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import React, { useState } from "react";
import { StartGame } from "./StartGame";
import { Play } from "./Play";
import type { GameState } from "../gameState";
import "./Mancala.css";

/**
 * The base component for the Mancala game. If there's no active game, the `StartGame` component allows
 * users to enter two player names and start a new game.
 * If there's an active game this component holds the game state. This game state can be passed as a prop
 * to child components as needed.
 * 
 * Child components can modify the game state by calling the setGameState (which they recieve as prop.)
 */
export function Mancala() {

    // useState is a so called React hook.
    // It is used to manage variables.  When the setGameState function is called, React updates the UI as needed
    // The call to useState follows the "rules of hooks": https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-rules.html
    // To check if code you added also follows the rules of hooks, run "npm run lint" in the command line
    const [ gameState, setGameState ] = useState<GameState | undefined>(undefined);

    if (!gameState) {
        return <StartGame setGameState={setGameState} />
    }

    return <Play gameState={gameState} setGameState={setGameState} />
}