/*
 * Created on Jun 25, 2004
 */
package baseball;

/** Information about an entire collection of baseball teams.
 * <br /> In addition to the methods specified here, the class should
 * provide a constructor which takes one parameter, a file identifier.
 * The file is expected to contain information about teams. 
 * @author dickey
 */
public interface ILeague {
	
	/** Read player information from a file and remember it.
	 * 
	 * @param fileID identifier (local name or URL) of a file containing
	 * information about players who are hitters.
	 * @return the number of players added.
	 */
	public int addHitterInformation(String fileID);
	
	/** Read player information from a file and remember it.
	 * 
	 * @param fileID identifier (local name or URL) of a file containing
	 * information about players who are pitchers.
	 * @return the number of players added.
	 */
	public int addPitcherInformation(String fileID);
	
	/** Print the teams in order, one per line. */
	public void printTeams();
	
	/** Print all the players in order, one per line. */
	public void printPlayers();
	
	/** Print in order, one per line, the players who play for
	 * the given team.
	 * @param teamName the name of a team.  The name should treated
	 * case-insensitively.
	 */
	public void printPlayers(String teamName);

}