edu.gatech.cs2335.lemmings.engine
Class GameEngine

java.lang.Object
  edu.gatech.cs2335.lemmings.engine.GameEngine

public class GameEngine

extends java.lang.Object

This class will manage the states of the game and their transitions. It will know when to go to the splash screen or the menu, or the game itself, and when to quit.

Author:

Vladimir Urazov

Field Summary

static boolean	DEBUG Display a lot of debug information?
static boolean	VERBOSE Display debug information?

Method Summary

AbstractGameState	getCurrentState() Access method for the currentState property.
EstablishingConnectionState	getEcs() Accessor for EstablishingConnectionState
static GameEngine	getInstance() Singleton implementation.
void	receiveMessage(AbstractMessage msg) Describe receiveMessage method here.
void	setCurrentState(AbstractGameState aCurrentState) Sets the value of the currentState property.
void	showNetworkError(java.lang.String error) When a network error occurs, this function will be called.
void	startMultiGame() Describe startMultiGame method here.
void	startMultiLevel(int count, int lemmings) stuff.
void	startSingleLevel(java.lang.String name) Starts a single-player game with the specified level.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

VERBOSE

public static final boolean VERBOSE

Display debug information?

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Constant Field Values

DEBUG

public static final boolean DEBUG

Display a lot of debug information?

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getInstance

public static GameEngine getInstance()

Singleton implementation.

Returns:

a GameEngine value

showNetworkError

public void showNetworkError(java.lang.String error)

When a network error occurs, this function will be called.

Parameters:

error - a String value

startSingleLevel

public void startSingleLevel(java.lang.String name)

Starts a single-player game with the specified level.

Parameters:

name - a String value

getEcs

public EstablishingConnectionState getEcs()

Accessor for EstablishingConnectionState

Returns:

EstablishingConnectionState

startMultiGame

public void startMultiGame()

Describe startMultiGame method here.

startMultiLevel

public void startMultiLevel(int count,
                            int lemmings)

stuff.

Parameters:

count - an int value

lemmings - an int value

getCurrentState

public AbstractGameState getCurrentState()

Access method for the currentState property.

Returns:

the current value of the currentState property

setCurrentState

public void setCurrentState(AbstractGameState aCurrentState)

Sets the value of the currentState property. If the value passed in is NULL, will throw a NullPointerException.

Parameters:

aCurrentState - the new value of the currentState property

receiveMessage

public void receiveMessage(AbstractMessage msg)

Describe receiveMessage method here.

Parameters:

msg - an AbstractMessage value