Package de.coreengine.network

Class NetworkManager

java.lang.Object

de.coreengine.network.NetworkManager

public class NetworkManager
extends Object

Class that manaes network stuff

Author:

Darius Dinger

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	NetworkManager.NetworkState	Network state of the game (one of): - DEDICATED_SERVER (Only server) - HOSTER (Hosting client) - CLIENT (Connected Client) - SINGLE (Singleplayer)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NetworkManager()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static NetworkManager.NetworkState	getState()
static boolean	host(int port, int maxPlayers, String password, Class<? extends PlayerGameObject> playerClass)	Setting up a dedicated server
static boolean	hostAndJoin(int port, int maxPlayers, String password, String name, Class<? extends PlayerGameObject> playerClass)	Hosting and joining a server via localhost
static TCPClient.HandshakeResult	join(String ip, int port, String password, String name, Class<? extends PlayerGameObject> playerClass)	Joining a running server.
static void	stop(String message)	Stops every connection
static void	sync()	Updating the network manager

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NetworkManager

public NetworkManager()

Method Detail

getState

public static NetworkManager.NetworkState getState()

Returns:

Current network state

host

public static boolean host(int port,
                           int maxPlayers,
                           String password,
                           Class<? extends PlayerGameObject> playerClass)

Setting up a dedicated server

Parameters:

port - Port to bind the server to

maxPlayers - Max players to join

password - Password of the server

playerClass - Class to instance when players join

Returns:

Could the server be created

join

public static TCPClient.HandshakeResult join(String ip,
                                             int port,
                                             String password,
                                             String name,
                                             Class<? extends PlayerGameObject> playerClass)

Joining a running server.

Parameters:

ip - Ip address of the server

port - Port of the server

password - Password of the server

name - Player name on the server

playerClass - Class to instance when players join

Returns:

Joining handshake result

hostAndJoin

public static boolean hostAndJoin(int port,
                                  int maxPlayers,
                                  String password,
                                  String name,
                                  Class<? extends PlayerGameObject> playerClass)

Hosting and joining a server via localhost

Parameters:

port - Port to bind the server to

maxPlayers - Max players for te server

password - Password of the server

playerClass - Class to instance when players join

name - Player name on the server

Returns:

Could the server be created

stop

public static void stop(String message)

Stops every connection

Parameters:

message - Message to send to connections before closing

sync

public static void sync()

Updating the network manager