/**
* Starts the program, creating the main objects.
*
* @return A reference to the application's MainWindow.
*/
public MainWindow start() {
ActionFactory actionFactory;
// create the main objects and link them together
process = new biogenesis.Process();
currentWorld = new CurrentWorld(new World(new STOrganismFactory()));
mainWindow = new MainWindow(currentWorld, process);
visibleWorld = new VisibleWorld(mainWindow, currentWorld);
mainWindow.setIconImage(imageIcon.getImage());
currentWorld.getWorld().genesis();
netServer = new NetServerThread(currentWorld);
currentWorld.addListener(netServer);
// sets net server
if (Utils.ACCEPT_CONNECTIONS) {
netServer.setAcceptConnections(true);
netServer.startServer();
}
// sets listeners
netServer.addStatusListener(mainWindow.getStatusBar());
process.addTimeListener(mainWindow);
process.addTimeListener(currentWorld);
// starts timer
process.startLifeProcess(Utils.DELAY);
// initialize actions
ActionFactory.init(mainWindow, process, currentWorld, visibleWorld, netServer);
actionFactory = ActionFactory.getInstance();
// set specific actions as listeners
mainWindow.addWindowListener(actionFactory.getQuitAction());
mainWindow.getOrganismTracker().addObserver(actionFactory.getAbortTrackingAction());
process.addPauseListener(actionFactory.getStartStopAction());
// create menu bars
initToolBar();
mainWindow.setJMenuBar(new MainMenu());
return mainWindow;
}
