Package games.stendhal.server.entity.creature.impl.attack

Interface AttackStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:
AttackWeakest, Coward, StupidCoward
public interface AttackStrategy
a strategy for choosing an attack target and a mean of attack.
Author:
durkham

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    attack(Creature creature)
    attacks the target.
    boolean
    canAttackNow(Creature creature)
    Can the specified creature do an attack now?
    boolean
    canAttackNow(Creature attacker, RPEntity target)
    Can the specified creature do an attack against a specified target?
    void
    findNewTarget(Creature creature)
    find a new target.
    void
    getBetterAttackPosition(Creature creature)
    Find a better position to do the attack, for example melees should walk closelyto their target but archers should stay away.
    int
    getRange()
    Get the maximum range of the attacking creature.
    boolean
    hasValidTarget(Creature creature)
    Does the creature have a valid target at the moment?

  • Method Details

    • canAttackNow

      boolean canAttackNow(Creature creature)
      Can the specified creature do an attack now?
      Parameters:
      creature - creature doing the attack
      Returns:
      true, if it can attack, false otherwise

    • canAttackNow

      boolean canAttackNow(Creature attacker, RPEntity target)
      Can the specified creature do an attack against a specified target?
      Parameters:
      attacker - creature doing the attack
      target - potential target
      Returns:
      true, if it can attack, false otherwise

    • attack

      void attack(Creature creature)
      attacks the target.
      Parameters:
      creature - creature doing the attack

    • getRange

      int getRange()
      Get the maximum range of the attacking creature.
      Returns:
      maximum range

    • getBetterAttackPosition

      void getBetterAttackPosition(Creature creature)
      Find a better position to do the attack, for example melees should walk closelyto their target but archers should stay away.
      Parameters:
      creature - creature doing the attack

    • hasValidTarget

      boolean hasValidTarget(Creature creature)
      Does the creature have a valid target at the moment?
      Parameters:
      creature - Creature which is attacking
      Returns:
      true, if it has a valid target; false otherwise

    • findNewTarget

      void findNewTarget(Creature creature)
      find a new target.
      Parameters:
      creature - creature doing the attack