/// <summary>
/// Start the game with the given name,number of rows,number of columns and creator.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">
/// The name of the game.
/// </param>
/// <param name="rows">
/// Number of rows.
/// </param>
/// <param name="cols">
/// Number of columns.
/// </param>
/// <param name="creator">
/// The creator of this game.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// The SearchGame that was started.
/// </returns>
public ISearchGame StartGame(string name, int rows, int cols, IClient creator)
{
/*
* If the game already exists, the user didn't used this command as he should and won't be getting a game.
* If we would join the client anyway, we will ignore his requst to "rows", "cols" and maybe he does't want
* to play in a different size maze(it's like the difference between requesting a 100 pieces puzzle and
* getting a 2000 pieces puzzle).
* If a game with that name already exists, We will generate a new game for the client if and only if
* he's the only player is the exitising game or, the exisiting game has ended.
*/
bool toCreate = true;
Player p = connector.GetPlayer(creator);
ISearchGame g1 = connector.GetGame(p), g = null;
if (!ReferenceEquals(null, g1))
{
toCreate = g1.HasEnded() || (g1.NumOfPlayer == 1 && g1.GetPlayers().Contains(p));
}
if (connector.ContainsGame(name))
{
g = connector.GetGame(name);
/* g.NumOfPlayer > 0 always because the server know only multiplayer games
* replace the existing game if it has ended or the only player in it in the
* one who asks to replace it.*/
toCreate &= (g.HasEnded() || (g.NumOfPlayer == 1 && g.GetPlayers().Contains(p)));
}
if (toCreate)
{
// delete exitsing games
connector.DeleteGame(g);
try
{
connector.DeleteGame(g1);
} catch (Exception)
{
//The game with this name was deleted
}
// Create a game with this name.
ISearchGame game = GenerateNewGame(name, rows, cols);
connector.AddGame(game);
connector.AddClientToGame(creator, game);
game.AddPlayer(connector.GetPlayer(creator));
return(game);
}
return(null);
}
