worked on riddle class

data/synonyms.dat

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ grab, take
 destroy, attack
 kill, attack
 ?, help
+man, riddler
+butler, riddler
+helper, riddler
 leave, quit
 drive, go
 move, go

data/words.dat

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ quit, verb
 help, verb
 jump, verb
 read, verb
+talk, verb
 north, direction
 south, direction
 west, direction

src/com/bayviewglen/zork/Command.java

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Command {
 		return enemy;
 	}
 	public boolean hasRiddler() {
-		
+		return CommandWords.isRiddler(riddler); 
 	}
 	public boolean hasEnemy() {
 		return !enemy.equals("");

src/com/bayviewglen/zork/CommandWords.java

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import java.util.Scanner;
  */
 class CommandWords {
 	// a constant array that holds all valid command words
-	private static HashMap<String, String> m_words = new HashMap<String, String>();;
+	private static HashMap<String, String> m_words = new HashMap<String, String>();
+	private static HashMap<String, String> m_synonyms = new HashMap<String, String>();
 	/**
 	 * Constructor - initialise the command words.
 	 */
@@ -33,6 +34,18 @@ class CommandWords {
 		}catch (Exception e) {
                   e.printStackTrace();
 		}	
+		
+		try {
+			Scanner in = new Scanner(new File("data/synonyms.dat"));
+			while(in.hasNext()){
+				String text = in.nextLine();
+				String[] textarr = text.split(",");
+				m_synonyms.put(textarr[0], textarr[1].substring(1));
+			}
+            in.close();
+		}catch (Exception e) {
+                  e.printStackTrace();
+		}	
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -71,6 +84,14 @@ class CommandWords {
 				return false;
 			}
 	}
+	
+	public static boolean isRiddler(String aString) {
+		try {
+			return m_words.get(aString).equals("riddler"); 
+		}catch(Exception e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Print all valid commands to System.out.
 	 */
@@ -82,4 +103,18 @@ class CommandWords {
 		}
 		System.out.println();
 	}
+	
+	public static String replaceSynonym(String word) {
+		try {
+			String words = m_synonyms.get(word);
+			if(words == null)
+				throw new Exception();
+			else
+				return words;
+			} catch(Exception e) {
+				return word;
+			}
+	}
+
+	
 }

src/com/bayviewglen/zork/Parser.java

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Parser {
 		String direction = "";
 		String item = "";
 		String enemy = "";
-		String
+		String riddler = ""; 
 		boolean open = false;
 		//String word2;
 		ArrayList<String> words = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class Parser {
 				item = words.get(i);
 			}else if(CommandWords.isEnemy(words.get(i))){
 				enemy = words.get(i);
+			}else if(CommandWords.isRiddler(words.get(i))) {
+				riddler = words.get(i); 
 			}else{
 				otherWords.add(words.get(i));
 			}
@@ -73,11 +75,11 @@ class Parser {
 		//System.out.println(verb);
 		if (CommandWords.isCommand(verb))
 			if(!open)
-				return new Command(verb, otherWords, direction, item, enemy);
+				return new Command(verb, otherWords, direction, item, enemy, riddler);
 			else
-				return new Command("open", otherWords, direction, item, enemy);
+				return new Command("open", otherWords, direction, item, enemy, riddler);
 		else
-			return new Command(null, otherWords, direction, item, enemy);
+			return new Command(null, otherWords, direction, item, enemy, riddler);
 	}
 
 	/**