import java.io.Serializable;

/**

* The BestMove objects are a transparent structure to have places to keep

* track of the best moves seen by each thread as they search

*

*/

public class BestMove implements Serializable {

private static final long serialVersionUID = 7218269248347381737L;

public Move move;

public int value;

public int movesExamined;

public BestMove(boolean maximize) {

value = maximize ? LiteUtil.MIN_VALUE : LiteUtil.MAX_VALUE;

movesExamined = 0;

move = null;

}

@Override

public String toString() {

StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("Move: ");

if (move == null) {

builder.append("null");

} else {

builder.append(

String.format("%c%d to %c%d",

move.getFromCol() + 'a', 8 - move.getFromRow(),

move.getToCol() + 'a', 8 - move.getToRow()));

}

builder.append(String.format(" Value: %,12d", value));

return builder.toString();

}

}