let cards = [];
let firstcard = randomNumber();
let secondcard = randomNumber();
let sum = firstcard + secondcard;
let blackjackvalue = false; // checks for blackjack value
let isalive = true; //to check if the user can play only when the game is true
let message = "";
let gamestate = document.getElementById(message); // get the gamestate
let sumEl = document.getElementById(sum); //holding the sum
let cardEl = document.getElementById("card"); //holding the card
let playerEl = document.getElementById("player"); //holding the player details
let playerdetails = {
  name: "John",
  wins: 5,
  amount: "$" + 500,
};
playerEl.innertext = playerdetails.name + playerdetails.wins + playerdetails.amount;

function randomNumber() {
  let jacknumbers = Math.floor(Math.random() * 14) + 1; //produces random numbers between 1 and 13 to be used by first and second card
  return jacknumbers;
  if (jacknumbers == 1) {
    return 11;
  } //these if conditions are for setting the ace card to either 1 or 11...not really sure
  else if (jacknumbers > 10) {
    return 10;
  } else {
    return jacknumbers;
  }
}


function start() {
  // let firstcard = randomNumber();
  // let secondcard = randomNumber();
  let cards = [firstcard, secondcard];
  let sum = [firstcard + secondcard];
  rendergamestate();
} //when this is called, it triggers the rendergamestate function
function rendergamestate() {
  card.innertext = "cards:" + " " + firstcard + " " + secondcard;
  for (i = 0; i < card.length; i += 1) {
    card.innertext += cards[i] + " ";
    //using the for loop to display the card contents
  }
  sumEl.innertext = "sum:" + " " + sum;
  if (sum <= 20) {
    message = "Do you want to draw a new card?";
    blackjackvalue = false;
  } else if (sum === 21) {
    message = "Blackjack!";
    blackjackvalue = true;
  } else {
    message = "You are out";
    isalive = false;
    blackjackvalue = false;
  }
  gamestate.innertext = message;
}
function newcard() {
  //this button is for the user to add a new card to the already existing cards
  if (isalive === true && blackjackvalue === false) {
    let thirdcard = randomNumber();
    sum += thirdcard; // sum=sum+thirdcard;
    cards.push(thirdcard);
    rendergamestate(); //calling the function to start the game
  }
}