Package pvzclone.controller.api

Interface Controller

All Known Implementing Classes:
ControllerImpl
public interface Controller
This interface models a Controller for the game.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    callMainloop()
    Calls the main loop of the game.
    void
    chooseLevel(int numberOfTheLevel)
    Sets the number of the Level to the number of the argument passed.
    Optional<Integer>
    getChosenLevel()
    Retrieves the number of the chosen level if the level was chosen, if not it returns an empty Optional.
    Set<Entities>
    getEntities()
    Retrieves the set of entities in the game.
    int
    getLevelCount()
    Returns the number of levels available in the application.
    int
    getSunScore()
    Retrieves the points from the GameState.
    void
    increaseSunPoints()
    Increases the points obtained by the suns in GameState.
    void
    newPlant(Pair<Integer,Integer> pos)
    this method communicates with the model telling him the position of the new plant.

  • Method Details

    • callMainloop

      void callMainloop()
      Calls the main loop of the game. This method should be called after the game is initialized.

    • getEntities

      Set<Entities> getEntities()
      Retrieves the set of entities in the game. Entities represent the elements present in the game world.
      Returns:
      a Set of Entities representing the elements in the game world.

    • newPlant

      void newPlant(Pair<Integer,Integer> pos)
      this method communicates with the model telling him the position of the new plant.
      Parameters:
      pos - is the position of the new plant.

    • increaseSunPoints

      void increaseSunPoints()
      Increases the points obtained by the suns in GameState.

    • getSunScore

      int getSunScore()
      Retrieves the points from the GameState.
      Returns:
      points obtained at the moment.

    • chooseLevel

      void chooseLevel(int numberOfTheLevel)
      Sets the number of the Level to the number of the argument passed.
      Parameters:
      numberOfTheLevel - level index.

    • getChosenLevel

      Optional<Integer> getChosenLevel()
      Retrieves the number of the chosen level if the level was chosen, if not it returns an empty Optional.
      Returns:
      number of the level that we chose.

    • getLevelCount

      int getLevelCount()
      Returns the number of levels available in the application.
      Returns:
      number of levels available in the application.