//prompt user for input and format input
//to the protocol specification
byte[] enterMessage(int hostname, addressBook myContacts) {
//code 13 and code 10 in byte array for NL
byte[] newLine = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(Environment.NewLine);
ASCIIEncoding asen = new ASCIIEncoding();
byte[] message;
string sender = "itsjonnyjyo";
byte[] bSender = asen.GetBytes(sender);
string recipient = (myContacts.returnUsername(hostname)).ToLower();
byte[] bRecipient = asen.GetBytes(recipient);
string header = ("version: 0.2");
byte[] bHeader = asen.GetBytes(header);
Console.Write("Enter the string to be transmitted : ");
string body = (Console.ReadLine().ToLower());
byte[] bBody = asen.GetBytes(body);
List<byte> messageList = new List<byte>();
//Concat the elements of the message into ONE byte array
messageList.AddRange(bHeader);
messageList.AddRange(newLine);
messageList.AddRange(asen.GetBytes("from: "));
messageList.AddRange(bSender);
messageList.AddRange(newLine);
messageList.AddRange(asen.GetBytes("to: "));
messageList.AddRange(bRecipient);
messageList.AddRange(newLine);
messageList.AddRange(newLine);
messageList.AddRange(bBody);
messageList.AddRange(newLine);
message = messageList.ToArray();
return message;
}
