/*
 * AcceptOneByTwoStrategy.java
 *
 * Created on April 14, 2004, 3:34 AM
 */

package simulations.core.strategy.decisionSupportStrategy;

import simulations.core.Player;

import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 * This class describes a strategy of decision of support
 * It accept first time then refuse the second time and accept...
 * @author  tom
 */
public class AcceptOneByTwoStrategy extends DecisionSupportStrategy {
    
    /** This boolean is true when the next support will be accepted false if it will be refuse **/
    private boolean accept;
    
    /** Creates a new instance of AcceptOneByTwoStrategy */
    public AcceptOneByTwoStrategy() {
        super();
        name="AcceptOneByTwoStrategy";
        accept=false;
        memoryParam=false;
        abr="5";
    }
    
    /** return true if the player will support the attack.
     * @return return true if the player will support the attack.
     * @param player The owner of the strategy
     * @param attackingPlayer The attacking player
     * @param attackedPlayer The attacked player
     * @param playerList The list of remaining players
     */    
    public boolean supportAttack(Player player, Player attackingPlayer, Player attackedPlayer, ArrayList playerList) {
        if (attackedPlayer.equals(player)) {
            return false;
        }
        accept=(!(accept));
        if (negative) {
            return (!(accept));
        } else {
            return accept;
        }
    }
    
    /** This method is called by the judge to inform players of the last turn
     * @param turn The turn
     * @param player The owner of the strategy
     * @param remainingPlayers The list of the remaining players
     */    
    public void updateLastTurn(simulations.core.history.Turn turn, simulations.core.Player player, java.util.ArrayList remainingPlayers) {
    }
    
    /**
     * This method is called by the judge after the decision of players to attack and to ask supports
     * to inform the strategy
     * @param player The owner of the strategy
     * @param attacksList The list of attacks
     **/
    public void updateAttacksInfos(Player player, ArrayList attacksList) {
    }
    
    /** return the description of this decision support strategy
     * @return return the description of this decision support strategy
     **/
    public String getDescription() {
        return "Decision support strategy : \n"+
        "I accept one time by two\n";
    }
    
}