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Class game.ClientGame 

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class ClientGame
extends Object
implements GameLinkListener
The ClientGame class (not to be confused with GameClient) is the abstract class specifying what features a game that will be handled by the Jags client needs to provide.

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Variable Index

o debug
if true, enables the printing of debug informations on the console.
o gameLink
The GameLinkFilter object used to communicate with the Jags server.
o id
The id of this game.
o jframe
The window of this game.
o jframe2
The window for the players - should be removed.
o menuBar
The default menu bar.
o myPlayerId
Id of the player we're actually playing with.
o myThis
o name
The name of this game.
o players
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o playersPanel
The Panel containing the players component

Constructor Index

o ClientGame()
Creates a new ClientGame [DESCRIBE ME MORE]
o ClientGame(GameLinkFilter)
Creates a new ClientGame [DESCRIBE ME MORE]

Method Index

o addPlayer(Player)
Adds the given player to this game, as ordered by the server.
o createMenuBar()
Creates the Menu Bar.
o createPlayer(int, Object)
Creates a new particular Player for this game.
o createWindow(int, int)
Creates a 'default' window containing menus, toolbar, players and a panel that can receive the game components.
o doCloseGame()
Closes the game (and notifies the server)
o frameReceived(Object, LinkFrame)
o getComponent()
Returns the GUI component which is the graphical interface of the game.
o getId()
Returns the id of the game.
o getMenuBar()
Returns the default menu bar.
o getMyPlayerId()
Returns the id of the player we're actually playing with.
o getPlayer(int)
o getPlayersPanel()
Returns the default playersPanel
o make(GameLinkFilter, int)
Used as a substitution of the constructor which cannot be called with parameters in a call to java.lang.Class.newInstance().
o removePlayer(Player)
Removes the player from this game, as ordered by the server.
o setId(Object)
Sets the id of the game.
o setName(String)
Sets the name of this game.

Variables

o gameLink 
 protected GameLinkFilter gameLink
The GameLinkFilter object used to communicate with the Jags server.

o id 
 protected Object id
The id of this game.

o name 
 protected String name
The name of this game.

o debug 
 protected boolean debug
if true, enables the printing of debug informations on the console.

o players 
 Hashtable players
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o myThis 
 protected ClientGame myThis
o menuBar 
 protected JMenuBar menuBar
The default menu bar.

o jframe 
 protected JFrame jframe
The window of this game.

o jframe2 
 protected JFrame jframe2
The window for the players - should be removed.

o playersPanel 
 protected Container playersPanel
The Panel containing the players component

o myPlayerId 
 protected int myPlayerId
Id of the player we're actually playing with.

Constructors

o ClientGame 
 public ClientGame()
Creates a new ClientGame [DESCRIBE ME MORE]

o ClientGame 
 public ClientGame(GameLinkFilter link)
Creates a new ClientGame [DESCRIBE ME MORE]

Parameters:
link - the GameLinkFilter object used to communicate with the Jags server.

Methods

o make 
 public void make(GameLinkFilter link,
                  int myPlayerId)
Used as a substitution of the constructor which cannot be called with parameters in a call to java.lang.Class.newInstance(). Actually constructs the ClientGame.

Parameters:
link - the link to the game in the server
myPlayerId - the id of the player we're actually playing with.
o createPlayer 
 public abstract Player createPlayer(int id,
                                     Object data)
Creates a new particular Player for this game. This method should be overriden by children so the created player is of the right type. !@param name the name of the new player to create

Parameters:
id - the id of the player, which should have been sent by the server.
object - the data needed to reconstruct the player in the client.
Returns:
the newly created player of the right type to be used in this game.
o addPlayer 
 public void addPlayer(Player player)
Adds the given player to this game, as ordered by the server.

Parameters:
player - the player to add to the game.
o removePlayer 
 public void removePlayer(Player player)
Removes the player from this game, as ordered by the server.

o getId 
 public Object getId()
Returns the id of the game.

o setId 
 public void setId(Object id)
Sets the id of the game.

o setName 
 public void setName(String name)
Sets the name of this game.

o getMyPlayerId 
 public int getMyPlayerId()
Returns the id of the player we're actually playing with.

o getPlayer 
 public Player getPlayer(int id)
o createWindow 
 public Container createWindow(int width,
                               int height)
Creates a 'default' window containing menus, toolbar, players and a panel that can receive the game components. The window is stored and can be retrieved through the getComponent method. The panel is returned.

Parameters:
width - the width of the window
height - the height of the window
Returns:
the panel which can receive the game gui components.
See Also:
getComponent
o createMenuBar 
 public JMenuBar createMenuBar()
Creates the Menu Bar.

o doCloseGame 
 public void doCloseGame()
Closes the game (and notifies the server)

o getComponent 
 public Component getComponent()
Returns the GUI component which is the graphical interface of the game. Typically this component is a JFrame.

Returns:
the gui component beeing the graphical interface of the game.
o getMenuBar 
 public JMenuBar getMenuBar()
Returns the default menu bar.

o getPlayersPanel 
 public Container getPlayersPanel()
Returns the default playersPanel

o frameReceived 
 public void frameReceived(Object link,
                           LinkFrame frame)

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