/// <summary>
/// Constructor for the MonopolyWindowViewModel.
/// The game board used must be passed as a parameter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="savefile">The savefile to be used if selected.</param>
/// <param name="boardDirectory">Directory of the game board to be used.</param>
/// <param name="players">List of the players in the game.</param>
/// <param name="settings">Dictionary of the settings to be used.</param>
public MonopolyWindowViewModel(IDialogCoordinator instance, MonopolyHandler savefile, string boardDirectory = null, List <Player> players = null, Dictionary <string, object> settings = null)
{
Dialogs = instance; // Set the DialogCoordinator to the one define in App.xaml.cs
// If a savefile exists, load the savefile.
var alreadyStarted = false;
if (savefile != null)
{
// Load the boardgame and get underway.
alreadyStarted = true;
Handler = savefile;
Handler.ViewModel = this;
}
else
{
// This is a new game, hurray!
// The new handler...
Handler = new MonopolyHandler(this, settings);
// ...must load the selected board.
Handler.BoardConfiguration = DeserialisePathIntoGameboard(boardDirectory);
// Then, the deseralised BoardConfiguration must be formatted for view. This must be set to equal the Board in the view.
Handler.Board = Handler.BoardConfiguration.FormatForView();
// It's time to establish the players.
foreach (Player player in players)
{
Handler.InitPlayer(player);
}
// Before we start, we must also load and deseralise the chance and community chest cards.
// As these are stored in the game resources and made by the programmer, we can assume they do not need error checking.
Handler.ChanceCards = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <Queue <Card> >(File.ReadAllText(Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"\Resources\ChanceCards.json"));
Handler.CommunityChestCards = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <Queue <Card> >(File.ReadAllText(Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"\Resources\CommunityChestCards.json"));
}
// Establish visual configuration - board scale, rotations, etc.
// We zoom in by 1.05x to allow for movement correlating with the most position.
BoardScale = 1.05;
RotateButtonRotation = 360;
// The board is now ready to go, and the game can begin.
Handler.Start(alreadyStarted);
}
