// Method that allows the user to create a new game in the database
public void CreateGame(
ScreenFrame frame, ServerConnection server, User currentUser, Parsers parser) {
try {
// Defining variables from typed values in the CreateScreen panel
String gamename = frame.getCreate().getTfGameName().getText();
int mapSize = frame.getCreate().getTfMapSize();
String controls = frame.getCreate().getTfControls().getText();
// Checks whether the typed in values are legitimate
// Strings controls and gamename can't be empty and the map size can't be 0
if (!controls.equals("") && mapSize != 0 && !gamename.equals("")) {
// Creates objects of/instansialize Game and Gamer classes
Game game = new Game();
Gamer gamer = new Gamer();
// Sets controls equal to the typed controls
gamer.setControls(controls);
// Sets id equal to the logged in user (the current user)
gamer.setId(currentUser.getId());
// Sets the above defined id as the host of the game
game.setHost(gamer);
// Sets the gamename and mapsize equal to the typed values
game.setName(gamename);
game.setMapSize(mapSize);
// All of the above setters are used to @post the variables into the database
//
String json = new Gson().toJson(game);
String message = parser.createParser(server.post(json, "games/"));
// Checks if the received list of games contains the newly created game
// If so a confirmation will be shown to the user
if (message.equals(game.getName())) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
frame,
"Game was created!\nIt's called " + game.getName(),
"Success!",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
}
}
// Prints a stacktrace when catching an unforeseen error
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
