net.sourceforge.foobase
Class CBFMoveGenerator

java.lang.Object
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public class CBFMoveGenerator

extends java.lang.Object

implements IsMoveGenerator

Move generator for old-style chessbase databases.

This class is based on the sources of "CB Utilities" by Andy Duplain (version of 1-Apr-96, obtained from the Pittsburg University FTP site)

None of the code made it directly in this tool (obviously, because the original was written C ;-) but nonetheless, much of the information on which this source is based on, comes from that toolset.

For performance reasons, all of this code perhaps might be included in the code for class Board directly, but accessing the protected fields directly from this class just might be sufficient.

Note, however, that the code below relies on intimate knowledge of class Board, so beware of changes in that class (if they touch the internal coding of the board or pieces)

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

__version

Fields inherited from interface net.sourceforge.foobase.IsMoveGenerator

__version

Constructor Summary

CBFMoveGenerator()
Default public constructor.

Method Summary

java.util.Vector

generateMoveList(int c, Board board) Generate a list of all possible moves for a given board setup.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

__version

public static final java.lang.String __version

Constructor Detail

CBFMoveGenerator

public CBFMoveGenerator()

Default public constructor.

Method Detail

generateMoveList

public java.util.Vector generateMoveList(int c,
                                         Board board)

Generate a list of all possible moves for a given board setup.

This method is required by the oIsMoveGenerator interface.

Specified by:

generateMoveList in interface IsMoveGenerator

Parameters:

c - int color to move (0 means white to move, non-zero means black to move)

board - Board containing the piece setup, as well as other possibilities like oportunity for castling etc.

Returns:

Vector containing the list of all possible moves