game

Interface ExplorationState

All Known Implementing Classes:

GameState

public interface ExplorationState

The state of the game while performing exploration. In order to determine your next move you will need to call the various methods of this interface. To move through the cavern, you will need to call moveTo(long). An ExplorationState provides all of the information necessary to search through the cavern and find the target.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getCurrentLocation() Returns the unique identifier associated with your current location.
int	getDistanceToTarget() Returns your current distance along the grid (NOT THE GRAPH) from the target.
java.util.Collection<NodeStatus>	getNeighbors() Returns an unordered collection of NodeStatus objects associated with all direct neighbors of your current location.
void	moveTo(long id) Changes your current location to the node specified by the given identifier.

Method Detail

getCurrentLocation

long getCurrentLocation()

Returns the unique identifier associated with your current location.

Returns:

The unique identifier associated with your current location.

getNeighbors

java.util.Collection<NodeStatus> getNeighbors()

Returns an unordered collection of NodeStatus objects associated with all direct neighbors of your current location. Each status contains a unique identifier for the neighboring node as well as the distance of that node to the target along the grid (NB: This is NOT the distance in the graph, it is only the number of rows and columns away from the target.) It is possible to move directly to any node identifier in this collection.

Returns:

An unordered collection of NodeStatus objects associated with all direct neighbors of your current location.

getDistanceToTarget

int getDistanceToTarget()

Returns your current distance along the grid (NOT THE GRAPH) from the target.

Returns:

Your current distance along the grid (NOT THE GRAPH) from the target.

moveTo

void moveTo(long id)

Changes your current location to the node specified by the given identifier. You can only move to nodes adjacent to your current node.

Parameters:

id - The unique identifier of the node you are moving to.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given id is not a node adjacent to your current location.