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// Define the interface to the player task for the telephone game.
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const int NUMPLAYERS  = 5;				// Number of players in the game
const int TIMESAROUND = 2;				// Number of times the message goes around the ring of players

_Task Player {
  public:
    enum Status {Active, Blocked};			// Possible states of the players at any given moment.
  private:
    Status     *StateInformation;			// Contains status of each task.
    int        &gameOver;				// Location of value which indicates the game is over.
    int         id;					// Identity of player
    Player     *nextPlayer;				// Identity of next player in circle.
    char       *message;				// Message being passed around the ring.

    void main();					// Main body of task.
    void perturbMessage();				// Randomly perturbs the message.
    void printInfo();					// Print status of game and message at this point.
  public:
    ~Player();
    Player( Status SI[], int &newgameOver, Player *next, int whoami );
								    
    void SetPlayer(Player * next) {nextPlayer = next;}	// Sets id of next player.  
    void SendMessage(char * m);				// Transfers message over.
};