Simple Quiz Program in Golang

Overview

This project is a command-line based quiz program implemented in Go. It allows users to take quizzes stored in CSV files, keeping track of correct and incorrect answers. The program also features a timer functionality where the quiz stops once the specified time limit is reached.

Features

• Read quiz questions and answers from a CSV file.
• Customizable CSV file name and timer duration via flags.
• Timer functionality stops the quiz after the specified duration.
• Questions are asked one at a time, and the program waits for user input.
• Correct and incorrect answers are tracked and displayed at the end of the quiz.
• Handles CSV files with commas in questions or answers.
• String Trimming: The program performs string cleanup to ensure correct answers with extra whitespace or different capitalization are still considered correct.

Installation

To use this quiz program, ensure you have Go installed on your system. You can download and install Go from the official Go website.

After installing Go, follow these steps to set up the quiz program:

1. Clone or download the repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the directory containing the project files.
3. Build the program using the following command:

go build .

Usage

To run the quiz program, use the following command format:

./simple_quiz_game [flags]

Flags

• -filename quiz_problems.csv: Specifies the CSV file containing quiz questions and answers. If not provided, the program defaults to problems.csv.
• -timeout time_in_seconds: Sets the time limit for the quiz in seconds. The default timeout is 30s.

Example Usage

1. Run the quiz with default settings (quiz.csv, 30s timeout)

   ./quiz

2. Customize the CSV file and set a timeout:

   ./quiz -csv my_quiz.csv -timeout 60

Input Format

The CSV file should contain quiz questions and answers in the following format:

"What is the capital of Sweden?",Stockholm
"What is the capital of Russia?",Moscow
"When Stockholm was founded?",1252
"Which Swedish pop group won the Eurovision?",ABBA

Ensure that questions and answers are separated by commas. Questions with commas should be enclosed in double quotes.