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MadLib/StoryGenerator.cs

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+namespace MadLib;
+
+public class StoryGenerator(StoryGenerator.Categories category)
+{
+    public enum Categories
+    {
+        Adventure,
+        Science,
+        Fantasy,
+        Horror,
+        Mystery
+    }
+
+    private StoryTemplate _template;
+
+    public static void DisplayCategories()
+    {
+        foreach (var category in Enum.GetValues<Categories>()) Console.WriteLine($"{(int)category + 1}) {category}");
+        Console.WriteLine("\n");
+    }
+
+    public void Generate()
+    {
+        var storyWords = GetWords();
+        var story = _template.Text;
+
+        foreach (var placeholder in _template.Placeholders)
+            story = story.Replace($"[{placeholder}]", storyWords[placeholder]);
+
+        DisplayStory(story);
+    }
+
+    private Dictionary<string, string> GetWords()
+    {
+        if (!StoryTemplates.Templates.TryGetValue(category, out var template))
+            throw new Exception("Could not find Story Template.");
+
+        _template = template;
+        var words = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+
+        foreach (var placeholder in template.Placeholders)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Enter a {placeholder}: ");
+            var input = Console.ReadLine() ?? string.Empty;
+            words.Add(placeholder, input);
+        }
+
+        return words;
+    }
+
+
+    private void DisplayStory(string story)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("====================================================\n");
+        Console.WriteLine(story);
+        Console.WriteLine("\n====================================================");
+    }
+}