/**
* This method resets the game engine. It sets the chess board and players to its default state
*/
public void resetGame() {
_chessBoard.initialize();
_players[0].initialize();
_players[1].initialize();
_chessBoard.initializePlayers(_players[0].getPieces(), ChessConstants.TEAM_WHITE);
_chessBoard.initializePlayers(_players[1].getPieces(), ChessConstants.TEAM_BLACK);
}
/** Method to initialize the engine. It creates the players and prepares the chess board */
public void initialize() {
_players = new ChessBoardPlayer[2];
_players[0] = new ChessBoardPlayer(ChessConstants.TEAM_WHITE);
_players[1] = new ChessBoardPlayer(ChessConstants.TEAM_BLACK);
_chessBoard = new ChessBoard();
_chessBoard.initialize();
_players[0].initialize();
_players[1].initialize();
_chessBoard.initializePlayers(_players[0].getPieces(), ChessConstants.TEAM_WHITE);
_chessBoard.initializePlayers(_players[1].getPieces(), ChessConstants.TEAM_BLACK);
}
/**
* Provides a string representation of the state of the board
*
* @return String - representation of the board
*/
public String boardDump() {
String ret = "";
for (int i = 8; i >= 1; i--) {
ret += i;
ret +=
" "
+ ((_chessBoard.getCell("a" + i).getPiece() != null)
? _chessBoard.getCell("a" + i).getPiece().drawPiece()
: "-");
ret +=
" "
+ ((_chessBoard.getCell("b" + i).getPiece() != null)
? _chessBoard.getCell("b" + i).getPiece().drawPiece()
: "-");
ret +=
" "
+ ((_chessBoard.getCell("c" + i).getPiece() != null)
? _chessBoard.getCell("c" + i).getPiece().drawPiece()
: "-");
ret +=
" "
+ ((_chessBoard.getCell("d" + i).getPiece() != null)
? _chessBoard.getCell("d" + i).getPiece().drawPiece()
: "-");
ret +=
" "
+ ((_chessBoard.getCell("e" + i).getPiece() != null)
? _chessBoard.getCell("e" + i).getPiece().drawPiece()
: "-");
ret +=
" "
+ ((_chessBoard.getCell("f" + i).getPiece() != null)
? _chessBoard.getCell("f" + i).getPiece().drawPiece()
: "-");
ret +=
" "
+ ((_chessBoard.getCell("g" + i).getPiece() != null)
? _chessBoard.getCell("g" + i).getPiece().drawPiece()
: "-");
ret +=
" "
+ ((_chessBoard.getCell("h" + i).getPiece() != null)
? _chessBoard.getCell("h" + i).getPiece().drawPiece()
: "-");
ret += "\n";
}
ret += "\n a b c d e f g h";
return ret;
}
/**
* Returns the type of the piece at the specified location
*
* @param String - specified location
* @return String - return message containing the type of the piece
*/
public String getPieceAt(String pos) {
return ChessConstants.toString(_chessBoard.getPieceAt(pos));
}
/**
* Removes the piece at the specified location
*
* @param String - specified location
* @return String - return message indicating whether the piece was removed successfully or not
*/
public String removePieceAt(String pos) {
int ret = _chessBoard.removePieceAt(pos);
if (ret != 0) return ChessConstants.toString(ret);
return "Piece Removed Successfully";
}
/**
* This method moves a specified piece from src position to dst position
*
* @param String - source position
* @param String - destination position
* @return String - return message indicating whether the move was successful or not
*/
public String move(String src, String dst) {
int ret = _chessBoard.movePiece(src, dst);
if (ret != 0) return ChessConstants.toString(ret);
return "Move Completed Successfully!";
}