com.vsegouin.mowitnow.services.file.interfaces

Interface FileControlInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileControl

public interface FileControlInterface

This interface contains all the necessary methods to load a file and initialize the programs. Created by v.segouin on 12/09/2016.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	checkFileIntegrity(List<String> controls) Check if a file has all the requirements to be considered as valid.
MapArea	initializeMap(List<String> fileContent) Initialize a new map thanks to the command file.
Map<Mower,String>	loadMowers(List<String> fileContent, MapArea map) Load the mowers and their corresponding commands line from file.
List<String>	readFile(String fileLocation) Read the file and returns the commands list.

Method Detail

readFile

List<String> readFile(String fileLocation)
               throws IOException

Read the file and returns the commands list.

Parameters:

fileLocation - the file path

Returns:

an array of String which contains the file parsed

Throws:

IOException - if the file doesn't exists.

checkFileIntegrity

boolean checkFileIntegrity(List<String> controls)
                    throws MowerInstructionFileException

Check if a file has all the requirements to be considered as valid.

Parameters:

controls - the commands value to check

Returns:

true if the file is valid

Throws:

MowerInstructionFileException - if it contains an error.

initializeMap

MapArea initializeMap(List<String> fileContent)
               throws MowerInstructionFileException

Initialize a new map thanks to the command file.

Parameters:

fileContent - the commands to use to create the map

Returns:

the created map

Throws:

MowerInstructionFileException - if file is mal formatted

loadMowers

Map<Mower,String> loadMowers(List<String> fileContent,
                             MapArea map)

Load the mowers and their corresponding commands line from file.

Parameters:

fileContent - the commands to use to load the mowers

map - the map where the mowers will progress

Returns:

the list of mowers and their corresponding commands.