Apple Component (Snakes's Food)

Overview

The snake mini-game has an Apple class which represents the food item that the snake consumes to increase it's size and grow longer. This Apple class plays a crucial role in handling the spawning of the apple on the game grid, ensuring it appears in a random, unoccupied cell each time. The player's goal in this mini-game is to guide the snake character to this apple to score points and increase the snake's length.

Class: Apple

Package

package com.csse3200.game.components.minigame.snake;

Imports

import com.csse3200.game.components.minigame.Grid;
import java.util.Random;

Description

The Apple class is responsible for:

• Generating the apple at a random location on the game grid
• Making sure it does overlap with the snake's current position
• Checking if the snake's head is in the same position as the apple (this will trigger the snake to consume the apple)

Constructor

Apple(Grid grid)

• Parameters:
  • Grid grid: The grid on which the apple is placed.
• Description:
  • Creates an apple associated with a specific grid. Upon creation, the apple is automatically placed at a random, unoccupied position on the grid.

Methods

void spawn()

• Description:
  • Randomly spawns the apple at an unoccupied position on the grid.
  • Uses a Random object to determine the x and y coordinates, ensuring the apple doesn't appear on an occupied cell (where the snake is currently located).

boolean isTouchingSnakeHead(Snake snake)

• Parameters:
  • Snake snake: The snake character in the snake mini-game.
• Returns:
  • boolean: true if the snake's head is at the same coordinates as the apple, false otherwise.
• Description:
  • Checks if the snake's head is in the same position as the apple, this will indicate that the apple has been consumed.

int getX() and int getY()

• Returns:
  • int: x-coordinate/ y-coordinate of the apple's position.
• Description:
  • Retrieves the x-coordinate/ y-coordinate where the apple is currently located on the grid.