public static Integer pickWinner(ArrayList<PitchCandidate> pitch_candidates) {
// pick highest ranking pitch candidate -> return_me[i]
ArrayList<PitchCandidate> pitch_winners = new ArrayList();
for (PitchCandidate myPC : pitch_candidates) {
System.out.println(
"pitch candidate pitch: " + myPC.getPitch() + " and rank: " + myPC.getRank());
if (pitch_winners.isEmpty()) {
pitch_winners.add(myPC);
System.out.println(
"pitch_winners is empty. adding " + myPC.getPitch() + " with rank" + myPC.getRank());
} else if (myPC.getRank() > pitch_winners.get(0).getRank()) {
pitch_winners.clear();
pitch_winners.add(myPC);
System.out.println(
"after emptying pitch_winners adding "
+ myPC.getPitch()
+ " with rank "
+ myPC.getRank());
} else if (Objects.equals(myPC.getRank(), pitch_winners.get(0).getRank())) {
pitch_winners.add(myPC);
System.out.println(
"adding " + myPC.getPitch() + " to pitch_winners with rank " + myPC.getRank());
}
}
int cp_winner = pitch_winners.get(0).getPitch();
if (pitch_winners.size() > 1)
cp_winner = pitch_winners.get(roll.nextInt(pitch_winners.size())).getPitch();
pitch_winners.clear();
return cp_winner;
}
