Module com.example.bookscrabbleapp

Package Model

Class ClientCommunication

java.lang.Object

java.util.Observable

Model.ClientCommunication

public class ClientCommunication
extends Observable

This class is responsible for the communication between the client and the server It sends messages to the server and notifies the observers when a message is received The protocol is: id:method:input1,input2,... The id is the id of the client, -1 means that the client is not connected yet

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ClientCommunication()
ClientCommunication(String ip, int port, String name)	Creates a new client communication with the server and starts a new thread to check for messages from the server

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close()	close the socket connection to the server -> stop the thread
void	connect(String ip, int port, String name)
void	send(int id, String methodName, String... args)	Sends a message to the server, protocol: id:method:input1,input2,...

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, clearChanged, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers, setChanged

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ClientCommunication

public ClientCommunication()

ClientCommunication

public ClientCommunication(String ip,
 int port,
 String name)

Creates a new client communication with the server and starts a new thread to check for messages from the server

Parameters:

ip - the host to connect to

port - the port to connect to

Method Details

connect

public void connect(String ip,
 int port,
 String name)

send

public void send(int id,
 String methodName,
 String... args)

Sends a message to the server, protocol: id:method:input1,input2,...

Parameters:

id - the id of the client

methodName - the method name to call

args - the inputs to the method

close

public void close()

close the socket connection to the server -> stop the thread