Independent Task - Update WolfSchedulerGUI

Independent Task: Update `WolfScheduler`

There are several updates required for WolfScheduler to work with the Activity hierarchy.

Learning Outcomes

Refactor WolfScheduler to use Activity polymorphically.

Update `WolfSchedulerTest`

Download the updated WolfSchedulerTest. You can use the tests to help you drive your development. The details of the changes are outlined in the following steps.

Update `WolfScheduler`

There are several tasks that you will need to complete to update WolfScheduler to pass the provided tests.

Update `schedule` Field

The first change is to update the generic type of the schedule ArrayList. A schedule can now contain Events. Update the generic type to Activity so you can store both Courses and Events in the schedule. Update the field reference and the construction of schedule in WolfScheduler.WolfScheduler().

There will be additional compilation issues that you will resolve in the next steps.

Update `addCourseToSchedule()`

Since schedule’s type is now Activity rather than Course, the reference returned from a call to .get() cannot be assigned to a Course reference without a cast. Casting should be avoided when it makes the class less cohesive. In this case, that means WolfScheduler should focus on adding Activity objects rather than casting to figure out if an object is a duplicate or not. To avoid casting in WolfScheduler, we’ll create a new abstract method in Activity that will be implemented in Course to check for duplicate Courses and in Event to check for duplicate Events.

The check that is done at this portion of the code is to see if the Course to be added is a duplicate of a Course already in the schedule – see [UC4]. [UC6] describes a similar situation for Event. The idea of duplicate Courses and Events is different from the definition of equality in the equals() methods. Keeping a full comparison is beneficial for testing and may be useful in other situations. So now add a new abstract method to Activity that both Course and Event can implement. The method will check if some other Course or Event is a duplicate.

Add the abstract method public abstract boolean isDuplicate(Activity activity); to Activity.
Implement the methods in Course and Event.
You will need to check if the parameter is an instance of Course and cast to check Course’s fields. But this is similar to how the equals() method works and fits the Course abstraction of identifying a duplicate of itself. You should also cast Event so that you can ensure the object is an Event. An Event and Course can have the same title, but two Events and two Coursess cannot!
Update WolfScheduler.addCourseToSchedule() to use the new isDuplicate() method.
Comment all your updates!

Update `removeCourseFromSchedule()`

removeCourseFromSchedule() requires a larger refactoring. The remove functionality is the same for both Courses and Events. However, the current removeCourseFromSchedule() method has parameter specific to Course. By updating the method signature, you can update the method to handle any object in the Activity hierarchy.

Select the removeCourseFromSchedule method name. Right click and select Refactor > Change Method Signature.
In the resulting dialog, remove the two existing parameters and add a new parameter of type int called idx. The default value (used for replacement of the parameters in the refactoring) should be -1. Make sure the “Keep original method as delegate to change method” is unchecked. Click OK.

The dialog will warn of compilation errors due to the change. We’ll fix those in a moment. Click Continue.
Rename removeCourseFromSchedule() to removeActivityFromSchedule(). Use Alt+Shift+R for the keyboard shortcut.
Fix the compilation errors so that the removeActivityFromSchedule() method compiles. The parameter idx is the index of the Activity you want to remove from the schedule. Note that the fix can be completed by removing the for loop and delegating to the ArrayList’s remove(idx) method. You’ll want to catch any IndexOutOfBoundsExceptions and return false.

Update `resetSchedule()`

Fix the resetSchedule() method so that the method compiles and passes its test case.

Update `getCourseCatalog()`, `getScheduledCourses()` and `getFullScheduledCourses()`

Update getCourseCatalog() to include a forth column that provides the meeting string information.

You created abstract methods in Activity that support returning an array for Courses and Events. Refactor getScheduledCourses() and getFullScheduledCourses() to use the Activity.getShortDisplayArray() and Activity.getLongDisplayArray() methods. Note that instead of assigning the cells individually, you can use the Activity.get*DisplayArray() method to assign the result at row i.

Additionally, rename the methods to getScheduledActivities() and getFullScheduledActivities().

Implement `addEventToSchedule()`

The functionality for adding a Course is separate from adding an Event. Implement the addEventToSchedule() method that is called in the WolfSchedulerTest class. The method headers should be:

public boolean addEventToSchedule(String title, String meetingDays, int startTime, int endTime, int weeklyRepeat, String eventDetails) {
	
}

If the new Event is a duplicate of an existing Event in the schedule, an IllegalArgumentException should be thrown with the message “You have already created an event called [event title]”.

Run Tests

Run your tests! If any are still failing, use the debugger to help you find the problem.

Comment `WolfScheduler` and Fix Static Analysis Notifications

Complete the following tasks:

Update all your Javadoc for WolfScheduler.
Resolve all static analysis notifications.

Reference: Staging and Pushing to GitHub

GitHub Resources:

Check Your Progress

Complete the following tasks before pushing your work to GitHub.

Make sure that all fields, methods, and constructors are commented.
Resolve all static analysis notifications.
Fix test failures.
Commit and push your code changes with a meaningful commit message. Label your commit with “[Implementation]” for future you!
Check Jenkins results for a green ball! Fix any Jenkins issues.

Guided Task - Create ActivityRecordIO

Independent Task - Update WolfSchedulerGUI

Guided Project 2 WolfScheduler - Activity and Event