app.py

from flask import Flask, render_template, request, session, redirect, url_for
from game_logic import HangmanGame, load_word_list

app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = 'hellospam'

@app.route('/')
def index():
    # Only clear the session if it's a new game, not if the game is simply over
    if 'game_state' not in session:
        session.clear()
        word_list = load_word_list('names.txt')
        game = HangmanGame(word_list)
        session['game_state'] = game.to_json()  # Serialize the game state

    return render_template('index.html', game_state=session['game_state'])

@app.route('/guess', methods=['POST'])  # Corrected indentation
def guess():
    # Deserialize the game state from the session
    game_info = session['game_state']
    game = HangmanGame.from_json(game_info)

    guess = request.form['guess']
    game.guess_letter(guess)

    # Serialize updated game state for session storage
    session['game_state'] = game.to_json()

    # After the guess has been processed, check if the user has won or lost
    if game.game_over:
        if "Congratulations" in game.message:  # Slightly more flexible check
            # Render a winner template if the user won
            return render_template('game_winner.html', game_state=session['game_state'])
        else:
            # Render a game over template if the user lost
            return render_template('game_over.html', game_state=session['game_state'])

    # If the game is not over, redirect back to the index page
    return redirect(url_for('index'))

@app.route('/new_game', methods=['POST'])
def new_game():
    # Reset the session for a new game
    session.clear()
    return redirect(url_for('index'))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000, debug=True)