at.pwd.boardgame.game.base

Interface Game<StateType extends State,BoardType extends Board>

All Known Implementing Classes:

MancalaGame

public interface Game<StateType extends State,BoardType extends Board>

An interface describing an abstract Game. Currently there only exists MancalaGame

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BoardType	getBoard() Returns the board configuration of the current game.
StateType	getState() Returns the state of the current game.
java.io.InputStream	getViewXml() Returns the view as an FXML inputstream.
void	loadBoard(java.io.InputStream board) This is called at the beginning loading the board.
int	nextPlayer() Finishes the current players turn and starting the turn of the next player.

Method Detail

getViewXml

java.io.InputStream getViewXml()

Returns the view as an FXML inputstream. This generates the board for the BoardController

Returns:

The inputstream of the fxml file

loadBoard

void loadBoard(java.io.InputStream board)

This is called at the beginning loading the board. This should initialize the Game. After this getState() and getBoard() should return non null values. When an error happens during loading a RuntimeException may be thrown.

Parameters:

board - InputStream of the board XML

getState

StateType getState()

Returns the state of the current game.

Returns:

Some object implementing State interface

getBoard

BoardType getBoard()

Returns the board configuration of the current game.

Returns:

Some object implementing Board interface

nextPlayer

int nextPlayer()

Finishes the current players turn and starting the turn of the next player. Keep in mind, that the Game class does not check for valid moves. Always call methods according to the rules.

Returns:

The next players ID