Package net.sf.colossus.appmain

Class Start

  • public final class Start
extends java.lang.Object
    Class Start contains code to start the different types of games.
    Author:
    David Ripton, Clemens Katzer (rewritten big parts of the main() method)

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Start​(java.lang.String[] args)
      To create the one "Start" object which handles initiates the "whatToDoNext" action according to what the user wants.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      private void commandLineProcessing​(java.lang.String[] args)
      Prepare the "Opts" object to parse all options from command line.
      Options getStartOptions()  
      WhatNextManager getWhatNextManager()  
      WhatNextManager.WhatToDoNext getWhatToDoNext()  
      static void main​(java.lang.String[] args)  
      private void runGetPlayersDialogAndWait​(Options options)
      Bring up the GetPlayers dialog, and then wait until is has set startObject to the next action to do and notified us to continue.
      private void runNetClientDialogAndWait()  
      void setInitialAction​(Options serverOptions, Options netclientOptions)
      Based on command line options -c, -w, possibly -g, set startObject to the right "whatToDoNext" action and set in startOptions the related values.
      private void setupAndLoop()
      Do the setup of the various Options objects (server, netclient), some more preparations, and then it stays in the loop which - waits for user input what to do next - initiates that action and waits until it completes (or if canceled, like closing the network client dialog, bring up back the main (=GetPlayers) dialog, or if user requests Quit, exit the loop; and when it exited the loop control will return back to main() and the JVM should terminate sooner or later ;-)
      private boolean setupOptionsFromCommandLine​(CmdLine cl, Options startOptions, Options options)  
      private boolean startNetClient​(Options startOptions)  
      private static void usage​(Opts opts)
      Print a usage string to stdout.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Field Detail

      • LOGGER

        private static final java.util.logging.Logger LOGGER

      • startOptions

        private final Options startOptions

    • Constructor Detail

      • Start

        public Start​(java.lang.String[] args)
        To create the one "Start" object which handles initiates the "whatToDoNext" action according to what the user wants. Brings up one of the dialogs, or starts a Game, a Network client or a Web Client.

    • Method Detail

      • getStartOptions

        public Options getStartOptions()

      • usage

        private static void usage​(Opts opts)
        Print a usage string to stdout. (*Not* to the logfile, where casual users will miss it.)

      • commandLineProcessing

        private void commandLineProcessing​(java.lang.String[] args)
        Prepare the "Opts" object to parse all options from command line. As result, creates/sets the instance variable CmdLine object "cmdLine" from which one can then query which options were set, and their value if they require one.
        Parameters:
        args - The String-Array given to main()

      • setInitialAction

        public void setInitialAction​(Options serverOptions,
                             Options netclientOptions)
        Based on command line options -c, -w, possibly -g, set startObject to the right "whatToDoNext" action and set in startOptions the related values. Expects that server (cf) options are already loaded.

      • runGetPlayersDialogAndWait

        private void runGetPlayersDialogAndWait​(Options options)
        Bring up the GetPlayers dialog, and then wait until is has set startObject to the next action to do and notified us to continue.
        Parameters:
        options - The "server side" main options Object which holds the information what kind of game to play next (variant, which players) and the "Game options" for the to-be-started game, like unlimitedMulligans, viewmode, balancedTowers, ...)

      • setupOptionsFromCommandLine

        private boolean setupOptionsFromCommandLine​(CmdLine cl,
                                            Options startOptions,
                                            Options options)

      • setupAndLoop

        private void setupAndLoop()
        Do the setup of the various Options objects (server, netclient), some more preparations, and then it stays in the loop which - waits for user input what to do next - initiates that action and waits until it completes (or if canceled, like closing the network client dialog, bring up back the main (=GetPlayers) dialog, or if user requests Quit, exit the loop; and when it exited the loop control will return back to main() and the JVM should terminate sooner or later ;-)

      • runNetClientDialogAndWait

        private void runNetClientDialogAndWait()

      • startNetClient

        private boolean startNetClient​(Options startOptions)

      • main

        public static void main​(java.lang.String[] args)