Added C++ agent

[progcomp2013.git] / agents / agent++ / agent.h

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+/**
+ * agent++ : A Sample agent for UCC::Progcomp2013
+ * @file agent.h
+ * @purpose Declaration of Agent class
+ */
+
+#ifndef _AGENT_H
+#define _AGENT_H
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include "qchess.h" // Declarations of Board, Piece and Square classes; see also qchess.cpp
+
+/**
+ * @class Agent
+ * @purpose Class that represents an agent which will play qchess
+ */
+class Agent
+{
+       public:
+               Agent(const std::string & colour); // initialise with colour
+               virtual ~Agent(); // destructor
+
+               void Run(std::istream & in, std::ostream & out); // agent run loop, specify input and output streams
+               
+               virtual Square & Select(); // select a square (default: random square containing one of my pieces)
+               virtual Square & Move(); // select a move (default: random valid move for selected piece)
+
+       
+       protected:
+               const std::string colour; // colour of the agent; do not change it
+               Board board; // board, see qchess.h
+               Piece * selected; // last piece chosen by Agent::Select, see qchess.h
+               
+};
+
+#endif //_AGENT_H
+
+//EOF