filename
   char *filename = argv_parser(argc, argv);
 
-  if (filename == NULL) {
+  // Get the number of elves in the file
-    return 1;
-  }
-
   int num_of_elves = get_num_of_elves(filename);
+  // Check if the operation was successful
   if (num_of_elves == -1) {
     return 1;
   }
 
+  // Alocate the memory for the array
   arr = malloc(num_of_elves * sizeof(struct elf));
 
+  // Load all the elve's calorias
   load_data(num_of_elves, filename, &arr);
 
+  // Count all the calories each elf has
   count_elf_calories(&arr, num_of_elves);
 
-  // Print 3 elfs carrying the most calories
+  // Get 3 elves with the most calories
   int first_elf_cal = 0;
   int first_elf_idx = 0;
   int second_elf_cal = 0;
   int second_elf_idx = 0;
   int third_elf_cal = 0;
   int third_elf_idx = 0;
-  for (int i = 0; i < num_of_elves; i++){
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_of_elves; i++) {
-    if (arr[i].calories[0] > first_elf_cal){
+    // If the elf has more calories than others, move the other elves down
+    if (arr[i].calories[0] > first_elf_cal) {
       third_elf_cal = second_elf_cal;
       third_elf_idx = second_elf_idx;
       second_elf_cal = first_elf_cal;
       second_elf_idx = first_elf_idx;
       first_elf_cal = arr[i].calories[0];
       first_elf_idx = i;
-    } else if (arr[i].calories[0] > second_elf_cal){
+    } else if (arr[i].calories[0] > second_elf_cal) {
       third_elf_cal = second_elf_cal;
       third_elf_idx = second_elf_idx;
       second_elf_cal = arr[i].calories[0];
       second_elf_idx = i;
-    } else if (arr[i].calories[0] > third_elf_cal){
+    } else if (arr[i].calories[0] > third_elf_cal) {
       third_elf_cal = arr[i].calories[0];
       third_elf_idx = i;
     }
   }
-  printf("Elf %d carries the most calories at %d calories\n", first_elf_idx, first_elf_cal);
+
-  printf("Elf %d carries the second most calories at %d calories\n", second_elf_idx, second_elf_cal);
+  // Print out the 3 elves with the most calories
-  printf("Elf %d carries the third most calories at %d calories\n", third_elf_idx, third_elf_cal);
+  printf("Elf %d carries the most calories at %d calories\n", first_elf_idx,
+         first_elf_cal);
+  printf("Elf %d carries the second most calories at %d calories\n",
+         second_elf_idx, second_elf_cal);
+  printf("Elf %d carries the third most calories at %d calories\n",
+         third_elf_idx, third_elf_cal);
 
   // Print the top 3 elves with the most calories
-  printf("The top 3 elves carry %d calories\n", first_elf_cal + second_elf_cal + third_elf_cal);
+  printf("The top 3 elves carry %d calories\n",
+         first_elf_cal + second_elf_cal + third_elf_cal);
 
   // Free memory
-  for (int i = 0; i < num_of_elves; i++){
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_of_elves; i++) {
     free(arr[i].calories);
   }
+  // Free the array
   free(arr);
+
   return 0;
 }