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/** Assignment 7 Voting System

** Programming Languages - Summer 2004 - G22.2110-001


** This is an Object Oriented Voting system, written in Java, that
** shows examples of inheritance, a factory, and exception handling.
** @author Walter Williams 2004
**/
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

/** Election is the base class for all elections. It also contains the main program
that
** runs when the program is started
**/
abstract public class Election {
boolean done = false; // when true, break out of processing loop

class Candidate {
String name;
String party;
int voteCount;
Candidate(String name, String party) {
this.name = name;
this.party = party;
voteCount = 0;
}
}
class Voter {
String name;
String party;
boolean voted;
Voter(String name, String party) {
this.name = name;
this.party = party;
voted = false;
}
}

protected Hashtable candidates = new Hashtable();


protected Hashtable voters = new Hashtable();
StringBuffer OfficialRecord = new StringBuffer();

void log(String s) {
OfficialRecord.append(s + '\n');
System.out.println(s);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {


// Instantiate an election
Election e = null;
if (args.length > 0) {
if (args[0].compareTo("General") == 0) {
e = new GeneralElection();
} else if (args[0].compareTo("Primary") == 0) {
e = new PrimaryElection();
}
}
if (e == null) {
System.out.println("Specify General or Primary");
return;
}
// Open input file
FileReader in;
String filename = "election.dat";
try {
in = new FileReader(filename);
} catch (IOException ex) {
e.log("Cannot open " + filename);
return;
}
// Processing
try {
e.process(in);
in.close();
} catch (IOException ex) {
e.log("Something Bad Happened");
}
} // main

/**
** Main processing loop, reads and processes messages
**/
void process(FileReader rdr) throws IOException {
BufferedReader b = new BufferedReader(rdr);
String msg;
MessageFactory MF = new MessageFactory();
while (!done && b.ready()) {
msg = b.readLine();
// In a real system, we would probably use multithreading
// and place each message in a queue.
Message m = MF.create(msg);
if (m != null) {
try {
m.perform(this);
} catch (ElectionException ex) {
log(ex.getLogMessage());
}
}
}
}

/** verification is abstract, so it must be defined in a derived class **/


abstract void verify(String cand, String voter) throws ElectionException;

/** Record a vote **/


void vote(String cand, String voter) throws ElectionException {
verify(cand, voter);
Candidate c = getCandidate(cand);
c.voteCount += 1;
Voter v = getVoter(voter);
v.voted = true;
log(voter + " voted for " + cand);
}

/** Register a voter **/


void register(String voter, String party) {
Voter v = (Voter) voters.get(voter);
if (v != null) {
v.party = party;
log(voter + " affiliation changed to " + party);
} else {
voters.put(voter, new Voter(voter, party));
log("Register voter " + voter+ " as a " + party);
}
}

/** Register a candidate **/


void candidate(String cand, String party) {
Candidate c = (Candidate) candidates.get(cand);
if (c != null) {
c.party = party;
log(cand + " affiliation changed to " + party);
return;
} else {
candidates.put(cand, new Candidate(cand, party));
log("Register candidate " + cand + " as a " + party);
}
}

/** List all of the candidates, PrimaryElection overrides **/


void list(String voter) throws ElectionException {
Enumeration it = candidates.elements();
log("Candidate list for " + voter);
int counter = 0;
while(it.hasMoreElements()) {
Candidate c = (Candidate) it.nextElement();
log(" " + ++counter + c.name);
}
}

/** Report the vote count for each candidate **/


void tally() throws ElectionException {
log("Tally");
Enumeration it = candidates.elements();
while(it.hasMoreElements()) {
Candidate c = (Candidate) it.nextElement();
log(" " + c.name + " (" + c.party + ") " + c.voteCount);
}
}

/** Reset all of the vote counts to 0 and voters as not voted **/
void reset() {
log("Reset");

Enumeration ic = candidates.elements();
while(ic.hasMoreElements()) {
Candidate c = (Candidate) ic.nextElement();
c.voteCount = 0;
}

