simulations.core.strategy.decisionSupportStrategy
Class DecisionSupportStrategy

java.lang.Object
  simulations.core.strategy.Strategy
      simulations.core.strategy.decisionSupportStrategy.DecisionSupportStrategy

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AcceptAskingPlayersStrongestThanMe, AcceptAskingPlayersWeakestThanMeStrategy, AcceptAttackedPlayersStrongestThanMeStrategy, AcceptAttackedPlayersWeakestThanMeStrategy, AcceptOneByTwoStrategy, AcceptPlayersDontAttackMeStrategy, AcceptPlayersDontAttackMeStrategy2, AcceptPlayersNeverRefuseHelpMeStrategy, AlwaysAcceptToSupportStrategy, CoalitionalDef1DecisionStrategy, CoalitionalDef2DecisionStrategy, CoalitionalDef3DecisionStrategy, CoalitionalDef4DecisionStrategy, CoalitionalDef5DecisionStrategy, NeverAcceptToSupportStrategy, RandomSupportStrategy

public abstract class DecisionSupportStrategy
extends Strategy
implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

This abstract class describes haw to construct a decision strategy

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected boolean	memoryParam True if the strategy is memory signifiant
protected boolean	negative True if the strategy is the negation

Fields inherited from class simulations.core.strategy.Strategy

abr, memory, name, randomGenerator

Constructor Summary

DecisionSupportStrategy()
Creates a new instance of DecisionSupportStrategy

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) overload of equals method
abstract java.lang.String	getDescription() return the description of this decision support strategy
boolean	isMemoryParam() Getter for property memoryParam.
boolean	isNegative() Getter for property negative.
void	setMemoryParam(boolean memoryParam) Setter for property memoryParam.
void	setNegative(boolean negative) Setter for property negative.
abstract boolean	supportAttack(Player player, Player attackingPlayer, Player attackedPlayer, java.util.ArrayList playerList) return true if the player will support the attack.
abstract void	updateAttacksInfos(Player player, java.util.ArrayList attacksList) This method is called by the judge after the decision of players to attack and to ask supports to inform the strategy
abstract void	updateLastTurn(Turn turn, Player player, java.util.ArrayList remainingPlayers) This method is called by the judge to inform players of the last turn

Methods inherited from class simulations.core.strategy.Strategy

getAbr, getMemory, getName, getRandomGenerator, setAbr, setMemory, setName, setRandomGenerator, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

negative

protected boolean negative

True if the strategy is the negation

memoryParam

protected boolean memoryParam

True if the strategy is memory signifiant

Constructor Detail

DecisionSupportStrategy

public DecisionSupportStrategy()

Creates a new instance of DecisionSupportStrategy

Method Detail

supportAttack

public abstract boolean supportAttack(Player player,
                                      Player attackingPlayer,
                                      Player attackedPlayer,
                                      java.util.ArrayList playerList)

return true if the player will support the attack.

Parameters:

playerList - The list of remaining players

player - The owner of the strategy

attackingPlayer - The attacking player

attackedPlayer - The attacked player

Returns:

return true if the player will support the attack.

updateAttacksInfos

public abstract void updateAttacksInfos(Player player,
                                        java.util.ArrayList attacksList)

This method is called by the judge after the decision of players to attack and to ask supports to inform the strategy

Parameters:

player - The owner of the strategy

attacksList - The list of attacks

updateLastTurn

public abstract void updateLastTurn(Turn turn,
                                    Player player,
                                    java.util.ArrayList remainingPlayers)

This method is called by the judge to inform players of the last turn

Parameters:

turn - The turn

player - The owner of the strategy

remainingPlayers - The list of the remaining players

getDescription

public abstract java.lang.String getDescription()

return the description of this decision support strategy

Specified by:

getDescription in class Strategy

Returns:

return the description of this decision support strategy

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

overload of equals method

Overrides:

equals in class Strategy

Parameters:

o - The object to compare

Returns:

Returns true if this and o are equals

isNegative

public boolean isNegative()

Getter for property negative.

Returns:

Value of property negative.

setNegative

public void setNegative(boolean negative)

Setter for property negative.

Parameters:

negative - New value of property negative.

isMemoryParam

public boolean isMemoryParam()

Getter for property memoryParam.

Returns:

Value of property memoryParam.

setMemoryParam

public void setMemoryParam(boolean memoryParam)

Setter for property memoryParam.

Parameters:

memoryParam - New value of property memoryParam.