colorGame.js

var numSquares = 6;
var colors = [];
var pickedColor;

var squares = document.querySelectorAll(".square");
var colorDisplay = document.getElementById("colorDisplay");
var messageDisplay = document.querySelector("#message");
var h1 = document.querySelector("h1");
var resetButton = document.querySelector("#reset");
var modeButtons = document.querySelectorAll(".mode");

init();

function init(){
	setupModeButtons();
	setupSquares();
	//picks colors, sets up squares
	reset();
}

function setupModeButtons(){
	//mode buttons event listeners
	for(var i = 0; i < modeButtons.length; i++){
		modeButtons[i].addEventListener("click", function(){
			modeButtons[0].classList.remove("selected");
			modeButtons[1].classList.remove("selected");
			this.classList.add("selected");
			
			//terniary shortcut for if/else statement
			this.textContent === "Easy" ? numSquares = 3: numSquares = 6;

			reset();
			//figure out how many squares to show
			//pick new colors
			//pick a new pickedColor
			//update page to reflect changes
		});
	}
}

function setupSquares(){
	//set up square listeners
	for(var i = 0; i < squares.length; i++){
		//add click listeners to squares
		squares[i].addEventListener("click", function(){
			//grab color of clicked square
			var clickedColor = this.style.background;
			//compare color to pickedColor
			if(clickedColor === pickedColor){
				messageDisplay.textContent = "Correct!";
				changeColors(clickedColor);
				h1.style.background = pickedColor;
				resetButton.textContent = "Play Again?";
			} else {
				this.style.background = "#232323";
				messageDisplay.textContent = "Try Again";
			}
		});
	}
}

function reset(){
	//generate all new colors
	colors = generateRandomColors(numSquares);
	//pick a new random color from array
	pickedColor = pickColor();
	//change colorDisplay to match picked color
	colorDisplay.textContent = pickedColor;
	resetButton.textContent = "New Colors";
	messageDisplay.textContent = "";
	//change colors of color array
	for(var i = 0; i < squares.length; i++){
		if(colors[i]){
			squares[i].style.display = "block";
			squares[i].style.background = colors[i];	
		} else { 
			squares[i].style.display = "none";
		}
		
	}
	h1.style.background = "steelblue";
}

resetButton.addEventListener("click", function(){
	reset();
});

colorDisplay.textContent = pickedColor;



function changeColors(color){
	//loop through all squares
	for(var i = 0; i < squares.length; i++){
		squares[i].style.background = color;
	}
	//change each color to match given color
}

function pickColor(){
	var randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * colors.length);
	return colors[randomNum];
}

function generateRandomColors(num){
	//make an array
	var arr = [];
	//repeat num times
	for(var i = 0; i < num; i++){
		//get random color and push into array
		arr.push(randomColor());
	}
	//return arr
	return arr;
}

function randomColor(){
	//pick a "red" from 0 - 255, then green, then blue
	var r = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
	var g = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
	var b = Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);

	//the spaces in the string are necessary because CSS returns colors in the format rgb(x, x, x);
	return "rgb(" + r + ", " + g + ", " + b + ")";

	
}