talx.games
Interface GameHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

HelpDeskHandler, SurveyHandler, TechHandler

public interface GameHandler

Handles moves generated by local and remote players.

See Also:

Game Service Provider Interface Documentation

Method Summary

java.lang.String	handleLocalAction(java.awt.event.ActionEvent ev) Handles a game state change initiated by the local player.
java.lang.String	handleRemoteAction(GameChangeProposedEvent ev) Handles a game state change initiated by a remote player.
java.lang.String	handleStartGame(Game g) Handles a start game action.
GameState	initialize(Game g, Player p) Produces a GameState object that is suitable for beginning play.

Method Detail

handleLocalAction

public java.lang.String handleLocalAction(java.awt.event.ActionEvent ev)

Handles a game state change initiated by the local player.

Returns:

the text to place on the start game button in the inbox.

handleRemoteAction

public java.lang.String handleRemoteAction(GameChangeProposedEvent ev)

Handles a game state change initiated by a remote player.

Returns:

the text to place on the start game button in the inbox.

handleStartGame

public java.lang.String handleStartGame(Game g)

Handles a start game action. Depending on the game state, the handler may choose to start a new game, or ignore this action.

Returns:

the text to place on the start game button in the inbox.

initialize

public GameState initialize(Game g,
                            Player p)

Produces a GameState object that is suitable for beginning play. Since GameHandlers are stateless, any configuration data should be obtained from the given Game object.

Returns:

the text to place on the start game button in the inbox.