/// <summary>
/// Activates TET C# Client and all underlying routines. Should be called _only_
/// once when an application starts up. Calling thread will be locked during
/// initialization.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="apiVersion"/>Version number of the Tracker API that this client will be compliant to</param>
/// <param name="mode"/>Mode though which the client will receive GazeData. Either ClientMode.Push or ClientMode.Pull</param>
/// <param name="hostname"/>The host name or IP address where the eye tracking server is running.</param>
/// <param name="portnumber"/>The port number used for the eye tracking server</param>
/// <returns>True is succesfully activated, false otherwise</returns>
public bool Activate(ApiVersion apiVersion, ClientMode mode, string hostname, int portnumber)
{
//if already running, deactivate before starting anew
if (isActive)
{
Deactivate();
}
//lock calling thread while initializing
initializationLock = Thread.CurrentThread;
lock (initializationLock)
{
apiManager = new GazeApiManager(this);
apiManager.Connect(hostname, portnumber);
if (apiManager.IsConnected())
{
apiManager.RequestTracker(mode, apiVersion);
apiManager.RequestAllStates();
//We wait untill above requests have been handled by server or timeout occours
bool waitSuccess = Monitor.Wait(initializationLock, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20));
if (waitSuccess == false)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Error initializing GazeManager");
return(false);
}
//init heartbeat
heartbeatHandler = new Heartbeat(apiManager);
heartbeatHandler.Start();
isActive = true;
}
else
{
Debug.WriteLine("Error initializing GazeManager");
}
return(isActive);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Activates TET C# Client and all underlying routines. Should be called _only_
/// once when an application starts up. Calling thread will be locked during
/// initialization.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="apiVersion"/>Version number of the Tracker API that this client will be compliant to</param>
/// <param name="mode"/>Mode though which the client will receive GazeData. Either ClientMode.Push or ClientMode.Pull</param>
/// <param name="hostname"/>The host name or IP address where the eye tracking server is running.</param>
/// <param name="portnumber"/>The port number used for the eye tracking server</param>
/// <returns>True is succesfully activated, false otherwise</returns>
public bool Activate(ApiVersion apiVersion, ClientMode mode, string hostname, int portnumber)
{
//if already running, deactivate before starting anew
if (isActive)
Deactivate();
//lock calling thread while initializing
initializationLock = Thread.CurrentThread;
lock (initializationLock)
{
apiManager = new GazeApiManager(this);
apiManager.Connect(hostname, portnumber);
if (apiManager.IsConnected())
{
apiManager.RequestTracker(mode, apiVersion);
apiManager.RequestAllStates();
//We wait untill above requests have been handled by server or timeout occours
bool waitSuccess = Monitor.Wait(initializationLock, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20));
if (waitSuccess == false)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Error initializing GazeManager");
return false;
}
//init heartbeat
heartbeatHandler = new Heartbeat(apiManager);
heartbeatHandler.Start();
isActive = true;
}
else
Debug.WriteLine("Error initializing GazeManager");
return isActive;
}
}
