// CSE 142 Winter 2008, Marty Stepp
//
// A Cougar is a slow, dumb animal that lives in the Critters simulation.
// A cougar moves 3 steps west, 3 steps east, and repeats.

import java.awt.*;   // for Color

public class Cougar extends Critter {
	private int moves;
	
	public Cougar() {
		moves = 0;
	}
	
	public Color getColor() {
		return Color.RED;
	}
	
	// This method returns a single move for the Cougar to make on the screen.
	// To implement the overall 3-left, 3-right pattern, I need to count how many
	// moves I have made and use that information to know which way to move each time.
	public Direction getMove() {
		moves++;
		if (moves > 6) {
			moves = 1;
		}
		System.out.println("This is move #" + moves);
		if (moves <= 3) {
			return Direction.WEST;
		} else {
			return Direction.EAST;
		}

		// You can't use a for loop like this:		
//		for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
//		 	return Direction.WEST;
//		}
//		for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
//			return Direction.EAST;
//		}
	}

	public String toString() {
		return "C";
	}
}