Cricinfo
Cricinfo is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features live coverage of cricket matches containing ball-by-ball commentary and a database for all the historic matches. The site also provides news and articles about cricket.
Features
We will focus on the following set of requirements while designing Cricinfo:
The system should keep track of all cricket-playing teams and their matches.
The system should show live ball-by-ball commentary of cricket matches.
All international cricket rules should be followed.
Any team playing a tournament will announce a squad (a set of players) for the tournament.
For each match, both teams will announce their playing-eleven from the tournament squad.
The system should be able to record stats about players, matches, and tournaments.
The system should be able to answer global stats queries like, “Who is the highest wicket taker of all time?”, “Who has scored maximum numbers of 100s in test matches?”, etc.
The system should keep track of all ODI, Test and T20 matches.
Rough Solution (LLD-Machine Coding)
// Enums representing various states and types in the cricket management system
public enum MatchFormat {
ODI, T20, TEST
}
public enum MatchResult {
LIVE, FINISHED, DRAWN, CANCELED
}
public enum UmpireType {
FIELD, RESERVED, TV
}
public enum WicketType {
BOLD, CAUGHT, STUMPED, RUN_OUT, LBW, RETIRED_HURT, HIT_WICKET, OBSTRUCTING
}
public enum BallType {
NORMAL, WIDE, WICKET, NO_BALL
}
public enum RunType {
NORMAL, FOUR, SIX, LEG_BYE, BYE, NO_BALL, OVERTHROW
}
// Supporting Address class
public class Address {
private String streetAddress;
private String city;
private String state;
private String zipCode;
private String country;
// Constructor, Getters, and Setters are omitted for brevity
}
// Abstract Person class
public abstract class Person {
private String name;
private Address address;
private String email;
private String phone;
// Constructor, Getters, and Setters are omitted for brevity
}
// Player class representing a cricket player
public class Player extends Person {
private List<PlayerContract> contracts = new ArrayList<>();
public boolean addContract(PlayerContract contract) {
contracts.add(contract);
return true;
}
}
// Admin class handling administrative tasks
public class Admin extends Person {
public boolean addMatch(Match match) {
System.out.println("Match added: " + match);
return true;
}
public boolean addTeam(Team team) {
System.out.println("Team added: " + team.getName());
return true;
}
public boolean addTournament(Tournament tournament) {
System.out.println("Tournament added: " + tournament.getName());
return true;
}
}
// Umpire class managing umpiring tasks
public class Umpire extends Person {
public boolean assignMatch(Match match) {
System.out.println("Umpire assigned to match: " + match.getMatchNumber());
return true;
}
}
// Referee class handling refereeing tasks
public class Referee extends Person {
public boolean assignMatch(Match match) {
System.out.println("Referee assigned to match: " + match.getMatchNumber());
return true;
}
}
// Commentator class handling match commentary, with Observer pattern
public class Commentator extends Person implements Observer {
private List<Match> assignedMatches = new ArrayList<>();
public boolean assignMatch(Match match) {
assignedMatches.add(match);
match.addObserver(this);
System.out.println("Commentator assigned to match: " + match.getMatchNumber());
return true;
}
@Override
public void update(String commentaryText) {
System.out.println("Commentator received update: " + commentaryText);
}
}
// Observer interface for notifying Commentators about match updates
interface Observer {
void update(String message);
}
// Observable Match class implementing match updates and observer management
public abstract class Match {
private int number;
private Date startTime;
private MatchResult result;
private List<Observer> observers = new ArrayList<>();
private Playing11[] teams = new Playing11[2];
private List<Inning> innings = new ArrayList<>();
private List<Umpire> umpires = new ArrayList<>();
private Referee referee;
private List<Commentator> commentators = new ArrayList<>();
private Stadium stadium;
public void addObserver(Observer observer) {
observers.add(observer);
}
public void notifyObservers(String message) {
for (Observer observer : observers) {
observer.update(message);
}
}
public void assignStadium(Stadium stadium) {
this.stadium = stadium;
}
public void assignReferee(Referee referee) {
this.referee = referee;
}
public int getMatchNumber() {
return number;
}
public void addCommentary(String commentaryText) {
notifyObservers(commentaryText);
}
// Other match-specific methods omitted for brevity
}
// Specific match types using the Factory Pattern
public class ODI extends Match {
// ODI-specific methods
}
public class Test extends Match {
// Test-specific methods
}
public class T20 extends Match {
// T20-specific methods
}
// Factory to create different match formats
public class MatchFactory {
public static Match createMatch(MatchFormat format) {
switch (format) {
case ODI:
return new ODI();
case T20:
return new T20();
case TEST:
return new Test();
default:
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown format");
}
}
}
// Team class representing a cricket team
public class Team {
private String name;
private List<Player> players = new ArrayList<>();
private Coach coach;
public boolean addPlayer(Player player) {
players.add(player);
return true;
}
public boolean addNews(News news) {
System.out.println("News added to team: " + name);
return true;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
}
// Tournament-related classes
public class Tournament {
private String name;
private List<Team> teams = new ArrayList<>();
public String getName() {
return name;
}
}
public class TournamentSquad {
private List<Player> players = new ArrayList<>();
public boolean addPlayer(Player player) {
players.add(player);
return true;
}
}
// Playing11 class representing the final playing squad for a match
public class Playing11 {
private List<Player> players = new ArrayList<>();
private Player twelfthMan;
public boolean addPlayer(Player player) {
players.add(player);
return true;
}
}
// Ball-by-ball representation
public class Ball {
private Player bowledBy;
private Player playedBy;
private BallType type;
private Wicket wicket;
private List<Run> runs = new ArrayList<>();
private Commentary commentary;
public void addRun(Run run) {
runs.add(run);
}
public void addWicket(Wicket wicket) {
this.wicket = wicket;
}
}
// Over class representing an over in the match
public class Over {
private int number;
private List<Ball> balls = new ArrayList<>();
public void addBall(Ball ball) {
balls.add(ball);
}
}
// Inning class representing an inning in the match
public class Inning {
private int number;
private Date startTime;
private List<Over> overs = new ArrayList<>();
public boolean addOver(Over over) {
overs.add(over);
return true;
}
}
// Wicket class representing a wicket event
public class Wicket {
private WicketType type;
private Player playerOut;
private Player caughtBy;
private Player runoutBy;
private Player stumpedBy;
}
// Commentary class for ball-by-ball commentary
public class Commentary {
private String text;
private Date createdAt;
private Commentator createdBy;
public Commentary(String text, Commentator createdBy) {
this.text = text;
this.createdBy = createdBy;
this.createdAt = new Date();
}
}
// Stadium class for the match location
public class Stadium {
private String name;
private Address location;
public String getName() {
return name;
}
}
// Run class representing runs scored in a ball
public class Run {
private RunType type;
private int value;
public Run(RunType type, int value) {
this.type = type;
this.value = value;
}
public int getValue() {
return value;
}
}
// Main class to demonstrate the use of the system
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Admin admin = new Admin();
Match match = MatchFactory.createMatch(MatchFormat.T20);
admin.addMatch(match);
Commentator commentator = new Commentator();
commentator.assignMatch(match);
match.addCommentary("Batsman hits a four!");
}
}