Redo countAlignedCells in GomokuBoard

src/GomokuBoard.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-
+import java.util.EnumMap;
 
 /**
  * The board of the game Gomoku.
@@ -221,6 +221,35 @@ public class GomokuBoard{
         return map;
     }
 
+    public EnumMap<Cardinal, Integer> countAlignedCellsv2(GomokuCell cell) {
+
+        EnumMap<Cardinal, Integer> map = new EnumMap<>(Cardinal.class);
+
+        // Iterate over all different axes (4 directions)
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+            Cardinal direction = Cardinal.fromInt(i);
+            int count = 1; // Start with the current cell
+
+            // Check in the positive direction
+            GomokuCell nextCell = cell.getNeighbour(direction);
+            while (nextCell != null && nextCell.getState() == cell.getState()) {
+                count++;
+                nextCell = nextCell.getNeighbour(direction);
+            }
+
+            // Check in the negative direction
+            nextCell = cell.getNeighbour(direction.inverse());
+            while (nextCell != null && nextCell.getState() == cell.getState()) {
+                count++;
+                nextCell = nextCell.getNeighbour(direction.inverse());
+            }
+
+            map.put(direction, count);
+        }
+
+        return map;
+    }
+
     /**
     * This method return the number max of the aligned Cells.
     * @param mapColor A map of number aligned cells.
@@ -228,9 +257,8 @@ public class GomokuBoard{
     */
     public int countMax(Map<Cardinal, Integer> mapColor){
 
-        Map<Cardinal, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
         int max = 0;
-        for (Map.Entry<Cardinal, Integer> entry : map.entrySet()) {
+        for (Map.Entry<Cardinal, Integer> entry : mapColor.entrySet()) {
             if(entry.getValue() > max){
                 max = entry.getValue();
             }