Added debugging system to print the board state in the console

src/Main.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class Main {
     	// testing 
 		Board testBoard = new Board(8, 8);
 		testBoard.populateBoard();
+		System.out.println("Initial board:");
 		System.out.println(testBoard.toString());
 		System.out.println(testBoard.getWidth() + "*" + testBoard.getHeight());
 		
@@ -16,32 +17,5 @@ public class Main {
 		MyInterface mjf = new MyInterface();
 		mjf.setVisible(true);
         
-        //test critical game functions (quick verification)
-        System.out.println("\nTesting core functionality:");
-        
-        //test piece movement
-        System.out.println("White pawn at (4,6) moves:");
-        Piece pawn = testBoard.getBoardMatrix()[6][4];
-        System.out.println(testBoard.getValidMoves(pawn, true));
-        
-        //test turn management
-        System.out.println("\nCurrent turn: " + (testBoard.isTurnWhite() ? "White" : "Black"));
-        
-        //test save/load functionality
-        String[] savedGame = testBoard.toFileRep();
-        System.out.println("\nSaved game turn: " + savedGame[8]);
-        
-        //test move execution
-        System.out.println("\nMaking a sample move (e2-e4):");
-        testBoard.userTouch(4, 6); //select pawn
-        testBoard.userTouch(4, 4); //move pawn
-        System.out.println("Board after move:");
-        System.out.println(testBoard.toString());
-        
-        //test undo functionality
-        System.out.println("\nUndoing last move:");
-        testBoard.undoLastMove();
-        System.out.println("Board after undo:");
-        System.out.println(testBoard.toString());
     }
 }

src/backend/Board.java

@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ public class Board {
 	//places a piece on the board at the specified location
 	public void setPiece(boolean isWhite, PieceType type, int x, int y) {
 		board[y][x] = new Piece(x, y, type, isWhite);
+		
+		if (debugMode) { //for debugging moves shown in console
+            System.out.println("A piece was added:");
+            System.out.println(this.toString());
+            System.out.println("Next turn: " + (isTurnWhite() ? "White" : "Black"));
+        }
 	}
 
 	public void populateBoard() {
@@ -129,6 +135,8 @@ public class Board {
 		}
 		return sb.toString();
 	}
+	
+	private boolean debugMode = true; //showing debugging info
 
 	public void userTouch(int x, int y) {
 		if (selectedPiece == null) {
@@ -156,6 +164,12 @@ public class Board {
 	        selectedPiece = null;
 	        highlightedPositions.clear();
 	    }
+		
+		if (debugMode) { //for debugging moves shown in console
+            System.out.println("Move executed:");
+            System.out.println(this.toString());
+            System.out.println("Next turn: " + (isTurnWhite() ? "White" : "Black"));
+        }
 	}
 
 	public boolean isSelected(int x, int y) { //if the specified position is the currently selected piece's position
@@ -412,6 +426,12 @@ public class Board {
 	            board[cy][cx] = new Piece(cx, cy, last.capturedPiece.getType(), last.capturedPiece.isWhite());
 	        }
 	    }
+	    
+	    if (debugMode) { //for debugging moves shown in console
+            System.out.println("Undo the last move executed:");
+            System.out.println(this.toString());
+            System.out.println("Next turn: " + (isTurnWhite() ? "White" : "Black"));
+        }
 	}