// cppHearts, Copyright 2001 Michael W. Godfrey, email: migod@uwaterloo.ca
// See copyright.txt for details.
#ifndef _SMARTPLAYER_H_
#define _SMARTPLAYER_H_

#include "Player.h"
#include "Card.h"
#include "Trick.h"

// Smart players use a smart strategy for choosing the next card to play,
// as we will see below.
class SmartPlayer : public Player {

    public: 
	// Constructor and destructor.
	SmartPlayer (string newName) : Player(newName) {};
	virtual ~SmartPlayer (){};
	// mutator defined as pure virtual (ie abstract) in Player is
        // implemented here.
	virtual void playCard (Trick *currentTrick);

    private:
	// Trivial enum type:  am I looking for the max or the min card?
	enum MinOrMax {Min, Max};
	// accessor used internally only
	virtual Card* findARandomCard (MinOrMax minOrMax) const;
	// mutator
	virtual Card* followSuit (Trick *currentTrick);
};

#endif