/// <summary>
/// Sends first N messages to a server. You specify this
/// number by using count parameter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="count">The number of messages.</param>
public void SendMessagesToServer(int count)
{
if (count > this.Messages.Count)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Count is greater than the number of existing messages.");
}
var ss = new StreamString(this.pipeClient);
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine($"[CLIENT]: Send '{this.Messages[i]}'");
ss.WriteString(this.Messages[i]);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Receives messages from a server while none of them are not equal
/// to stop command.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Returns the list of received messages.</returns>
public List <string> GetHistoryOfMessagesFromServer()
{
var messages = new List <string>();
var ss = new StreamString(this.pipeClient);
string receivedMessage = ss.ReadString();
while (this.pipeClient.IsConnected &&
receivedMessage != StopReadingMessagesCommand &&
!string.IsNullOrEmpty(receivedMessage))
{
messages.Add(receivedMessage);
receivedMessage = ss.ReadString();
}
return(messages);
}
