first commit of version ported line by line from python

Not working correctly yet, errors when handling
certain predigits

.depend

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+main.o: main.cpp Spigot.hpp
+Spigot.o: Spigot.cpp Spigot.hpp

.gitignore

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+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/c++
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=c++
+
+### C++ ###
+# Prerequisites
+*.d
+
+# Compiled Object files
+*.slo
+*.lo
+*.o
+*.obj
+
+# Precompiled Headers
+*.gch
+*.pch
+
+# Compiled Dynamic libraries
+*.so
+*.dylib
+*.dll
+
+# Fortran module files
+*.mod
+*.smod
+
+# Compiled Static libraries
+*.lai
+*.la
+*.a
+*.lib
+
+# Executables
+*.exe
+*.out
+*.app
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/c++
+

Makefile

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+CC=gcc
+CXX=g++
+RM=rm -f
+CPPFLAGS=-ggdb -Og -Wall
+LDFLAGS=-g
+LDLIBS=-lm
+
+SRCS=main.cpp Spigot.cpp
+OBJS=$(subst .cpp,.o,$(SRCS))
+
+all: main
+
+main: $(OBJS)
+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o main $(OBJS) $(LDLIBS)
+
+depend: .depend
+
+.depend: $(SRCS)
+	$(RM) ./.depend
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) -MM $^>>./.depend
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(OBJS)
+
+distclean: clean
+	$(RM) *~ .depend
+
+include .depend

Spigot.cpp

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+#include <iostream>
+#include "Spigot.hpp"
+
+Spigot::Spigot(int requestedNumDigits) {
+    /* create list for number of digits times 10 / 3 */
+    this->spigotListLength = (requestedNumDigits * 10) / 3;
+    this->spigotList.resize(this->spigotListLength, 2); // list is initialized with all 2
+    this->carry = 0;
+    return;
+}
+
+void Spigot::pump(void) {
+    int tempPreDigit = 0;
+    int i = this->spigotListLength - 1;
+    while(i >= 0) {
+        this->spigotList[i] *= 10;
+        i--;
+    }
+    this->carry = 0;
+    i = this->spigotListLength - 1;
+    // note this does *not* handle the i=0 case
+    while(i > 0) {
+        this->spigotList[i] += this->carry;
+        this->carry = (this->spigotList[i] / (i * 2 + 1)) * i;
+        this->spigotList[i] = this->spigotList[i] % (i * 2 + 1);
+        i--;
+    }
+    // special case of i = 0
+    this->spigotList[0] += this->carry;
+    tempPreDigit = this->spigotList[0] // 10;
+    this->spigotList[0] -= (tempPreDigit * 10);
+
+    // handle the cases depending on the tempPreDigit
+    if(tempPreDigit >= 0 && tempPreDigit <= 8) {
+        // output all predigits
+        for(long unsigned int j = 0; j < this->preDigits.size(); j++) {
+            std::cout << this->preDigits.back();
+            this->preDigits.pop_back();
+        }
+        this->preDigits.insert(this->preDigits.begin(), tempPreDigit);
+    } else if(tempPreDigit == 9) {
+        this->preDigits.insert(this->preDigits.begin(), tempPreDigit);
+    } else if(tempPreDigit == 10) {
+        tempPreDigit = 0;
+        for(long unsigned int j = 0; j < this->preDigits.size(); j++) {
+            std::cout << (this->preDigits.back() + 1) % 10;
+            this->preDigits.pop_back();
+        }
+        this->preDigits.insert(this->preDigits.begin(), tempPreDigit);
+    } else {
+        std::cout << "We should never have gotten here -- shit has hit the fan!" << std::endl;
+    }
+    return;
+}

Spigot.hpp

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+#ifndef Spigot_h
+#define Spigot_h
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+class Spigot {
+public:
+    /* functions */
+    Spigot(int requestedNumDigits);
+    void pump(void);
+
+private:
+    int numDigits;
+    std::vector<int> spigotList;
+    int spigotListLength;
+    int carry;
+    std::vector<int> preDigits;
+
+
+};
+
+#endif

main.cpp

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+#include <iostream>
+#include "Spigot.hpp"
+
+int main(void) {
+    Spigot *piSpigot = new Spigot(1000);
+    for(int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+        piSpigot->pump();
+    }
+    return 0;
+}