//// This is part of a failed attempt to use Binding. Binding currently does not work because non-UI threads cannot change the contents of
//// observable collections. We should keep this code here in case we want to revisit binding in the future.
//public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
//public ObservableCollection<Player> PlayerList
//{
// get
// {
// if ( playerList != null )
// {
// return new ObservableCollection<GameObjects.Player>(playerList);
// }
// else
// {
// return null;
// }
// }
// set
// {
// playerList.Clear();
// foreach ( Player player in value )
// {
// playerList.Add(player);
// }
// OnPropertyChanged("PlayerList");
// }
//}
//// Create the OnPropertyChanged method to raise the event
//protected void OnPropertyChanged( string name )
//{
// PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
// if ( handler != null )
// {
// handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(name));
// }
//}
public RoomWindow(string ipAddress, int portNumber, string playerName)
{
InitializeComponent();
this.DataContext = this;
this.ServerIP = ipAddress;
this.PortNumber = portNumber;
this.BeginCommunication = false;
this.PlayerName = playerName;
InitializeClient(ipAddress, portNumber);
// Do not continue until the client has successfully established communication with the server.
WaitMessage = new MessageDialog(this, ResourceList.PleaseWaitWindowTitle, "Waiting to establish communication with server...", isModal: false);
if (!this.BeginCommunication)
{
WaitMessage.ShowDialog();
}
// Create a Wait dialog to stop the creation of the room window until the player list is retrieved from the server.
WaitMessage = new MessageDialog(this, ResourceList.PleaseWaitWindowTitle, "Waiting for player list...", isModal: false);
// Receive a list of the players already on the server.
ServerUtilities.SendMessage(Client, Datatype.RequestPlayerList);
// Do not continue until the client receives the Player List from the server.
WaitMessage.ShowDialog();
// If the PlayerList is still null, the player must have closed the window manually.
if (null == this.PlayerList)
{
this.ShowWindow = false;
}
else
{
// Verify that the value of 'playerName' does not exist in the list of Player names.
// If it does, modify the name so that it no longer matches one on the list.
this.PlayerName = VerifyPlayerName(this.PlayerName);
// Instantiate the player.
this.Player = new Player(this.PlayerName);
// Send the player's information to the server.
ServerUtilities.SendMessage(Client, Datatype.UpdatePlayer, Player);
}
}
private void PublishEvent(string eventLogline)
{
ServerUtilities.SendMessage(this.netClient, Datatype.GameEvent, eventLogline);
}
private void LaunchGameButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ServerUtilities.SendMessage(Client, Datatype.LaunchGame);
}