Enumeration iv = voters.elements();
while(iv.hasMoreElements()) {
Voter v = (Voter) iv.nextElement();
v.voted = false;
}

}
void dump() {
System.out.println("\n\n----------------Start of
Dump-------------------");
System.out.println(OfficialRecord);
System.out.println("---------------End of Dump------------------------");
}

void exit(){
done = true;
log("Exit");
}

/** Retrieve a voter object


**/
Voter getVoter(String voter) throws NotRegisteredException {
Voter v = (Voter) voters.get(voter);
if (v == null) {
throw new NotRegisteredException(voter);
}
return v;
}

/** Retrieve a candidate object


**/
Candidate getCandidate(String name) throws NotACandidateException {
Candidate c = (Candidate) candidates.get(name);
if (c == null) {
throw new NotACandidateException(name);
}
return c;
}

/** Return true if candidate and voter parties match


**/
boolean sameParty(Candidate c, Voter v) {
return (c.party.compareTo(v.party) == 0);
}

}; // Election

/*****************************************************************************
MESSAGE CLASSES
*****************************************************************************/

/** The Messsage class is the abstract base class for all messages. Each drived
** message type must define a perform method that operates on an election
**/
abstract class Message {
String type;
/** perform implements tasks associated with the specific message
** @param e is the election for which the message is intended
** @throws ElectionException if the tasks cannot be performed
**/
abstract void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException;

/** parse separates message arguments into individual strings


** Each argument is of the form <argument>, where the argument is delimited
** by angle brackets. parse reads the actual arguments into an array
** provided by the caller. The number of arguments read is the lesser of
** the number of elements provided in the message and the number of slots
** in the receiving array (args).
** @param msg is the actual message, which is a single string
** @param args is an array of strings into which the actual arguments are
** placed.
**/
void parse(String msg, String[] args) {
StringBuffer b = new StringBuffer();
type = msg.substring(0,4);
int count = 0;
int start = msg.indexOf('<');
int end = msg.indexOf('>');
while (count < args.length && start < end && start >= 0) {
args[count++] = msg.substring(start + 1, end);
start = msg.indexOf('<', end);
end = msg.indexOf('>', start);
}
} // Parse
};// Message

/** Request to record a vote **/


class VoteMessage extends Message {
String[] args = new String[2]; // Expects two arguments, candidate and voter.
VoteMessage(String s) {
parse(s, args);
}
// Record the vote
void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException {
e.vote(args[0], args[1]);
}
};

/** Request to register a new voter **/


class RegisterMessage extends Message {
String[] args = new String[2]; // Expects two arguments, voter and party
RegisterMessage(String s) {
parse(s, args);
}
// Register the voter
void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException {
e.register(args[0], args[1]);
}
}; //RegisterMessage

/** Request to register a candidate **/


class CandidateMessage extends Message {
String[] args = new String[2];
CandidateMessage(String s) {
parse(s, args);
}
// Register the candidate
void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException {
e.candidate(args[0], args[1]);
}
}; // End CandidateMessage

/** Request to list the candidates available to a particular voter **/


class ListMessage extends Message {
String[] args = new String[1]; // Expects one argument, a voter
ListMessage(String s) {
parse(s, args);
}
// Display the list
void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException {
e.list(args[0]);
}
};

/** Request that the program - and the election - terminate


**/
class ExitMessage extends Message {
void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException {
e.exit();
}
};

/** Request a listing of all of the transactions for the election


**/
class DumpMessage extends Message {
void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException {
e.dump();
}
};

/** Request that the election be restarted


**/
class ResetMessage extends Message {
void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException {
e.reset();
}
};

/** Request a tally of all of the candidates and the number of


** votes they have received
**/
class TallyMessage extends Message {
void perform(Election e) throws ElectionException {
e.tally();
}
};

