Package it.polimi.ingsw.eriantys.client

Class UserInterface

java.lang.Object

it.polimi.ingsw.eriantys.client.UserInterface

All Implemented Interfaces:

ClientMessageHandler, Runnable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CommandLineInterface, GraphicalUserInterface

public abstract class UserInterface
extends Object
implements Runnable, ClientMessageHandler

This abstract class represents the generic user interface, which is associated with a single Client.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected final com.google.gson.JsonObject	characterCardInfo	JSON structured object containing information about character cards that should be available to the player.
protected Client	client	Reference to the client object to which this user interface is associated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
UserInterface()	Reads the JSON file and saves the information about character cards.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	handleMessage(Message message)	Handles a generic Message.
void	handleMessage(Ping message)	Handles a Ping message.
void	handleMessage(AssistantCardUpdate message)	Handles a AssistantCardUpdate message.
void	handleMessage(BoardUpdate message)	Handles a BoardUpdate message.
void	handleMessage(CharacterCardUpdate message)	Handles a CharacterCardUpdate message.
void	handleMessage(LastRoundUpdate message)	Handles a LastRoundUpdate message.
void	handleMessage(ReconnectionUpdate message)	Handles a ReconnectionUpdate message.
void	handleMessage(Refused message)	Handles a Refused message.
void	handleMessage(RefusedReconnect message)	Handles a RefusedReconnect message.
void	handleMessage(UserSelectionUpdate message)	Handles a UserSelectionUpdate message.
void	init()	This method can be overridden if there are initialization steps that can only be processed after the UI has started.
abstract void	quit()	Notifies the user that they have been disconnected from the game due to an error.
void	setClient(Client client)	Sets the reference to the client.
abstract void	showError(String details)	Shows an error message to the user.
abstract void	showInfo(String details)	Shows an information message to the user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface it.polimi.ingsw.eriantys.client.ClientMessageHandler

handleMessage, handleMessage, handleMessage, handleMessage, handleMessage, handleMessage, handleMessage, handleMessage, handleMessage, handleMessage

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Runnable

run

Field Details

client

protected Client client

Reference to the client object to which this user interface is associated.

characterCardInfo

protected final com.google.gson.JsonObject characterCardInfo

JSON structured object containing information about character cards that should be available to the player.

Constructor Details

UserInterface

public UserInterface()
              throws IOException

Reads the JSON file and saves the information about character cards.

Throws:

IOException - if the file can't be opened or read

Method Details

setClient

public void setClient(Client client)

Sets the reference to the client.

Parameters:

client - Client object to which this user interface is associated

init

public void init()

This method can be overridden if there are initialization steps that can only be processed after the UI has started.

showInfo

public abstract void showInfo(String details)

Shows an information message to the user.

Parameters:

details - the message to show

showError

public abstract void showError(String details)

Shows an error message to the user.

Parameters:

details - the message to show

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(Message message)

Handles a generic Message. Shows an error because the message was not recognized.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(Refused message)

Handles a Refused message. Shows an error with the details of the Refused message.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(RefusedReconnect message)

Handles a RefusedReconnect message. Shows an error with the RefusedReconnect message and removes reconnection settings from the client.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(UserSelectionUpdate message)

Description copied from interface: ClientMessageHandler

Handles a UserSelectionUpdate message.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(AssistantCardUpdate message)

Description copied from interface: ClientMessageHandler

Handles a AssistantCardUpdate message.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(BoardUpdate message)

Description copied from interface: ClientMessageHandler

Handles a BoardUpdate message.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(CharacterCardUpdate message)

Handles a CharacterCardUpdate message. Prints the name of the played card.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(LastRoundUpdate message)

Description copied from interface: ClientMessageHandler

Handles a LastRoundUpdate message.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(ReconnectionUpdate message)

Handles a ReconnectionUpdate message. Prints a message with reconnection details.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

handleMessage

public void handleMessage(Ping message)

Handles a Ping message. Sends back a new Ping to the server.

Specified by:

handleMessage in interface ClientMessageHandler

Parameters:

message - the received message

quit

public abstract void quit()

Notifies the user that they have been disconnected from the game due to an error.