const quotes = [ 'When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.', 'There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.', 'I ought to know by this time that when a fact appears to be opposed to a long train of deductions it invariably proves to be capable of bearing some other interpretation.', 'I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.', 'What one man can invent another can discover.', 'Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person.', 'Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.', ]; // array for storing the words of the current challenge let words = []; // stores the index of the word the player is currently typing let wordIndex = 0; // default value for startTime (will be set on start) let startTime = Date.now(); // grab UI items const quoteElement = document.getElementById('quote'); const messageElement = document.getElementById('message') const typedValueElement = document.getElementById('typed-value'); document.getElementById('start').addEventListener('click', function () { // get a quote const quoteIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * quotes.length); const quote = quotes[quoteIndex]; // Put the quote into an array of words words = quote.split(' '); // reset the word index for tracking wordIndex = 0; // UI updates // Create an array of span elements so we can set a class const spanWords = words.map(function(word) { return `${word} `}); // Convert into string and set as innerHTML on quote display quoteElement.innerHTML = spanWords.join(''); // Highlight the first word quoteElement.childNodes[0].className = 'highlight'; // Clear any prior messages messageElement.innerText = ''; // Setup the textbox // Clear the textbox typedValueElement.value = ''; // set focus typedValueElement.focus(); // set the event handler // Start the timer startTime = new Date().getTime(); }); typedValueElement.addEventListener('input', (e) => { // Get the current word const currentWord = words[wordIndex]; // get the current value const typedValue = typedValueElement.value; if (typedValue === currentWord && wordIndex === words.length - 1) { // end of quote // Display success const elapsedTime = new Date().getTime() - startTime; const message = `CONGRATULATIONS! You finished in ${elapsedTime / 1000} seconds.`; messageElement.innerText = message; } else if (typedValue.endsWith(' ') && typedValue.trim() === currentWord) { // end of word // clear the typedValueElement for the new word typedValueElement.value = ''; // move to the next word wordIndex++; // reset the class name for all elements in quote for (const wordElement of quoteElement.childNodes) { wordElement.className = ''; } // highlight the new word quoteElement.childNodes[wordIndex].className = 'highlight'; } else if (currentWord.startsWith(typedValue)) { // currently correct // highlight the next word typedValueElement.className = ''; } else { // error state typedValueElement.className = 'error'; } });