/*
 * RandCharsModel.java
 ------------------ starter code version --------------------
 *
 * Created on February 5, 2003, 5:06 PM
 */

package randchars;

import MDUtils.*;


/** Maintain a list of randomly generated characters.
 *
 * @author  dickey 2/2003
 */
public class RandCharsModel implements IPublicInformation {
    
 ///------------- you will need to define some instance variables
   
    /** The first and last characters of the block of Unicode characters,
     * within which the random selection is made.
     */
    char firstCharInRange, lastCharInRange;
    
    
    
    /** Object id -- incremented by 1 for each object.
     */
    private static char OBid = 'a';

    /** Creates a new instance of RandCharsModel. NOTE: comments modified 2/7/2003.
     * @param firstChar The first character of a range within which (inclusive)
     *      the random characters will be generated.
     * @param lastChar The last character of the range. 
     */
    public RandCharsModel(char firstChar, char lastChar) {
 // ------------------------ do some stuff ----------------------
        this.OBid ++;
    }
    
    /** Generate a random character, between the limits set earlier,
     *  and remember it at the end of the list.
     */
    public void randomlyAddChar() {
 //-------------------- implement this method --------------------
    //end randomlyAddChar    
    }
    
        
    /** Tells a small amount of author information.
     * @return a "short string" identifying the author(s)
     * of the class.
     * **** IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE PUBLICALLY IDENTIFIED, return a pseudonym or
     * code name.
     */
    public String getAuthor() {
        return "anonymous";
    }    
    
    /** Return a preferred color for the object.  Colors might be used by
     * clients to set a background color, a border color, etc.
     * @return A Color, or null if there is no preferred color.
     */
    public java.awt.Color getColor() {
        return java.awt.Color.cyan;
    }    

    /** Gives a URL to an image representing this class.
     * @return a string which is a full URL to a .jpg or .gif file.  The
     * image is expected to in some way stand for or depict the class.  It
     * is acceptable to return null.
     */
    public String getImageURLString() {
        String[] images = {"http://www.cs.washington.edu/images/sptm133.jpg",
                "http://lazowska.cs.washington.edu/sieg/siegfrontsm.jpg",
                "http://www.cs.washington.edu/images/cse_logo_133.gif"
        };
        int iCount = images.length;
        int index = (int) (images.length * Math.random());
        assert index >= 0 && index < images.length;
        String istring = images[index];
        //return istring;
        return "http://www.unicode.org/img/globe_iuc23.gif";
        //return "C:\\DELL\\DOCS\\Bedirect.jpg";
    }
    
    /** Return a "long string" describing the object or how to use it.
     */
    public String getInstructions() {
        return null;
    }
    
    /** Tell the name of this class (or better, what this class represents).
     *  @return A short string with the name of the oracle;  there should be
     *      no leading or trailing whitespace.  The same value should be returned
     *      for all objects of this type (a "static final" instance variable would
     *             help to enforce this).
     *
     */
    public String getName() {
        return "Ouija Character Generator";
    }
    
    /** Return a "long string" describing this object.  The description might
     *  be the same for all objects of the type.
     */
    public String getObjectDescription() {
        return "Ouija Board Character Generator.  The characters will be " +
            "in the range from " + this.firstCharInRange + 
            " (" + charUnicodeID (firstCharInRange)+ ")" +
            " to " + this.lastCharInRange + " (" + charUnicodeID(lastCharInRange) + ")";
        
    }
    
    /** Generate a string identifying the unicode hex value and block of the char.
     * @return a string containing the identifying information, with no leading
     *  or trailing spaces, and not containing the character itself.
     */
    public static String charUnicodeID(char c) {
        String retString = "u" + Integer.toHexString((int) c) +
                " in Unicode " + Character.UnicodeBlock.of(c) + " block";
        return retString;        
    }

     /** Return a short string identifying this object.  The object name should
     * be unique for each object instantiated.
     */
    public String getObjectName() {
        return "Ouija Char Gen #" + OBid;
    }
    
// end class RandCharsModel        
}