/*
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2000-2009 by Rodney Kinney, Brent Easton
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License (LGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */
package VASSAL.chat;

import VASSAL.build.module.ServerConnection;
import VASSAL.command.Command;

 /**
  * Specialized interface for chat-room server connections
  * @author rkinney
  *
  */
public interface ChatServerConnection extends ServerConnection {
  /** Property representing the currently-occupied room */
  public static final String ROOM = "Room"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  /** Property representing the list of all rooms */
  public static final String AVAILABLE_ROOMS = "AvailableRooms"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  /** Property representing an informational message (e.g. "Connection succeeded")*/
  public static final String STATUS = "Status"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  /** Property representing the current player's information */
  public static final String PLAYER_INFO = "Player"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  /** Property representing a message received from the remove server */
  public static final String INCOMING_MSG = "Msg"; //$NON-NLS-1$
  /** Property representing the StatusServer implementation */
  public static final String STATUS_SERVER = "StatusServer"; //$NON-NLS-1$

  public static final String DEFAULT_ROOM_NAME = "Main Room"; //$NON-NLS-1$


  /** Return the room currently occupied by the player */
  Room getRoom();

  /** Join the given room */
  void setRoom(Room r);

  /** Return an array of all rooms on the server */
  Room[] getAvailableRooms();

  /** Return a Player instance representing the current player */
  Player getUserInfo();

  /** Set the Player instance representing this player */
  void setUserInfo(Player p);

  /** Send a Command to a particular player */
  void sendTo(Player recipient, Command c);

}