I wonder whether I should specify this 'generic' Context object which all subsequent classes inherit, or whether I should leave that part to the inheriting classes (ie specifying Turn inside the DealCards etc. classes)
namespace Montauk.Logic
{
abstract class State<T>
{
private T _context;
public State(T context)
{
_context = context;
}
public abstract void EnterState()
{
}
public abstract void Execute()
{
}
public abstract void Transition(State<T> nextState)
{
}
public T Context
{
get { return _context; }
set { _context = value; }
}
}
}
Implemented, it would look something like this
namespace Montauk.Logic
{
class Turn
{
private State<Turn> _state = new DealCards(this);
public void Turn()
{
}
public State<Turn> State
{
get { return _state; }
set { _state = value; }
}
}
}
namespace Montauk.Logic
{
class DealCards : State<Turn>
{
public override void Execute()
{
if (1)
{
Transition(new HeadlinePhase(Context));
}
}
public override void Transition(State<Turn> nextState)
{
Context.State = nextState;
}
}
}
namespace Montauk.Logic
{
class HeadlinePhase : State<Turn>
{
}
}
