Mars Explorer Project

Installation + Build

This project uses Javascript, postCSS and Nunjucks as template engine.

# install dependencies
yarn

# build html and assets
gulp

Documentation

_Rover.js

A class module that returns current rover position and orientation and also methods that could change its state. Functions: getState(), rotate() and move().

_MarsExplorer.js

A class module that controls all the mission methods. Listed by functionality:

• Position check: a group of methods that checks the availability of the position and prevents collisions.. checkPosition(), positionExists(), getRoverByPosition();
• Rover: addRover() to add a new rover to the array and activateRover() to activate a specific rover.
• Commands: execCommand() check if rover will move or rotate, sendCommand() send each command on intervals, getCurrentPosition() get the position state and renders it;
• UI: createPlateau() creates the table with the form entries. renderRover() renders rover inside table on current positon, printInfo() returns position, orientation and movement inside the control area list;

script.js

Wraps the explorer files and adds listeners to the form elements.

src/MarsExplorer.ex

Elixir version of this project.

# run mission
iex marsExplorer.ex