ihs.apcs.spacebattle.commands

Class ScanCommand

java.lang.Object

ihs.apcs.spacebattle.commands.ShipCommand

ihs.apcs.spacebattle.commands.ScanCommand

public class ScanCommand
extends ShipCommand

A "Discovery Quest" specific command to perform research on a specific object.

An id of a nearby object to scan is required and must be within a third of your radar range for a full duration of 2.5 seconds in order to be successfully scanned.

Scanning is a non-blocking operation.

Since:

1.1

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ScanCommand(int target) Creates a command to perform a research scan of a specific object.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	getInitialEnergyCost() Gets the one-time energy cost to initiate this command.
java.lang.String	getName()
static int	getOngoingEnergyCost() Gets the energy cost per second of this command.
static boolean	isBlocking() Scanning does not block the processing of other commands.

Methods inherited from class ihs.apcs.spacebattle.commands.ShipCommand

equals, executesImmediately, getMessage, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ScanCommand

public ScanCommand(int target)

Creates a command to perform a research scan of a specific object.

Parameters:

target - id number of the object to scan.

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Specified by:

getName in class ShipCommand

getInitialEnergyCost

public static int getInitialEnergyCost()

Gets the one-time energy cost to initiate this command.

Returns:

the amount of energy consumed by initiating this command (4)

getOngoingEnergyCost

public static int getOngoingEnergyCost()

Gets the energy cost per second of this command.

Returns:

the amount of energy consumed per second while this command is executing (4)

isBlocking

public static boolean isBlocking()

Scanning does not block the processing of other commands.

Returns:

false, scanning doesn't block.