com.sun.sgs.example.hack.server

Class Creator

java.lang.Object

com.sun.sgs.example.hack.server.Creator

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.sun.sgs.app.ManagedObject, Game, Serializable

public class Creator
extends Object
implements Game, Serializable

The creator is where all players can create new characters. It maintains a list of who is currently creating characters, so those players can chat with each other. Beyond this, there is no interactivity, and nothing that the creator game pushes out players.

The idea of this "game" is that it should be used to manage existing characters, create new ones, and delete ones you don't want any more ... for the present, however, it's just used to create characters one at a time, so we don't actually need to send anything to the user now other than their initial set of stats

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	IDENTIFIER The identifier for the creator

Fields inherited from interface com.sun.sgs.example.hack.server.Game

NAME_PREFIX

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Creator	getInstance() Provides access to the single instance of Creator.
String	getName() Returns the name of the creator.
MessageHandler	join(Player player) Joins a player to the creator.
void	leave(Player player) Removes a player from the creator.
int	numPlayers() Returns the number of players currently in the creator.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

IDENTIFIER

public static final String IDENTIFIER

The identifier for the creator

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Creator getInstance()

Provides access to the single instance of Creator. If the creator hasn't already been created, then a new instance is created and added as a registered GLO. If the creator already exists then nothing new is created.

See the comments in Lobby for details on this pattern.

Returns:

the single Creator instance

join

public MessageHandler join(Player player)

Joins a player to the creator. This is done when a player logs into the game app for the very first time, and each time that they want to manage their characters.

Specified by:

join in interface Game

Parameters:

player - the Player joining the creator

Returns:

the MessageHandler that will process the provided player's messages

leave

public void leave(Player player)

Removes a player from the creator.

Specified by:

leave in interface Game

Parameters:

player - the Player leaving the creator

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the creator. This is also specified by the local field IDENTIFIER.

Specified by:

getName in interface Game

Returns:

the name

numPlayers

public int numPlayers()

Returns the number of players currently in the creator.

Specified by:

numPlayers in interface Game

Returns:

the number of players in the creator

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object