The Structure of a C++ Program

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;



int nItems;
const int MaxItems = 100;

// Names of items
std::string itemNames[MaxItems];

// Reserve price (minimum acceptable price)
double itemReservedPrice[MaxItems];

// Time at which auction ends for each item
int itemEndHours[MaxItems];
int itemEndMinutes[MaxItems];
int itemEndSeconds[MaxItems];


int nBidders;
const int MaxBidders = 100;

// Names of bidders
std::string bidderNames[MaxBidders];

// Account balances
double bidderBalances[MaxBidders];


int nBids;
const int MaxBids = 1000;

// Names of bidders
std::string bidBidder[MaxBids];

// Bid Amounts
double bidAmounts[MaxBids];

// Names of items
std::string bidItems[MaxBids];

// Time at which bid was placed
int bidHours[MaxBids];
int bidMinutes[MaxBids];
int bidSeconds[MaxBids];





/**
 * Times in this program are represented by three integers: H, M, & S, 
 * representing
 * the hours, minutes, and seconds, respecitvely.
 */

/**
 * Print a time in the format HH:MM:SS (two digits each)
 */
void printTime (std::ostream& out, int h, int m, int s)
{
  <[:]>
}

/**
 *  Compare to times. Return true iff time h1:m1:s1 is earlier than or equal to
 *  time time h2:m2:s2.
 *
 *  Pre: Both times are normalized: s1, s2, m1, m2 are in the range 0..59,
 *         h1 and h2 are non-negative
 */
bool noLaterThan(int h1, int m1, int s1, int h2, int m2, int s2)
{
  <[:]>
}



/**
 * Read all bidders from the indicated file
 */
void readBidders (std::string fileName)
{
  <[:]>
}


/**
 * Read one item from the indicated file
 */
void readItem (istream& in, int itemNum)
{
  <[:]>
}


/**
 * Read all items from the indicated file
 */
void readItems (std::string fileName)
{
  <[:]>
}


/**
 * Find the index of the bidder with the given name. If no such bidder exists,
 * return nBidders.
 */
 int findBidder (std::string name)
 {
  <[:]>
 }


/**
 * Read all bids from the indicated file
 */
void readBids (std::string fileName)
{
  <[:]>
}





/**
 * Determine the winner of the auction for item #i.
 * Announce the winner and remove money from winner's account.
 */
void resolveAuction (int itemNum)
{
  <[:]>
}





int main (int argc, char** argv)
{
  if (argc != 4)
    {
      cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " itemsFile biddersFile bidsFile" << endl;
      return -1;
    }

  readItems (argv[1]);
  readBidders (argv[2]);
  readBids (argv[3]);

  for (int i = 0; i < nItems; ++i)
    {
      resolveAuction(i);
    }
  return 0;
}