Background

This assignment aims to challenge students to work with basic input$/$output$,$ simple data structures

such as arrays and vectors, and user interaction in $C++,$ providing them with a fun and engaging

project that combines programming skills with a bit of creativity from CS$135($or any programming

class that you have taken at a different institution$).$ You will also practice reading CSV files for

the first, second, third, or fourth time. Note that the output of your program will be two printed

maps $-$ an outline of the United States map and the same outline with states$/$cities superimposed

on it$,$ and the interactions between the user and your program.

Requirements

ASCII Map Generator:

The program must create a visual representation of the United States map using ASCII

characters. Each state$/$city should be represented with its corresponding label.

The map should be display on the terminal$/$console$,$ maintaining the relative geograph$-$

ical positions of the states.

User Interaction:

Implement a user$-$friendly interface that prompts the user to input the name of a state.

The program should handle both uppercase and lowercase inputs, and it should provide

error handling for invalid inputs.

State Information Retrieval:

Design your code with modular functions to enhance readability and maintainability.

Implement proper documentation and comments to explain the code logic and function$-$

alities.

Data Structures:

Utilize appropriate data structures to store information about the states and their cor$-$

responding details.

The only data structures that you are allowed to use for this programming assignment

are arrays and$/$or vectors.

Error Handling:

Implement error handling mechanism to deal with invalid input and guide the user in

case of mistakes.

Your program should never terminate from an invalid name of a city. Instead, it ought

to "guess" what the user meant to type when searching for a city by providing a possible

answer or a list of possible answers.Assessment Criteria

Correctness and functionality of the ACII map generation.

User interface design and interaction.

Accuracy and completeness of state$/$city information retrieval.

Code structure, modularity, and documentation.

Creativity in implementing optional features.

A $50\%$ grade penalty will be applied for any hard$-$coded values.

Input Files

The program is designed to open and read two CSV files through command$-$line arguments. The

file named boundary $.$csv serves as the input, containing geographic coordinates of locations along

the United States border. Each line in the file represents one coordinate, comprising two double

values separated by a comma. An example is provided below:

$48\mathrm{.}453197,-124\mathrm{.}769867$

$48\mathrm{.}423256,-123\mathrm{.}110991$

$49,-123\mathrm{.}321457$

$49,-120\mathrm{.}5077814$

$49,-117\mathrm{.}6941058$

$49,-114\mathrm{.}8804302$

In contrast, the city.csv input file comprises state$/$city names along with their corresponding

geographic coordinates. Each line in the file includes a city name, a state abbreviation, and the

latitude and longitude of the city's geographic coordinates, all separated by commas. An example

is illustrated below:

Aberdeen $,$ SD$,45\mathrm{.}4647222,-98\mathrm{.}4861111$

Albuquerque, NM$,35\mathrm{.}0844444,-106\mathrm{.}6505556$

Allentown $,$ PA$,40\mathrm{.}6083333,-75\mathrm{.}4905556$

Arlington, VA$,38\mathrm{.}8902778,-77\mathrm{.}0844444$

Ashland, OR$,42\mathrm{.}1947222,-122\mathrm{.}7083333$

Atlanta, GA$,33\mathrm{.}7488889,-84\mathrm{.}3880556$

Boundary Map

Here is the output of the program.