/**
* Makes it so all buttons are not clickable except for the spaces with pieces of a particular
* color
*
* @param color Pieces of this color can be clicked on
*/
public void setCurrentSide(int color) {
for (char file = 'a'; file < ('a' + board.getXDimension()); file++) {
for (int rank = 1; rank <= board.getYDimension(); rank++) {
Piece piece = board.at(file, rank);
JButton space = gui.getSpaceAt(file, rank);
// check if the space is empty, or if it matches the color parameter
if (piece != null && piece.getColor() == color) {
space.setEnabled(true);
} else {
space.setEnabled(false);
}
}
}
}
/**
* Method called to handle the situation where a user selects one of his/her pieces to move.
*
* @param piece Piece selected on the board
*/
public void handlePickPiece(Piece piece) {
// set currentPiece and locate its position
currentPiece = piece;
char file = piece.getFile();
int rank = piece.getRank();
// low-light its space
light(gui.getSpaceAt(file, rank), false);
ArrayList<Pair<Character, Integer>> moveList = master.moveList(piece);
// highlight and enable legal moves
for (javafx.util.Pair<Character, Integer> move : moveList) {
int currRank = move.getValue();
char currFile = move.getKey();
light(gui.getSpaceAt(currFile, currRank), true);
}
}
/**
* Method called to handle the situation where a user is moving the currentPiece to a new location
*
* @param position New space on the board for a piece to move
*/
public void handleMove(Pair<Character, Integer> position) {
// place the current move onto the stack
Piece captured = board.at(position);
Pair<Character, Integer> oldPosition = currentPiece.getPosition();
moveStack.push(new Move(currentPiece, captured, oldPosition, position));
// make the move
master.move(currentPiece, position);
// refresh board after piece is moved
try {
gui.refreshBoard();
} catch (IOException e1) {
e1.printStackTrace();
}
if (!moveStack.empty()) {
// can undo now that there are moves in the stack
gui.setUndoEnabled(true);
}
// reset backgrounds and change sides
switchSides();
}