edu.lhup.ai
Class Factory

java.lang.Object
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  +--edu.lhup.ai.Factory

All Implemented Interfaces:

IFactory

public class Factory

extends Object

implements IFactory

A concrete factory that is responsible for creating a game based on the settings and class names specified in an XML file. The following is a sample XML file that creates a game of tic-tac-toe between a RandomPlayer and a MinMaxAlphaBetaPlayer with a cutoff value of 1000 and a default Evaluator:

	<game>
		<gameFactory>
			<boardClass>edu.lhup.ai.tictactoe.Board</boardClass>
			<player>
				<playerClass>edu.lhup.ai.RandomPlayer</playerClass>
			</player>
			<player>
	 		    <playerClass>edu.lhup.ai.MinMaxAlphaBetaPlayer</playerClass>
				<cutoff>1000</cutoff>
				<evaluator>
					<evaluatorClass>edu.lhup.ai.Evaluator</evaluatorClass>
				</evaluator>
			</player>
		</gameFactory>
	</game>
	

This software is for educational purposes only.

Author:

Mark Cohen

Constructor Summary

Factory()

Method Summary

IBoard

getBoardInstance(String configFile)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Factory

public Factory()

Method Detail

getBoardInstance

public IBoard getBoardInstance(String configFile)
                        throws StateException

Specified by:

getBoardInstance in interface IFactory

Parameters:

configFile - a resource that contains all the configuration parameters needed to create a game.

Returns:

a game that is ready to be played.

Throws:

StateException - if the configuration files specifies an an invalid game.