Package edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.controller.laddergame

Class LadderGameMenuController

java.lang.Object

edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.controller.common.MenuController

edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.controller.laddergame.LadderGameMenuController

All Implemented Interfaces:

ButtonClickObserver

public class LadderGameMenuController
extends MenuController

LadderGameMenuController.

This class extends MenuController to manage the specific setup and logic for the Ladder Game main menu. It is responsible for initializing the menu view with Ladder Game specific options, such as available board variants, player token types, and player limits.

Key responsibilities include:

• Setting up the LadderBoardFactory to create ladder game boards.
• Defining constraints for the Ladder Game, such as minimum/maximum players and allowed player token types (though currently, all token types and colors are permitted without restriction).
• Populating the list of players by creating LadderGamePlayer instances from the information entered in the menu view's player rows.
• Initializing the MenuView with Ladder Game specific title, token types, colors, and player limits.
• Loading predefined/hardcoded ladder board variants (e.g., "Classic", "Teleporting") using the board factory.

See Also:

• MenuController
• LadderBoardFactory
• LadderGamePlayer
• MenuView
• PlayerTokenType

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.controller.common.MenuController

boardFactory, boardVariants, currentBoardIndex, DEFAULT_BOARD_INDEX, logger, menuView, onBackToGameSelection, onCreateBoard, onStartGame

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LadderGameMenuController(MenuView menuView)	Constructs a new LadderGameMenuController.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected List<Player>	getPlayers()	Retrieves and returns a list of Player objects based on the current data entered in the player configuration rows of the MenuController.menuView.
protected void	initializeMenuView()	Initializes the MenuController.menuView for the Ladder Game.
protected void	loadBoardsFromFactory()	Loads predefined ladder board variants (e.g., "Classic", "Teleporting") using the MenuController.boardFactory and stores them in the MenuController.boardVariants map.

Methods inherited from class edu.ntnu.idi.idatt.controller.common.MenuController

handleNextBoard, handlePreviousBoard, loadPlayersFromFile, onButtonClicked, onButtonClickedWithParams, savePlayersToFile, setBoardFactory, setOnBackToGameSelection, setOnCreateBoard, setOnStartGame

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

LadderGameMenuController

public LadderGameMenuController(MenuView menuView)

Constructs a new LadderGameMenuController. Initializes the controller with the provided MenuView, sets up the LadderBoardFactory, and initializes the menu view for Ladder Game specifics.

Parameters:

menuView - The MenuView associated with this controller.

Method Details

getPlayers

protected List<Player> getPlayers()

Retrieves and returns a list of Player objects based on the current data entered in the player configuration rows of the MenuController.menuView. Each player is created as a LadderGamePlayer instance.

Specified by:

getPlayers in class MenuController

Returns:

A list of LadderGamePlayers configured in the menu.

initializeMenuView

protected void initializeMenuView()

Initializes the MenuController.menuView for the Ladder Game. This involves loading predefined board variants from the MenuController.boardFactory, setting a default selected board (e.g., "Classic"), and then calling the menu view's initialize method with Ladder Game specific parameters such as the title, allowed token types, allowed colors (currently unrestricted), and min/max players.

Specified by:

initializeMenuView in class MenuController

loadBoardsFromFactory

protected void loadBoardsFromFactory()

Loads predefined ladder board variants (e.g., "Classic", "Teleporting") using the MenuController.boardFactory and stores them in the MenuController.boardVariants map. This method is called during the initialization of the menu view.

Specified by:

loadBoardsFromFactory in class MenuController

See Also:

• LadderBoardFactory.createBoard(String)