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Interface IFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

Factory

public interface IFactory

The abstract representation of a factory that is capable of creating a game. Implementations of this interface will be responsible for creating a game using the parameters specified in a configuration file.

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Author:

Mark Cohen

Method Summary

IBoard

getBoardInstance(String strConfigFile)

Method Detail

getBoardInstance

public IBoard getBoardInstance(String strConfigFile)
                        throws StateException

Parameters:

strConfigFile - 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.