/// <summary>
/// this method is continuesly waiting for new data on the networking stream,
/// determines the type of the data and calls depending on the type methods to handle this data
/// </summary>
void reading()
{
try
{
while (asReading)
{
sendrecv.waitforstartpattern(_Reader); /* waiting for a startpattern(each packet starts with a start pattern.)
* the entire messaging protocol is defined and explained in the headers.cs file. */
if (asReading)
{
headers.packettype type = headers.packettypes[sendrecv.readfromstream(_Reader, 1)[0]]; /*this line reads the first byte of the packet and
* converts it to a packet-type-enum-value*/
if (type == headers.packettype.Chat)
{
receiveChat();
}
if (type == headers.packettype.IMG)
{
receiveimg();
}
if (type == headers.packettype.LaserPointer)
{
receivelaserpointer();
}
if (type == headers.packettype.SessionInfo)
{
handlesessioninfo();
}
if (type == headers.packettype.File)
{
receiveFile();
}
if (type == headers.packettype.SessionPartnerHasConnectionProblems)
{
PartnerhasConnectionProblems();
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
if (asReading)
{
throw new Exception($"Fehler beim asynchronen Lesen des netzwerkstreams: {ex.Message}"); /*ignoring exceptions which are thrown after the
* asynchronous reading was supposed to end. */
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// continuesly waits for a new packet and calls depending on the packet type a method to handle
/// the packet.
/// only stops when an exception occurs or when the Asyncreadflag is set to false.
/// </summary>
private void reading()
{
try
{
while (Asyncreadflag)
{
//wait for a new packet
sendrecv.waitforstartpattern(reader);
headers.packettype type = headers.packettypes[sendrecv.readfromstream(reader, 1)[0]]; //check the type of the packet
//if packet is not a sessioninfo packet forward it without looking at it
if (type != headers.packettype.SessionInfo)
{
Int32 datalength = BitConverter.ToInt32(sendrecv.readfromstream(reader, 4), 0);
byte[] data = sendrecv.readfromstream(reader, datalength);
foreach (Client c in session.clients)
{
if (c.role != this.role)
{
c.forward(type, data);
break;
}
}
}
//if the packet is a session info packet, the information is processed by the method handlesessioninfo
else if (type == headers.packettype.SessionInfo)
{
headers.infotype infotype = headers.infotypes[sendrecv.readfromstream(reader, 1)[0]];
handlesessioninfo(infotype);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//ignore all exceptions after the moment this thread is supposed to end
if (Asyncreadflag)
{
Console.WriteLine(
$"Error in async reading for {role.ToString()} in session {this.session.SessionID}: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// forwards a packet to the client
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">the type of the packet</param>
/// <param name="data">the content of the packet</param>
public void forward(headers.packettype type, byte[] data)
{
try
{
//send start pattern and entire packet structure as defined in headers.cs
sendrecv.writeOnStream(writer, headers.magicstartpattern);
sendrecv.writeOnStream(writer, new byte[] { headers.packettypebytes[type] });
if (type != headers.packettype.SessionInfo)
{
sendrecv.writeOnStream(writer, BitConverter.GetBytes(data.Length));
}
sendrecv.writeOnStream(writer, data);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
if (ex is ConnectionNotWorkingException)
{
stopAsyncListening();
handleConnectionProblems();
}
}
}