Package org.progettoedids.repositories

Class NPCRepository

java.lang.Object

org.progettoedids.repositories.NPCRepository

public class NPCRepository
extends Object

NPCRepository holds a factory method that produces various subtypes of NPC(s)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NPCRepository()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static NPC	getNPC(String npcSystemName)	Creates a specific NPC subtype based on its system name and returns it as a NPC

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

NPCRepository

public NPCRepository()

Method Details

getNPC

public static NPC getNPC(String npcSystemName)

Creates a specific NPC subtype based on its system name and returns it as a NPC

Parameters:

npcSystemName - a String representing the system name of a NPC. Must not be null

Returns:

a newly created instance of an NPC

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the system name passed as an argument couldn't be matched to a specific NPC subtype