basic wordle solving capabilities

src/main.rs

@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
 use std::fs;
 
 fn main() {
-    let words = fs::read_to_string("./wordle.txt")
+    let mut words = fs::read_to_string("./wordle.txt")
         .expect("Cannot read file.")
         .split('\n')
-        .filter(|&word| word.len() == 5)
+        .filter(|&word| word.trim().len() == 5)
+        .map(|word| word.trim().to_owned().to_lowercase())
+        .collect::<Vec<String>>();
+
+    let needed = "kilis";
+    let banned = "pourane";
+
+    // let mut count: usize = 0;
+
+    words = words
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|word| check_valid(word, needed, banned))
         .map(|word| word.to_owned())
         .collect::<Vec<String>>();
 
-    let needed = "def";
+    let values = words
-    let banned = "abc";
+        .iter()
+        .map(|word| word_value(word))
+        .collect::<Vec<usize>>();
 
-    for word in words {
+    let &max = values.iter().max().unwrap();
-        if check_valid(&word, needed, banned) {
+
+    println!("Total Words: {}\nBest Guesses:", words.len());
+    for (word, value) in words.iter().zip(values) {
+        if value == max {
             println!("{}", word);
         }
     }
@@ -32,14 +48,29 @@ fn check_banned(word: &String, banned: &str) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn check_needed(word: &String, needed: &str) -> bool {
-    needed
+    for need in needed.chars() {
-        .chars()
+        if !word.contains(need) {
-        .filter(|&n| word.contains(n))
+            return false;
-        .collect::<String>()
+        }
-        .len()
+    }
-        == 5
+    return true;
 }
 
-// fn word_value(word: &str) -> usize {
+fn word_value(word: &String) -> usize {
-//     todo!()
+    let mut value: usize = 0;
-// }
+
+    // Give value to vowels in word
+    let vowels = "aeiou";
+    for vowel in vowels.chars() {
+        if word.contains(vowel) {
+            value = value + 2;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: reimplement after needs uses letter index
+    // if word.chars().last().unwrap() == 's' {
+    //     value = value + 3;
+    // }
+
+    return value;
+}