/** Example of a Factory -- this contains only one static method, create, which
** generates a new message object of the appropriate type from a text
** message. Each message has the form described in the assignment
** where the first four characters define the message type, the fifth
** character is blank and the remainder of the message string contains
** arguments delimited by angle brackets
**/
class MessageFactory {
/** This method, create, examines the first few characters of the message
** to determine the type of the message, then creates a new instance of
** the appropriate message type.
** @param msg is text, which could be read from a file or could be received
** from a network of voting machines and terminals
** @return is an object derived from the class Method, or null if the type of
** the message is unknown
**/
public static Message create(String msg) {
Message result = null;
char type = msg.charAt(0);
// Note, if this were real code we would check the complete message id.
switch (type) {
case 'D': // dump
result = new DumpMessage();
break;
case 'E': // Exit
result = new ExitMessage();
break;
case 'V': // VOTE
result = new VoteMessage(msg);
break;
case 'R': // RGST or REST
if (msg.charAt(1) == 'G') {
result = new RegisterMessage(msg);
} else {
result = new ResetMessage();
}
break;
case 'C': // CAND
result = new CandidateMessage(msg);
break;
case 'L': // LIST
result = new ListMessage(msg);
break;
case 'T': // TLLY
result = new TallyMessage();
break;
} // switch
return result;
} // create
}; // MessageFactory

/** GeneralElection
** Voters can vote for any candidate
**/
class GeneralElection extends Election {
GeneralElection() {
log("General Election");
}

/**
** verify only that the voter has not already voted
@param candidate is not used
@param voter is the name of a voter
**/
void verify(String candidate, String voter)throws ElectionException {
Voter v = getVoter(voter);
if (v.voted) { // check that voter hasn't already voted
throw new AlreadyVotedException(voter);
}
}
};

/** PrimaryElection
** Voters can only vote for candidates in the same party
**/
class PrimaryElection extends Election {
PrimaryElection() {
log("Primary Election");
}

/** Verify that the voter has not already voted and that the candidate
** for whom the voter is voting has the same party affiliation as the
** voter
** @param candidate is the name of the candidate for whom the voter
** is voting
** @param voter is the name of the voter
** @throws AlreadyVotedException if the voter has already voted in
** this election.
** @throws WrongPartyException if the voter and candidate do not
** belong to the same party.
**/
void verify(String candidate, String voter) throws ElectionException {
// check that voter hasn't already voted
Voter v = getVoter(voter);
if (v.voted) {
throw new AlreadyVotedException(voter);
}
// check that party affiliations are the same
Candidate c = getCandidate(candidate);
if (!sameParty(c, v)) {
throw new WrongPartyException(voter, c.party);
}
}

/** List only the candidates for the voters own party **/
void list(String voter) throws ElectionException {
Enumeration it = candidates.elements();
Voter v = getVoter(voter);
log("List for " + voter);
int counter = 0;
while(it.hasMoreElements()) {
Candidate c = (Candidate) it.nextElement();
if (sameParty(c, v)) {
log(" " + ++counter + c.name);
}
}
}
};

/**
** Exceptions for various unexpected situations
** This is obviously overkill, but it illustrates the use of an exception
hierarchy
**/
abstract class ElectionException extends Exception {
abstract String getLogMessage();
};

/** AlreadyVotedException indicates that a voter is attempting to vote


** more than once in an election
**/
class AlreadyVotedException extends ElectionException {
String voter;
AlreadyVotedException(String voter) {this.voter = voter;}
String getLogMessage() {return voter + " already voted";}
};

/** WrongPartyException indicates that a voter is voting for a candidate


** in another party in a primary election
**/
class WrongPartyException extends ElectionException {
String voter;
String party;
WrongPartyException(String voter, String party) {
this.voter = voter;
this.party = party;
}
String getLogMessage() {return voter + " cannot vote for a " + party;}
};

/** NotRegisteredException indicates that the specified name is not


** that of any registered voter
**/
class NotRegisteredException extends ElectionException {
String name;
NotRegisteredException(String name) {this.name = name;}
String getLogMessage() {return name + " is not registered";}
};

/** NotACandidateException indicates that a request has been made


** to vote for someone who is not recognized as a registered candidate
**/
class NotACandidateException extends ElectionException {
String name;
NotACandidateException(String name) {this.name = name;}
String getLogMessage() {return name + " is not a candidate";}
};

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