Package: TicTacToePlayerBuilder

TicTacToePlayerBuilder

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1: /*
2: * Copyright © 2021 Fachhochschule für die Wirtschaft (FHDW) Hannover
3: *
4: * This file is part of ipspiel21-tictactoe-core.
5: *
6: * ipspiel21-tictactoe-core is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
7: * the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
8: * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
9: * version.
10: *
11: * ipspiel21-tictactoe-core is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
12: * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
13: * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
14: * details.
15: *
16: * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
17: * ipspiel21-tictactoe-core. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18: */
19: package de.fhdw.gaming.ipspiel21.tictactoe.core.domain;
20:
21: import de.fhdw.gaming.core.domain.GameException;
22:
23: /**
24: * A builder which allows to create a Tic Tac Toe player.
25: */
26: public interface TicTacToePlayerBuilder {
27:
28: /**
29: * Changes the name of the player.
30: * <p>
31: * There is no default.
32: *
33: * @param newName The name of the player.
34: * @return {@code this}
35: */
36: TicTacToePlayerBuilder changeName(String newName);
37:
38: /**
39: * Determines whether the player is using crosses or noughts.
40: * <p>
41: * The default value if not called is {@code true}.
42: *
43: * @param newUsingCrosses If {@code true}, the player will be using crosses, else she will be using noughts.
44: * @return {@code this}
45: */
46: TicTacToePlayerBuilder changeUsingCrosses(boolean newUsingCrosses);
47:
48: /**
49: * Returns {@code true} if this player builder uses crosses, and {@code false} if she uses noughts.
50: */
51: boolean isUsingCrosses();
52:
53: /**
54: * Builds the player.
55: *
56: * @param state The Tic Tac Toe game state.
57: * @return The Tic Tac Toe player.
58: * @throws GameException if creating the player is not allowed by the rules of the game.
59: */
60: TicTacToePlayer build(TicTacToeState state) throws GameException;
61: }