ManualAgent

java.lang.Object
- threeChess.Agent
- - threeChess.agents.ManualAgent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable
```
public class ManualAgent
extends Agent
```
An interface for AI bots to implement. They are simply given a Board object indicating the positions of all pieces, the history of the game and whose turn it is, and they respond with a move, expressed as a pair of positions.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ManualAgent()
A no argument constructor, required for tournament management.

ManualAgent(java.lang.String name)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`finalBoard(Board finalBoard)`	Displays the final board position to the agent, if required for learning purposes.
`Position[]`	`playMove(Board board)`	Play a move in the game.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class threeChess.Agent
getMove, run, setBoard

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ManualAgent
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public ManualAgent()
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    A no argument constructor, required for tournament management.
  - ManualAgent
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public ManualAgent(java.lang.String name)
```
- Method Detail
  - playMove
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public Position[] playMove(Board board)
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    Play a move in the game. The agent is given a Board Object representing the position of all pieces, the history of the game and whose turn it is. They respond with a move represented by a pair (two element array) of positions: the start and the end position of the move.
    
    Specified by:
    
    playMove in class Agent
    
    Parameters:
    
    board - The representation of the game state.
    
    Returns:
    
    a two element array of Position objects, where the first element is the current position of the piece to be moved, and the second element is the position to move that piece to.
  - toString
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public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Specified by:
    
    toString in class Agent
    
    Returns:
    
    the Agent's name, for annotating game description.
  - finalBoard
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public void finalBoard(Board finalBoard)
```
    Displays the final board position to the agent, if required for learning purposes. Other a default implementation may be given.
    
    Specified by:
    
    finalBoard in class Agent
    
    Parameters:
    
    finalBoard - the end position of the board