[ENHANCEMENT] Region Logic

[Chase-Grajeda]

LEGUP currently lacks a generalized way to track regions and display them on game boards. This feature aims to start tracking cells as indiviudal regions of cells, which will allow us to implement region-based logic in puzzles such as Ripple Effect, Minesweeper, and Star Battle

GridRegion.java spec: (Members)

• List / Array of pointers to GridCells
  • The list of GridCells allows us to quickly dereference the current board state and observe the current values of a region. Using pointers allows a memory efficient solution in the case of overlapping cells between regions. Assert this region is updated with each board transition
• String Name
  • Name of region

XML Serialization Example:

<board>
    <region name='name'>
        <cells>
            <cell value='value1' x='0' y='0'/>
            <cell value='value2' x='1' y='0'/>
        </cells>
    </region>
</board>

Describe the improvement you'd like

• Create red colored tiles with low opacity for testing
• Create an abstract region class called GridRegion.java in model/gameboard/
• Write small child class of GridRegion called RippleEffectRegion in puzzle/rippleeffect/ to implement members
• Write simple child class of GridCell called RippleEffectCell in puzzle/rippleeffect/
• Write custom XML serialization of Ripple Effect similar to other puzzles
• Successfully load demo XML file
• Successfully save demo XML file
• Successfully edit demo XML file

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Additional Context

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