/* Connects */
/// <summary>Connect an output port of one Component to an input port
/// of another
/// </summary>
protected internal Connection Connect(Component sender, Port outP, Component receiver, Port inP, int size, bool IPCount)
{
int cap = size;
if (size == 0)
cap = _defaultCapacity;
//string outName = outPort.displayName;
//string inName = inPort.displayName;
if (outP._displayName.Equals("*"))
{
outP._name = "*OUT";
outP._displayName = "*OUT";
}
if (inP._displayName.Equals("*"))
{
inP._name = "*IN";
inP._displayName = "*IN";
}
OutputPort op = null;
if (!outP._displayName.Substring(0, 1).Equals("*"))
{
op = sender._outputPorts[outP._name]; // try to find output port with port name - no index
if (op == null)
{
FlowError.Complain("Output port not defined in metadata: " + sender._name + "." + outP._displayName);
}
if (op is OutArray && outP._index == -1)
{
outP._index = 0;
outP._displayName = outP._name + "[" + outP._index + "]";
}
if (outP._index > -1 && !(op is OutArray))
{
FlowError.Complain("Output port not defined as array in metadata: " + sender._name + "." + outP._displayName);
}
if (!(op is NullOutputPort) && !(op is OutArray) && op._cnxt != null)
{
FlowError.Complain("Multiple connections to output port:" + sender._name + ' ' + outP._displayName);
}
}
op = new OutputPort();
op.SetSender(sender);
op._name = outP._displayName;
op._connected = true;
op._fullName = sender._name + "." + outP._displayName;
op._traceNetwork = sender._mother;
sender._outputPorts.Remove(op._name);
sender._outputPorts.Add(op._name, op);
/* start processing input port */
IInputPort ip = null;
if (!inP._displayName.Substring(0, 1).Equals("*"))
{
ip = receiver._inputPorts[inP._name];
if (ip == null)
{
FlowError.Complain("Input port not defined in metadata: " + receiver._name + "." + inP._displayName);
}
if (ip is ConnArray && inP._index == -1)
{
inP._index = 0;
inP._displayName = inP._name + "[" + inP._index + "]";
}
if (inP._index > -1 && !(ip is ConnArray))
{
FlowError.Complain("Input port not defined as array in metadata: " + receiver._name + "." + inP._displayName);
}
}
Connection c;
if (ip is Connection)
{
if (size != 0 && size != cap)
{
FlowError.Complain("Connection capacity does not agree with previous specification\n " + receiver._name
+ "." + inP._displayName);
}
c = (Connection)ip;
}
else
{
if (ip is InitializationConnection)
{
FlowError.Complain("Mixed connection to input port: " + receiver._name + "." + inP._displayName);
}
c = new Connection(cap);
c.SetReceiver(receiver);
c._name = inP._displayName;
c._IPCount = IPCount;
c._fullName = receiver._name + "." + c._name;
receiver._inputPorts.Remove(c._name);
receiver._inputPorts.Add(c._name, c);
}
c.BumpSenderCount();
op._cnxt = c;
c._receiver = receiver;
c._fullName = receiver.Name + "." + inP._displayName;
return c;
}