store high score next to executable

krisfur · krisfur · commit 134d45177cd8 · 2025-06-15T22:37:11.000+01:00
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Game-specific
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.gopherdash_highscore
+#.gopherdash_highscore
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Go tooling
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
@@ -118,16 +118,18 @@ func main() {
 // HIGH‑SCORE PERSISTENCE
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-func scoreFilePath() string {
-	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+func highscorePath() string {
+	exe, err := os.Executable() // full path to the running binary
 	if err != nil {
-		return highScoreFile
+		// fallback: use CWD so the game still works during `go run`
+		return ".gopherdash_highscore"
 	}
-	return filepath.Join(wd, highScoreFile)
+	dir := filepath.Dir(exe)
+	return filepath.Join(dir, ".gopherdash_highscore")
 }
 
 func loadHighScore() int {
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(scoreFilePath())
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(highscorePath())
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ func loadHighScore() int {
 }
 
 func saveHighScore(score int) {
-	_ = os.WriteFile(scoreFilePath(), []byte(strconv.Itoa(score)), 0o644)
+	_ = os.WriteFile(highscorePath(), []byte(strconv.Itoa(score)), 0o644)
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 [![Go](https://github.com/krisfur/gopherdash/actions/workflows/go.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/krisfur/gopherdash/actions/workflows/go.yml)
 
+![Go](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-00ADD8?style=flat&logo=go&logoColor=white)    [![Go](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-1.24.4-blue)](https://go.dev/)
+
 > A tiny terminal endless‑runner written in Go using [Bubble Tea](https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea) & [Lip Gloss](https://github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss).
 >
 > Jump rocks, leap holes, chase the high score—all in your shell.
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ PRs welcome! Bug fixes, difficulty tweaks, new themes—go for it.
 
 1. Fork & clone
 2. `git checkout -b feature/my‑thing`
-3. Hack away, keep `go vet ./...` & `go test` green
+3. Hack away, keep the `go test` green
 4. Open a pull request
 
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Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -118,16 +118,18 @@ func main() {`
`118`	`118`	`// HIGH‑SCORE PERSISTENCE`
`119`	`119`	`// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------`
`120`	`120`
`121`		`-func scoreFilePath() string {`
`122`		`- wd, err := os.Getwd()`
	`121`	`+func highscorePath() string {`
	`122`	`+ exe, err := os.Executable() // full path to the running binary`
`123`	`123`	`if err != nil {`
`124`		`- return highScoreFile`
	`124`	+ // fallback: use CWD so the game still works during `go run`
	`125`	`+ return ".gopherdash_highscore"`
`125`	`126`	`}`
`126`		`- return filepath.Join(wd, highScoreFile)`
	`127`	`+ dir := filepath.Dir(exe)`
	`128`	`+ return filepath.Join(dir, ".gopherdash_highscore")`
`127`	`129`	`}`
`128`	`130`
`129`	`131`	`func loadHighScore() int {`
`130`		`- data, err := os.ReadFile(scoreFilePath())`
	`132`	`+ data, err := os.ReadFile(highscorePath())`
`131`	`133`	`if err != nil {`
`132`	`134`	`return 0`
`133`	`135`	`}`
`@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ func loadHighScore() int {`
`139`	`141`	`}`
`140`	`142`
`141`	`143`	`func saveHighScore(score int) {`
`142`		`- _ = os.WriteFile(scoreFilePath(), []byte(strconv.Itoa(score)), 0o644)`
	`144`	`+ _ = os.WriteFile(highscorePath(), []byte(strconv.Itoa(score)), 0o644)`
`143`	`145`	`}`
`144`	`146`
`145`	`147`	`// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------`