Connect4View.java

/** 
 * View for Connect 4 game (in model-view-controller pattern)
 * Displays the game and interacts with the user
 * @author Scot Drysdale
 */

public interface Connect4View {

	/**  
	 * Displays the current board
	 * @param state current state of the game
	 */
	public void display (Connect4State state);

	/**
	 * Asks the user for a move
	 * The move will be in the range 0 to Connect4State.COLS-1.
	 * @param state current state of the game
	 * @return the number of the move that player chose
	 */
	public int getUserMove(Connect4State state);

	/**
	 * Reports the move that a player has made.
	 * The move should be in the range 0 to Connect4State.COLS-1.
	 * @param chosenMove the move to be reported
	 * @param name the player's name
	 */
	public void reportMove (int chosenMove, String name);

	/**
	 * Ask the user the question and return the answer as an int
	 * @param question the question to ask
	 * @return The depth the player chose
	 */
	public int getIntAnswer (String question);

	/**
	 * Convey a message to user
	 * @param message the message to be reported
	 */
	public void reportToUser(String message);

	/**
	 * Ask the question and return the answer
	 * @param question the question to ask
	 * @return the answer to the question
	 */
	public String getAnswer(String question);
}