public async Task SendStartGame(string group, int timeoutseconds, string seperator, string words)
{
try
{
// set the owner
GroupDetails.SetOwner(group, Context.ConnectionId);
// add words
if (!GroupDetails.AddRoundDetails(group, words.Split(seperator), timeoutseconds))
{
await Clients.Group(group).SendAsync("ReceiveMessage", "failed to set game details");
return;
}
// mark that this group has already started
if (!GroupDetails.SetGroupStarted(group, isstarted: true))
{
await Clients.Group(group).SendAsync("ReceiveMessage", $"failed to start game");
return;
}
// notify everyone else to start game
await Clients.OthersInGroup(group).SendAsync("ReceiveStartGame");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
await Clients.Group(group).SendAsync("ReceiveMessage", $"failed to start game: {e.Message}");
}
}