third version with gpt4 help

main.go

@@ -8,16 +8,20 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// combineFloats takes previous stored floats and new floats, applies an operation, and returns the combined results.
+func combineFloats(stored1, stored2, new1, new2 float64) (float64, float64) {
+	// Example operation: simply adding the new floats to the stored ones.
+	return stored1 + new1, stored2 + new2
+}
+
 func main() {
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 	var stored1, stored2 float64 // Variables to store the intermediate results
 
-	// First request
 	fmt.Println("Enter two floats separated by a space:")
 	input, _ := reader.ReadString('\n')
 	input = strings.TrimSpace(input)
 
-	// Store the first response
 	tokens := strings.Split(input, " ")
 	if len(tokens) != 2 {
 		fmt.Println("Please enter exactly two floats.")
@@ -32,32 +36,28 @@ func main() {
 
 	fmt.Printf("=> %.1f %.1f\n", stored1, stored2)
 
-	// Subsequent requests
 	for {
 		fmt.Println("Enter another two floats separated by a space:")
 		input, _ = reader.ReadString('\n')
-		input = strings.TrimSpace(input)
-
-		if input == "" {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(input) == "" {
 			break // Exit if no input is given
 		}
 
-		tokens := strings.Split(input, " ")
+		tokens := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(input), " ")
 		if len(tokens) != 2 {
 			fmt.Println("Please enter exactly two floats.")
 			continue
 		}
 
-		firstNum, err1 := strconv.ParseFloat(tokens[0], 64)
-		secondNum, err2 := strconv.ParseFloat(tokens[1], 64)
+		new1, err1 := strconv.ParseFloat(tokens[0], 64)
+		new2, err2 := strconv.ParseFloat(tokens[1], 64)
 		if err1 != nil || err2 != nil {
 			fmt.Println("Invalid input. Please ensure you enter two floats.")
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Example operation: Adding current input to previous result
-		stored1 += firstNum
-		stored2 += secondNum
+		// Use the abstracted function for combining floats
+		stored1, stored2 = combineFloats(stored1, stored2, new1, new2)
 
 		fmt.Printf("=> %.1f %.1f\n", stored1, stored2)
 	}