/// <summary>
/// Opens a connection to the encoder on the indicated channel.
/// </summary>
public bool Open()
{
log.Context = System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType.FullName + "." + System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name;
try
{
m_sLastError = "";
if (m_conn != null)
{
log.WriteLog("Connection still opened. Closing...");
m_conn.Stop();
m_conn = null;
}
m_TCPClient.Connect(m_sServerAddress,m_iPort);
m_conn = new Connection(ref m_TCPClient,m_EventChannelConnectionComplete,ref log);
m_conn.MessageReceived += new Connection.MessageReceivedHandler(m_conn_MessageReceived);
m_conn.OnConnectionError +=new Connection.OnConnectionErrorHandler(m_conn_OnConnectionError);
m_conn.Start();
}
catch (System.Net.Sockets.SocketException sex)
{
log.WriteLog(sex.Message);
if (m_conn != null)
{
m_conn = null;
}
m_sLastError = sex.Message;
return false;
}
return true;
}
/// <summary>
/// starts a recording using the MediaTitle parameter. The file will be retrieved using the MediaTitle or MediaTitle.wmv. Check LastError if false returned.
/// </summary>
public bool Close()
{
log.Context = System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType.FullName + "." + System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name;
if (m_conn != null)
{
if(m_conn.Connected)
{
m_conn.Stop();
if (!m_EventChannelConnectionComplete.WaitOne(30000,false))
{
log.WriteLog("Timeout waiting for connection thread to complete.");
throw new System.ApplicationException("Timeout waiting for connection thread to complete.");
}
m_conn = null;
}
if(m_TCPClient != null)
{
log.WriteLog("...Releasing tcpclient socket");
try
{
//m_TCPClient.GetStream().Close();
m_TCPClient.Close();
m_TCPClient = null;
}
catch(Exception Err)
{
log.WriteLog("... socket error occurred: " + Err.Message);
string peekError = Err.Message;
}
log.WriteLog("... socket released with success");
}
return true;
}
// you're not even connected, man!
return false;
}