Version 0.8.0

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Just before creating the external config file

src/suicideChess/ConfigFile.java

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+package suicideChess;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+/**
+ * This class is used to read configuration settings for the AI
+ * 
+ * @author Jean-Baptiste Hétier
+ * @version $LastChangedRevision$, $LastChangedDate$
+ * 
+ */
+public class ConfigFile {
+
+    private static int[] pieceValuesMiddle;
+    private static int[] pieceValuesEnd;
+    private static int[] squareWeightMiddle;
+    private static int[] squareWeightEnd;
+    private static int primaryMobilityValueMiddle;
+    private static int primaryMobilityValueEnd;
+    private static int secondaryMobilityValueMiddle;
+    private static int secondaryMobilityValueEnd;
+    private static int endGamePawns;
+    private static int endGamePieces;
+    
+    /**
+     * The pieces value in the middlegame
+     */
+    public static int[] getPieceValuesMiddle() {
+        return pieceValuesMiddle;
+    }
+    /**
+     * The pieces value in the end
+     */
+        public static int[] getPieceValuesEnd() {
+            return pieceValuesEnd;
+        }
+        /**
+         * The weight of each square in the middle game
+         */
+        public static int[] getSquareWeightMiddle() {
+            return squareWeightMiddle;
+        }
+        /**
+         * The weight of each square in the endgame
+         */
+        public static int[] getSquareWeightEnd() {
+            return squareWeightEnd;
+        }
+        /**
+         * The primary mobility value (nb of possible legal moves) in the midgame
+         */
+        public static int getPrimaryMobilityValueMiddle() {
+            return primaryMobilityValueMiddle;
+        }
+        /**
+         * The  primary mobility value (nb of possible legal moves) in the endgame
+         */
+        public static int getPrimaryMobilityValueEnd() {
+            return primaryMobilityValueEnd;
+        }
+        /**
+         * The secondary mobility value (nb of possible but not legal moves) in the midgame
+         */
+        public static int getSecondaryMobilityValueMiddle() {
+            return secondaryMobilityValueMiddle;
+        }
+        /**
+         * The secondary mobility value (nb of possible but not legal moves)
+         */
+        public static int getScondaryMobilityValueEnd() {
+            return secondaryMobilityValueEnd;
+        }
+        /**
+         * Number of pawns on the opposite side before entering endgame
+         */
+        public static int getEndGamePawns() {
+            return endGamePawns;
+        }
+        /**
+         * Number of pieces on the opposite site before entering endgame
+         */
+        public static int getEndGamePieces() {
+            return endGamePieces;
+        }
+    
+    public static void load(String file) {
+        //declared here only to make visible to finally clause
+        BufferedReader problemReader = null;
+        try {
+            problemReader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
+            String line = null; //not declared within while loop
+            while ((line = problemReader.readLine()) != null) {
+                if (!line.startsWith("#")) { //ignore lines starting with # (comments)
+                    book.add(line.split("\\s")); //each space defines a new move
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            System.out.println("File '"+file+"' not found. Opening book won't be available.");
+        }
+        catch (IOException e){
+            System.out.println("Error reading file '"+file+"'.");
+        }
+        finally {
+            try {
+                if (problemReader!= null) {
+                    problemReader.close();
+                }
+            }
+            catch (IOException ex) {
+                ex.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+        System.out.println(book.size()+" opening variants loaded.");
+    }
+
+    
+    static {
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_KING]=-100; //500
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_QUEEN]=-100; //900
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_ROOK]=-100; //350
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_KNIGHT]=-100; //300
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_BISHOP]= -100; //started with -100, -400, -200
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_PAWN]= -100; //started with 100
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.BLACK_KING]=-pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_KING];
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.BLACK_QUEEN]=-pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_QUEEN];
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.BLACK_ROOK]=-pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_ROOK];
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.BLACK_KNIGHT]=-pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_KNIGHT];
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.BLACK_BISHOP]=-pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_BISHOP];
+        pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.BLACK_PAWN]=-pieceValuesMiddle[Piece.WHITE_PAWN];
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_KING]=-400;
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_QUEEN]=-400;
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_ROOK]=-100;
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_KNIGHT]=-700;
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_BISHOP]=-400;
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_PAWN]=-900;        
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.BLACK_KING]=-pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_KING];
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.BLACK_QUEEN]=-pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_QUEEN];
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.BLACK_ROOK]=-pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_ROOK];
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.BLACK_KNIGHT]=-pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_KNIGHT];
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.BLACK_BISHOP]=-pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_BISHOP];
+        pieceValuesEnd[Piece.BLACK_PAWN]=-pieceValuesEnd[Piece.WHITE_PAWN];
+
+    }
+    
+}