Class ConsoleView

java.lang.Object

ConsoleView

All Implemented Interfaces:

GameView

public class ConsoleView
extends java.lang.Object
implements GameView

The console view provides a specific implementation of writing output to the the Console / System.out The only methods implemented are those that match the GameView interface.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConsoleView()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	checkContinue() Checks with the user by asking if they want to continue their quest.
java.lang.String	displayMainMenu() Displays a "menu" for the player.
void	endGame() Prints a goodbye message for completing the game.
void	knightNotFound() Prints
void	listKnights(java.util.List<Knight> knights) Lists the knights by id: name.
void	printBattleText(java.util.List<MOB> monsters, java.util.List<Knight> activeKnights) Lists a number of knights side by side with their 'foes' (aka monsters).
void	printBattleText(MOB dead) Prints that the MOB was defeaed.
void	printDefeated() Prints when all knights are defeated
void	printFortunes(java.util.List<Knight> activeKnights) Prints fortunes for the knight that they draw at the beginning of the quest.
void	printHelp() Prints the help menu.
void	setActiveFailed() Prints the following message:
void	showKnight(Knight knight) Prints a knight to the console, plus a blank line.
void	splashScreen() Prints a splashScreen that is called at the launch of the game.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConsoleView

public ConsoleView()

Method Detail

splashScreen

public void splashScreen()

Prints a splashScreen that is called at the launch of the game. Students: you can make the splashScreen anything you want.

Specified by:

splashScreen in interface GameView

endGame

public void endGame()

Prints a goodbye message for completing the game.

Specified by:

endGame in interface GameView

displayMainMenu

public java.lang.String displayMainMenu()

Displays a "menu" for the player. Really, for text based games this was often just a simple question. The following question will be displayed

     What would you like to do?
 

The clients response will be recorded, and returned out of the method.

Specified by:

displayMainMenu in interface GameView

Returns:

the clients response, as an entire line.

See Also:

Scanner.nextLine(), Scanner, System.in

printHelp

public void printHelp()

Prints the help menu. The options are as follows.

 
 Unsure what to do, here are some options:
            ls or list all  - listing the knights
            list active  - list the active knights knights only
            show name or id - show the knight details card
            set active name or id - set knight as active (note: only 4 knights can be active) 
            remove active name or id - remove a knight from active status (heals knight)
            explore or adventure or quest - find random monsters to fight
            save filename - save the game to the file name (default: saveData.csv)
            exit or goodbye - to leave the game

 Game rules: You can have four active knights. As long as they are active, they won't heal, 
 but they can gain XP by going on adventures.
 When you make a knight inactive, they will heal. How many monsters can you defeat 
 before, you have to heal?  
 
 

Note the space before the options is the tab character.

Specified by:

printHelp in interface GameView

listKnights

public void listKnights(java.util.List<Knight> knights)

Lists the knights by id: name. Example:

 1: Guinevere
 2: Morrigan Ravenskind
 3: Eriu
 4: Danu of Ireland
 5: Fodla
 6: Banba
 7: Igraine of the Lake
 8: Anna of the Mountains
 9: Morgan la Fay
 10: Elaine Pendragon
 11: Morgawse
 12: Arthur
 13: Lancelot
 14: Gwain
 15: Argodras the Red
 16: The Green Knight
 17: Cam the Ram
     
 

If no knights are found, it prints the following:

 No knights to list
 
 

Specified by:

listKnights in interface GameView

Parameters:

knights - a set of knights to list

See Also:

Knight.getId(), MOB.getName()

knightNotFound

public void knightNotFound()

Prints

     Knight not found!
 

To the console.

Specified by:

knightNotFound in interface GameView

showKnight

public void showKnight(Knight knight)

Prints a knight to the console, plus a blank line.

Specified by:

showKnight in interface GameView

Parameters:

knight - the knight whose card is meant to print

See Also:

Knight.toString()

setActiveFailed

public void setActiveFailed()

Prints the following message:

     Unable to set active knight. Only four can be active at a time.
 

Specified by:

setActiveFailed in interface GameView

printBattleText

public void printBattleText(java.util.List<MOB> monsters,
                            java.util.List<Knight> activeKnights)

Lists a number of knights side by side with their 'foes' (aka monsters). Example:

 Our heroes come across the following monsters. Prepare for battle!
 Knights                     Foes
 Guinevere                   Umber Hulk
 Danu of Ireland
 Arthur
 
 

 Our heroes come across the following monsters. Prepare for battle!
 Knights                     Foes
 Danu of Ireland             Frost Giant
 Arthur                      Orc
 Gwain                       Frost Giant
 
 

Specified by:

printBattleText in interface GameView

Parameters:

monsters - a list of MOB objects

activeKnights - a list of Knight objectsw

printBattleText

public void printBattleText(MOB dead)

Prints that the MOB was defeaed. Examples

     Frost Giant was defeated!
 

     Arthur was defeated!
 

Specified by:

printBattleText in interface GameView

Parameters:

dead - the defeated MOB

printFortunes

public void printFortunes(java.util.List<Knight> activeKnights)

Prints fortunes for the knight that they draw at the beginning of the quest. Examples:

 
 For this quest, our knights drew the following fortunes!
 Danu of Ireland drew
 +======================+
 |Justice               |
 |HP Bonus:           +5|
 |AC Bonus:           +2|
 |Hit Bonus:          +1|
 |Damage Adj:          -|
 +======================+
 Arthur drew
 +======================+
 |Nobility              |
 |HP Bonus:          +10|
 |AC Bonus:           +1|
 |Hit Bonus:          +1|
 |Damage Adj:          -|
 +======================+
 Gwain drew
 +======================+
 |Obedience             |
 |HP Bonus:           +0|
 |AC Bonus:           +3|
 |Hit Bonus:          +1|
 |Damage Adj:          -|
 +======================+
 
 

Specified by:

printFortunes in interface GameView

Parameters:

activeKnights - A List of Knights

checkContinue

public boolean checkContinue()

Checks with the user by asking if they want to continue their quest.

     Would you like to continue on your quest (y/n)? 
 

Specified by:

checkContinue in interface GameView

Returns:

true if the client types y, or yes - else false for anything else.

printDefeated

public void printDefeated()

Prints when all knights are defeated

     All active knights have been defeated!
 

Specified by:

printDefeated in interface GameView