• Users will use this program to track how much water they drink each day.
• The program solves the problem of inconsistent hydration tracking by providing a simple way to record water intake and monitor daily progress.
• The program collects user input, stores hydration entries, calculates total ounces consumed, and displays whether the user has achieved their hydration goal.

• Users will need to provide their daily hydration goal, the amount of water they consumed, and whether they want to continue adding entries or view a summary.
• The program will output the total ounces consumed, the percentage of the hydration goal completed, a formatted summary of entries, and a message indicating if the user reached their goal.
• Variables will include dailyGoal, totalOunces, a HydrationEntry struct instance, and temporary variables for calculations and user input.
• The program will require minimal memory, using only a few integers, one struct, and standard stack variables—remaining well under 1 MB.

• int addWater(int currentTotal, int amount);
• void updateEntry(struct HydrationEntry *entry, int newAmount);
• float calculatePercentage(int total, int goal);
• void printSummary(struct HydrationEntry entry, int goal);
• Example: int addNumbers(int a, int b);

typedef struct {
    int totalOunces;
    int lastEntryAmount;
    char date[12];
} HydrationEntry;

This struct represents a hydration-tracking object that stores daily totals, the most recent entry, and the date.

main.c
Contains main(), prompts for user input, and controls program flow.

helpers.h
Declares the struct and all function prototypes.

helpers.c
Implements the helper functions for calculations, struct updates, and summary printing.

My strategy for using AI is to treat it as a support tool while still ensuring that I fully understand and write the bulk of the program myself. I will begin by outlining my program requirements, identifying variables, designing the struct, and listing the functions I need. Once I have a clear plan, I will use AI in small, controlled ways to assist with generating starter code, verifying syntax, and exploring alternatives. I will avoid asking for the entire program at once; instead, I will request focused code segments so I retain full ownership of the logic.

I will also use AI to help me debug compiler errors. When I encounter issues, I will paste the error messages into a prompt and ask the AI to help interpret them and provide likely causes. This will help me learn debugging strategies while still keeping me responsible for the fix.

• “Generate a C function that adds an amount of water to an existing total.”
• “Write a struct for tracking daily hydration with total ounces and last entry.”
• “Create a function that prints a formatted hydration summary.”
• “Explain this compiler error and how I can fix it.”