public virtual bool Connect(bool shouldStartReceiving)
{
lock (_connectionMutex)
{
if (_formatter == null)
{
throw new Exception("Channel formatter is not specified");
}
if (_eventListener == null)
{
throw new Exception("There is no channel event listener specified");
}
try
{
if (_connection == null)
{
_connection = new TcpConnection(_sessionType);
_connection.SetDataListener(this);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_bindIP))
{
_connection.Bind(_bindIP);
}
}
if (!_connection.IsConnected)
{
_connection.Connect(_serverIP, _port);
}
_forcedDisconnected = false;
if (shouldStartReceiving)
{
StartReceiverThread();
}
return(true);
}
catch (ConnectionException ce)
{
if (_traceProvider != null)
{
_traceProvider.TraceError(Name + ".Connect", ce.ToString());
}
throw new ChannelException(ce.Message, ce);
}
}
return(false);
}
public bool Connect()
{
lock (this)
{
if (_formatter == null)
{
throw new Exception("Channel formatter is not specified");
}
if (_eventListener == null)
{
throw new Exception("There is no channel event listener specified");
}
try
{
if (_connection == null)
{
_connection = new TcpConnection();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_bindIP))
{
_connection.Bind(_bindIP);
}
_connection.Connect(_serverIP, _port);
_receiverThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Run));
_receiverThread.IsBackground = true;
_receiverThread.Start();
return(true);
}
}
catch (ConnectionException ce)
{
if (_traceProvider != null)
{
_traceProvider.TraceError(Name + ".Connect", ce.ToString());
}
throw new ChannelException(ce.Message, ce);
}
}
return(false);
}