package game.model;

/** A fighter is someone who can take part in a battle. This could be a  
 * card (typically a Monster) but also the player him/herself or a spell
 * card.
 */
public interface Fighter extends Action {
	/** The attack of the fighter. This does not include any modifying cards
	 * on the table. To find out the attack including these, use {@link Game#getAttack(Fighter)}.
	 * @return The attack.
	 */
	int getAttack();
	
	/** The defense of the fighter. This does not include any modifying cards
	 * on the table. To find out the defense including these, use {@link Game#getDefense(Fighter)}.
	 * @return The defense.
	 */
	int getDefense();
	
	/** Called when the fighter has lost and needs to deal with damage.
	 * @param game The game state.
	 * @param amount The amount of damage to take.
	 */
	void damage(Game game, int amount);	
	
	/** Called just before the actual fight on the defender. Can be used to initialise the
	 * fighter for response if the response depends on the game situation.  
	 * @param game The game state.
	 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this fighter is happy to respond to this attack, <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
	 */
	boolean responding(Game game);
}