guiVersion of project, rewriting code for maximum clarity

dndBuilder/src/GUI/PanelHolder.java

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+package GUI;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+public class PanelHolder {
+
+    private JPanel mainMenuPanel;
+    private JPanel racePanel;
+    private JPanel classPanel;
+    private JPanel abilityScorePanel;
+    private JPanel descriptionPanel;
+    private JPanel equipmentPanel;
+    private JPanel finalizePanel;
+    private JPanel loadMenuPanel;
+
+    public PanelHolder() {
+
+        this.mainMenuPanel = createMainMenuPanel();
+        this.racePanel = createRaceSelectPanel();
+        this.classPanel = createClassSelectPanel();
+        this.abilityScorePanel = createAbilityScoreSelectPanel();
+        this.descriptionPanel = createDescriptionPanel();
+        this.equipmentPanel = createEquipmentSelectPanel();
+        this.finalizePanel = createFinalizePanel();
+        this.loadMenuPanel = createLoadMenu();
+
+    }
+
+    public JPanel getMainMenuPanel() {
+
+        return mainMenuPanel;
+
+    }
+
+    public JPanel getRacePanel() {
+
+        return racePanel;
+
+    }
+
+    public JPanel getClassPanel() {
+
+        return classPanel;
+
+    }
+
+    public JPanel getAbilityScorePanel() {
+
+        return abilityScorePanel;
+
+    }
+
+    public JPanel getDescriptionPanel() {
+
+        return descriptionPanel;
+
+    }
+
+    public JPanel getEquipmentPanel() {
+
+        return equipmentPanel;
+
+    }
+
+    public JPanel getFinalizePanel() {
+
+        return finalizePanel;
+
+    }
+
+    public JPanel getLoadMenuPanel() {
+
+        return loadMenuPanel;
+
+    }
+
+    /* TODO: Need to implement.
+
+            LEFT-SIDE: Two large buttons, split with a horizontal line. One is to create a new DnD character, the other is to create a
+            random character.
+
+            RIGHT-SIDE: One extra-large button to load an existing character.
+
+     */
+    private JPanel createMainMenuPanel() {
+
+        return new JPanel();
+
+    }
+
+    /* TODO: Need to implement.
+
+            LEFT-SIDE: Should appear with a random portrait of the default race, human. Below this
+            portrait, a button for the user to upload their own portrait.
+
+            RIGHT-SIDE: Should appear with a scrollable list of the user's available races. A tooltip is on each race, and expands to
+            describe the race, their proficiencies, languages, and ability score improvements.
+
+     */
+    private JPanel createRaceSelectPanel() {
+
+        return new JPanel();
+
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Need to implement.
+    private JPanel createClassSelectPanel() {
+
+        return new JPanel();
+
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Need to implement.
+    private JPanel createAbilityScoreSelectPanel() {
+
+        return new JPanel();
+
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Need to implement.
+    private JPanel createDescriptionPanel() {
+
+        return new JPanel();
+
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Need to implement.
+    private JPanel createEquipmentSelectPanel() {
+
+        return new JPanel();
+
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Need to implement.
+    private JPanel createFinalizePanel() {
+
+        return new JPanel();
+
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Need to implement.
+    private JPanel createLoadMenu() {
+
+        return new JPanel();
+
+    }
+
+}

dndBuilder/src/GUI/UImanager.java

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+package GUI;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+
+public class UImanager {
+
+    private final JFrame gui;
+    private final PanelHolder guiPanels;
+    private int currentPanel;
+
+    public UImanager (PanelHolder guiPanels) {
+
+        this.gui = new JFrame("D&D Character Builder");
+            this.guiPanels = guiPanels;
+
+            if (returningUser()) {
+
+                this.currentPanel = 0;
+
+            } else {
+
+                this.currentPanel = 1;
+
+            }
+
+        frameSetup();
+
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Need to implement.
+    private void frameSetup() {
+
+
+
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Need to implement.
+    private boolean returningUser() {
+
+        return false;
+
+    }
+
+    private JPanel getNextPanel() {
+
+        return switch (currentPanel) {
+            case 1 -> guiPanels.getRacePanel();
+            case 2 -> guiPanels.getClassPanel();
+            case 3 -> guiPanels.getAbilityScorePanel();
+            case 4 -> guiPanels.getDescriptionPanel();
+            case 5 -> guiPanels.getEquipmentPanel();
+            case 6 -> guiPanels.getLoadMenuPanel();
+            case 7 -> guiPanels.getFinalizePanel();
+            default -> guiPanels.getMainMenuPanel();
+        };
+
+    }
+
+    private void clearAndReset(JPanel nextPanel) {
+
+        gui.removeAll();
+        gui.add(nextPanel);
+
+        gui.repaint();
+        gui.revalidate();
+
+    }
+
+}