package project;

/**
 * A thing in the world of Grinnell. There are many kinds
 * of things.
 *
 * @author CSC152 2004F
 * @version 1.0 of November 2004
 */

import java.util.Hashtable;


public class Thing
	implements ThingPerson
{
	//Field
	String name;
	String description;
	Hashtable verbs; // hold the integer as per checkVerb
	Hashtable attributes;
	
	//dictionary of attributes
	
	//Constructors
	public Thing()
	{}
	
	//observers
	
	/**
	 * Get the name of this thing.  Every thing is supposed to have a
	 * unique name.
	 */
	public String getName()
	{
		return this.name;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Get a description of the object, which can then be presented
	 * to the user.
	 */
	public String describe()
	{
		return this.description;
	}
	
	/**
	*finds the verbs that can be performed on said object
	*/
	public Hashtable verbs()
	{
		return this.verbs;
	}
	
	/**
	*finds the stuff needed to run a verb
	*returns a -1 if the verb doesn't exist for this object
	*returns a 0 if the verb does exist but does not change anything
	*returns a 1 if the verb exists and changes things
	*/
	public Integer checkVerb(String verb)
	{
		if (this.verbs.get(verb).equals(null))
			return new Integer(-1);
		else
		{
			Integer returned = (Integer) this.verbs.get(verb);
			return returned;
		}
	}
		 
	/**
	*gets attributes stored as numbers
	*/
	public double getNumberAttribute(String name)
	{
		Double returned = (Double) this.attributes.get(name);
		return returned.doubleValue();
	}
	
	/**
	*gets atributes stored as words
	*/
	public String getWordAttribute(String name)
	{
		String returned = (String) this.attributes.get(name);
		return returned;
	}
	
	public void changeNumberAttribute(String name, Double newValue)
	{
		this.attributes.put(name, newValue);
	}
	
	public void changeWordAttribute(String name, String newName)
	{
		this.attributes.put(name, newName);
	}
	
} // class Thing