Some cleaning up of the difficulty handling so that we can use it as the

basis for our star system.


git-svn-id: svn+ssh://src.earth.threerings.net/narya/trunk@3038 542714f4-19e9-0310-aa3c-eee0fc999fb1

src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/server/PuzzleDispatcher.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PuzzleDispatcher.java,v 1.1 2003/11/26 01:42:34 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PuzzleDispatcher.java,v 1.2 2004/06/22 14:08:58 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.puzzle.server;
 
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ public class PuzzleDispatcher extends InvocationDispatcher
             );
             return;
 
-        case PuzzleMarshaller.CHANGE_DIFFICULTY:
-            ((PuzzleProvider)provider).changeDifficulty(
-                source,
-                ((Integer)args[0]).intValue()
-            );
-            return;
-
         default:
             super.dispatchRequest(source, methodId, args);
         }

src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/server/PuzzleManager.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PuzzleManager.java,v 1.8 2004/03/06 11:29:19 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PuzzleManager.java,v 1.9 2004/06/22 14:08:58 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.puzzle.server;
 
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ public abstract class PuzzleManager extends GameManager
         // initialize the player status
         _puzobj.setPlayerStatus(new int[size]);
 
+        // compute the starting difficulty
+        _puzobj.setDifficulty(computeDifficulty());
+        Log.info("Computed difficulty [game=" + _puzobj.which() +
+                 ", difficulty=" + _puzobj.difficulty + "].");
+
         // initialize the player boards
         initBoards();
 
@@ -284,6 +289,20 @@ public abstract class PuzzleManager extends GameManager
         return 0L;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * When a puzzle game starts, the manager is given the opportunity to
+     * configure the puzzle difficulty based on information known about
+     * the player. Additionally, when the game resets due to the player
+     * clearing the board, etc. this will be called again, so the
+     * difficulty can be ramped up as the player progresses. In situations
+     * where ratings and experience are tracked, the difficulty can be
+     * seeded based on the players prior performance.
+     */
+    protected int computeDifficulty ()
+    {
+        return DEFAULT_DIFFICULTY;
+    }
+
     // documentation inherited
     protected void gameDidStart ()
     {
@@ -658,29 +677,6 @@ public abstract class PuzzleManager extends GameManager
      */
     protected abstract BoardSummary newBoardSummary (Board board);
 
-    // documentation inherited
-    public void attributeChanged (AttributeChangedEvent event)
-    {
-        super.attributeChanged(event);
-
-        if (event.getName().equals(PuzzleObject.DIFFICULTY)) {
-            difficultyChanged(_puzobj.difficulty);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Called when the puzzle difficulty level is changed.
-     */
-    public void difficultyChanged (final int level)
-    {
-        // let our delegates do their business
-        applyToDelegates(new DelegateOp() {
-            public void apply (PlaceManagerDelegate delegate) {
-                ((PuzzleManagerDelegate)delegate).difficultyChanged(level);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     // documentation inherited from interface PuzzleGameProvider
     public void updateProgress (ClientObject caller, int roundId, int[] events)
     {

src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/server/PuzzleManagerDelegate.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PuzzleManagerDelegate.java,v 1.2 2003/11/26 03:17:16 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PuzzleManagerDelegate.java,v 1.3 2004/06/22 14:08:58 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.puzzle.server;
 
@@ -20,12 +20,5 @@ public class PuzzleManagerDelegate extends GameManagerDelegate
         _puzmgr = puzmgr;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Called when the puzzle difficulty level is changed.
-     */
-    public void difficultyChanged (int level)
-    {
-    }
-
     protected PuzzleManager _puzmgr;
 }

src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/server/PuzzleProvider.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PuzzleProvider.java,v 1.3 2004/03/06 11:29:19 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PuzzleProvider.java,v 1.4 2004/06/22 14:08:58 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.puzzle.server;
 
@@ -115,35 +115,6 @@ public class PuzzleProvider
         ((PuzzlerObject)user).setPuzzleLoc(-1);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Processes a request from a client to change the difficulty level of
-     * their current puzzle.
-     */
-    public void changeDifficulty (ClientObject caller, int level)
-    {
-        BodyObject user = (BodyObject)caller;
-        int puzzleOid = ((PuzzlerObject)user).getPuzzleLoc();
-
-        // make sure they're currently in a puzzle
-        if (puzzleOid == -1) {
-            Log.warning("Received change difficulty request from user that " +
-                        "isn't in a puzzle [user=" + user.who() + "].");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // make sure the puzzle in question actually exists
-        PlaceManager pmgr = _plreg.getPlaceManager(puzzleOid);
-        if (pmgr == null) {
-            Log.info("Requested to change difficulty of a non-existent " +
-                     "puzzle [user=" + user.who() + "].");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // change the puzzle difficulty level
-        PuzzleObject puzobj = (PuzzleObject)pmgr.getPlaceObject();
-        puzobj.setDifficulty(level);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Moves the specified body from whatever puzzle they currently occupy
      * to the puzzle identified by the supplied oid.