package break_out.model;


/**
 * This class contains information about the running game
 * 
 * @author dmlux
 * @author I. Schumacher
 */
public class Level extends Thread {

    /**
     * The game to which the level belongs 
     */
    private Game game;
	 
    /**
   	 * The number of the level
   	 */
    private int levelnr;
       
    /**
	 * The score of the level
	 */
    private int score;
    
    /**
     * The ball of the level
     */
    private Ball ball;
    
    /**
     * Flag that shows if the ball was started
     */
    private boolean ballWasStarted = true;
   
    /**
     * The constructor creates a new level object and needs the current game object, 
     * the number of the level to be created and the current score
     * @param game The game object
     * @param levelnr The number of the new level object
     * @param score The score
     */
    public Level(Game game, int levelnr, int score) {
    	this.game = game;
    	this.levelnr = levelnr;
    	this.score = score;
        this.ball = new Ball();
        
        loadLevelData(levelnr);
    }

    /**
     * The getter for the ball object
     * @return ball The ball of the level
     */
    public Ball getBall() {
    	return this.ball;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets ballWasStarted to true, the ball is moving
     */
    public void startBall() {
        ballWasStarted = true;
    }

    /**
     * Sets ballWasStarted to false, the ball is stopped
     */
    public void stopBall() {
        ballWasStarted = false;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns if the ball is moving or stopped
     * @return ballWasStarted True: the ball is moving; false: the ball is stopped
     */
    public boolean ballWasStarted() {
        return ballWasStarted;
    }

    /**
     * The method of the level thread
     */
    public void run() {	
    	game.notifyObservers();
    		
    	// endless loop 
    	while (true) {
    		// if ballWasStarted is true, the ball is moving
	        if (ballWasStarted) {
	                
	        	// Call here the balls method for updating his position on the playground
	        	
	            		            	
	        	// Call here the balls method for reacting on the borders of the playground
		         
	        	
	                               
	            // Tells the observer to repaint the components on the playground
	            game.notifyObservers();    
	                
	        }
	        // The thread pauses for a short time 
	        try {
	            Thread.sleep(4);
	        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
	            e.printStackTrace();
	        }
    	}   
    }
    
    /**
    * Loads the information for the level from a json-file located in the folder /res of the project
    * @param levelnr The number X for the LevelX.json file
    */
    private void loadLevelData(int levelnr) {
    			
    }
    
}