//
// FUNCTION : Connect
//
// DESCRIPTION : This method will connect to the server for the chat client. It will generate a GUID if it needs one and
// will send a clientInfo class object with the information to the user. It will also create the message
// queue that this client will use and send the connection string in the object as well.
//
// PARAMETERS : NA
// RETURNS : None
//
public void Connect()
{
string mQueueGeneral = @"FormatName:Direct=TCP:" + connectBox.Text.ToString() + "\\private$\\genMQ";//Using the IP address entered for the connection string
try
{
myClient = new ClientInfo();
genMQ = new MessageQueue(mQueueGeneral);//connect to message
//check to see if general queue is empty
if (IsQueueEmpty(genMQ))
{
//function will throw exception if queue doesn't exist
}
genMQ.Formatter = new XmlMessageFormatter(new Type[] { typeof(ClientInfo) }); //format the messages to allow for passing classinfo
myClient.clientID = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(); //creation of a unique GUID for client
myClient.clientIP = getIP(); //creation of an IP for client
myClient.connected = true;
genMQ.Send(myClient);
genMQ.Close();
try
{
clientQueue = MessageQueue.Create(@".\private$\" + myClient.clientID);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("EX: {0}" + e.Message);
}
finally
{
clientQueue = new MessageQueue(@".\private$\" + myClient.clientID);
clientQueue.Formatter = new XmlMessageFormatter(new Type[] { typeof(ClientInfo) });
loop.Start();
TextBoxIn.Focus();
}
connectBox.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
connectToServer.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
connectionAccepted.Text = "Status: Connected";
connectionAccepted.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
TextSendBtn.IsEnabled = true;
}
catch (MessageQueueException)
{
System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("Sorry, could not connect to message queue. Try again!");
}
catch (Exception a)
{
System.Windows.MessageBox.Show(a.ToString());
connectBox.IsEnabled = true;
connectToServer.IsEnabled = true;
connectionAccepted.Text = "Could not connect!";
connectionAccepted.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
}
}