Interpreter2.java
/* 
 * This interpreter is intended to paint different colored dots in a window. 
 * 
 * The commands that the interpreter can recognize and respond to are: 
 * -BLUE: paint a blue dot 
 * -RED: paint a red dot 
 * -GREEN: paint a green dot 
 * -YELLOW: paint a yellow dot 
 * -HELP: show a list of the commands in a dialog message box 
 * -EXIT terminate the program 
 */

package interpreters;

import java.awt.Color;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import painter.SPainter;
import shapes.SCircle;

public class Interpreter2 {

    private void interpreter() {

        // CREATE OBJECTS TO THINK WITH
        SPainter miro = new SPainter("Dot Thing", 400, 400);
        miro.setScreenLocation(0, 0);
        SCircle dot = new SCircle(180);

        //REPEATEDLY TAKE A COMMAND FROM AN INPUT DIALOG BOX AND INTERPRET IT
        while (true) {
            String command = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Command?");
            if (command == null) {
                command = "exit";
            } //user clicked on Cancel
            if (command.equalsIgnoreCase("blue")) {
                miro.setColor(Color.BLUE);
                miro.paint(dot);
            } else if (command.equalsIgnoreCase("red")) {
                miro.setColor(Color.RED);
                miro.paint(dot);
            } else if (command.equalsIgnoreCase("green")) {
                miro.setColor(Color.GREEN);
                miro.paint(dot);
            } else if (command.equalsIgnoreCase("yellow")) {
                miro.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
                miro.paint(dot);
            } else if (command.equalsIgnoreCase("help")) {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Valid commands are: "
                        + "RED | BLUE | GREEN | YELLOW | HELP | EXIT ");
            } else if (command.equalsIgnoreCase("exit")) {
                miro.end();
                System.out.println("Thank you for viewing the dots ...");
                break;
            } else {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Unrecognizable command: "
                        + command.toUpperCase());

            }
        }
    }
    // INFRASTRUCTURE FPR SOME SIMPLE PAINTING

    public Interpreter2() {
        interpreter();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new Interpreter2();
            }
        });
    }

}