using System;

using Cerios.Miner.Blocks;

namespace Cerios.Miner.Worlds.Generation
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The base class of all world generators
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class Generator
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The seed of the map to be generated
        /// </summary>
        private long Seed
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Create a new instance of the map generator
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="seed">The seed of the map to be generated</param>
        public Generator(long seed)
        {
            // Add the generator to the game's generator list
            CeriosMiner.Instance.Generators.Add(this);

            // Set the seed to be used when generating the map
            Seed = seed;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Get the block at the specified position
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="x">The X coordinate</param>
        /// <param name="y">The Y coordinate</param>
        /// <returns>The block at the location</returns>
        public abstract Block GetMaterialAtPosition(int x, int y);
    }
}