Updated version

src/Main.java

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 import backend.Board;
 import backend.Move;
 import backend.Piece;
@@ -10,10 +12,24 @@ public class Main {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		// testing : 
+		//testing the board
 		Board testBoard = new Board(8, 8);
 		testBoard.populateBoard();
+		System.out.println(testBoard.getWidth());
+		System.out.println(testBoard.getHeight());
 		System.out.println(testBoard.toString());
 		
+		//testing the pieces coordinates, colour and type
+		Piece testPiece= new Piece(1,2, PieceType.Rook, false);
+		System.out.println(testPiece.getX());
+		System.out.println(testPiece.getY());
+		System.out.println(testPiece.getType());
+		System.out.println(testPiece.isWhite());
+		
+		//getting the pieces on the board
+		System.out.println(testBoard.getPieces());
+
+		
 		// launches graphical interface : 
 		MyInterface mjf = new MyInterface();
 		mjf.setVisible(true);

src/backend/Board.java

@@ -3,19 +3,24 @@ package backend;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 public class Board {
+	private int width;
+	private int height;
+	private Piece[][] board;//creating an array for the coordinates of the board
 
 	public Board(int colNum, int lineNum) {
-		//TODO
+		this.width=colNum;
+		this.height=lineNum;
+		this.board= new Piece[width][height];
 	}
 
 	public int getWidth() {
 		//TODO
-		return 0;
+		return width;
 	}
 
 	public int getHeight() {
 		//TODO
-		return 0;
+		return height;
 	}
 
 	public int getTurnNumber() {
@@ -33,9 +38,23 @@ public class Board {
 	}
 
 	public void populateBoard() {
-		//TODO
+		PieceType[] values= PieceType.values(); 
+		//Pawn, Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King
+		PieceType[] backRowPieces= {values[1], values[2], values[3], values[4], values[5], values[3], values[2], values[1]};
+		//row 2 and 7 using only pawns
+		for(int x=0; x<8; x++) {
+			board[x][1]= new Piece(x,1,values[0], false);
+			board[x][6]= new Piece(x,6,values[0], true);
+		}
+		//row 1 and 8 using other pieces
+		for(int x=0; x<8; x++ ) {
+			board[x][0]= new Piece(x, 0, backRowPieces[x], false);
+			board[x][7]= new Piece(x, 7, backRowPieces[x], true);
+		}
+		
 	}
 	
+	
 	public void cleanBoard() {
 		//TODO
 	}
@@ -47,8 +66,13 @@ public class Board {
 	
 	public ArrayList<Piece> getPieces() {
 		ArrayList<Piece> pieces = new ArrayList<>();
-		//TODO
+		for(int y=0; y<8; y++) {
-		
+			for(int x=0; x<8; x++) {
+				if(board[x][y] != null) {
+					pieces.add(board[x][y]);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		return pieces;
 	}
 
@@ -97,3 +121,4 @@ public class Board {
 	}
 
 }
+

src/backend/Piece.java

@@ -1,21 +1,32 @@
 package backend;
 
 public class Piece {
-
+	
+	private int x_coor;
+	private int y_coor;
+	private PieceType piece;
+	private boolean white;
+	
+	public Piece(int x, int y, PieceType laPiece, boolean isWhite) {
+		this.x_coor=x;
+		this.y_coor=y;
+		this.piece=laPiece;
+		this.white=isWhite;
+	}
 	public int getX() {
-		return 0;
+		return x_coor;
 	}
 
 	public int getY() {
-		return 0;
+		return y_coor;
 	}
 	
 	public PieceType getType() {
-		return null;
+		return piece;
 	}
 	
 	public boolean isWhite() {
-		return false;
+		return white;
 	}
 	
 }