refactor: introduce utils method for converting arrays into arraylists and make methods accessible with either

src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/ArrayTools.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+/** Provides various tools for Arrays. */
+public class ArrayTools {
+    /**
+     * Returns a variable-size array list backed by the specified array without allocating more memory than necessary.
+     * @param <E> the class of the objects in the array
+     * @param a the array by which the list will be backed
+     * @return a list view of the specified array
+     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified array is {@code null}
+     */
+    public static <E> ArrayList<E> toArrayList(E[] a) {
+        ArrayList<E> l = new ArrayList<>(a.length);
+        for(E e: a) {
+            l.add(e);
+        }
+        return l;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameInstance.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.gamelogic;
 
+import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.ArrayTools;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.IntVector2;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.entities.Entity;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.events.Event;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.config.ScenarioConfig;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.requests.Request;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -31,6 +33,15 @@ public class GameInstance {
         manager = new GameStateManager(_state);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks an array of {@link Request}s for validity and automatically applies them if valid.
+     * @param requests The requests to check
+     * @return The list of resulting {@link Event}s or {@link Optional#empty()} if the check failed
+     */
+    public Optional<List<Event>> checkRequestsAndApply(Request... requests) {
+        return checkRequestsAndApply(ArrayTools.toArrayList(requests));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks an array of {@link Request}s for validity and automatically applies them if valid.
      * @param requests The requests to check
@@ -48,6 +59,15 @@ public class GameInstance {
         return Optional.empty();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks an array of {@link Request}s for validity without applying it.
+     * @param requests The requests to check
+     * @return Whether or not the given set of requests is valid
+     */
+    public boolean checkRequests(Request... requests) {
+        return checkRequests(ArrayTools.toArrayList(requests));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks an array of {@link Request}s for validity without applying it.
      * @param requests The requests to check
@@ -57,6 +77,14 @@ public class GameInstance {
         return manager.processRequests(requests, false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Applies an array of {@link Event}s to the game state.
+     * @param events The events to apply.
+     */
+    public void applyEvents(Event... events) {
+        manager.applyEvents(events);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Applies an array of {@link Event}s to the game state.
      * @param events The events to apply.

src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameLogic.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.gamelogic;
 
+import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.ArrayTools;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.IntVector2;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.entities.Character;
 import uulm.teamname.marvelous.gamelibrary.entities.*;
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@ public class GameLogic {
 
                 state.mapSize.set(data.mapSize);
 
-                state.turnOrder = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(data.turnOrder));
+                state.turnOrder = ArrayTools.toArrayList(data.turnOrder);
 
                 state.activeCharacter = data.activeCharacter;
 

src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameStateManager.java

@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ class GameStateManager {
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Applies an array of {@link Event}s to the game state.
+     * @param events The events to apply
+     */
+    public void applyEvents(Event[] events) {
+        for(Event event: events) {
+            GameLogic.applyEvent(state, event);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Applies an array of {@link Event}s to the game state.
      * @param events The events to apply