overhauled data structures, finished "add" method

Creacher.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ using System;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace creachopedia {
+		enum Locomotion {
+			None, //barnacles, plants and so on
+			Walker,
+			Swimmer,
+			Hopper,
+			Flier,
+			Slitherer,
+			Incher // snails et al
+		}
+		enum SurfaceRel {
+			Below,
+			At,
+			Above
+		}
 		class Creacher {
 				public string name {get; set;}
 				// public int kingdom;
@@ -11,10 +25,15 @@ namespace creachopedia {
 				[JsonIgnore]
 				public int footsies {get { return this._footsies; } set { Console.WriteLine("What do you think you're doing?! 0uo Leave those footsies alone!!!"); }}
 				public string type = "simple creacher";
+				Locomotion locoStyle {get; set;}
+				SurfaceRel height {get; set;}
 
-				public Creacher(string name, int footsyCount = 4) {
+				public Creacher(string name, int footsyCount = 4, string biome = "land", Locomotion locoStyle = Locomotion.Walker, SurfaceRel height = SurfaceRel.At) {
 						this.name = name;
 						this._footsies = footsyCount;
+						this.type = $"creacher of the {biome}";
+						this.locoStyle = locoStyle;
+						this.height = height;
 				}
 
 				public void Introduce() {

Program.cs

@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 
 namespace creachopedia {
 	class Program {
 		static void Main(string[] args) {
+			var status = "base";
+			var substatus = 1;
+			var tempdict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 			var creacherdict = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, Creacher>>(File.ReadAllText("creachopedia.json"));
 			// creacherdict.Add("paca", new GroundCreacher("paca", 4));
 			// creacherdict.Add("llama", new GroundCreacher("llama", 4));
@@ -20,49 +24,120 @@ namespace creachopedia {
 
 
 			while (true) {
-				var status = "base";
-				Console.WriteLine("Please input a creacher name, or (q) to quit 0u0");
+				switch (status) {
+					case "base":
+						Console.WriteLine("Please input a creacher name, (a) to add a creacher, or (q) to quit 0u0");
+						break;
+					case "add":
+						switch (substatus) {
+							case 1:
+								Console.WriteLine("Please enter a name for the creacher! Or type (b) for previous category, or (q) to cancel addition entirely.");
+								break;
+							case 2:
+								Console.WriteLine("How many footsies? 0u0 (numerals only plz)");
+								break;
+							case 3:
+								Console.WriteLine("Please enter a biome (lowercase open text field)");
+								break;
+							case 4:
+								Console.WriteLine("Please enter a method of locomotion:");
+								Console.WriteLine("[n]one, [w]alker, [s]wimmer, [h]opper, [f]lier, s[l]itherer, [i]ncher");
+								break;
+							case 5:
+								Console.WriteLine("Please enter your creacher's relation to the surface: [b]elow, [a]t, abo[v]e");
+								break;
+						}
+						break;
+				}
+
 				string userin = Console.ReadLine();
 				string luserin = userin.ToLower();
 
-				if(userin == "q"){
+				if (luserin == "q" || luserin == "quit") {
 					Console.WriteLine("Thank you for using the CreachoPedia, please come again!!!!");
-					status = "quit";
+					return;
 				}
-				if (status == "base"){
+				if (status == "base") {
 					if (creacherdict.ContainsKey(userin)) {
 						creacherdict[userin].Introduce();
 						creacherdict[userin].Step();
 					}
-					else if(luserin == "heenlo!" || luserin == "henlo" || luserin == "heenlo" || luserin == "henlo!"){
+					else if (luserin == "heenlo!" || luserin == "henlo" || luserin == "heenlo" || luserin == "henlo!") {
 						Console.WriteLine("Well heenlo to you too! 0u0");
 					}
-					else if(userin == "*pats*"){
+					else if (userin == "*pats*") {
 						Console.WriteLine("Oh! Thank you!");
 					}
-					else if(userin == "a"){
-						Console.WriteLine("Please enter a new creacher! Or type (b) for previous category, or (q) to cancel addition entirely.");
+					else if (luserin == "a" || luserin == "add") {
 						status = "add";
 					}
+					else {
+						Console.WriteLine($"I don't know what {userin} is! What on boo Earth?!!?!?!?");
+					}
 				}
 				else if (status == "add") {
+					if (substatus == 1) {
+						tempdict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+						var namematcher = new Regex(@"[^ ].[A-Za-z\- ]{2,}(?<! )");
+						if (namematcher.Match(userin).Success) {
+							tempdict.Add("name", userin);
+							substatus++;
+						}
+						else {
+							Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this name is invalid, please try again.");
+						}
+					}
+					else if (substatus == 2) {
+						if (int.TryParse(userin, out int footsiecounter)) {
+							tempdict.Add("footsies", userin);
+							if (footsiecounter >= 5) {
+								Console.WriteLine("That's a lot of footsies!!!! 0u0");
+							}
+							if (footsiecounter % 2 == 1) {
+								Console.WriteLine("An odd number of footsies? What a strange creacher!");
+							}
+							substatus ++;
+						}
+						else {
+							Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this is not a number!");
+						}
+					}
+					else if (substatus == 3) {
+						tempdict.Add("biome", luserin);
+						substatus ++;
+					}
+					else if (substatus == 4) {
+						var locomatcher = new Regex(@"^[nwshfli]$");
+						if (locomatcher.Match(userin).Success) {
+							tempdict.Add("locomethod", userin);
+							substatus++;
+						}
+						else {
+							Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this type is invalid, please try again.");
+						}
+					}
+					else if (substatus == 5) {
+						var relsurfacematcher = new Regex(@"^[abv]$");
+						if (relsurfacematcher.Match(luserin).Success) {
+							tempdict.Add("surfacerel", luserin);
+							substatus ++;
+						}
 
-				} else if (status == "quit") {
-					return;
+						else {
+							Console.WriteLine("Sorry, this surface relation did not match one of the three listed above. Please try again.");
+						}
+					}
+					else if (substatus == 6) {
+						return;
+					}
+					foreach (var i in tempdict) {
+						Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}", i.Key, i.Value);
+					}
 				}
 
-			
-
-
-				else {
-					Console.WriteLine($"I don't know what {userin} is! What on boo Earth?!!?!?!?");
-				}
 				Console.WriteLine("");
 				Thread.Sleep(1000);
 			}
-
-
-
 		}
 	}
 }

note.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name, footsycount, biome///, locomotion, surfacerel, 
+
+
+None, Walker, Swimmer, Hopper, Flier, Slitherer, Incher