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cpp/src/controller/controller.hpp

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+#pragma once
+
+#include "../model/board/board.hpp"
+
+class View;
+
+class Controller {
+  protected:
+    Board board;
+
+  public:
+    // Controller(Board, View);
+    virtual void on_tile_selected(int, int) = 0;
+};

cpp/src/controller/manual.cpp

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+#include "manual.hpp"
+
+ManualController::ManualController(Board b, View& view): view(view) {
+    board = b;
+    selected_piece = Piece::None;
+    legal_moves = {};
+
+    view.update_board(b, selected_piece, legal_moves);
+}
+
+void ManualController::on_tile_selected(int x, int y) {}
+
+void ManualController::reset_selection() {}
+
+void ManualController::show_legal_moves(Coords) {}
+
+void ManualController::make_move(Move) {}

cpp/src/controller/manual.hpp

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+#pragma once
+
+#include "../model/utils/coords.hpp"
+#include "../model/utils/move.hpp"
+#include "../view/view.hpp"
+#include "controller.hpp"
+
+class ManualController : public Controller {
+  private:
+    View& view;
+    Piece selected_piece;
+    std::vector<Move> legal_moves;
+
+    void reset_selection();
+    void show_legal_moves(Coords);
+    void make_move(Move);
+
+  public:
+    ManualController(Board, View&);
+    void on_tile_selected(int, int) override;
+};