game_backend

Class Game

java.lang.Object

game_backend.Game

All Implemented Interfaces:

Play

public class Game
extends java.lang.Object
implements Play

Represents a generic game of Poker. The specifications for a given variant are specified by the attributes and methods of its attribute variant

Author:

João Vieira, Guilherme Reis, Catarina Santos

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private int	actualBet
private Deck	deck
private PlayVariant	variant

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Game(PlayVariant variant) Constructor of Game in which deck is initialized as default
Game(PlayVariant variant, java.util.ArrayList<Card> cards) Constructor of Game in which a list of cards is supplied

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int[]	advice(Card[] cards) For a given hand, retrieves the cards that should be held in order to achieve the maximum gain (greedy way)
Card[]	deal(int credits) Receives certain amount and retrieves five cards
java.lang.String	evaluateHand(Card[] cards) Returns the name of the awarded hand by asking what is it to its variant, if it exists, otherwise returns null
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Integer>	getStats() Retrieves the statistics by asking which are they to its variant
int	getWins(java.lang.String nameOfHand) Retrieves the prize for a given awarded hand by asking it to its variant
void	prepareRound() Orders the deck to shuffle
void	receiveCards(Card[] cards) Puts the received cards in deck
Card[]	retrieveCards(int n) Retrieves cards from deck

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

variant

private PlayVariant variant

deck

private Deck deck

actualBet

private int actualBet

Constructor Detail

Game

public Game(PlayVariant variant,
            java.util.ArrayList<Card> cards)

Constructor of Game in which a list of cards is supplied

Parameters:

variant - Variant of Poker that fully specifies the details of its strategy and gains

cards - List of cards to initialize the deck

Game

public Game(PlayVariant variant)

Constructor of Game in which deck is initialized as default

Parameters:

variant - Variant of Poker that fully specifies the details of its strategy and gains

Method Detail

advice

public int[] advice(Card[] cards)

For a given hand, retrieves the cards that should be held in order to achieve the maximum gain (greedy way)

Specified by:

advice in interface Play

Parameters:

cards - Cards to be considered

Returns:

int[] Positions that should be held according to the strategy

deal

public Card[] deal(int credits)

Receives certain amount and retrieves five cards

Specified by:

deal in interface Play

Parameters:

credits - Amount of credits that were bet

Returns:

Card[] Cards retrieved by the game

getStats

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Integer> getStats()

Retrieves the statistics by asking which are they to its variant

Specified by:

getStats in interface Play

Returns:

Map<String, Integer> List of all awarded hands (or not) and number of hits untill now

evaluateHand

public java.lang.String evaluateHand(Card[] cards)

Returns the name of the awarded hand by asking what is it to its variant, if it exists, otherwise returns null

Specified by:

evaluateHand in interface Play

Parameters:

cards - Vector of cards (in number of 5) that are to be considered

Returns:

String name of awarded hand if it exists; null otherwise

getWins

public int getWins(java.lang.String nameOfHand)

Retrieves the prize for a given awarded hand by asking it to its variant

Specified by:

getWins in interface Play

Parameters:

nameOfHand - Names the awarded hand

Returns:

int Prize for this hand and this number of credits

retrieveCards

public Card[] retrieveCards(int n)

Retrieves cards from deck

Specified by:

retrieveCards in interface Play

Parameters:

n - Number of cards to retrieve

Returns:

Card[] Cards retrieved

receiveCards

public void receiveCards(Card[] cards)

Puts the received cards in deck

Specified by:

receiveCards in interface Play

Parameters:

cards - Cards that are to be put in deck

prepareRound

public void prepareRound()

Orders the deck to shuffle

Specified by:

prepareRound in interface Play