remove marietta's edit to try highlight again

src/backend/Board.java

@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 package backend;
 
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import javax.swing.JPanel;
 
-
-public class Board extends JPanel {
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+public class Board {
 	private int width;
 	private int height;
 	private Piece[][] board;//creating an array for the coordinates of the board
 	private Piece chosenPiece=null;
 	private int turnNumber=0;
 	private boolean isTurnWhite=true;
-	private ArrayList<int[]> highlightedSquares= new ArrayList<>();
+//	private ArrayList<int[]> highlightedSquares= new ArrayList<>();
 
 	public Board(int colNum, int lineNum) {
 		this.width=colNum;
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ public class Board extends JPanel {
 	}
 
 	public void setPiece(boolean isWhite, PieceType type, int x, int y) {
-		board[x][y]= new Piece (x, y, type, isWhite);
+		board[y][x]= new Piece (x, y, type, isWhite);
 	}
 
 	public void populateBoard() {
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@ public class Board extends JPanel {
 			board[x][7]= new Piece(x, 7, backRowPieces[x], true);
 		}
 		
-		
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -84,7 +79,6 @@ public class Board extends JPanel {
 		}
 		
 		return builder.toString();
-
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -101,72 +95,52 @@ public class Board extends JPanel {
 	}
 
 	public void userTouch(int x, int y) {
-	    // Get the clicked piece from the board
-	    Piece clickedPiece = getPiece(x, y);
-
-	    if (clickedPiece != null) {
-	        // Initialize the MovePiece with the clicked piece and the current board
-	        MovePiece movePiece = new MovePiece(clickedPiece, this);
-
-	        // Call to add the possible moves
-	        movePiece.addPossibleMoves();
+		Piece clickedPiece=board[x][y];
+		if(chosenPiece==null) {
+			//when no piece is selected
+			if(clickedPiece!=null && clickedPiece.isWhite()==isTurnWhite) {
+				chosenPiece=clickedPiece;
 			}
 		}
-
-
-	public void addHighlight(int x, int y) {
-	    highlightedSquares.add(new int[]{x, y});
-	    repaint();
+		else { //if a piece is already selected
+			if(isSelected(x,y)) {
+				chosenPiece=null; //unselect the chosen piece to revert to normal state
 			}
-
-	
-	public Piece getPiece(int x, int y) {
-	    if (x >= 0 && x < 8 && y >= 0 && y < 8) {
-	        return board[x][y]; // Assuming `board` is your 2D array of Pieces
+			else { //move selected piece to new position using MovePiece logics
+				MovePiece movement= new MovePiece(chosenPiece, this);
+				boolean movementSuccess=false;
+				if(chosenPiece.getType()==PieceType.Pawn) {
+					movementSuccess=movement.movePawn(x,y);
+				} else if (chosenPiece.getType()==PieceType.Rook) {
+					movementSuccess=movement.moveRook(x, y);										
+				}else if (chosenPiece.getType()==PieceType.Bishop) {
+					movementSuccess=movement.moveBishop(x, y);
+				}else if (chosenPiece.getType()==PieceType.King) {
+					movementSuccess=movement.moveKing(x, y);
+				}else if (chosenPiece.getType()==PieceType.Queen) {
+					movementSuccess=movement.moveQueen(x, y);
 				}
-	    return null;
+				if(movementSuccess) {
+					chosenPiece=null;
+					turnNumber++;
+					isTurnWhite=! isTurnWhite;
+				} else { //invalid move 
 			}
-
-	public ArrayList<int[]> getHighlightedSquares() {
-	    return highlightedSquares;
 		}
-
-	
-
-	public void refreshHighlights() {
-	    super.repaint(); // Just call the original JPanel repaint
 	}
-	
-	public void clearHighlights() {
-	    highlightedSquares.clear();
-	    repaint(); // This refreshes the board after clearing highlights
-	}
-
-
-	public void repaint() {
-	    super.repaint(); // This calls the original JPanel repaint, not the same method again
-	}
-
-		
-	
-
-	public void revalidate() {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-		
 	}
 
 	public boolean isSelected(int x, int y) { //checks if any piece is selected and if its position matches that of the x,y coordinates
 		return chosenPiece != null && chosenPiece.getX()==x && chosenPiece.getY()==y;
 	}
 	
-	/*
+	
 	public Piece getPiece(int x, int y) { //returns figure and gives coordinates
 	    if (x >= 0 && x < width && y >= 0 && y < height) { //checks if coordinates are inside the board
 	        return board[x][y]; //returns the piece which is currently on this coordinates 
 	    }
 	    return null;
 	}
-	*/
 	
 	public void movePiece(int oldX, int oldY, int newX, int newY) {
 	    if (board[oldX][oldY] != null) { //checks if there is a piece at that position
@@ -177,7 +151,6 @@ public class Board extends JPanel {
 	        // Update its internal coordinates
 	        piece.setX(newX);
 	        piece.setY(newY);
-	        this.repaint();
 	    }
 	}
 	/* saving-loading feature :*/
@@ -195,13 +168,9 @@ public class Board extends JPanel {
 	/* The following methods require more work ! */
 
 	public boolean isHighlighted(int x, int y) {
-	    for (int[] square : highlightedSquares) {
-	        if (square[0] == x && square[1] == y) {
-	            return true;
-	        }
-	    }
-	    return false;
-	}
+		//return highlightedSquares.contains(Point(x,y));
+	return true; }
+			
 
 	public void undoLastMove() {
 		//TODO
@@ -219,4 +188,3 @@ public class Board extends JPanel {
 	}
 
 }
-

src/backend/HighlightManager.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package backend;
+/*package backend;
 
 public class HighlightManager {
 	
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class HighlightManager {
 	
 	    }
 	    
-	    
+	 */   
 	
 	
 

src/backend/MovePiece.java

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ public class MovePiece {
 
     private Piece piece;
     private Board board;
-    private HighlightManager highlightManager;
+  //  private HighlightManager highlightManager;
 
        
 
     public MovePiece(Piece piece, Board board) {
         this.piece = piece;
         this.board = board;
-        this.highlightManager = new HighlightManager(board);
+       // this.highlightManager = new HighlightManager(board);
     }
 
   //Pawn movement logic  
@@ -160,17 +160,17 @@ public class MovePiece {
 
         if ((stepX <= 1 && stepY <= 1) && !(stepX == 0 && stepY == 0)) { //moving 1 space in any direction
             Piece targetPiece = board.getPiece(x, y);
-            if (targetPiece == null || targetPiece.isWhite() != piece.isWhite()) { //move is space is empty or capture
+            if (targetPiece == null || targetPiece.isWhite() != piece.isWhite()) { //move is space is empty o
                 board.movePiece(currentX, currentY, x, y);
                 return true;
             }
         }
         return false;
     }
+}
     
     
-    
-    public void addPossibleMoves() {
+  /*  public void addPossibleMoves() {
         switch (piece.getType()) {
             case Pawn:highlightManager.highlightPawnMoves(piece);
             case Rook:highlightManager.highlightRookMoves(piece);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class MovePiece {
     }
 }
 
-     
+    */ 
 
     
 

src/random_file_to_delete.java

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
-public class random_file_to_delete {
-
-	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-
-	}
-
-}