starting work on file manager. reorganized project.

dndBuilder/src/GUI/PanelHolder.java

@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 package GUI;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
+
+/*
+
+NOTES:
+
+    - Implement getters for lastPanel, currentPanel, and nextPanel.
+    - Implement panel creators.
+    - Implement button logic, which should set the lastPanel, currentPanel, and nextPanel indices.
+    - Extract individual classes for each JPanel field to inherit JPanel and contain additional values, such as race or class.
+
+ */
+
 public class PanelHolder {
 
     private JPanel mainMenuPanel;
@@ -12,6 +24,10 @@ public class PanelHolder {
     private JPanel finalizePanel;
     private JPanel loadMenuPanel;
 
+    private int lastPanel;
+    private int currentPanel;
+    private int nextPanel;
+
     public PanelHolder() {
 
         this.mainMenuPanel = createMainMenuPanel();
@@ -22,6 +38,9 @@ public class PanelHolder {
         this.equipmentPanel = createEquipmentSelectPanel();
         this.finalizePanel = createFinalizePanel();
         this.loadMenuPanel = createLoadMenu();
+            lastPanel = 0;
+            currentPanel = 0;
+            nextPanel = 0;
 
     }
 
@@ -98,6 +117,8 @@ public class PanelHolder {
      */
     private JPanel createRaceSelectPanel() {
 
+        currentPanel++;
+
         return new JPanel();
 
     }
@@ -105,6 +126,8 @@ public class PanelHolder {
     // TODO: Need to implement.
     private JPanel createClassSelectPanel() {
 
+        currentPanel++;
+
         return new JPanel();
 
     }
@@ -112,6 +135,8 @@ public class PanelHolder {
     // TODO: Need to implement.
     private JPanel createAbilityScoreSelectPanel() {
 
+        currentPanel++;
+
         return new JPanel();
 
     }
@@ -119,6 +144,8 @@ public class PanelHolder {
     // TODO: Need to implement.
     private JPanel createDescriptionPanel() {
 
+        currentPanel++;
+
         return new JPanel();
 
     }
@@ -126,6 +153,8 @@ public class PanelHolder {
     // TODO: Need to implement.
     private JPanel createEquipmentSelectPanel() {
 
+        currentPanel++;
+
         return new JPanel();
 
     }
@@ -133,6 +162,8 @@ public class PanelHolder {
     // TODO: Need to implement.
     private JPanel createFinalizePanel() {
 
+        currentPanel++;
+
         return new JPanel();
 
     }
@@ -140,6 +171,8 @@ public class PanelHolder {
     // TODO: Need to implement.
     private JPanel createLoadMenu() {
 
+        currentPanel = 7;
+
         return new JPanel();
 
     }

dndBuilder/src/GUI/UImanager.java

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ public class UImanager {
     private final PanelHolder guiPanels;
     private int currentPanel;
 
-    public UImanager (PanelHolder guiPanels) {
+    public UImanager (PanelHolder guiPanels, boolean returningUser) {
 
         this.gui = new JFrame("D&D Character Builder");
             this.guiPanels = guiPanels;
 
-            if (returningUser()) {
+            if (returningUser) {
 
                 this.currentPanel = 0;
 
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ public class UImanager {
 
 
 
-    }
-
-    // TODO: Need to implement.
-    private boolean returningUser() {
-
-        return false;
-
     }
 
     private JPanel getNextPanel() {