User:AVS/Spellcasting

Common interface

Used by GUI, AI, (?) Server. Readonly.

Service-oriented design version

Use singleton Handler and methods accepion TSpell as first parameter.

• (+) script-frendly
• (+) low coupling

OO design version with proxy

1. CSpellInfo - proxy class. Constructs from TSpell.

• (+) more readable
• (+) low coupling

OO design version

1. CSpell -
2. CSpellHandler

• (+) current version
• (-) higher coupling

GUI related interface

used by GUI

• animation
• sound
• description for spellbook
• icon for spellbook, scroll etc.

OO design version with proxy

1. SpellView - proxy class. Header file public.
2. SpellViewHandler - singleton class (hidden) Header file private: used only by implementation of SpellView and CGI.

Server interface

used by server-side handlers

• applying effects
  • do damage
  • set timed effects
  • adv map logic