// sends a string to the socket streamwriter if connected
public void SendMessage(string message)
{
try
{
if (_serverReconnecting && Equals(message.Split(" ")[0], TRADER_TRADE.ToString()))
{
// disallows trade messages being send during restart
return;
}
writer.WriteLine(message);
} catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("Not connected to server"); }
}
public static String makeTrade(string traderID)
{
return($"{TRADER_TRADE.ToString()} {traderID}");
}