Package ch.sahits.game.openpatrician.model.player

Interface IAIConstructionSelectionStrategy

public interface IAIConstructionSelectionStrategy

A construction selection strategy decides if a new ship should be ordered, where it should be built and what type it should be.

Author:

Andi Hotz, (c) Sahits GmbH, 2016 Created on Jul 30, 2016

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ICity	getBuildLocation(IAIPlayer player)	Select the build location of the new ship.
void	initShipConstruction(IAIPlayer player, INavigableVessel vessel, EShipType shipType)	Initialize the ship construction by collecting the wares.
java.util.Optional<INavigableVessel>	selectCollectingVessel(IAIPlayer player, EShipType shipType)	Find a vessel that will do the collection.
EShipType	shouldBuildShipType(IAIPlayer player)	Select the ship type to be built.
boolean	shouldOrderNewConstruction(IAIPlayer player)	Check if a new ship should be ordered.

Method Detail

shouldOrderNewConstruction

boolean shouldOrderNewConstruction(IAIPlayer player)

Check if a new ship should be ordered.

Parameters:

player - for which the check should be done.

Returns:

true if a new ship should be ordered.

shouldBuildShipType

EShipType shouldBuildShipType(IAIPlayer player)

Select the ship type to be built.

Parameters:

player - who whishes to build a ship

Returns:

ship type that should be ordered

getBuildLocation

ICity getBuildLocation(IAIPlayer player)

Select the build location of the new ship.

Parameters:

player - who whishes to build a ship

Returns:

city in which to order the new ship

initShipConstruction

void initShipConstruction(IAIPlayer player,
                          INavigableVessel vessel,
                          EShipType shipType)

Initialize the ship construction by collecting the wares. This boils down to selecting the correct implementation of CollectConstructionWareStrategy. Once the ware is collected and delivered to the built location the order must be issued. This happens in the AIPlayerEngine

Parameters:

player - for whom to build the ship

vessel - vessel chosen to collect the wares

shipType - type of the ship to be built.

selectCollectingVessel

java.util.Optional<INavigableVessel> selectCollectingVessel(IAIPlayer player,
                                                            EShipType shipType)

Find a vessel that will do the collection.

Parameters:

player - owning the vessel

shipType - of the ship to be built and thereby the definition of the required wares.

Returns:

vessel that is to be used for collecting the wares.