AutoSweep.h

#ifndef _AUTO_SWEEP_H
#define _AUTO_SWEEP_H

#include "SweepAction.h"
#include "MineField.h"
#include <vector>

// Abstract base class defining the AutoSweep solver interface
class AutoSweep
{
public:
    // this method gets called every time a new game is started
    virtual void startNewGame(int total_num_mines = -1) = 0;
    
    // this gets called to generate new sweep actions as long as we are still alive
    virtual bool sweep(const MineField* mf) = 0;

    // called by the user/simulator to access actions generated by sweep()
    const std::vector<SweepAction>& getSweepActions()
    {
        return _actions;
    }

    // static utility function for loading shared library solvers
    static AutoSweep* loadSolver(const std::string& name);

protected:
    void addAction(const SweepAction& action)
    {
        _actions.push_back(action);
    }

    void updateModel(const MineField* mf);

    MineField _model;
    
    std::vector<SweepAction> _actions;

};

#endif // _AUTO_SWEEP_H